In Stil Moderno - Musica Polonica, Eastern European Music of the 17th Century (1997)

Tracklist
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01. Canzona a 5
02. Canzon II
03. O pretiosum
04. Canzon I
05. Canzon a 4 in D Minor
06. Canzon III
07. Sonata I for Three Trombones and Continuo
08. Sonata II a 5 & continuo
09. Trio Sonata in D Major
10. Domine Deus meus
11. Sonata a 5
12. Composizioni per organo e cembalo: II. Capriccio cromatico
13. Sonata chromatica
14. Domine dominus
15. Duma
16. Concerto primo
17. Sonata IV for Three Trombones and Continuo
18. Sonata III a 5 & continuo

T he new style of Italian music of the seventeenth century was exported with great success to Central Europe, and Poland and Germany eagerly received the influences of oltremontane. In Poland, the combination of their own musical traditions and folklore with the purest Italian style it resulted in a splendid music, with all the grandeur of the Italian ceremonial music and the freshness and naturalness of Polish music. Thus, the first mazurka of the history of music, composed by Marcin Mielczewski, is included in this CD (it appears as a series of variations on a theme), along with pieces of strong Italian flavor (or we should say simply Italian flavor, since we have including three works of Buonamente and Merula, who worked in Eastern Europe).
This repertoire, almost unknown, is fascinating to listen and discover. The members the ensemble In Stil Moderno, Utrecht, also appear with other important early music groups such as Anima Eterna, The Locke Consort, Huelgas Ensemble, Concerto Palatino, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Musica Fiata. They have created this ensemble today to explore the unusual combination of old trombones with baroque violins and continuo, highly esteemed in the seventeenth century but almost forgotten now.
Our recording also presents pieces performed with very unsual and attractive combinations: two violins, three trombones, violin and two trombones, two violins and a trombone, etc., which ensure a listening full of timbral contrasts, a pure joy!