Seldom Sene - El aire se serena (2016) [Hi-Res]

This beautifully conceived album presents music from the Courts and Cathedrals of 16th century Spain. The composers include Cabezon, Geurrero, Penalosa, Vasquez, Morales, Victoria, Milano, Lobo, Torre and Caroso. One of the main practices in 16th century Spain was the transcription or arrangements of vocal music from the FrancoFlemish School. Masses, motets and madrigals by Gomberg, Josquin and others were transcribed for instrumental ensembles.

Seldom Sene is a recorder ensemble from the Netherlands. The ensembles aim is to translate the typical phrasing, blending, flexibility and expression of a vocal ensemble into an instrumental performance, and recreate the sense of Serenity and Brilliance as is described in the CDs title. Seldom Sene already recorded a successful CD for Brilliant Classics, Taracea BC94871, Gramophone wrote: commitment, technical versatility, unanimity of ensemble and nearimmaculate tuning on display.

Dutch newspaper Early Music Review wrote: Seldom Sene perceptively exploited a range of contrasting textures, and was the only ensemble of the day whose memorisation of the dots enabled unbridled spontaneity.

Seldom Sene recorder quintet