Simone Eckert - Sacred ConcertsIn music history the name of Johann Christian Schieferdecker (1679 1732) appears mostly as a footnote, although he shared the orchestra pit during opera performances with many of the greats and worked with them, including Reinhard Keiser, Johann Mattheson and George Frideric Handel! None of his operas have survived today. His sacred music output includes three cantatas for solo Bass and strings which are presented here for the first time, performed in

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"As one of the best professional players in Italy on the lute and theorbo

and we trust it provides a worthy showcase for his talents as both songwriter and performer

creating a unique

I love you

and violinist Fabio Paggioro and pianist Massimiliano Ferrati do them full justice: committed and passionate music making

She has since made her career mainly in Germany with a strong following in Australia and England

Il Narciso tells the story of the young man who drowns having fallen in love with his own reflection in the water

which takes it's name from Les Surprises de l'Amour by Rameau

"I've Been Thinking About You" and "Venus"- all catchy tunes that you know and love

and other outstanding musicians

Joan Baptista Cabanilles is today considered by many to be the greatest of all Spanish Baroque composers