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Sweelinck makes a comeback

New: the Cantiones sacrae by Sweelinck.
Sweelinck published a volume of Cantiones sacrae consisting of 37 motets on Latin texts. Paul Witteman wrote in the Volkskrant: “Sweelinck evokes an atmosphere that, not by coincidence, reminds one of the paintings of Vermeer, the authoritative sound of a composer of the fatherland during the Golden Age.”
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Sweelinck’s second psalm book

News for all listeners who enjoy the broadcasts of works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: his Second Book of Psalms is out. Again, the works were all performed by the Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam directed by Harry van der Kamp.
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