Classical Vienna: Music for Guitar and Piano Music for Piano and Orchestra Francesco Rognoni’s ornamentation of Palestrina’s

Francesco Rognoni’s ornamentation of Palestrina’s Io son ferito

With an irresistible array of popular carols and more recent offerings this scintillating and varied programme is vividly realised by the combined boy and girl choristers and Vicars Choral that continue the 1100-year-old tradition of music in Wells Cathedral

with this scintillating and inspiring survey of works from the German stylus fantasticus period

Performing on the Taylor & Boody Organ of Sidney Sussex College

Premiered at London's Royal Albert Hall during the 2011 BBC Proms

Classical Vienna: Music for Guitar and Piano Music for Piano and Orchestra Francesco Rognoni’s ornamentation of Palestrina’sJames Akers (romantic guitar) Gary Branch (fortepiano) Period guitarist James Akers returns to the Resonus Classics label with this programme of Classical works for guitar and piano. Joined by duo partner, fortepianist Gary Branch, this memorable recording presents music written with domestic settings in mind by some of the leading composers of the time, most of whom were resident in Vienna at some point in their lifetimes Mauro Giuliani, Ferdinando