Henry Purcell - Johann Sebastian Bach - Dušan Bogdanović - Alessandro Piccinini - William Shakespeare - Domenico Pellegrini

From the Ground Up: The Chaconne

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212057421

Catalog number: SIGCD 574
Releasedate: 02-08-19

- Unique concept, fusing sounds drawn from multiple musical styles and eras
- Celebrity endorsements (Anthony Gormley, Dawn French, Irving Finkel)
- Linked to the O/Modernt Festival (“the most multi-dimensional classical festival in the world”- The London Magazine)

Originating as a sexy dance in South America, the ‘chacona’ crossed the Atlantic and established itself in Spain as an irresistible temptation. In 1615 it was banned from Spanish theatres for being ‘lascivious, dishonest, or offensive to pious ears’, but the attractions of the chaconne held sway. From the Ground Up traces its allure from early Spanish chaconnes, through the worlds of Purcell and Piccinini, to Bach’s magisterial example for solo violin. Reanimating the irresistible, Purcell’s ground basses furnish a harmonic groove for readings from Shakespeare accompanied by rapped commentary.

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