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I Fagiolini

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Lee Fajolinis 40th Anniversary Commemorative Album! The Early Baroque Masterpiece *Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary*!To commemorate its 40th anniversary, I Fagiolinia highly acclaimed British early music ensemble founded by Robert Hollingworth at the University of Oxford in 1986presents Monteverdis *Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary*!First published in 1610, this work is a masterpiece of the early Baroque that redefined the nature of sacred music by fusing Renaissance polyphony with the new dramatic style seen in the opera *Orfeo*. Lee Fagiolini and Robert Hollingworthspecialists in Monteverdis works who have produced acclaimed recordings for Decca and Corohave, on this milestone occasion, recorded this masterpiece that shines brightly in the history of church music.Featuring a higher organ pitch based on historical research, the bright sounds of the cornetto and sackbut tailored