Baroque Chamber full of meditative power and depth

Giovanni Battista Buonamente (ca. 1595-1642) was a brilliant and versatile person: composer, violinist, singer, choir director and priest in the Order of Friars Minor. He looked at major courts of Mantua, Vienna and Prague. Later he settled in Sacro Convento / Assisi, where he remained until his death Kapellmeister. Virtually all of his 160 sacred compositions have been lost. Nevertheless, some of his sonatas, symphonies and Canzonen survived fortunately for posterity.

The present CD "L`e` tanto tempo hormai" (to German about: "It's been so long ago.") Summarizes instrumental pieces together from the resulting plant collections Buonamente from 1626, 1636 and 1637. The Helianthus Ensemble has on the instrument collection at the Abbey of the Sacro Convento, the mother monastery and at the same time spiritual center of the Franciscan Order in Assisi in Italian Umbria, found 1704 based on the historically-informed interpretation: harpsichord, theorbo, guitar, violin, Cornet, dulcian, Flute, Viola and Cello.

Laura Pontecorvo, the soloist and Designated Baroque flutes expert at the Traverso di Assisi (an early flute), the dell'arco already with many important early music ensembles such as the Concerto Italiano, Accademia Bizantina, Europa Galante and L'Arte now numerous national and international guest performances and undertook several albums has rehearsed, playing their instruments with grace and deft naturalness. The pieces are full of meditative power and depth, touch and convey today the charm of bygone musicality.

Overall an interesting, successful picture. For the enjoyment listeners a profit.