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The Early Music Show: Skalholt Church, Iceland

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Skalholt Church, Iceland

24/07/2011

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Skalholt Church, Iceland

Lucie Skeaping presents Renaissance music from the 2010 Skalholt Festival in Iceland.

Lucie Skeaping presents Spanish and Italian Renaissance viol music performed as part of the 2010 Skalholt Festival in Iceland.

Lucie Skeaping features renaissance music recorded at last summer's Skálholt Festival in Iceland. This historic village has been a religious centre since the Middle Ages and its cathedral, perched high above the magnificent expanse of the River Hvita, plays host to many of the festival concerts. This concert features just three musicians - one Icelandic and two French: Steinunn Arnbjörg Stefánsdóttir on the piccolo cello, Mathurin Matharel on the bass violin and Brice Sailly on the harpsichord. They perform Renaissance repertoire from Italy and Spain, including music by Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Picchi and Diego Ortiz.

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