Hana Blažíková / Bruce Dickey / The Breathtaking Collective Ensemble

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Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 20:00

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Angels playing music were an extremely popular motif in the Renaissance – often, the heavenly figures sing accompanied by the cornet, an early brass instrument. Cornet virtuoso Bruce Dickey and soprano Hana Blažíková now trace the celestial tonal affinity of voice and instrument, accompanied by the Breathtaking Collective, with such enchantingly beautiful and highly virtuoso music of the 17th century. Bruce Dickey has completely dedicated himself to rediscovering the cornet. Today, largely disappeared from concert life, the wooden, in most... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music, Early Music, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Hana Blažíková	Soprano
Bruce Dickey	Cornetto
The Breathtaking Collective

Program

Sonata seconda

Dario Castello

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