Fiori Musicali Austria - ROSA DEI VENTI (2024) Hi-Res

Baroque World Music - Four musicians, a Sicilian, a Catalan, a South Tyrolean of Italian origin (with Slovenian roots) and a Viennese, meet in Vienna to play together out of love for baroque and traditional music from southern Italy. Coming from all directions, like the 'Rosa dei Venti - the wind rose', sounds of violin, cello and harpsichord mix in an intimate embrace with the intense songs of southern Italian world music. With the program 'ROSA DEI VENTI', the ensemble Fiori Musicali Austria draws on the rich musical tradition of southern Italy, which has its roots in various cultures. The focus is on serenades and love songs in Griko, a language that combines ancient Greek, Byzantine Greek and Italian elements and is spoken in the Magna Graecia region in Apulia (Salento) in southern Italy and occasionally in Sicily. The songs belong to the traditional music of the Greek colony in Italy. Songs come from Sicily that are touching with their rough tenderness and are reminiscent of a wide variety of oriental and Arabic influences from the Mediterranean region. The program combines music from the southern Italian Renaissance and Baroque eras with folk songs. Different variations of the tarantella add a dance-like touch to the program.