Friday, January 16, 2026

Let's Get Baroque

 



And why not, in this dark, barbarous and tyrannical age we live in. Hark back to a better time, a time before Jay Z, Beyonce and the appalling Brice Springstein. Yes, to the music of Lully and his rivals, of Europe beginning to flex, conducted with verve, elan and sheer living the dream intensity by Mario Sardelli. Remarkable:




What can we say? Bow your heads in wonder and withdraw all bets on the monkey, vicious beast that he is. Of course there's more, follow the amazing Sardelli on Modo Antiquo. As you do, spare a thought for other, perhaps lesser, arrivistes. Lesser? Take that up with Colonel Alexei Karabanov:




GloboHomo hates all this. I love it. See you on the other side of the Danube.

Deus Vult,

LSP

2 comments:

Beans said...

I love the late Renaissance and Baroque church music. There's a defined purpose for every note and word. Good stuff.

Well, I also love real Gregorian Chant (not people singing modern music in a chanting fashion, nope, REAL Gregorian Chant.

LSP said...

Totally with you on that, Beans.