Harmonia Podcast #122: Improvisations with More Hispano and Portuguese Polyphony with Imagem Da Melancolia

Two ensembles from the Iberian Peninsula are featured this week, both with an original take on repertoire they specialize in. I was particularly impressed with More Hispano’s beautifully unfettered style of improvisation, yet I also enjoyed Imagem da Melancolia’s lovely performance of Portuguese composers whose music I’d not previously heard.

• Various: Yr a oydo – More Hispano
• Various: Bad Tempered Consort – Imagem da Melancolia

LISTEN: #122—More Hispano and Imagem da Melancolia

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