Cappella Artemisia - Portrait of LeonardaSuor Isabella Leonarda (1620 1704) was the most prolific woman composer of the 17th century. She published no fewer than 20 collections of motets and other sacred music, nearly 200 compositions spanning virtually every genre of sacred music of her time, as well as the only complete collection of instrumental works by an Italian woman in the 1600s. This recording is a tribute to her artistry. Born and baptized as Anna Isabella Leonardi on 6 Sept. 1620,

Each symphony is coupled with carefully selected works to provide a well-rounded idea of the composer's orchestral output

" The album plays like the colors on an artists pallet

who is fittingly the next composer to feature

Uwami goes against the grain

and stage designer Anna Viebrock developed their own highly individual take on an unfinished project by the American composer Charles Ives: the Universe Symphony

who had a parallel career as one of the most in-demand session men in Hollywood

fresh spin and feel

They perform regularly in Portugal as well as abroad

where the male and female choirs finally unite and embody the Israelite people

the song has been transcribed by Dick van Gasteren for Strobos and La Ciconia

Isabelle Faust and Simon Rattle

it soon becomes clear that it's open hunting season for Royals when assassins strike again