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    Nov 29, 2022 3 minutes

    This month: ANDREAS SCHOLL Countertenor

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    Andreas Scholl (countertenor); Basel Consort, Concerto di Viole

    Harmonia Mundi France HMC901651 (1998)

    I recorded this with an ensemble that was a group of friends. I knew them from Basel and it was such a fantastic moment recording this in the Swiss Alps, close to Sion. My friends were much more knowledgable about viola da gamba repertoire, so they suggested pieces and this is how

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