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Bjarte EIKE & Barokksolistene: The Image of Melancholy – BIS 

by Audiophile Audition | Sep 30, 2017 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Bjarte EIKE & Barokksolistene: The Image of Melancholy – BIS SACD 2057, 66:28 (1/28/14) ****½:  The rambunctious leader of the ale-house gang turns melancholic and leads his troupe on an investigation through folk and Elizabethan idioms to finds the beauty at the heart of sorrow. (Bjarte Eike; violin/ Berit Norbakken Solset; soprano/ Jon Balke; organ […]