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The Seven Psamls Of David, Vol.I (Bembo)

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La Donna Musicale’s first recording, The Seven Psalms of David, Vol. I

La Donna Musicale’s first recording, The Seven Psalms of David, Vol. I, which features music of the Italian-French Baroque composer Antonia Padoani Bembo and her younger French contemporary Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Here Bembo sets the penitential psalms of her contemporary, poet Elisabeth-Sophie Chéron, providing a musical interpretation of Chéron’s passionate verse. The CD has received wide acclaim and outstanding reviews in both American and European journals, including Goldberg, the prestigious international early music magazine, and Early Music America, published by the leading early music organization in the United States.