zamus: umlimited // Sympatheia συμπάθεια - Sound of resonance

Cultural goods also travelled along European-Scandinavian trade routes: folklore was constantly transformed as it was played by a wide variety of instruments along the old shipping routes. What might it have sounded like when Scandinavian baroque music was played on the viola d'amore? How does Italian baroque music change when played on a folk instrument like the Hardanger fiddle? Supported by viola da gamba, organ and lute, the ensemble Spatium Harmoniae explores the musical influences that have shaped Europe since Viking times.

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