In the Venice of the Seicento – a city suspended between political power, intellectual freedom, theatres and salons – Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677) stands out as one of the most compelling musical voices of her time. Composer, singer, probably violist and almost certainly the author of many of her own texts, she crafted a body of […]
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) remains one of the defining voices of the guitar repertoire, celebrated for the melodic strength and rhythmic refinement that make his music instantly recognisable. Far from being limited to musicological analysis, Torroba’s works demand an understanding grounded in performance practice—especially the tradition shaped by Andrés Segovia, who premiered many of these […]
Emilie Mayer (1812–1883) was one of the most prolific women composers of the nineteenth century and a central figure in German instrumental music. Trained first in Friedland and Stettin, where she studied with Carl Loewe, and later in Berlin with Adolph Bernhard Marx, she built an independent career that unfolded outside the protective shadow of […]
An in-depth interview with Da Vinci Publishing’s President, Edmondo Filippini, conducted by Robert Schulslaper for the renowned American magazine Fanfare Magazine. Published in issue 48:5 (May/June 2025) and available to subscribers here or in PDF here.
