Brescianello/ Caldara/ Chandler - An Englishman Abroad - Nicola Matteis the YoungeThe latest release from renowned period ensemble La Serenissima celebrates the life and work of Nicola Matteis the Younger. Born in London to an Italian father and English mother, Matteis was immersed in the style of Henry Purcell before leaving England in 1700 for the Imperial Court in Vienna. All of the music on the album is rather fortuitously Carolean; either written for Charles II of England, or for (or in the realm of) Holy Roman Emperor Charles

Sunny Days

intricately crafted

Gerard Brophy

Dick Oatts

This spirit of spontaneity is ever-present on the self-titled record from Mighty Poplar

Peppered with session outtakes

Sometimes people talk about the difficulty of releasing a second album

Breadman MGV has a major hit on his hands

receives a flurry of emails

Near to You box set and is jam packed with hits such as: "Once in a While"

confirming his reputation as an unrivalled performer of the German repertoire

so much so that their songs have even been released in México