Folia/ Various - Folia Release:Folia Glossa the richly colored depictions of

the richly colored depictions of nature - from the chirping of birds to the swaying of the forest to icy winter storms - are impressively accomplished by Smith and show that he was far more than Handel's assistant

his gift for transformative textures

But already two years earlier he had begun a close collaboration with the Aulin String Quartet

and Negro spirituals

Folia/ Various - Folia Release:Folia Glossa the richly colored depictions ofThe "Folia" was a popular dance born in the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century. The meaning of "folia" being "madness", it is documented that in it's early days it was a fast, ecstatic dance. Both a harmonic structure and a melody (developed a bit later), the "Folia" evolved until in the Baroque it was formalized into a standard chord progression and melodic line, often developed in the form of variations. In this 2 album set, we present many