Fortune's Wheel is a spirited collaboration of four distinguished early-music performers devoted to rediscovering the riches of medieval musical traditions. Their performances combine a meticulous attention to vocal sonority and instrumental virtuosity with an engaging sense of theater and improvisation. Their deep experience and personal warmth have won them a devoted following wherever they appear. Fortune's Wheel made its debut at the 1996 International Festival of Early Music in Mexico City, where critics acclaimed the group's "style, diction, tuning, perfect balance, and total engagement with the music." Since then, the ensemble has been presented by early music concert series in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Tijuana, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Houston, Jackson, Tucson, Columbus, Cambridge, and Duke University. They have also appeared at the Boston Early Music Festival, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, the Amherst Early Music Festival, The Cloisters and the Frick Collection in New York City, Yale University's Collection of Musical Instruments, and many other series.

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Tagged as: Classical, World, Folk, Medieval, Classical Singing, Harp, Lute, Vielle.

1. Andreas Almqvist: elegant classical guitar
2. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
3. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
4. Asteria: late-medieval vocal and instrumental music
5. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
6. Vox Nostra: gorgeously complex and rich vocals using manuscripts from the middle ages
7. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
8. Takashi Matsuishi Spark: flautists with finesse, intelligence and grooves
9. Canconier: Medieval music from the 12th to the 15th centuries
10. Lara St John: Bach violin concertos
11. Daniel Ben Pienaar: virtuoso pianist playing Bach's 48
12. Kaare Norge: outstanding classical guitar
13. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
14. Sebastian Forster: exquisitely performed Beethoven piano sonatas
15. Ivan Ilic: dazzling classical pianist
16. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
17. Healing Muses: early music for healing
18. Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
19. Magnatune Compilation: the best music from Magnatune
20. Edward Martin: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute