Five hundred years ago no one would have had to argue long about the image and significance of Nuremberg. The city was the intersection of...

Five hundred years ago no one would have had to argue long about the image and significance of Nuremberg. The city was the intersection of numerous trade routes, housed the imperial regalia, was the germ cell of German humanism. A musical tour through what was then the centre of Europe –Dominique Visse and the Capella della Torre are embarking on no less a venture on this CD. They takes us back to an epoch around 1500, a date always regarded as the heyday of the free imperial city. The musical tour goes on down from the castle to the spacious Marktplatz and further, Visse and his Capella della Torre take the listener by the hand...

"Renaissance Music in Perfection"- RBB Kulturradio "Finally one realises why the shawm was considered a "royal instrument" in Renaissance times." - NDR Kulturradio

"Marvellous the excellent wind players of Capella de la Torre." - Tiroler Tageszeitung

"Capella de la Torre shows on the highest level how instruments can be used in the interpretation of Renaissance Music."- Toccata

"The level of the group can be without any doubt be compared with the ensembles of Jordi Savall."- NDR Kulturradio