La Reverdie

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La Reverdie, stylized as "LaReverdie", is an Italian group performing polyphonic medieval and Renaissance music.

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Group members

Discography

Festivals

La Reverdie have performed in numerous early music festivals. An incomplete list is given here:

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References

  1. Gramophone - Volume 74, Issues 880-883 -1996 Page 99 "La Reverdie (Claudia Caffagni, Livia Caffagni, Elisabetta de' Mircovich, Ella de' Mircovich, Doron David Sherwin, Mauro Morini, ... "