Prizewinners in the Early Music Network Young Artists Competition, 2007.

The house of Habsburg and its court lived and breathed music. The vast Austrian empire encompassed many cultures, elements of which enrich the music of this time. This, as well as the wave of Italian composers imported to service the imperial court, creates a multi-faceted musical legacy, both spirited and fresh. Le Jardin Secret (a metaphor for the heart) is a place of sensual beauty and delight, of mystery and contemplation, of lament, grief and suffering, of amusement and assignation.

This highly-acclaimed young group performs intimate and highly expressive music, exploiting the powerful and contrasting affects of the poetry to which it is set, welcoming the listener into the most secret places of the heart.

Audio clips reproduced by kind permission of Le Jardin Secret.