Venerem is an ensemble that takes what it terms ‘European art music’ by the scruff of its neck. When you realise that the group consists of soprano Laureen Stoulig-Thinnes and her accompanying trio of Marlo Thinnes (piano, Fender Rhodes and arrangements), Simon Zauels on electric bass and percussionist Elmar Federkeil you will realise that this represents an exchange between aesthetics that is not for everyone. If you like Purcell, Vivaldi and the like on original instruments I think you should take to your parachute now as this is an album of what one should perhaps call Baroque Now.
