Theorbo

Couperin: Trois Lecons de Tenebres / The King s Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Susanne Heinrich

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Victoria, C...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: St Andrew's Church, Toddington, UK (03/05/2011-03/07/2011)....continue...

La Royalle: Music for Kings & Courtiers - works by De Visee; Le Roy; Corbetta; Brayssing; Hurel; Certon / Gordon Ferries: guitars, lute, theorbo

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Robert de Visée: Allemande la Royalle; Suite for theorbo in D minor; Adrian Le Roy: Pavane "Est il conclud," for lute; Gaillarde "Si Ie M'en Vois"; Almande tournée; Francesco Corbetta: Suit...
Performers: Ferries, Gordon

Gordon Ferries' fifth solo disc for Delphian spans two centuries of music for kings and courtiers. Performing on four instruments matched to the periods in...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh, Sco (02/16/2012-02/17/2012)....continue...

Nodebog - Musical pleasures & divertissements from 18th C. Norway / Hans Olav Gorset (flute) & Friends

3 CD / 2 L Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Anonymous, Truels Johannesson Hvidt Music Book: Preludium for alto recorder; La Lovis, air for 2 recorders; Engelsk dants (English Dance), for alto recorder; Chavailer dantz, for alto recorder; Paspi...
Performers: Bothner-By, Cathrine [Soprano Vocal]; Gorset, Hans Olav; Innervik, Kjell Tore; Johansen, Lars Henrik [Harpsichord]; Lislevand, Andre [Viola da Gamba]; Lund, Vegard; Stene, Hakon Morch

NODEBOG presents musical pleasures and "divertissements" from 18th century Norway. These rediscovered treasures from the past can only be recreated through living performance today, here...continue...
Recording information: Jar Kirke, Oslo, Norway (02/2012)....continue...

Bach: Suites for baroque lute Nos. 1, 2, 3 / Hopkinson Smith

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Performers: Smith, Hopkinson

Smith returns to the masterpieces of Bach and records the renowned Suites BWV 1007, 1008 and 1009, transcribed by himself to the German theorbo. Along...continue...
Recording information: MC2: Grenoble (10/2012)....continue...

Schütz: St. Luke Passion; Die Sieben Worte / Hofbauer, Kunath, Kobow, Mathger, Rumpf

1 CD / Carus / 2013-02-26

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Die Sieben Worte unseres lieben Erlösers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi; Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, SWV 447; St. Luke Passion, for soprano, alto, 3 tenors, 2 basses & ...
Performers: Hofbauer, Ulrike; Remy, Ludger; Santana, Lee
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Kammerchor; Sirius Viols

Carus' sixth installment in the complete works of Heinrich Schütz is presented with the guiding principle "historically informed - interpreted today". The Dresdner Kammerchor performs...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche "Zum Heiligan Namen Gottes", Radeberg (04/17/2012-04/21/2012)....continue...

Gudmundur Högnason: Hymnodia Sacra / Carmina Chamber Choir; Nordic Affect; Árni Heimir Ingólfsson: director

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Statius Olthof: Músíkulof, for chorus; Andi Guds eilífur er, song; Arni Heimir Ingólfsson: Eilíft lof med elsku hátt, song; Gudmundur Högnason: Heyr _ú, Guds b...
Performers: Blondal, Kristin Erna; Halldorsdottir, Marta Gudrun; Haroardottir, Guorun Hrund; Karlsson, Gudmundur Vignir; Loftsdottir, Hanna [Cello]; Nyhlin, Karl; Oskarsdottir, Gudrun; Stefansdottir, Halla Stein...
Conductors: Ingolffson, Arni Heimir
Ensemble: ; Nordic Affect

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Most of the music is sung in unison or by a solo voice. Much of it sounds...continue...
Recording information: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)....continue...

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
Recording information: 06/1985-03/1994....continue...

Giovanni Battista Buonamente: L'e' tanto tempo hormai - sonatas, canzonas and sinfonias / Helianthus Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata no 6 sopra "Rugiero" for theorbo, transverse flute & violin; Sonata Quinta a 2; Canzona a 4; Sonata no 9 sopra "Quello e' quel loco", for transverse flute & conti...
Performers: Centurioni, Olivia; Mascardi, Evangelina; Melendez, Josue; Morini, Guido
Conductors:
Ensemble: Helianthus Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...The Helianthus Ensemble perform on various combinations of anywhere from three to five instruments... This might be...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Sebastiano al Palatino - Roma (02/28/2012-03/03/2012)....continue...

William Lawes: The Passion of Musicke / Sophie Gent: violin; Giovanna Pessi: triple harp; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo; Philippe Pierlot: viol

1 CD / Flora / 2013-01-08

Works: William Lawes: Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 1 in G minor; Corant for lyra viol (VdGS no 431); Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 4 in D minor; Divisions on a Pavan i...
Performers: Eguez, Eduardo; Gent, Sophie; Pessi, Giovanna; Pierlot, Philippe

On the death of William Lawes, King James I - who called him "The Father of Music" - observed several weeks of mourning. Lawes is...continue...
Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (08/2006)....continue...

Marin Marais: Folie - Suites for violin and basso continuo / Philippe Pierlot: bass viol; Rainer Zipperling: bass viol; François Guerrier: harpsichord; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo

1 CD / Flora / 2013-01-08

Works: Marin Marais: Suite en ré; Suite en La; Suite en Mi
Performers: Egüez, Eduardo; Guerrier, François

In the year 1700, Corelli published his Violin Sonatas Op. 5, without doubt the most important collection of instrumental music of the beginning of the...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise de Basse-Bodeux (10/2011)....continue...

Maurice Greene: Spenser's Amoretti (25 Sonnet Settings) / Benjamin Hulett, tenor; Luke Green, harpsichord, Giangiacomo Pinardi, theorbo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Maurice Greene: Spenser's Amoretti, song cycle for soprano & continuo
Performers: Green, Luke; Hulett, Benjamin; Pinardi, Giangiacomo

Master of the King's Music, Maurice Greene was an important figure in English music at the time of Handel. His sensitive settings of sonnets by...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, U.K. (02/20/2012-02/22/2012)....continue...

Celine Scheen: Amarante / Eduardo Eguez; Philippe Pierlot

1 CD / Flora / 2012-11-13

Works: Nicolas Vallet: Prélude, for lute; La Mendiante fantaysye, for lute; Passemeze en b mol, for lute; Jean-Baptiste Besard: Ou luis tu soleil de mon ame, for voice & lute; Beaux yeux qui voyes cl...
Performers: Egüez, Eduardo; Scheen, Celine

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...I didn't need to know what Ms. Scheen was singing to thoroughly enjoy her program of melancholy...continue...
Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (05/2010)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...
Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers...
Conductors: Semeradova, Jana
Ensemble: Collegium Marianum

Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue...
Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&2012-)....continue...

Gottfried Finger: The Complete Music for Viola Da Gamba Solo / Petr Wagner, viola da gamba; Ensemble Tourbillon

1 CD / Accent Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Gottfried Finger: Aria & Variations for viola da gamba & continuo in D major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 2 in D major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 3 in A major; Sonata for 2 ...
Performers: Cizmar, Jan [Baroque Guitar, Theorbo, Baroque Lute; Flekova, Hana; Swiatkiewicz, Marcin [Harpsichord, Organ]; Wagner, Petr
Conductors: Wagner, Petr
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Tourbillon

Coming from Moravia, composer and virtuoso Gottfried Finger was active throughout Europe. In the course of his life he worked in London, Munich, Vienna, Berlin...continue...
Recording information: The Baroque Assembly Hall of Tyrsuv dum, Prague, Czech (01/2012)....continue...

Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs by Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and George Frideric Handel / Patricia Petibon, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: José de Nebra: Vendado es amor, no es ciego; Henry Le Bailly: Yo soy la locura (Passacalle de La Folie); Anonymous: Cachua, improvisation on a melody recogida by Baltasar Martínez Compa...
Performers: Almada, Lincoln; Grare, Joël; Greenlaw, Kevin [Baritone vocal]; Hamon, Pierre; Mascardi, Evangelina; Petibon, Patricia; Rodriguez, Josias
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: ; La Cetra

Admired for her remarkable creative imagination and exemplary musicianship, soprano Patricia Petibon, in her newest album for Deutsche Grammophon, offers a treasure-trove of fascinating Baroque...continue...
Recording information: Martinskirche in Basel, Switzerland (02/2012)....continue...

The Lute Player and Other Songs / Theresia Bothe, vocals; Peter Croton, lutes, early-classical guitar, electric guitars, electric bass, vocals

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-10-17

Works: Peter Croton: The Lute Player, for voice & lute; Do I Dare, for voice & lute; Doubts, for voice & lute; Searching for Dalza, for voice & lute; Wandering Man, for voice & lute; Is it time to move on?,...
Performers: Baur, Samuel; Bothe, Theresia; Croton, Peter; Enderle, Chiara; Gierke, Karin von; Hayne, Darren

Recording information: Mid-Street Studios (2011); Ton-Art Digitalstudio, Basel, Switzerland (2011)....continue...

Una Follia di Napoli 1725 - Concertos and Sinfonias for recorder from 1725 / Maurice Steger, recorder

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Domenico Natale Sarro: Chamber Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A minor; Maurice Steger: Improvisation for recorder & ensemble on Alessandro Scarlatti's partita "Follia di Spagna...
Performers: Übellacker, Margit; Caminti, Daniele; Chen, Anais; Donatis, Fiorenza de; Gasser, Brigitte; Kitaya, Naoki; Marocchi, Stefano; Moretto, Vanni; Rognoni, Andrea; Steger, Maurice; Valli, Mauro
Conductors: Steger, Maurice

Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland (11/2011)....continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Vokalakademie Berlin

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 1) (Psalm 109), for chorus & organ; Laudate pueri Dominum (no 2) (Psalm 112), for soprano, chorus, 2 violins, viola & continuo (incompl; Laetatus sum (no 1) (P...
Performers: Andersson, Magnus; Bush, James [Cello]; Erdmann, Sabine; Wittulski, Mirjam
Conductors: Markowitsch, Frank
Ensemble: ; Berlin Vocal Academy

The Vokalakademie Berlin under Frank Markowitsch release the debut recording of Scarlatti's seldom-recorded Vespers for the Blessed Virgin. The five-voice works contained therein were scattered...continue...
Recording information: Evangelischen Johannesstift, Berlin (01/05/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

Venice By Night - Concertos & Sinfonias by Pollarolo, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Veracini, Lotti / Mhairi Lawson, soprano; Simon Munday, trumpet; Peter Whelan, bassoon

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anonymous: Si la gondola avarè; Cara Nina el bon to sesto, for soprano & guitar; No stè a condanarme, for soprano & continuo; Carlo Francesco Pollarolo: La Vendetta d'Amore; Tomaso Albinoni...
Performers: Chandler, Adrian; Chateauneuf, Paula; Lawson, Mhairi; Munday, Simon; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Chandler, Adrian
Ensemble: La Serenissima (Orchestra)

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima's 10th release for Avie - coinciding with the label's 10th anniversary - has all the hallmarks that have made the...continue...
Recording information: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, England (02/14/2012-02/07/2012)....continue...

Recitar Cantando / Morini, Beasley, Accordone

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Cherubino Busatti: Angela siete; Giovanni Battista Fontana: Sonata no 16 for violin, 2 cornettos, harp & continuo; Sonata no 8 for 2 violins & continuo; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Madrigals, Book 7...
Performers: Beasley, Marco; Morini, Guido; Pavan, Franco; Rocco, Stefano
Conductors: Morini, Guido;
Ensemble: Accordone

Portrait of François Couperin - Suites for viola de gamba & keyboard / Emmanuelle Guigues, Bruno Procopia

1 CD / Paraty / 2012-06-12

Works: François Couperin: Suite 2, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); La Manon, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I, 1ère ordre); La Garnier, for harpsichord (Pi...
Performers: Abramowicz, Sylvia; Cassaigne, Remi; Guigues, Emanuelle; Procopio, Bruno

Paraty Records offers homage to François Couperin on this disc, which includes two suites for viola da gamba and basso continuo, the fourteenth Royal Concert,...continue...
Recording information: Chaumont-en-Vexin, France (10/2009)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Three Concertos; Trio Sonata / Avi Avital, mandolin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1052R; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for flu...
Performers: Ad-El, Shalev; Avital, Avi; Givol, Ira; Zakai, Ophira [Lute]
Conductors: Ad-El, Shalev;
Ensemble: Kammerakademie Potsdam

The New York Times recognizes Avi Avital for his "exquisitely sensitive playing" and "stunning agility".

These gifts, and his commitment to expanding the expressive possibilities of

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Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin Nalepastraáe, Saal (09/2011/10/2011)....continue...

Handel: Theodora / Lorraine Hunt; David Daniels, Dawn Upshaw, Richard Croft / Glyndebourne 1996

3 CD / Glyndebourne / 2012-05-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Hinden, Jonathan; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Here for the first time on CD is Glyndebourne's acclaimed 1996 production of Handel's oratorio Theodora. Although Theodora is a story of a virtuous woman...continue...
Recording information: Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England (05/1996/06/1996)....continue...

Les Gouts Accordes: Chamber works by Barriere; De Visee; Lully; Hotman; Braun / La Rotta, Georgiev, Little Clark

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-05-29

Works: Jean Barrière: Sonata for cello & piano in D minor a tre, Book 3, no 2; Sonata for cello & continuo in D minor, Book 2, no 3; Sonata for cello & piano in C minor, Book 2, no 6; Robert de Vis...
Performers: Clark, Katelyn; Georgiev, Jivko; Little, Margaret; Rotta, Esteban La

French composer Robert de Visée (c. 1655 -1732) was known as a theorbo and guitar player. Around 1680, de Visée became a chamber musician for...continue...
Recording information: Saint-Joseph Church, Montréal, Québec, Canaca (12/08/2010-12/10/2010)....continue...

London Calling - Handel and his contemporaries / Barokksolistene

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11; Hercules, HWV 60; Theodora, HWV 68; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/4; Francesco Maria Veracini: Sonata for violin & continuo i...
Performers: Allan Rasmussen [Organ/Harpsichord]; Blomsterberg, Judith Maria; Bock, Fredrik; Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Pitt, Thomas [Cello]; Roknic, Rastko; Semmingsen, Tuva; Sveen, Hans Knut; Valent, Milos
Conductors: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]
Ensemble: Barokksolistene (Chamber Orchestra)

As the hub of a fledgling British Empire, London around 1710 was burgeoning with new wealth and offered the perfect setting for operatic entrepreneurs eager...continue...
Recording information: Kastelskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark (09/2010)....continue...

The Journeys of Rubens: Virtuoso Lute Music from the Courts of Europe - Raimondo, Kapsberger, Dowland et al. / Massimo Marchese, lute

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-05-05

Works: Pietro Paolo Raimondo: Cassandra, for lute; Recercata for lute; Balletto, for lute; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata no 1, for lute; Corrente for lute no 1 (from D'intavolatura di Lauto, 1611)...
Performers: Marchese, Massimo

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
This well-rounded program is expertly performed by Massimo Marchese, who studied with Jakob Lindberg and whose career as a lutenist has...continue...
Recording information: Alessandria, Italy (07/2010)....continue...

Love's Madness - Songs of Henry Purcell / Dorothee Mields, soprano

1 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: English Traditional: Tom of Bedlam, folk song; The cruel mother, folk song ("There was a lady lived in York"); Henry Purcell: 'Tis women makes us love, catch for 4 voices, Z. 281; The Richmond Heires...
Performers: Apel, Hans-Werner; Becker, Ulrike; Katschner, Wolfgang; Mields, Dorothee; Paetz, Ulrike; Schnurpfeil, Birgit; Thiele, Nora; von Hoff, Anne
Conductors: Katschner, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Lautten Compagney

After the successful release of the album 'Love Songs', soprano Dorothee Mields now presents a second album dedicated to the music of Henry Purcell. She...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem (07/16/2011-07/19/2011)....continue...

Lars Wivallius: Ack, Libertas! Songs from the 17th Century / Martin Bagge, vocals; Mikael Paulsson, theorbo

1 CD / Footprints / 2012-04-24

Works: Swedish Traditional: Ack libertas, du ädla ting!; Klagevisa över denna torra och kalla vår; Min hjärtans tröst och lilja; Gustavus ein Schwed geboren; Som en sjöman uti...
Performers: Bagge, Martin; Paulsson, Mikael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Mare Balticum

Lars Wivallius (1605 - 69) was one of Sweden's most talented poets in the 17th century, but he was also quite a rascal. Many a...continue...
Recording information: Yllan, Kristianstad, Sweden (03/30/2011-04/01/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Sonate da camera a tre, Op. 1 / L'Estravagante

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in D minor, Op. 1 no 12/RV 63 "La Follia"; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in A major, Op. 1/9, RV 75; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & c...
Performers: Pasquini, Pietro; Pavan, Franco
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Estravagante

This latest release in naïve classique's critically acclaimed Vivaldi Edition features Vivaldi's Opus 1, the first of his works ever to be published. These scores...continue...
Recording information: Studio Giardino, Crema, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

A Concert For Madame de Sévigné: works by Lully, Marais, Hotteterre et al. / Hantai, Barthel, Eguez, Pierlot

1 CD / Flora / 2012-04-10

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Trios pour le coucher du Roi; Le Triomphe de l'Amour; Persée; Amadis; Pierre Gautier de Marseille: Suite en trio in D minor; Les Plaisirs, for keyboard; Jacques Hotteterre: ...
Performers: Barthel, Georges; Eguez, Eduardo; Hantai, Marc

This recording presents a revival of a concert attended by Madame de Sévigné in February 1696, where the flute players Descotaux and Philbert were accompanied...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise de Basse-Bodeux (09/2009)....continue...

Gottfried Finger: Sonatas for Blöckflote & B.C. / Ernst Kubitschek, blöckflote

1 CD / Cornetto-Verlag / 2012-03-13

Works: Godfrey Finger: Sonata for recorder & basso continuo in G minor, Op. 3/4; Gottfried Finger: Air for recorder & basso continuo; Sonata for recorder & basso continuo in B major, Op. 3/3; Giga for recor...
Performers: Arend, Andreas; Dragosits, Anne Marie [Harpsichord]; Kubitschek, Ernst; Pilz, Daniel

A group of distinguished performers who specialize in Baroque music offer performances of Gottfried Finger's music. An international traveler, his music shows the influence of...continue...
Recording information: Landesstudio Tirol (03/05/2006-03/06/2006)....continue...

The Voice of Emotion / Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-03-13

Works: Spoken Word: Nunc iam cessit Pontus et omnis partitur leges / Vienient annis sæcula (from Act 2 of Seneca's "Mede; Berber Traditional: Amazigh Lullaby ("I met my big brother"); Sephardic Traditi...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Arruabarrena, Maite; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Barona, Enrique [Jarana]; Brandao, Eunice [Viola da Gamba]; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Coin, Christophe; Dí...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX ; Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

In November 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano Montserrat Figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her...continue...
Recording information: 1978/2009....continue...

Music for a While: Songs by Henry Purcell / Maarten Koningsberger, baritone; Fred Jacobs, Theorbo

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Henry Purcell: O! Fair Cedaria, Z. 402; Music for a while; My heart, whenever you appear, song, Z. 399; I resolve against cringing, song, Z. 386; Ah! how pleasant 'tis to love, for soprano & continuo...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Koningsberger, Maarten

"Perfect Purcell on a superlative release chock-full of treasures... . add to the aforementioned Jacob's utterly sympathetic theorbo accompaniments and you have one of the...continue...
Recording information: 10/2008....continue...

Francesco Maria Zuccari: Cello Sonatas / Renato Criscuolo, Musica Perduta

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Francesco Maria Zuccari: Sonata for Cello no 1 in D major; Sonata for Cello no 2 in B flat major; Sonata for Cello no 3 in G major; Sonata for Cello no 4 in A minor; Sonata for Cello no 6 in C major;...
Performers: Bagnai, Alberto; Carreca, Michele; Criscuolo, Renato; Marzetti, Luca [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Perduta

MVSICA PERDVTA proved these manuscripts of the Baroque Cello Sonatas to be by the hand of Francesco Maria Zuccari, organist and Maestro di Capella of...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio P.P. Barnabiti, Rome (05/31/2010-06/03/2010)....continue...

Mare Nostrum / Montserrat Figueras

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-01-10

Works: Sephardic Traditional: Una matica de ruda; A la una yo nací (Sarajevo); La estrellas de los cielos; Alef, mem, shin (The Three Principles), traditional song; La Armada Turca, folk song (Turkish)...
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; Dincer, Gursoy; El Maloumi, Driss; Elmaleh, Lior [Vocals]; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Nedyalkov, Nedyalko; Psonis, Dmitri; Sarikouy...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Mare Nostrum (Latin for "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea, one of the most important focal points of cultural, political and...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de la Misericorde, Bordeaux (07/2011); Collégiale de Cardona (Catalogne) (07/2011); Franc-Warêt Church, Namur, Belgium (07/2011); L'Abbaye de Fontfroide (07/2...continue...

Classical 2012 / Gheorghiu, Fray, Balsom, Kaufmann, Netrebko, Jaroussky, DiDonato, Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; La Cenerentola; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 18 'P...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Balsom, Alison; Braley, Frank; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Renaud; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; F...
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco; Pappano, Antonio; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Balsom, Alison; Paavo, Järvi; Serafin, Tullio; ; Rousset, Christophe; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ono, Kazushi; Noseda, Gianandrea; Thielemann,...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; L'Arpeggiata; Les Talens Lyriques; Les Violons du Roy; London Steve Reich Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble

Following the enormous success of the previous albums in the annual Classical series, Virgin Classics is releasing Classical 2012 in November 2011. With 45 tracks,...continue...

Beauty of the Baroque / Danielle De Niese, Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Third and Last Booke of Songes; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Samson; Acis and Galatea; Rodelinda; The Triumph of Time and Truth; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Claudio M...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bicket, Harry; Caminiti, Daniele; Niese, Danielle de; Paronuzzi, Giorgio; Scholl, Andreas; Zeller, Martin
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: The English Concert

Since her early success in Glyndebourne's now famous production of Handel's Giulio Cesare, Danielle de Niese has become most closely associated with the music of...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (08/12/2010-08/16/2010)....continue...

Noel: Music for the Season by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod, Poulenc, Langlais et al.

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum; Christmas Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Bring a Torch, ...
Performers: Aronson, Justine; Batsios, Alexandra; Carruth, Amy; Cowan, Ken; Cowan, Lisa; Davis, Trey; Edmonds, David [Percussion]; Gillespie, Fiona; Heijink, Hank; Jackson, Chris [Bass vocals]; Larmore, Jennifer...
Conductors: Miller, Joe
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

Praised by American Record Guide as the "gold standard for American academic choirs," the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and St. G (04/2010)....continue...

Choral Classics: Choral Classics from Cambridge / Corydon Singers

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Super flumina Babylonis; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Robert Ramsey: How Are the Mighty Fallen; Thomas Weelkes: When David heard; Thomas Tallis: Lamenta...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan [Organ]; Carter, William; Dexter, Keri; English, John; Kenny, Liz; Manze, Andrew; Marcus, Marshall; Masters, Rachel; Pearce, Richard; Quinney, Robert; Schlapp, Jan; Vivian, James; War...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy; Cleobury, Stephen; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This 5 disc set showcases the celebrated choral music tradition of Cambridge's Clare College, King's College and St John's College. Featuring a collection of popular...continue...

The Cloths of Heaven - Howard Skempton / Owens, Exon Singers

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Howard Skempton: Upon my lap sovereign sits, for voice; O Saviour of the World, for chorus; Locus iste, motet for chorus; The Song of Songs, for men's chorus; O Life!, for voice & organ; Nature's Fir...
Performers: Akers, James; Lawrence, Bartholomew; Mackay, Beth; Makinson, Jeffrey; Owens, Matthew
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Exon Singers

Italian Concertos & Sonatas

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto for cello & strings in C major; Concerto for cello & strings in C minor; Nicola Porpora: Concerto for cello & strings in A minor (previously attrib. to Nicola Fior...
Performers: Franenberg, Robert [Violin]; Henstra, Siebe; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Swarts, Lucia; Van der Meer, Richte
Conductors: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]

This three-disc set of superb 18th century Italian cello music features Boccherini, one of the most important composers for cellists. Lucia Swarts' passion for this...continue...

Claudio Monteverdi: Arie e Lamenti; Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi / Montserrat Figueras

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2011-11-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 9; Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Madrigals, Book 10; Salve, O regina; O quam pulchra es, amica mea, motet for solo tenor, SV 317; E...
Performers: Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Figueras, Montserrat; Garrigosa, Francesc; Koopman, Ton; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; La Capella Reial de Catalumya; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

The Arie e Lamenti and Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi, originally released separately in 1990 and 1994, firmly established Montserrat Figueras as one of the finest...continue...

Handel: The Occasional Songs /Kirkby, Daniels, Miller, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Airs (7) françois, HWV 155; Sans y penser; Quand on suit l'amoureuse loi; Der Mund spricht zwar; Dicente mis ojos; Beneath a shady willow; Chloe, you're witty; Di gode...
Performers: Butterfield, Adrian; Carwood, Andrew; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Davies, Simon; Kirkby, Emma; Miller, David [Lute/Guitar]; Nicholson, Paul; Sharman, Katherine; Thorpe, William

Giovanni Bassano: Amor Sacro, Amor Profano

1 CD / Coviello / 2011-10-03

Works: Giovanni Bassano: Salvator Mundi, for chamber ensemble; Quando i vostri, diminution for sackbut & organ (after Luca Marenzio); Nasce la pena mia, diminution for voice & continuo (after Striggio); Fan...
Performers: Bastian, Joseph; Gebhard, David; Mauch, Monika; Smith, Frithjof; Spaeter, Matthias; Strobl, Johannes; Wiegrabe, Echart; Wiegrabe, Henning
Conductors:
Ensemble: Capricornus Ensemble Stuttgart

Around 1600, Bassano perfected the art of ornamentation in the melodic lines of polyphonic works through fast figuration patterns, particularly in his music for wind...continue...
Recording information: Ev. Kirche Brombach (10/15/2010-10/18/2010)....continue...

Monteverdi: A Trace of Grace / Michel Godard, Steve Swallow, et al.

1 CD / Carpe Diem / 2011-09-27

Works: Michel Godard: Pur ti miro, song for voice & ensemble (after Monteverdi); L'Abbesse, song for voice & ensemble; Soyeusement, for ensemble; A Trace of Grace, for ensemble; Zefiro torna, song for voice...
Performers: Godard, Michel; Helstroffer, Bruno; Laurens, Guillemette; Murgia, Gavino; Paccoud, Fanny

In the tradition of "Le Concert des Parfums", "Monteverdi", a brainchild of Michel Godard, was also recorded in the magical abbey of Noirlac, France, during...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Noirlac (06/01/2011-06/04/2011).

If you get to thinking there's nothing new under the sun, try this release by French serpent player Michel Godard. (And if the ...continue...

Giovanni Platti: 6 Sonatas for Cello & Continuo / Sebastian Hess, baroque cello; Axel Wolf, lute and theorbo

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-09-27

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Sonata for solo cello & continuo No 1 in D major; Sonata for solo cello & continuo No 2 in G major; Sonata for solo cello & continuo No 3 in A major; Sonata for solo cello ...
Performers: Wolf, Axel

Sebastian Hess (baroque violoncello) and Alex Wolf (lute and theorbo) combine their talents to record the six sontatas of Giovanni Benedetto Platti. Not much is...continue...
Recording information: Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg (09/14/2010-09/16/2010)....continue...

Chamber Vespers - Miniature Masterpieces Of The Italian Baroque / Faye Newton, soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Orazio Tarditi: Domine ad adjuvandum me; Nisi Dominus (Psalm 4), for 2 voices & continuo; Adriano Banchieri: Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109); Magnificat primi toni; Giovanni Paolo Cima: Sonatas (6) "Concer...
Performers: Devine, Steven; Glenton, Gawain; Newton, Faye; Sweeney, Richard; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gonzaga Band

Vespers, the evening portion of the Divine Office of the Roman-Catholic Church, has provided both occasion and inspiration for some of the most sumptuous music...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (08/04/2010-08/06/2010)....continue...

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...