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J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord; Arias with Obbligato Viola da Gamba

1 CD / Glossa / 2010-12-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Matthäus Passion, BWV 244; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Johannes Passion, BWV 245; Sona...
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hunninger, Markus; Joubert-Caillet, François; Pandolfo, Paolo; van der Kamp, Harry

Fifteen years on from his earlier recording of Bach’s three Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (on Harmonia Mundi, alongside Rinaldo Alessandrini), Paolo Pandolfo...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Apollinaire de Bolland, Belgium (05/2010)....continue...

Purcell: King Arthur / Niquet, Labin, Santon-Jeffery, Fernandes [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Glossa / 2009-12-05

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628
Performers: Fernandes, Joao; Labin, Ana Maria; Mauillon, Marc; Ruvio, Melodie; Santon-Jeffery, Chantal; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel

For its first DVD release Glossa has chosen a veritable spectacular, combining the strong creative ideas represented by one of its established artistic teams in...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
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Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria, etc / Hervé Niquet, Le Concert spirituel, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2009-04-13

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Missa Assumpta est Maria, H 11; Domine salvum fac regem, H 303; Domine salvum fac regem, H 291; Motet a voix seule, H 361; Symphony pour un reposoir, H 508; O salutaris Host...
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; Bayodi, Hanna; Champion, Romain; Geslot, François-Nicolas
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Herve Niquet returns to the sacred music of the French Baroque in the grand manner: the ceremonial masterpiece of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's concertante 'Missa Assumpta est...continue...

Lully: Prosperine / Niquet, Haller, Auvity, et al

2 CD / Glossa / 2008-09-01

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Prosperine, LWV 58
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; D'Oustrac, Stéphanie; Geslot, François-Nicolas; Haller, Salome; Staskiewicz, Blandine; Tauran, Bénédicte; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

"They are all fine vocalists, experts in the style, and are so convincing in their parts that it is difficult to single out individuals among...continue...

Marais: Sémélé / Niquet, Mercer, Tauran, Azzaretti, et al

2 CD / Glossa / 2008-04-11

Works: Marin Marais: Sémélé
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Dahlin, Anders J.; Mercer, Shannon [soprano]; Tauran, Bénédicte; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Sunday Times
Niquet's Concert Spirituel revels in this wonderfully representational music; the cast, headed by Shannon Mercer in the title role, with Thomas Dolié as Jupiter...continue...

Gioseffo Zarlino: Canticum canticorum Salomonis, etc / Noone

1 CD / Glossa / 2008-01-04

Works: Gioseffo Zarlino: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Performers: Chambers, Mark; Davidson, Grace; Gibbs, Charles; Martin, David [countertenor]; Smith, Angus; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors: Noone, Michael
Ensemble: Plus Ultra

"Each piece on Glossa's Gioseffo Zarlino: Canticum Canticorum Salomonis, like expertly composed Renaissance sacred music should, lifts the listener up and lets them gently down....continue...

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Cavina, La Venexiana

2 CD / Glossa / 2007-06-11

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Bellotto, Matteo; Caccamo, Giovanni; Cavina, Claudio; De Liso, Marina; Di Donato, Vincenzo [Tenor]; Galli, Emanuela; Guadagnini, Mirko; Lo Monaco, Jose Maria; Sakurada, Makoto; Vitale, Salvatore
Conductors: Cavina, Claudio
Ensemble: La Venexiana

"Glossa's Orfeo is a scrupulously and beautifully produced limited edition, published in book format. Everything about its production, from the quality of its binding and...continue...

Desmarest: De profundis, Cum invocarem, etc / Niquet, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2005-10-07

Works: Henry Desmarest: De profundis; Veni Creator; Cum invocarum
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; Bayodi, Hanna; Droy, Sébastien; Geslot, François-Nicolas; Piérot, Alice; Révidat, Stéphanie
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert spirituel

Gramophone Magazine
Desmarest's melodic mind is arguably at its most fertile in the Veni Creator. The textures of the instrumental ensemble, especially the violin and recorder...continue...

Música en el Quijote - Milán, etc / Moreno, Orphénica Lyra

1 CD / Glossa / 2005-05-01

Works: Luis de Milan: Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro; Anonymous: Cancionero musical de Palacio; Si d'amor pena sentis; No hay que decirle el primor; Qué bonito ni&nti...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Andueza, Raquel; Domènech, Jordi; Garrido, Alvaro; Moreno, José Miguel; Paz, Fernando; Quinteiro, Eligio; Rial, Nuria
Conductors: Moreno, José Miguel
Ensemble: Orphénica Lyra

Los Siglos de Oro Vol 1 - Morales in Toledo / Noone, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2005-04-01

Works: Cristóbal de Morales: Asperges me domine à 5; Et factum est, postquam; Sacris solemniis iuncta sint; Justi confitebuntur...Eripe me Domine; Urbs beata Jerusalem; Nova resultent gaudia; ...
Performers: Brook, Matthew; Chambers, Mark; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Gibbs, Charles; Hamilton, Susan; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Martin, David [countertenor]; Phillips, Tom [tenor]; Smith, Angus; Tr...
Conductors: Noone, Michael
Ensemble: Plus Ultra

"... The performance was recorded in the church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill in London, a gloriously spacious acoustic; it does not, though, veil the transparency of...continue...

Platinum - Bach - De Occulta Philosophia / Kirkby, Moreno

1 CD / Glossa / 2004-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Mena, Carlos; Moreno, José Miguel