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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...
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With Endless Teares - Johnson, Lawes, Humphrey, Purcell [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Robert Johnson: Have you seen but a white lily grow?; Woods, rocks and mountains; With endless tears, for voice, lute & continuo; Come hither you that love; Come heavy sleep, for treble voice and lut...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Johannette Zomer and Fred Jacobs started recording a series of programs devoted to 17th Century monody for which their research has unveiled many hidden treasures....continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands (12/2008)....continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 429/L 132; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199...
Performers: Adlam, Derek; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Feng, Ning; Giacometti, Paolo; Hoppe, Thomas; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Jarnot, Konrad; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinhild; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Qiao, Ta...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Bach Society

Channel Classics' fifth mid-priced Super Artists on Super Audio sampler could not be more varied. The musical selections on this disc travel from Bach to...continue...

Robert de Visée: Pièces de Théorbe

1 CD / Metronome Import / 2008-07-01

Works: Robert de Visée: Suite for guitar no 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686); Work(s); Les Sourdines d'Armide de Mr. Lully; Suite for theorbo in A minor; La Plainte, Tombeau ...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]

L'Esprit Galant / Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2008-01-08

Works: Antoine Boësset: Noires forêts; Que servent tes conseils; Me veux-tu voir mourir; Ennemond Gaultier: Courante in C minor for 2 Lute "L'Immortelle"; Germain Pinel: Prélude (from Manusc...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The latter half of the seventeenth century saw a great flowering of the short and succinct "air serieux" - the most common sub-category of the...continue...

Music in Zurich 1500-1900 - Senfl, Wagner, etc

1 CD / Guild / 2007-10-01

Works: Huldrych Zwingli: Herr nun heb den wagen; Ludwig Senfl: Allein din huld; Paul Hofhaimer: Nach Willen Dein; Anonymous, Hor Tablature: Scaramella; Johann Caspar Bachofen: Lobe Zion; Welt, ich achte dei...
Performers: Boreham, Abigail; Davies, Chris; Davislim, Garrie; Davislim, Steve; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Fong, William; Hooper, Richard; Howard, Robert; Howard, Yvonne; Howat, Roy; Jaco...

During the summer of 2007, the Central Library of Zurich, Switzerland, displayed musical manuscripts, music prints and archival material from their vast collection under the...continue...

Pandolfi Mealli: Violin Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, Jacobs

1 CD / Channel Classics Import / 2006-10-16

Works: Giovanni Mealli: Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/2 ("La Cesta"); Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/4 ("La Castella"); Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/5 ("La Clemente"); Sonata for violin & ...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Manze, Andrew

Channel Classics celebrates 15 years of recordings by launching a new mid-price series - Canal Grande....continue...

Blow: Anthems / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: John Blow: God Spake Sometime in Visions for soloists, chorus & orchestra; How Doth the City Sit Solitary; The Lord is My Shepherd; God is our Hope and Strength; I Beheld, and Lo! A Great Multitude; ...
Performers: Alder, Stephen; Bealby-Wright, Sarah; Blaze, Robin; Butterfield, Peter; Campbell, Richard; Chateauneuf, Paula; Childress, Richard; Cochrane, Lisa; Cornwell, Joseph; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]...
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"Performances that are not likely to be bettered soon. The sound is marvellous." -Fanfare...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Anonymous: Allegro; Ludwig August Lebrun: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun; George Frederick Handel: Suite in G minor; Mariano Mores: Taquito militar; Mau...
Performers: Brüggen, Daniel; Cooper, Gary; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Driever, Bertho; Dufour, Marc; Escalera, Katia; Gerritsen, Elsbeth; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Marleene; Groot, Peter de; Jacobs, ...
Conductors: ; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Reuss, Daniel; Dijkstra, Peter; Veldhoven, Jos van; Herbers, Werner; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ebony Band; Florilegium Ensemble; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam; Netherlands Bach Society Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Ra...

International Record Review
This superb recital, aided by a crystal-clear SACD recorded sound (even the perfect place to make its acquaintance.
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Caccini: Nuove Musiche; Piccinini / Zomer, Jacobs

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amor, io parto; Mentre che fra doglie e pene, for voice & continuo; Filli, Mirando il cielo; Nuove musiche e nuova maniera de scriverle; Fortunato augellino; Vaga su spin'ascosa, for ...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Guilio Caccini was most likely born in Rome and rose to prominence as a composer in Florence under the Medicis. Caccini's most influentail work was...continue...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bolton, et al

3 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-01-03

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Performers: Ahnsjö, Claes H.; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Baumgartel, Christian; Bolton, Ivor; Chateauneuf, Paula; Daniels, David [Countertenor]; Heumann, Friederike; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Köhler, Axel...
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra members

" This recording of a live 1997 Munich performance shimmers with the musical and erotic excitement the work demands but seldom receivesDaniels' voice can float...continue...

Musickes Sweetest Joyes / Jacobs, Linden, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-10-12

Works: Christopher Simpson: Prelude in D (The Division-Viol, 1665); Divisions for viola da gamba & continuo in D; Prelude [in E] (The Dicision-Viol, 1665); Division on a Ground in E minor, for viola da gamb...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Kooij, Peter; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]; van der Velden, Mieneke; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The gentle melancholy which underlies the sound of the viola da gamba made it the instrument par excellence in 17th century England. Sadness was the...continue...

Splendore di Roma / Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Dove mi lasci; Già risi del mio mal; Cinta di rose; Pargoletto son io; Toccata for lute no 3 (from D'intavolatura di Lauto, 1611); Work(s); Canzone prima; Toccata...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Splendore di Roma / Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs

1 CD / Channel Classics Import / 2003-09-09

Works: Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Dove mi lasci; Già risi del mio mal; Cinta di rose; Pargoletto son io; Toccata for lute no 3 (from D'intavolatura di Lauto, 1611); Work(s); Canzona for lute No ...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

The Seasons in Zurich / Ford, Purcell Singers, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2003-06-01

Works: Johannes Schmidlin: Hymnus auf die Allmacht, Weissheit und Güte Gottes, cantata; Hans-Jakob Ott: Lob-Gesang auf die Vier Jahrs-Zeiten, cantata; Johann Caspar Bachofen: Irdisches Vergnügen i...
Performers: Deats, Gareth; Franklin-Kitchen, Elisabeth; Howarth, Robert; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; May, Catherine; Wells, Stephen
Conductors: Ford, Mark
Ensemble: Purcell Singers

The attraction of the seasons as subject matter for Bachofen, Ott and Schmidlin is a symptom of a subtle shift that was taking place, away...continue...

Pandolfi Mealli: Violin Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, Jacobs

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Giovanni Mealli: Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/2 ("La Cesta"); Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/4 ("La Castella"); Sonata for violin & continuo, Op. 3/5 ("La Clemente"); Sonata for violin & ...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Manze, Andrew

Purcell: "Ten Sonata's in Four Parts" / The Locke Consort

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Sonatas (10) in 4 parts for 2 violins, bass viol & continuo, Z. 802-811
Performers: Braumann, Susanne; Holman, Peter; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Mimi Mitchell; Udbhava Wilson Meyer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Locke Consort

Telemann: Music For Oboe / Ponseele, Kitazako, et al

1 CD / Accent / 1996-03-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Partia, for violin (or flute/oboe) & continuo in G minor (KCM no 4), TWV 41; Sonata for oboe & continuo in A minor (GMM no 50), TWV 41; Sonata for 2 oboes (or violins) & conti...
Performers: Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Kitazato, Taka; Lindeke, Per-Olof; Ponseele, Marcel; Van der Meer, Richte

"Ponselle and his friends recognize the vintage quality of the work and, like everything else here, perform it splendidly. An outstanding release." -Gramophone...continue...

The English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments