Piau, Sandrine > Baroque Period

Bach Arias with piccolo cello / Sandrine Piau, soprano; Christophe Dumaux, alto; Emiliano Gonzalez, tenor. Ophélie Gaillard, cello

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Cantata, BWV 4...
Performers: Gaillard, Ophelie; Gonzales-Toro, Emiliano; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Gaillard, Ophelie
Ensemble: Pulcinella

Bach's cantatas make use of an amazing diversity of instruments, both old and new. Among the 'new' instruments was the violoncello piccolo, a rare type...continue...
Recording information: Hôtel de l'industrie, Paris (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus

For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue...

Royal Handel - a collection of favorite orchestral and vocal works / Piau, Petibon, Crowe, Bayo, Fink, Minkowski et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Rodelinda; Sonata for Flute in F major; A Song for St. Cecilia's Day; Joseph and His Brethren; L' Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato; Belshazzar; Il Tri...
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cousin, Florian; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Crowe, Lucy; Expert, Robert; Gaillard, Heloise; Gauvin, Karina; Guerra, Alberto; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marsch, Molly; Petibon, Patricia; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; ; Minkowski, Marc; Montanari, Stefano; Curtis, Alan; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Sempe, Skip; Rousset, Christophe; Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Amarillis; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy ; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Les Talens Lyriques; Royal Academy Consort

Naive Classique presents Royal Handel, a special project dedicated to one of the baroque music masters. It presents highlights of Handel's opera, choral, sacred or...continue...

Sogno Barocco - Italian Baroque Opera Arias by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Provenzale, Rossi / Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 9; L' incoronazione di Poppea; Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Francesco Cavalli: Elena; La Calisto; Doriclea; Francesco Provenzale: Squarciato appena havea, for vo...
Performers: Piau, Sandrine; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Garcia Alarcon, Leonardo
Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea

Sogno barocco - A baroque dream - is the third recording of Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter on Naïve. Dedicated to the first baroque...continue...
Recording information: Gävle Concert Hall, Gävle, Sweden (01/2012)....continue...

Le Triomphe de L'Amour: Songs by Grétry, Luly, Rameau, Campra, Rebel et al. / Sandrine Piau, soprano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: L' amant jaloux; Le tableau parlant; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Acis et Galatée; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon; Les fêtes de Ramire; Les Paladins; Les...
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Nicolet, François; Piau, Sandrine; Roumailhac, Juliette
Conductors: Correas, Jerome
Ensemble: Les Paladins (France)

A renowned figure in the world of Baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau performs regularly with such celebrated conductors as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe...continue...
Recording information: Royaumont Abbey, France (10/2011)....continue...

Ladies Sing Baroque / Piau, Kozena, Lemieux, Antonacci, Petibon, Stutzmann, Crowe et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat mater dolorosa a due; Antonio Vivaldi: Mottetto In furore iustissimae irae; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Orlando furioso;...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Bertini, Rossana; Cangemi, Veronica; Cousin, Florian; Crowe, Lucy; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kazimierczuk, Angela; ...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Dantone, Ottavio; Minkowski, Marc; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Marchi, Alessandro de; Spering, Christoph; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Rousset, Christophe; ; Curtis, Alan; Antonini,...
Ensemble: ; Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Bizzarrie Armoniche; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Amarillis; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Gre...

Naïve Classique presents a special project dedicated to the gorgeous voices that enlighten masterpieces of the baroque masters, featuring Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin,...continue...

Une fête Baroque! / Anne Sofie von Otter; Sandrine Piau; Natalie Dessay; Philippe Jaroussky; Patricia Petibon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Opéra-ballet; Hippolyte et Aricie, Tragédie lyrique; Dardanus, Tragédie lyrique; Platée, Ballet-bouffon; Castor et Pollux, Trag&e...
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Benichou, Olivier; Bertin, Pascal; Billiet, Jeroen; Claycomb, Laura; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Fierro, Sydney; Haidan, Delphine; H...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert dÆ Astree

Paris's Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Le Concert d' Astree, under its founder and conductor Emmanuelle Haim gave a concert entitled Fetes Baroques to celebrate its 10th...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France (12/19/2011)....continue...

Highlights from La Senna Festegiante / Biondi, Jaroussky, Lemieux, Savall et al.

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante, RV 693; Gloria, RV 589; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Nisi Dominus, RV 608; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; La Fida ninfa, RV 714; Con...
Performers: Azzaro, Stefania; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marq, Sebastien; Piau, Sandrine; Zanazi, Furio
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; ; Fasolis, Diego; Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; I Barocchisti

This special product is linked to the Venise Vivaldi Versailles festival that took place in the Château de Versailles from June 24th to July 17th....continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Handel: Arias & Duos / Sandrine Piau, soprano; Sara Mingardo, contralto

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-09-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, re delle Indie, HWV 28; Orlando, HWV 31; Radamisto, HWV 12a; Flavio, Re dei Longobardi, HWV 16; Tamerlano, HWV 18; Ezio, HWV 29; Rinaldo, HWV 7a; Alessandro, HWV 21; Am...
Performers: Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano

Following the success of the first 40 recordings in the 'Baroque voice' series, a further ten volumes have been added under the same, easyily identifiable...continue...
Recording information: Institut Pontifical de Musique Sacrée, Roma, Italy....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Opera Arias / Sandrine Piau, Ann Hallenberg, Paul Agnew

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-09-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Candace, RV 704; La Silvia, RV 734; La verità in cimento, RV 739; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Tito Manlio, RV 738a; Tieteberga, RV 737; Se fido rivedrò l'oggetto,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Hallenberg, Ann; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria
Ensemble: ; Modo Antiquo

Following the success of the first 40 recordings in the 'Baroque voice' series, a further ten volumes have been added under the same, easyily identifiable...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio dei Vanchetoni, Firenze, italy (01/2005)....continue...

50 Ans d'Existance - 300 ans de Musique Sacrée

7 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-08-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"; Laetaniae della Beata Vergine, motet for 6 voices (from Messa a quatro voci, et Salmi), SV 204; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Domenico Scarlat...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Corboz, Philippe; Daniels, Charles; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Imboden, Stephan; Jaunin, Simon; Jochem, Arno; Lins-Reuber, Martina; Michael, Audrey; ...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; L'Arpa Festante

This 7-CD set offers a musical survey of the 50-year history of the Lausanne Vocal Ensemble and is offered as a tribute to its conductor,...continue...

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Vivaldi!

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-08-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa, RV 714; In Furore iustissimae irae, RV 626; Laudate Pueri, RV 601; La Candace, RV 704; Atenaide, RV 702-B; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; La Silvia, RV 734
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Cangemi, Veronica; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Laurens, Guillemette; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Dantone, Ottavio; Sardelli, Federico Maria

William Christie - 30th Anniversay

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Judicium Salomonis, H. 422; Work(s); André Campra: Requiem; Motets (12), Book 2; Exaudiat Te Dominus; Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Serse; Sonata i...
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael [Tenor Vocal]; Brahim-Djelloul, Amel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Debono, Claire; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Henschel, Dietrich;...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Les Arts Florissants, one of the most influential and prolific ensembles in the world of authentic period performance, celebrates 30 years of achievement with this...continue...

My Vivaldi / Marie-Nicole Lemieux

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso; La fida ninfa; Griselda; Credo in sol maggiore; Amen
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Bach: Cantatas - 24 Highlights / Koopmann, Amsterdam Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 214, "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erchallet, Trompeten!" BWV 214 (BC G19); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 29, "Wir dank...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Grimm, Anne; Larsson, Lisa; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Between Heaven & Earth / Sandrine Piau

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-09-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; Theodora; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Der Messias; Alexander Balus; Joseph and his brethren, HWV 59; L'A...
Performers: Ballanti, Paolo; Frezzato, Marco; Gatti, Marcello; Guerra, Alberto; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marsh, Molly; Marzana, Luca; Montanari, Stefano; Pia, Jonathan; Piau, Sandrine; Rodolfi, Emiliano
Conductors: Montanari, Stefano

"French soprano Sandrine Piau, despite her frequent appearances on Baroque recordings, may not seem a first choice for the sheer athleticism of Handel, but wait...continue...

Handel - Opera seria / Sandrine Piau, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Scipione; Orlando; Giulio Cesare; Partenope; Amadigi; Alessandro; Rodelinda; Faramondo; Tamerlano; Deidamia; Arianna in Creta
Performers: Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

"Piau's merits as a light, superbly deft, essentially lyric soprano are well established by now. She understands the Handelian style well, contributing some effective embellishments...continue...

Les Classiques au Soleil

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D majo...
Performers: Baldi, Jesus Castro; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Cangemi, Veronica; Domingo, Placido; Garrus, Anne-Garance Fabre Dit; Gastinel, Anne; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lislevand, Rolf; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Moretti,...
Conductors: ; Ros Marbà, Antoni; Colomer, Edmon; Oren, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Europa Galante; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques ; Seville Royal Symphony Orche...

Bach: Town Council Election Cantatas

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 119, "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" BWV 119; Cantata no 120, "Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille" BWV 120; Cantata no 69, "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele," BWV 69
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Ponseele, Marcel; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the eighth volume in a series of single-disc excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically acclaimed series of complete cantatas by...continue...

Bach: New Year's Day Cantatas / Koopman, York, Prégardien, Agnew, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 171, "Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm" BWV 171; Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Cantata no 28, "Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende," BWV ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Featuring four New Year's Day cantatas, this is the twelfth volume in a series of single-disc excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically...continue...

Esprit - Baroque

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Griselda, RV 718; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Arcange...
Performers: Bayo, María; Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lesne, Gérard; Marq, Sébastien; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: ; Rousset, Christophe; Biondi, Fabio; Gester, Martin; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus; L'Europa Galante; Le Parlement de Musique; Les talens lyriques

Esprit - Sacré

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater in F minor, RV 621; John Dowland: Second Booke of Songes or Ayres; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Freder...
Performers: Lesne, Gérard; Mingardo, Sara; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spering, Christoph; Niquet, Hervé; Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Concerto Italiano; Das Neue Orchester; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; Le Concert spirituel

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Opera Arias / Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-04-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28; Orlando, HWV 31; Radamisto, HWV 12; Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, HWV 16; Tamerlano, HWV 18; Ezio, HWV 29; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alessandro, ...
Performers: Mingardo, Sara; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

Gramophone Magazine
The duets are exquisitely interpreted and show an excellent feeling for musico-dramatic character: the two singers combine to rapturous effect in "Carol" Dolce! Amico...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Vivaldi: La fida ninfa

3 CD / Naïve / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725; La Fida Ninfa
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Vasquez, Christian Senn
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

The Times
The music screams for attention on CD, as this superb French studio recording proves. One aria of scorching invention follows another, often bedecked with...continue...

Farinelli, Il Castrato - Broschi, Handel, Porpora, etc / Rousset, Malas-Godlewska, Ragin, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Riccardo Broschi: Son qual nave; Se al labbro mio non credi; Idaspe; Nicolo Porpora: Polifemo; Johann Adolf Hasse: Artaserse; Cleofide; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; Amadigi di Gaula, HWV ...
Performers: Bayo, María; Kuijken, Wieland; Lepore, Carlo; Malas-Godlewska, Ewa; Mellon, Agnès; Piau, Sandrine; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rousset, Christophe
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

10 ans et toujours Naïve! - Mahler, Schubert, Vivaldi, Bach, etc / Alessandrini, Korcia, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; La verità in cim...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Chamayou, Bertrand; Desert, Claire; Gastinel, Anne; Greilsammer, David; Jaroussky, Philippe; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kopatchinskaya, Patricia; Korcia, Laurent; Kozena, Magdalena; Pia...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Krivine, Emmanuel; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Rousset, Christophe; ; Minkowski, Marc; Raisin-Dadre, Denis; Marchi, Alessandro de; Sokhiev, Tugan
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Les Talens Lyriques; Matheus Ensemble; Quatuor Mosaïques

Scarlatti, Bononcini, Handel, etc: Cantatas / Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale

5 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Du Buisson: Plainte sur la mort de Monsieur Lambert; Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Cantates françaises, Livre 2; Philippe Courbois: L'Amant timide, cantata for voice & continuo no 3; Nicolas...
Performers: Piau, Sandrine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Virgin Classics furthers its building of complete artist programs in super-budget boxed sets with the release of Gerard Lesne's complete recordings of French & Italian...continue...

Bach: Dialogue Cantatas Vol 1 / Koopman, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen," BWV 49; Cantata no 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 60; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166...
Performers: Dürmüller, Jörg; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Koopman, Ton; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Rubens, Sibylla; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the ninth volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the world-famous series by Ton Koopman. Four...continue...

Rameau: Pygmalion, Nélée et Myrthis / William Christie, Les Arts florissants, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Nélée et Myrthis ou Les Beaux jours de l'amour, ballet
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Michel-Dansac, Donatienne; Pelon, Caroline; Piau, Sandrine; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Bach: Wedding Cantatas / Koopman, Piau, Schlick, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 195, "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht" BWV 195; Cantata no 196, "Der Herr denket an uns" BWV 196; Cantata no 197, "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht," BWV 197 (BC B16); Cantata...
Performers: Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Larsson, Lisa; Mertens, Klaus; Mey, Guy de; Piau, Sandrine; Ponseele, Marcel; Schat, Alida; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; ter Linden, Jaap [Ce...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the fifth volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of the Complete Cantatas...continue...

Bach: Ascension Cantatas / Koopman, Piau, Zomer, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Henry, Michel; Keavy, Stephen; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

A perfect introduction to Koopman's impressive Complete Cantata Cycle as well as a splendid sixth volume in the small series of single CD compilations from...continue...

Charpentier: Leçons de ténèbres / Lesne, Piau, Honeyman, Harvey, Mellon, Bona, Il Seminario Musicale

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo in G minor, H 528; Work(s); Répons après la 1ère leçon du jeudi, H 144 "Omnes amici mei"; Prelude f...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Fouss, Etienne; Haddad, Paul; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Piau, Sandrine; Richard, Frederic
Conductors: Lesne, Gérard
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Rameau: Pigmalion, Grands motets / Niquet, Fouchécourt, de Reyghere, Piau, Gens, Le Concert Spirituel, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Le Temple de la Gloire, fête lyrique; Deus noster refugium, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 oboes, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for s...
Performers: de Reyghere, Greta; Desrochers, Isabelle; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Fournie, Nicole; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Imboden, Stephan; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine; Sa, Marcos Lour...
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus

Vivaldi: Atenaide / Sardelli, Piau, Genaux, et al

3 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 133; L'Atenaide, RV 702
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Basso, Romina; Ferrari, Stefano; Genaux, Vivica; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria
Ensemble: Modo Antiquo Ensemble

The Vivaldi Edition presents the world premiere recording of the opera 'Atenaid'. The cast features some of the greatest modern day interpreters of Vivaldi’s music,...continue...

Cavalli: L'Ormindo / Corréas, Piau, Les Paladins, et al

2 CD / New Pan / 2007-07-05

Works: Pier Francesco Cavalli: Ormindo
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard; Oro, Martin; Piau, Sandrine; Visse, Dominique
Conductors: Corréas, Jérôme
Ensemble: Les Paladins

"This new recording brings this fine example of baroque opera admirably to life once again... All the singers, well-known or otherwise, plunge into their roles...continue...

Vivaldi, il furioso!

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-11-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738; Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Alleluia; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bernardini, Alfredo; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Marq, Sebastien; Onofri, Enrico; Piau, Sandrine; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Ulivieri, Nico...
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; De Marchi, Alessandro; Fava, Giorgio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Zefiro; L'Astrée ; Matheus Ensemble; Suonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

Gramophone Magazine
Opus 111 has carved out a distinctive niche by producing first-class recordings of unusual Italian Baroque gems
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Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183); Mass for 4 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G major, BWV 236 (BC E4); Cantata no 30, "Freue dich...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Ch...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Maestro Ton Koopman was awarded the 2006 Bach Medal on the final day of this year's Leipzig Bach festival. Since founding the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra...continue...

Vivaldi: In furore e concerti sacri / Dantone, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-05-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo in B minor, RV 169; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice, flute, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Lima, Juan-Sebastian; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

Di furore! Fury, grief, jubilation: the listener goes through every emotional state in the motet In furore. Sandrine Piau has found the right partner in...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 20 / Ton Koopman, et al

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-02-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 120a, "Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge" BWV 120a; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Alles mit Gott, BWV 1127; Cantata no 149, "Man singet mit Freuden...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Larsson, Lisa; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

The cantatas of Volume 20 combine the concluding items from the Picander year of 1728-29 with a series of cantatas from the first half of...continue...

Rameau: Les Paladins / Topi Lehtipuu, Stephanie Dæoustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-01-17

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins
Performers: D'Oustrac, Stephanie; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Piolino, Francois
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 204 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol 19 / Ton Koopman, et al

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 129, "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" BWV 129; Cantata no 159, "Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem" BWV 159; Cantata no 174, "Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganz...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mertens, Klaus; Petersen, Marlis; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Rubens, Sibylla; Stam, Caroline; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

The cantatas of volume 19 can be divided into three groups. Four works belong to the third Leipzig series, lasting from 1725 to 1727. Five...continue...

Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi, etc / Christie

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-09-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigals, Book 7; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Madrigals, Book 10; Presso un fiume tranquillo, dialogue for 7 voices & instruments (from Book 6), SV 116; Madrig...
Performers: Brand, Adrian; Brua, Claire; Cavallier, Nicolas; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Loonen, Bernhard; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine; Rivenq, Nicolas; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Bach: Cantatas Vol 18 / Ton Koopman, et al

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 47, "Wer sich selbst erhöhet," BWV 47 (BC A141); Cantata no 157, "Ich lasse dich nicht, du seg...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Rubens, Sibylla; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Ton Koopman and his choir and orchestra continue to uphold a standard of tremendous vividness and joy in their immaculate performances of Bach's most impressive...continue...

Vivaldi: Arie d'opera / Piau, Hallenberg, Sardelli, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-08-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Candace, o siano Li veri amici, RV 704; La Silvia, Rv 734; La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Tito Manlio, RV 738; Tieteberga, RV ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Hallenberg, Ann; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Modo Antiquo

This is Volume 28 of the Foa collection in the Biblioteca Nazionale at Turin contains a collection of superb pieces from Vivaldi's earliest stage works....continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 17 / Koopman, et al

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-03-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Cantata no 32 "Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen" BWV 32; Cantata no 58, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" BWV 58; Canta...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Dürmüller, Jörg; Koopman, Ton; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; Rubens, Sibylla; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

"Ton Koopman once again seems to be able to express the whole range of Bach's sacred music from spiritual exaltation to religious terror, from giddiest...continue...