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Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles

1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07

Works: St. Alphonse Ligouri: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...

Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue...

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco

Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Daniel Propper, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Skarbo / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Propper, Daniel

At an early age Daniel Propper began studying with Swedish pedagogue Gunnar Hallhagen and later worked with Tatiana Nikolaieva. Daniel won a great many awards...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas & Partitas / Gottfried Schneider, violin

2 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo no...
Performers: Schneider, Gottfried

For the interpreter, immersion in the utterly inexhaustible cosmos of Bach's music is each time a fascinating experience, time and again anew. The goal is...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munic (08/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day - Lfenneke Ruiten, Meg Bragle, Andrew Tortise, Dietrich Henschel / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (incomplete), BWV 37; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt ...
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Ruiten, Lenneke; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

The ambitious Bach Cantata Pilgrimage recording project is finally truly complete! The Ascension Cantatas were left unrecorded in 2000 due to noise issues, but were...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England (2012-05-10&2012-05-11_2012-)....continue...

Buxtehude: Organ Works / Marie-Claire Alain, organ

2 CD / Apex / 2013-04-30

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BuxWV 149; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146; In dulci jubilo, Bu...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire

Heinrich Schutz: Funeral Music & Motets / Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Musica Fiata

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewiálich wahr, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 388 (Op. 11/20; Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb (Psalm 119; Das Wort ward Fleisch ...
Performers: Allmendinger, Simeon [Boy Alto]; Altinisik, Levin [Boy Soprano]; Demel, Delix [Bass Vocal]; Haberland, Felix [Tenor Vocal]; Heller, Moritz [Boy Soprano]; Lauxmann, Balduin; Malik, Julian [Boy Soprano...
Conductors: Wilson, Roland
Ensemble: Musica Fiata

The court of the Venetian Doges was of legendary magnificence. Princes who desired some of this splendor for their own courts sent their artists and...continue...
Recording information: Christuskirche Stuttgart (04/20/2012-04/23/2012)....continue...

Rameau: Les Amants Trahis / Guilmette, Sly, Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-04-23

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Thétis, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Les Amants trahis, cantata for 2 soloists, viol & continuo; Aquilon et Orithie, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Le Berger ...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Guilmette, Helene; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc

As Rameau wrote in his treatise on harmony, "A good musician should surrender himself to all the characters he wishes to portray, and like a...continue...
Recording information: Église St-Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

The Trio Sonata in 18th-Century Germany - works by Goldberg, Fasch, J.C.F. Bach; Graun, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach / London Baroque

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major (formerly attirbuted to Bach, BWV 1037); Johann Friedrich Fasch: Trio Sonata in C minor, FWV N; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: T...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Baroque

The closing disc in London Baroque's survey of the rise and fall of the trio sonata takes us to 18thcentury Germany, and includes works by...continue...
Recording information: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England (09/2011)....continue...

Handel: Bad Guys - Countertenro arias from Tamerlano, Ariodante, Teseo, Amadigi di Gaula, Giulio Cesare / Xavier Sabata

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-04-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano; Ariodante; Teseo; Amadigi di Gaula; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Ottone, re di Germania
Performers: Sabata, Xavier
Conductors: Minasi, Riccardo
Ensemble: Il Pomo d'Oro

The exceptional Spanish counter-tenor Xavier Sabata expresses tears, joy and rage in his portrayal of the 'bad boys' from Handel's operas on this riveting new...continue...
Personnel: Xavier Sabata (countertenor).

Recording information: Lonigo, Villa San Fermo (Convento deo Pavoniani), Venez (08/25/2012-09/03/2012)....continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....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...

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...

Domenico Scarlatti: 16 Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Mikhail Pletnev, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 96/L 465; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 146/L 349; Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 5...
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

Domenico Scarlatti's 500 plus keyboard sonatas show a composer experimenting with form: way ahead of his Baroque contemporaries, the Italian wrote highly virtuoso mood pieces,...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (10/10/1994-10/11/1994)....continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti Grossi (12), Op. 6, HWV 319-330
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble

Handel's Concerti Grossi contain some of the finest orchestral music of the eighteenth century. The Op. 6 collection brims with a wealth of variety, colour,...continue...
Recording information: Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada (08/15/2011-08/18/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / Werner Gura, Stephen Morscheck, Lucy Crowe, Christine Rice, Nicolas Phan, Matthew Brook [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Brook, Matthew; Crowe, Lucy; Gura, Werner; Morscheck, Stephen; Phan, Nicolas; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Schola Cantorum of Oxford

The monumental St. Matthew Passion recounts the dramatic story of the capture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ profoundly, lyrically, and contemplatively. Conducted by John Nelson,...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites / William Butt, cello (live, St. John's, London)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Butt, William

Live recordings of the Bach Cello Suites are rare, with soloists using the safety of the recording studio and the opportunities offered for re-takes and...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London (03/20/2009/03/27/2009)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese
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Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade / Gimenéz, Petrova, Yetzabel, Fernandez, Rivera, Regalis, De Marchi, Nunziata [2 DVDs]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Giménez, Raúl; Lozano, Antonio; Petrova, Lyubov; Rivera, Jennifer; Soloviy, Sofia; Storti, Milena
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

With Olimpiade the famous poet Metastasio created one of the most popular librettos of the 18th century. It was set to music by over 60...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean
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J.S. Bach: The French Suites, BWV 812-817 / Alessandra Artifoni

2 CD / Dynamic / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 4 in E flat major, BWV 815; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (B...
Performers: Artifoni, Alessandra

Alessandra Artifoni began to study the harpsichord at the age of nine. It was at that early age that she became an enthusiast of early...continue...
Recording information: Villa L'Oriuolo, Florence, Italy (07/2012)....continue...

Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade / Gimenéz, Petrova, Yetzabel, Fernandez, Rivera, Regalis, De Marchi, Nunziata [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Giménez, Raúl; Lozano, Antonio; Petrova, Lyubov; Rivera, Jennifer; Soloviy, Sofia; Storti, Milena
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

With Olimpiade the famous poet Metastasio created one of the most popular librettos of the 18th century. It was set to music by over 60...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean...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...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Marcello, Handel, Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto, Organ Concerto, 2 Sinfonias / Adrian Petrescu, oboe; Nicolae Licaret, organ

1 DVD Audio / AIX Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto; Sinfonia no 1 in G Major; Sinfonia no 2 in C Major
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: George Enescu State Philharmonic

Baroque Masterworks in full HD-Audio 5.1 performed by the Georges Enescu Philharmonic led by Cristian Mandeal. Users can select from 3 different audio mixes. Bonus...continue...

Bassic Bach - J.S. Bach: Suites for solo cello (3) / Daxun Zhang, double bass

1 CD / Longhorn / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010
Performers: Zhang, DaXun [Double Bass]

This album includes three of Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental suites for unaccompanied cello, performed by one of the world's most celebrated double bass virtuosos, DaXun...continue...
Recording information: Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-3 / Jan Vogler

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

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; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Vogler, Jan

Recording information: SUNY Purchase, New York, USA (2012-12-10_2012-12-12&2012-)....continue...

Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas for 2, 3, 4 & 5 instruments / Ensemble Masques

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Rosenmüller: Sonata no 10 à 5 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 9 à 5 in D major (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 8 à 4 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 1 à 2 (Nürnbe...
Conductors: Fortin, Olivier
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques (Classical)

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Considered by some scholars to be "the greatest master of German instrumental music before Bach and Handel"...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (11/2011)....continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

François Couperin: Concert Royaux; Les Gouts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts / Musica Ad Rhenum

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d; Cinquième concert, for various instruments in F major (Les...
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Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum

The Concerts are brought to you by Jed Wentz's Musica Ad Rhenum, which has earned a dedicated following in early music circles. With an active...continue...
Recording information: Maria Minor, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2004)....continue...

Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 / Pavlo Beznosiuk, Richard Tunnicliffe, Paula Chateauneut, Roger Hamilton

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/2; Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Sonata for violin & cont...
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Ensemble: Avison Ensemble

The Op. 5 collection consists of eleven sonatas; the twelfth, and most popular, work is a series of twenty three variations on the 'Follia' of...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, England (2012-01-11_2012-01-13&2012-)....continue...

Couperin: Concerts Royaux, Clavecin en Concert / Luc Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d
Performers: Beausejour, Luc
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc
Ensemble: Clavecin en Concert

Royally yours!

Elegant, graceful, aristocratic, light and playful, Couperin's music is a reminder of the splendor and spirit of King Louis XIV's court. Internationally renowned

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Recording information: St. Augustin-de-Mirabel Church, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

J.S. Bach: B Minor Mass / Ute Selbig, Susanne Krumbiegel, Elisabeth Wilke, Martin Petzold, Gotthold Schwarz

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Thomanerchor Leipzig

The Leipziger Volkszeitung heralded the performance of the B minor Mass given by Thomanerchor Leipzig at the closing concert of the Bachfest 2006 in St...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater 'Felix (09/25/2006/09/29/2006)....continue...

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

Bach: The Six Partitas for Keyboard, BWV 825-830 / David Korevaar, piano

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-03-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828; Partita for keyboard no 3 in A...
Performers: Korevaar, David

Pianist David Korevaar balances an active career as a soloist and chamber musician with teaching at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He also teaches...continue...
Recording information: Grusin Music Hall, University of Colorado at Boulder, C (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi Con Moto - Violin Concertos RV 187, 281, 283 et al. / Giuliano Carmignola, violin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 281; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 187; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major, RV 232; Co...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

A new album showcasing 'Archiv Production' at its best, with one of the label's true starts joining an outstanding baroque ensemble to create a new...continue...
Recording information: Church of San Girolamo, Bagnacavallo, Italy (06/2012)....continue...

Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin, TWV 40:14-25 / Maya Magub, violin

1 CD / CRD Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias (12), for violin, TWV 40
Performers: Magub, Maya

This recording sheds new light on these neglected gems of the solo violin repertoire. Maya Magub brings her experience of older performance style to this...continue...
Recording information: Pianella Studios, Malibu, California....continue...

Stefano Nascimbeni: Messa Paradis del Amours, 1612 / Bigicantus, Frigato, Allegrezza, di Donato, Benetti, Sherwin, Vincenzi, Forni

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-03-12

Works: Anonymous: Toccata for organ (Tone 2); Stefano Nascimbeni: Messe "Paradis del Amours", for 8 voices & organ; Quam pulchri sunt, motet for 4 voices; Ingeniosus amor, motet for 8 voices; Amante Franzon...
Conductors: Forni, Umberto
Ensemble: Cappella Musicale di St. Barbara

Stefano Nascimbeni, a musician who was Mantuan by birth and had received a sound education in Northern Italy, became kapellmeister of the Palatine Basilica of...continue...
Recording information: Santa Barbara Basilica, Mantua, Italy (12/04/2011)....continue...

Andrea Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali accomodati per concerti spirituali / Borciani, Modena, Fioravante, Mustaro, Vassilakis, Wyszkovski. Nicola Lamon, organ

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-03-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 4; O gloriose martyr, for 5 voices, SV 80/1.k (contrafacta of Che se tu se'il cor mio, SV 80/2); La piaga c'ho nel core, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 4), SV 82...
Conductors: Gemmani, Marco
Ensemble: I Cantori di San Marco

At the beginning of the 17th century, several collections of rather unusual madrigals appeared in northwestern Italy. The definition of this new musical genre was...continue...
Recording information: Velut Luna Preganziol (TV), Italy (05/2011)....continue...

Die Donati - the only working organ of baroque organ master Donati: Works by Haydn, Bassani, Stradella, Mayr et al. / Jana Reiner, soprano; Matthias Grünert: organ

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Fünf Stücke für die Flötenuhr (Five Pieces for Mechanical Organ), Hob. 19; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for organ in C major (by J. L. Krebs, not JSB), BWV 5...

The history of this organ is rather peculiar, as it moved from one church to another and then back again. At 250 years old, it...continue...
Recording information: Ebersdorf (03/2009); Lichtenwalde (03/2009); Ebersdorf (07/2012-09/2012); Lichtenwalde (07/2012-09/2012)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

Peter Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus / English Cornett & Sackbut Ens.; Royal Holloway Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Peter Philips: Benedictus Deus noster, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); O quam suavis est (i), a 8 (1613); Jubilate Deo, for 8 voices; Benedictus Dominus, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); Veni Sancte Sp...
Performers: Cobb, Samantha [Soprano Vocal]; Cronin, Hilary [Soprano Vocal]; Franklin, Gillian; Glenton, Gawain; Goddard, James; Gough, Rupert; Stockwell, Ewan; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Gough, Rupert
Ensemble: English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

English composer Peter Philips spent most of his life abroad and was celebrated all over Europe in his day. Despite this, Philips's music has been...continue...
Recording information: St Alban's Church, Holborn, London, England (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo / Sophie Karthäuser, Christophe Dumaux, Julian Behr, Konstantin Wolff. René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (spurious)
Performers: Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The history of the oratorio Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata is as shrouded in mystery as its probable creator. The title of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2012)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Six Partitas, BWV 825 - 830 / Vladimir Feltsman: piano

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828; Partita for keyboard no 3 in A...
Performers: Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]

Gramophone Magazine, April 2013
Feltsman's imaginative and creative ornaments and embellishments consistently delight and surprise...You may not get painstaking dynamic gradations or micro-m...continue...
Recording information: Bolshoi Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (09/08/1999-09/11/1999)....continue...