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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...

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Couperin: Pieces de Clavecin - The Complete Harpsichord Works / Richard Egarr

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Louis Couperin: Allemande for Harpsichord in A minor "L' Amiable"; Les Carillons de Paris, for organ (Pièces d'orgue, no 140)
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Hailed for his "revelatory" account of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (The New York Times), Richard Egarr turns to one of the least-known and most entrancing collections...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London (02/20/2010-02/24/2010); Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (02/20/2010-02/24/2010); Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London (04/16/2009-04/20/2009); ...continue...

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson: A Tribute / McGegan

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Theodora; Messiah; Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, HWV 96; Susanna; Radamisto; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Arianna; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Gottfried Heinrich Stölz...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Bowles, David; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Collel, Bjorn; David Tayler [Lute/Guitar]; Freiberg, Sarah; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; LeGuin, Elisabeth; Linsenberg, Judith; McGe...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

This set is a tribute to the supreme artistry of mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954-2006). It gathers together some of the finest recordings of arias...continue...

German Baroque Songs / Annette Dasch, soprano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: Heinrich Albert: O der rauhen Grausamkeit!, for voice & continuo (no 18 from Book 2); Letzte Rede einer vormals stoltzen und sterbenden Jungfer, for voice & continuo; Seelchen, habt ihr nicht gesehen...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Corell, Bjorn [Lute]; Dasch, Annette; Erben, Kerstin [Viola]; Forck, Bernhard; Sieben, Stephan; von der Goltz, Kristin; Wetzel, Dorte
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue...

Kenneth Gilbert: Harpischord & Organ / Film by Michel Follin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Gilbert, Kenneth

Run Time: 56 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
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C.P.E. Bach: Sei Concerti per il Cembalo Concertato, Wq. 43

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-04-12

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F major, Wq 42/H471; Concerto for harpsichord, 2 flutes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in D minor (Sei Concerti no 2), H.; Concerto for harpsichor...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra

The Sei concerti per il cembalo concertato were the outcome of a period of intensive work between 1770 and 1772 shortly after Carl Philipp Emanuel...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (05/2010)....continue...

Scott Ross" Playing & Teaching / A Film by Jacques Renard [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-02-08

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Ross, Scott

Run Time: 54 min.
Region: All
Picture Format:
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Musique de Table

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-10-12

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture, suite for 2 flutes, strings & continuo in E minor (Tafelmusik I/1), TWV 55; Quartet for flute, oboe, violin & continuo in G major (Tafelmusik I/2), TWV 43; Concerto ...
Performers: Arfken, Katharina; Behringer, Michael; Bruggemann, Ann-Kathrin; DeVaere, Tom; Haas, Lothar; Hulsemann, Beatrix; Johann, Torsten; Kaiser, Karl; Kaiser, Susanne; Kaufmann, Ulrike; Kittel, Christa; Lari...

Tafelmusik (table music) is a term used since the mid-16th century for music played at feasts and banquets. Some of the most significant composers of...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg im Breisgau (DE), Paulussaal (2009-02-??&2009-07-??&2009-)....continue...

Deutsche Barocklider (German Baroque Songs) / Andreas Scholl (CtrTnr)

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Johann Nauwach: Jetzund kömpt die Nacht herbey; Ach Liebste, laá uns eilen; Heinrich Albert: Turpe senex miles, turpe senilis amor; Veneris miseras resonare querelas; Johann Caspar Ferdin...
Performers: Heumann, Friederike; Marlk, Markus; Pfister, Stephanie; Quintana, Juan Manuel; Scholl, Andreas; Schröder, Karl-Ernst [Lute, Guitar]; Valetti, Pablo; Verzier, Alix

Recording information: Waldenburg (08/1994)....continue...

Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Ensemble 415

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/1; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/2; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/9; Corelli - Concerto Grosso pt. 1; Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 6/10...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Christensen, Jesper [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415 (Ensemble)

"The playing is impeccable - crisply articulated, with fetching rhythmic pulse and shapely phrasing in the slow passages... Overall, however, this probably is the slowest...continue...
Recording information: Palazzo Pignano, Crema (10/1991)....continue...

Kittel: Arias and Cantatas / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Caspar Kittel: Aria 14, Ein ieglich Ding hat seine Zeit; Aria 8, Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr; Aria 17, Als ich nechst war ausspazieret; Aria 3, Coridon, der gieng betrübet; Aria 23, Oime Amor, wie ...
Performers: Balestracci, Guido; Bereuter, Armin; Beyer, Amandine; Cremonesi, Attilio; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lima, Juan-Sebastian; Nishiyama, Marie; Ovenden, Jeremy; Snell, Martin; Stojkovic, Joha...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Recording information: Alte Kirche, Kanton Aargau, Suisse (07/1999); Künstlerhaus Boswil (07/1999)....continue...

Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Vol. 2

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893
Performers: Egarr, Richard

In Book I (1722) of his Well-Tempered Clavier, J.S. Bach set off on an unprecedented passage through all the tonalities available to him on the...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (03/2007); St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (03/2007); Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands (05/2007); ...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Staier, Andreas

Andreas Staier waited nearly a quarter of a century before playing the Goldberg Variations in public. His long-awaited first performance was in Montreal at the...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2009)....continue...

The Art of the Violin / Andrew Manze

5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

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...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]
Conductors: Manze, Andrew

Andrew Manze is celebrated as, "a violinist with extraordinary flair and improvisatory freedom" (BBC Music Magazine) and, "the first modern superstar of the baroque violin"...continue...

Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Complete Violin Sonatas

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi: Sonatas (6), for violin & cembalo, Op. 3; Sonatas (6), for violin & cembalo, Op. 4
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
These are virtuoso performances of some quite extraordinary music. Each sonata has its own descriptive subtitle and a movement layout which seems...continue...

Handel: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 & 5 / Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Trio sonata for flute/violin, violin & continuo in B minor, Op. 2/1, HWV 386b; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 2/2, HWV 387; Trio Sonata for 2 Violins an...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Rachel; Crouch, Joseph; Egarr, Richard; Richter, Rodolfo
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music conclude their award-winning Handel cycle with this dazzling traversal of the Trio Sonatas Op.2 and Op.5. These...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (10/2007/01/2008)....continue...

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052 & 1053, Triple Concerto / Egarr, Manze

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

J. S. Bach's harpsichord concertos and the Triple Concerto span the total range of Baroque expression. Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music led...continue...

Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op 1 / Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E minor, HWV 359a/Op. 1 no 1; Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in G minor, HWV 360/Op. 1 no 2; Sonata for Violin and Basso Contin...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Rachel; Bruine, Frank de; Egarr, Richard
Conductors: Egarr, Richard

"The Academy of Ancient Music is one of the best and oldest of period-instrument groups, so it should come as no surprise that their performances...continue...

Venezia 1625 / Maurice Steger, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Giovanni Battista Fontana: Sonata for solo violin no 2 (Sonata seconda); Sonata for solo violin no 3; Sonata for solo violin no 4; Sonata for solo violin no 6; Marco Uccellini: Sinfonie boscareccie, ...
Performers: Barczi, Péter; Beuse, Christian; Borhi, Éva; Boysen, Thomas C.; Ciomei, Sergio; Frey, Sabrina; Kitaya, Naoki; Perl, Hille; Santana, Lee; Steger, Maurice; Temmingh, Stefan; Valli, Mauro

Venice, 1625: the city of the doges is one of the principal artistic centers of Europe. At the Cappella San Marco, a profoundly original style...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Egarr, Richard
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The most popular and best-known works in the Baroque repertoire beautifully captured in SACD sound. The only complete Brandenburg Concertos available on Harmonia Mundi a...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Purcell: Keyboard Suites & Grounds / Richard Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Suite for Harpsichord no 1 in G major, Z 660; Chaconne for Harpsichord in G minor, Z T680 "Timon of Athens"; Suite for Harpsichord no 2 in G minor, Z 661; Ground for Harpsichord in C m...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Published a year after his death, Henry Purcell's eight keyboard suites were long overshadowed by his more celebrated works. They are the heirs to a...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies, Concertos / Alperman, Bruns, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in E flat major, Wq 179/H 654; Concerto for Harpsichord in C major, Wq 20/H 423; Symphony for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings & continuo in E minor, H. 653, Wq...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael

Gramophone Magazine
Enthusiasm and energy make this disc of lesser-known works a worthy reissue. The Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik had no trouble displaying their customary...continue...

Bach: Early Works for Harpsichord

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in D major, BWV 912; Partite sopra "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767; Toccata and Fugue in E minor; Suite for keyboard in A minor, BWV 818a; Toccata in G major, BWV 91...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]

Who was the young Johann Sebastian? A rebellious, provocative adolescent? A clever, stubborn careerist? An innovator, as gifted as he was prolifi c? Certainly a...continue...

Vivaldi: Sonata a tre "La Follia", etc / Banchini, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in D minor, Op. 1 no 12/RV 63 "La Follia"; Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ("Manchester Sonata" no 7, "a Pisendel" no 2), RV 6; T...
Performers: Christensen, Jesper [Harpsichord]; Gohl, Kathi; Mejean, Veronique
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415 (Ensemble)

Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier / Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"Egarr offers up a superb recording of the first 24 of the '48'. This is really one of the better recordings of the 'Well-Tempered Clavier'....continue...

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi VII-XII / Manze, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 7 in D minor (after Corelli 5/7; Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 8 in A mi...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; McGillivray, Alison; Watkin, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

"This disc is a single-disc condensation drawn from the earlier set that comes, as an added bonus, a thick catalogue of Harmonia Mundi's active releases,...continue...

Marais: Suites pour Viole de Gambe / Quintana, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Marin Marais: Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in D major (Pièces de viole, Book III, Nos. 40-58); Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in A minor (Pièces de viole, Book V, Nos. 1-16); Su...
Performers: Costoyas, Dolores; Cremonesi, Attilio; Quintana, Juan Manuel

BBC Music Magazine
Quintana offers accomplished and stylish interpretations of these glorious pieces, combining a lightness of touch in the dance movements with more vigorous, muscular...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations, 14 Canons / Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Canons (14) on the Ground from the "Goldberg Variations", BWV 1087
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Returning to the music of J.S. Bach, keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr offers the complete, unabridged Goldberg Variations. He performs the work using a harpsichord modeled...continue...

Baltic Voices 3 / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-10-11

Works: Vaclovas Augustinas: Treputé Martela, for voices, 2 recorders & percussion; Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Konstateringer (Statements) for chorus; Kaija Saariaho: Nuits, adieux, for vocal quartet &...
Performers: Joesaar, Tonu; Kogermann, Tiit; Metsamart, Madis; Nael, Ene; Oja, Iris; Palu, Leonora; Punder, Neeme; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Acclaimed conductor Paul Hillier and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conclude their exploration of the choral riches of the Baltic region with a third and...continue...

Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas / Manze, Egarr

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13; Sonata for Violin in F major, Op.1/12, HWV 370 (doubtful); Violin (or Oboe) Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a;...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, McGillivray

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-10-12

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105; Andrew Manze: Scordatura briefly explained (for Biber's Rosary Sonatas)
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; McGillivray, Alison

'The Rosary Sonatas' are one of the most unusual collections of violin music ever assembled. It is primarily this work on which the fame of...continue...

Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts / Rousset, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-06-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Premier concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) (Pièces de c; Deuxième concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola ...
Performers: Rousset, Christophe [Harpsichord/Conductor]; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]; Uemura, Kaori

Corelli: Violin Sonatas Op 5 / Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-03-01

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...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew

When Andrew Manze's groundbreaking recording of Geminiani's Concerti Grossi was released, there was immediate anticipation to hear him perform the works upon which they were...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Jacobs, Larmore, Schlick, et al

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jacobs, Rene; Lallouette, Olivier; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rorholm, Marianne; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"This set recommends itself as the most magnificently sung recording of a Handel opera ever made." -International Opera Collector...continue...

Classical Express - Bach: Violin Sonatas Vol 1 / Blumenstock

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]

"Captivating" -BBC Music...continue...

Bach: 7 Harpsichord Concertos, etc / Egarr, Manze, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto";...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"What makes these versions especially pleasurable is the way the harpsichordist blends with the ensemble rather than aggressively stepping into the spotlight. Excellent sound from...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare (Excerpts) / Jacobs, Larmore, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jacobs, Rene; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rorholm, Marianne; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"If this isn't the greatest of all baroque operas, indeed the greatest opera before Mozart, then I really don't know what is. There have been...continue...

Classical Express - Bach: Anna Magdalena Notebook Highlights

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508; Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Gi...
Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; McGegan, Nicholas

The Voice / Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-01-01

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen, folk song; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Antonio Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Amen; Jo...
Performers: Gasser, Brigitte; Heumann, Friederike; Markl, Markus; Martin, Andreas [Lute]; Scholl, Andreas; Schroder, Karl-Ernst [Lute, Guitar]; Verzier, Alix
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara; Herreweghe, Philippe;
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Ensemble 415 (Ensemble)

"It's a voice that has no artificial edge or unsteadiness (an unfortunate feature typical of many "made" countertenors) because, according to Scholl himself, this is...continue...

Couperin: Concerts royaux / Claire, See, Moroney, ter Linden

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-11-01

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d
Performers: Claire, Robert; Moroney, Davitt; See, Janet; ter Linden, Jaap

It is often said that all of Couperin's art is expressed in half-tones: this portrait - a discipline in which the organist of Saint Gervais...continue...

Marais: La Gamme / Charles Medlam, London Baroque

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-10-01

Works: Marin Marais: La gamme et autres morceaux de simphonie
Performers: Hunt, William; Medlam, Charles; Seifert, Ingrid; Toll, John
Conductors: Medlam, Charles
Ensemble: London Baroque

Rameau: Les Grands Motets / Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 horns, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & conti...
Performers: de Mey, Guy; Gari, Suzanne; Jansen, Jan-Willem [Hpsch]; Kooy, Peter; Ledroit, Henri; Monbaliu, Lieve; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Handel: The Complete Sonatas for Recorder / Verbruggen

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1995-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in F major, HWV 369/Op. 1 no 11; Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4; Sonata for Recorder and Basso c...
Performers: Koopman, Ton; ter Linden, Jaap [Cello]; Verbruggen, Marion

"Frankly, it would be difficult to overpraise this disc...Each slow movement is a little work of art, deeply felt, sensuously coloured and with elaborately woven...continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / René Jacobs

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1992-11-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Bovet, Martina; Congiu, Francesca; Dürmüller, Jörg; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Hogman, Christina; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Jacobs, René; Lallouette, Olivier; McFadde...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...