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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...

The Rise of Instrumental Music (1450-1650) / A History of Music Century Vol 10

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Cipriano de Rore: Anchor che col partire, madrigal; Jacob van Eyck: Questa dolce sirena for solo recorder after Gastoldi; Josquin Desprez: Scaramella va alla guerra, song for 4 parts; Heinrich Isaac:...
Performers: Bellocq, Eric; Martin, Andreas [Lute]; Moscardo, Massimo; O'Dette, Paul; Schroder, Karl-Ernst; Verbruggen, Marion; Young, Crawford [Lute, Guitar]
Conductors: Pandolfo, Paolo; Douglass, David; Barlow, Jeremy
Ensemble: Broadside Band; King's Noyse; Labyrinto

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...

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...

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...

Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel / The Dufay Collective, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Anonymous, Egerton Manuscript 2615: Ludus Danielis (The Play of Daniel), medieval mystery play
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Brough, Harvey; Ellis, Vivien; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Lyons, William; Pell, Susanna; Phillips, Tom [Tenor Vocal]; Pott, Charles; Potter, John [Te...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dufay Collective

"The singing and instrumental playing are first rate, as we expect from these forces, and I have to say that the way instruments are used...continue...

The Elfin Knight / Joel Frederiksen, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: English Traditional: Whittingham Fair, folk song ("The Elfin Knight"); Greensleeves, folk song; Go from My Window, folk song; Fortune My Foe; Scarborough Fair; Anonymous, English: Walsingham; Lord Da...
Performers: Evans, Timothy Leigh; Frederiksen, Joel; Marincic, Domen; Schwannberger, Sven; Weigl, Helmut
Conductors: Frederiksen, Joel
Ensemble: Ensemble Phoenix Munich

A basso with exceptional timbre, Frederiksen has done his homework and is now able to revive a whole host of folk ballads that are at...continue...

Delalande: Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy / Hugo Reyne

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-08-14

Works: Michel-Richard Delalande: Concert de trompettes, for orchestra, S. 158/1-6, 20 (Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy); Troisième Fantaisie ou Caprice, for orchestra, S. 162; Septième suite, f...
Performers: Reyne, Hugo
Conductors: Reyne, Hugo
Ensemble: La Simphonie du Marais

"The listener is treated to three suites of widely varying structure (the 12th suite has seven short movements, the fifth 13, and the seventh suite,...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...

Classical Express - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Verbruggen

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-04-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Verbruggen, Marion
Conductors:
Ensemble: Flanders Recorder Quartet

"Magic" -Classical Pulse...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...

Flûte à Bec, Luth & Guitare / René Clemencic, András Kecskés

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-09-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata for Flute in F major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op....
Performers: Clemencic, René; Kecskes, Andras

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...