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London Calling - Handel and his contemporaries / Barokksolistene

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11; Hercules, HWV 60; Theodora, HWV 68; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/4; Francesco Maria Veracini: Sonata for violin & continuo i...
Performers: Allan Rasmussen [Organ/Harpsichord]; Blomsterberg, Judith Maria; Bock, Fredrik; Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Pitt, Thomas [Cello]; Roknic, Rastko; Semmingsen, Tuva; Sveen, Hans Knut; Valent, Milos
Conductors: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]
Ensemble: Barokksolistene (Chamber Orchestra)

As the hub of a fledgling British Empire, London around 1710 was burgeoning with new wealth and offered the perfect setting for operatic entrepreneurs eager...continue...
Recording information: Kastelskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark (09/2010)....continue...

The Voice of Emotion / Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-03-13

Works: Spoken Word: Nunc iam cessit Pontus et omnis partitur leges / Vienient annis sæcula (from Act 2 of Seneca's "Mede; Berber Traditional: Amazigh Lullaby ("I met my big brother"); Sephardic Traditi...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Arruabarrena, Maite; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Barona, Enrique [Jarana]; Brandao, Eunice [Viola da Gamba]; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Coin, Christophe; Dí...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX ; Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

In November 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano Montserrat Figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her...continue...
Recording information: 1978/2009....continue...

Music for a While: Songs by Henry Purcell / Maarten Koningsberger, baritone; Fred Jacobs, Theorbo

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Henry Purcell: O! Fair Cedaria, Z. 402; Music for a while; My heart, whenever you appear, song, Z. 399; I resolve against cringing, song, Z. 386; Ah! how pleasant 'tis to love, for soprano & continuo...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Koningsberger, Maarten

"Perfect Purcell on a superlative release chock-full of treasures... . add to the aforementioned Jacob's utterly sympathetic theorbo accompaniments and you have one of the...continue...
Recording information: 10/2008....continue...

Mare Nostrum / Montserrat Figueras

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-01-10

Works: Sephardic Traditional: Una matica de ruda; A la una yo nací (Sarajevo); La estrellas de los cielos; Alef, mem, shin (The Three Principles), traditional song; La Armada Turca, folk song (Turkish)...
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; Dincer, Gursoy; El Maloumi, Driss; Elmaleh, Lior [Vocals]; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Nedyalkov, Nedyalko; Psonis, Dmitri; Sarikouy...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Mare Nostrum (Latin for "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea, one of the most important focal points of cultural, political and...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de la Misericorde, Bordeaux (07/2011); Collégiale de Cardona (Catalogne) (07/2011); Franc-Warêt Church, Namur, Belgium (07/2011); L'Abbaye de Fontfroide (07/2...continue...

Claudio Monteverdi: Arie e Lamenti; Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi / Montserrat Figueras

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2011-11-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 9; Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Madrigals, Book 10; Salve, O regina; O quam pulchra es, amica mea, motet for solo tenor, SV 317; E...
Performers: Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Figueras, Montserrat; Garrigosa, Francesc; Koopman, Ton; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; La Capella Reial de Catalumya; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

The Arie e Lamenti and Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi, originally released separately in 1990 and 1994, firmly established Montserrat Figueras as one of the finest...continue...

Songs of the Catalunya mil-lenaria / Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX & XXI

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2011-07-12

Works: Christmas Traditional: El Cant dels ocells (Carol of the Birds), carol (Catalan); Catalan Traditional: La Filadora, folk song; El fill del rei, folk song; El Mestre, folk song; El Comte Arnau, folk s...
Performers: Figueras, Montserrat; Garrigosa, Francesc; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Ferran
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Hespèrion XX ; Hespèrion XXI ; Montserrat Figueras

Originally released in 1988, this re-issue in Alia Vox's Heritage series features soprano Montserrat Figueras in a program of traditional Catalan songs - a repertoire...continue...

Vivaldi: Flute Concertos / Conrad Steinmann, recorders, Giorno e Notte

1 Super Audio CD / Divox / 2011-05-31

Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Botticher, Jorg-Andreas; Chanu, Michael; Courvoisier, David; Nasillo, Gaetano; Pfister, Stephanie; Schroder, Karl-Ernst; Steinmann, Conrad
Conductors:
Ensemble: Giorno e Notte

"What kind of flute was Vivaldi's 'flauto' in reality?" Thanks to the ensemble's thirst for knowledge and spirited music-making, Vivaldi's works can now be heard...continue...

Biber: Rosary Sonatas

2 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2010-10-13

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Perl, Hille; Santana, Lee; Sepec, Daniel

Heinrich Biber's Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas - fifteen sonatas for violin and continuo portraying the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary, and an extended passacaglia for solo...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Martin Colnrade (10/12/2009-10/19/2009)....continue...

Charpentier: Messe & Te Deum à huit voix / Niquet

1 Super Audio CD / Glossa Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe à 8 voix et 8 violons et flûtes, for 8 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 3; Domine salvum fac regem, motet for 5 voices, double chorus, string...
Performers: Arnould, Benoît; Bayodi, Hanna; Delume, Caroline; Helstroffer, Bruno; Moscardo, Massimo; Revidat, Stephanie; Saint-Yves, François
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus

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The Nightingale and the Butterfly / Theorbo and Recorder

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-06-01

Works: Louis de Caix d'Hervelois: Suite for soprano recorder & continuo in G major, Op. 6/3; Robert de Visée: Passacaille for guitar; Prelude in D minor (Livre de guitarre, 1682); Anne Danican Philidor...
Performers: Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Thorby, Pamela

BBC Music Magazine
Virtuoso playing and scholarly research come together in this disc of French Baroque works... Thorby's eclectic experience in Baroque, jazz and folk music...continue...
Recording information: The National Centre for Early Music, York, England (03/22/2009-03/24/2009)....continue...

Baroque In Poland: Church & Court Music

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2009-12-02

Works: Marcin Mielczewski: Canzona Prima à 2; Maciej Wronowicz: In dulci iubilo, sacred concerto for voice, 2 violins & continuo; Adam Jarzebski: Berlinesa, concerto for 2 violins, viola da gamba & c...
Performers: Faust-Peters, Holger; Gojny, Stanislaw [Theorbo]; Kilarska, Paulina [Harpsichord]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Alla Polacca

2010 - the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth - may be an opportunity to bring to light also little known gems of 17th and 18th...continue...
Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (02/19/2009-02/22/2009)....continue...

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

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

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

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

Deth-Life / Simone Eckert, Ulrich Wedemeier, Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 Super Audio CD / New Classical Adventure / 2009-09-29

Works: Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Tobias Hume: Deth, for ensemble; The first part of ayres; Robert de Visée: Prelude; La Plainte, Tombeau des Mesdemoiselles de Visée, for theorb...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Wedemeier, Ulrich
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

Telemann: 12 Sonatas for Solo Flute and Continuo / Munich Chamber Music, Schmidt-Casdorff, Utiger, et al

2 Super Audio CD / New Classical Adventure / 2009-08-25

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Solos (12) for Transverse Flute/ Violin and Basso continuo
Performers: Groth, Hartwig; Held, Joachim; Schmidt-Casdorff, Michael; Schornsheim, Christine; Utiger, Mary
Conductors:
Ensemble: Munich Chamber Music

Dowland: Lachrimae / Stene, Lislevand, Norsk Barokkorkester

1 Super Audio CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-06-30

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Second Booke of Songes; A Pilgrimes Solace; Fortune, P 62; Firste Booke of Songes; In darkness let mee dwell
Performers: Johnson, Andreas; Lislevand, Rolf; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Lislevand, Rolf
Ensemble: Norwegian Baroque Orchestra

Alia vox Heritage Vol 4 - Merula: Arie & Capricci / Koopman, Figueras, Canihac, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2008-11-11

Works: Tarquinio Merula: Madrigals, Book 2, Op. 10; Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Op. 13; Toccata del secondo tono; Capriccio cromatico
Performers: Canihac, Jean-Pierre; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Figueras, Montserrat; Koopman, Ton; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Jordi

Tarquinio Merula was an Italian composer, organist, and violinist of the early Baroque era. He was one of the most progressive Italian composers of the...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

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

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

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

Soavi accenti [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Proprius / 2008-01-22

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 6; Chiome d'oro, Canzonetta (Livre 7) a 4 voci con violini; Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Madrigals, Book 7; Dario Castello: Sonata duodicesima, for 3 instr...
Performers: Aruhn-Solén, Leif; Ericson, Anders; Frostenson, Mattias; Gammelgård, David; Linderoth, Johan; Lindvall, Stefan; Malmberg, Fredrick; Norin, Lena Susanne; Nyhlin, Karl; Roknic, Rastko; Sun...
Conductors: Malmberg, Fredrick

Forgotten Virtuosi

1 Super Audio CD / Aliud / 2007-06-27

Works: Tarquinio Merula: Ruggiero; Alessandro Striggio: Nasce la pena mia; Cipriano de Rore: Anchor che col partire, madrigal; Thomas Baltzar: Prelude for violin no 2 in G major; Senior Balshar's Division o...
Performers: Dalen, Tormod; Eilander, Maxine; Maginley, Andrew; Taylor, Stephen [Organ]

Recording information: Doopesgezinde Kerk, Joure, Netherlands (2007-07-04&2007-07-10&2007-)....continue...

Lachrimae Caravaggio / Savall, Fernandez, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2007-06-12

Works: Jordi Savall: Lachrimæ Caravaggio, for early music ensemble
Performers: Guglielmi, Luca; Hamon, Pierre; Minasi, Riccardo; Puertas, Xavier; Savall, Ferran; Savall, Jordi; Spaeter, Matthias
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

"Jordi Savall devised this music for Caravaggio exhibition in Barcelona... A haunting 'Cantus Caravaggio' recurs throughout, opening and closing with austere flute. Savall's original contributions...continue...

Masters of the Lute / Matthew Wadsworth

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: John Dowland: Preludium, P 98; Forlorn Hope Fancy; Lachrimae Pavan, P 15; Galliard to Lachrimae, P 46; My Lord Willobes Wellcome Home, P 66; Earl of Essex, his Galliard, P 42a; Francis Cutting: Divis...
Performers: Wadsworth, Matthew

"Sitting pretty at the top of the classical charts as we go to press, one wonders how many new lute fans Sting's John Dowland album...continue...

Dancing Bach / Stockholm Baroque Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / Proprius / 2006-10-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1021; Two-Part Invention no 8 in F major, BWV 779; Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major...
Performers: Klingfors, Mats; Lindal, Maria; Lonnerberg, Peter; Marding, Magdalena; Marin, Mikael; Nyhlin, Karl; Warnstad, Lars

The Stockholm Baroque Orchestra is a group of experienced musicians who have a special interest in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods. The...continue...

Lully: Petits Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Omnes gentes plaudite, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/10; Regina coeli, LWV 77 no 12; O sapientia in misterio, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/11; Laudate pueri Domi...
Performers: Bellocq, Eric; Boyer, Marie; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Fauché, François; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Martin, Frédéric [Violin]; Steyer, Arlette; Zanetti, Moni...

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres / Fentross, Grimm, Zomer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2006-05-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Marin Marai...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Grimm, Anne; Laarhoven, Paulina van; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sfera Armoniosa

"Soprano Anne Grimm is a wonderful singer, with a lovely, warm voice, accurate intonation, and an expressive technique that perfectly captures the mood and meaning...continue...

Don Quijote de la Mancha / Savall, Figueras , et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2006-01-10

Works: Jordi Savall / Manuel Forcano: Miguel de Cervantes
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Bonavita, Rafael; Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Garcia-Bernalt, Carlos; Garrigosa, Francesc;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

400 years since the publication of Don Quixote, Jordi Savall presents this fascinating collection featuring all the airs, songs and ballads written or quoted by...continue...

Altre Follie 1500 - 1750 / Savall, Hespèrion XXI, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-12-13

Works: Anonymous, Peruvian: Folias criollas (improvisation), for ensemble; Anonymous: Folias antiguas; Antonio de Cabezón: Pavana con su glosa; Alonso de Mudarra: Tres libros de musica en cifras; Vince...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Kraemer, Manfredo; Lislevand, Rolf; Ruiz, Mercedes
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

...Leave[s] the listener marveling not only at the breathtaking brilliance... but also at the apparently inexhaustible wealth of fine music inspired by a simple repeated...continue...

Caccini: Nuove Musiche; Piccinini / Zomer, Jacobs

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

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

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

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

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

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

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Du temps & de l'instant / Savall, Figueras, Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-09-13

Works: Martin Codax: Quantas sabedes amare amigo, cantiga for voice and accompaniment; Anonymous, Afghan: Nastaran; Israeli Traditional: Numi, Numi; Jordi Savall: Variations sur O soñjal (Gwerz Breton)...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Ferran; Savall, Jordi

"A sort of early-music crossover album, mixing straight medieval, renaissance and early baroque pieces with traditional Catalan songs and folk tunes from three continents, with...continue...

Bolivian Baroque / Florilegium

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Domenico Zipoli: Beatus vir; In hoc Mundo, for voice & ensemble; Anonymous, Bolivian: Sonata Chiquitanas no 18 for 2 violins & continuo; Aqui ta naqui Iyai, for voice & ensemble; La Folia, for 2 viol...
Performers: Debretzeni, Kati; Escalera, Katia; Moffatt, Sarah; Morsches, Jennifer; Quinteiro, Eligio; Suntra, Henry Villca; Tisera, Gian-Carla; Wayar, Alejandra
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

The majority of this program was only recently rediscovered in a crypt which dates bach to 1707. Both the music and the story behing the...continue...

Tous les matins du monde -Original Soundtrack / Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-02-08

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43; Atys, LWV 53; Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Pièces de viole, Book 4; Pièces de viole, Book 3; La gamme et autres m...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio; Coin, Christophe; Figueras, Montserrat; Hantaï, Jérôme; Hantaï, Pierre; Kiehr, Maria Cristina; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Jordi
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

Musickes Sweetest Joyes / Jacobs, Linden, et al

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

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

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

Splendore di Roma / Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs

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

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

La Folia - Corelli, Marais, et al / Savall, Lislevand, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2003-04-01

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Rodrigo Martinez, villancico; Diego Ortiz: Recercada No 4 sobre la Folía; Recercada no 8 sobre La folia; Antonio de Cabezón: Romance; Juan del Encina: Hoy ...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Estevan, Pedro; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi

Marin: Tonos Humanos / Figueras, Lislevand, Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 1998-06-01

Works: José Marin: No piense Menguilla ya; Sepan todos que muero; No sé yo cómo es; Al son de los arroyuelos; La verdad de Perogrullo; Ojos, pues me desdeñas; Si quieres dar Mari...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna