Violin > Baroque Period

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Gudmundur Högnason: Hymnodia Sacra / Carmina Chamber Choir; Nordic Affect; Árni Heimir Ingólfsson: director

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Statius Olthof: Músíkulof, for chorus; Andi Guds eilífur er, song; Arni Heimir Ingólfsson: Eilíft lof med elsku hátt, song; Gudmundur Högnason: Heyr _ú, Guds b...
Performers: Blondal, Kristin Erna; Halldorsdottir, Marta Gudrun; Haroardottir, Guorun Hrund; Karlsson, Gudmundur Vignir; Loftsdottir, Hanna [Cello]; Nyhlin, Karl; Oskarsdottir, Gudrun; Stefansdottir, Halla Stein...
Conductors: Ingolffson, Arni Heimir
Ensemble: ; Nordic Affect

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Most of the music is sung in unison or by a solo voice. Much of it sounds...continue...
Recording information: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)....continue...

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
Recording information: 06/1985-03/1994....continue...

"Ciaconna" Music of Tomaso Antonio Vitali and Giovanni Battista Vitali / Clematis. Stéphanie de Failly: violin

1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-02-12

Works: Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Parte del Tomaso Vitalino; Passo e mezzo in A minor; Sonata prima in A minor; Sonata no 12; Sonata in D major; Giovanni Battista Vitali: Capriccio di Tromba, for violin solo (...
Performers: Failly, Stephanie de
Conductors: Failly, Stéphanie de
Ensemble: Ensemble Clematis

Every violinist from the Romantic period onwards has played Tomaso Antonio Vitali's famous Chaconne, although the score they used was always based on the much-modified...continue...
Recording information: église Notre-Dame de Centeilles (08/2011); Église Notre-Dame de Gedinne (08/2011); église Notre-Dame de Centeilles (08/2012); Église Notre-Dame de Gedinne (0...continue...

Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin / Lara Hall, violin

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-02-12

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias (12), for violin, TWV 40
Performers: Hall, Lara

Recording information: The Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton, NZ (10/2011)....continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos / Reykjavik CO. Rut Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Unnur María Ingólfsdóttir: violin; Daði Kolbeinsson: oboe

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, B...
Performers: Ingolfsdottir, Rut; Ingolfsdottir, Unnur Maria; Kolbeinsson, Dadi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra

The Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1974 under the leadership of Rut Ingólfsdóttir. The group was founded with the objective of offering regular Icelandic...continue...
Recording information: Askirkja, Reykjavík (12/2003)....continue...

Roman Handel - Cantatas & instrumental works by Handel, Bonocini, Corelli, Lulier, Gasparini et al. / Kristen Watson, soprano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute in B minor (Halle Sonata no 3), HWV 376 (possibly spurious); Tu fedel? Tu constante?, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 171; Giovanni Bononcini:...
Performers: Irons, Jesse [Violin]; Watson, Kristen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musicians of the Old Post Road

Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (2011-05-23&2011-05-25_2011-)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Zelenka, Telemann: Overtures for Horn or 2 Horns and Strings / Radek Baborak, horn; Barock Solisten

1 CD / Phil.Harmonie / 2013-01-29

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Capriccio for 2 horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo no 3 in F major, ZWV 184; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; ...
Performers: Baborák, Radek; Forck, Bernhard; Orlovsky, Raimar; Zust, Andrej
Conductors: Forck, Bernhard
Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Radek Baborák, who was principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2003 to 2010, plays with the...continue...
Recording information: KMS Recording Studio (03/13/2011-09/27/2011)....continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Cantiones Sacrae / Dresden Chamber Choir

2 CD / Carus / 2013-01-29

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Cantiones Sacrae, motets (41) for 4 voices & continuo, SWV 53-93 (Op. 4)
Performers: Hess, Frauke; Remy, Ludger
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Chamber Choir

In the complete works of Heinrich Schütz, performed by the Dresdner Kammerchor under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann, the fifth installment presents the Cantiones Sacrae...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche "Zum Heiligan Namen Gottes", Radeberg (02/13/2012-02/17/2012)....continue...

Tartini: 30 Sonate Piccole, Vol. 1 - Sonatas nos 1-6 / Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-01-29

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, B. G1; Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor, B. d1; Sonata for violin & continuo, B. D1; Sonata for violin & continuo in C major, B. C1; ...
Performers: Skaerved, Peter Sheppard

In the last years of his life, the great composer and violinist Tartini (1692 - 1770) labored at a cycle of sonatas for solo violin....continue...
Recording information: The Church of St John the Baptist, Aldbury, Herfordshir (01/05/2011)....continue...

Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

Giovanni Battista Buonamente: L'e' tanto tempo hormai - sonatas, canzonas and sinfonias / Helianthus Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata no 6 sopra "Rugiero" for theorbo, transverse flute & violin; Sonata Quinta a 2; Canzona a 4; Sonata no 9 sopra "Quello e' quel loco", for transverse flute & conti...
Performers: Centurioni, Olivia; Mascardi, Evangelina; Melendez, Josue; Morini, Guido
Conductors:
Ensemble: Helianthus Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...The Helianthus Ensemble perform on various combinations of anywhere from three to five instruments... This might be...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Sebastiano al Palatino - Roma (02/28/2012-03/03/2012)....continue...

The Unknown Purcell: Sonatas by Daniel Purcell / Hazel Brooks, violin; David Pollock, harpsichord

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Daniel Purcell: Toccata for harpsichord in A minor; Chaconne for violin (or recorder) & harpsichord in A minor; Solo (Sonata) for recorder (or violin) & continuo in D major; Solo no 2 for flute (or r...
Performers: Brooks, Hazel; Pollock, David [Harpsichord]

Nearly all of Daniel Purcell's surviving solo harpsichord music consists of arrangements, the only clear exception being the short Toccata, a brief essay in the...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (08/01/2011-08/04/2011)....continue...

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Christmas and sacred music by J.S. Bach, Telemann & Handel / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1982)

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), TWV 714; George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Cant...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Hynninen, Jorma; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn; Schuster, Frits [Double Bass]; Sekreve, Henk; Waterman, Joël; Waterman, Robert
Conductors: Voorberg, Marinus

Acanta presents this 1982 re-issue of Christmas and sacred music featuring soprano Lucia Popp. During this time Lucia Popp had reached the height of her...continue...

The Super Telarc Sound 1

1 CD / Lim / 2013-01-15

Works: Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Antonio Vivaldi: Spring; Autumn; Winter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Gustav Holst: The Planets; Georges Bizet: Carm...
Performers: Brown, Ray [Australia]; Jackson, Milt; Minnelli, Liza; Pass, Joe; Peterson, Oscar; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Ozawa, Seiji; Serkin, Rudolf; Previn, Andre; Slatkin, Leonard; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 3 - Bach / Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for flute (or violin) & k...
Performers: Gilbert, Kenneth; Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Staryk, Steven
Ensemble: ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...continue...

Telemann: Concertos for Various Instruments / Fabio Ciofini, Accademia Hermans

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2013-01-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 2 horns, strings & continuo in F major, TWV 52; Concerto for 2 chalumeaux (clarinets) & strings in D minor, TWV 52; Concerto for Violin, unison violins & continuo...
Performers: Angelo, Claudia Quondam [Hunting Horn]; Bianchi, Elena; Carbonara, Rocco; Gatti, Enrico; Lucchetta, Luca [Chalumeau]; Venturi, Marco; Verschoor, Onno
Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans

Telemann's concertos were characterized by the variety of instruments chosen for solos and combinations; in this recording, instruments range from the traditional violin to the...continue...
Recording information: l'Abbazia di San Pietro in Valle - Ferentillo (TR) (07/05/2007-07/07/2007)....continue...

Giuseppe Tartini: Sonatas for Solo Violin nos 4, 10, 14, 15 & 17 / Luigi De Filippi, violin

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for violin in D major, B. D2; Sonata for violin & continuo in C major, B. C1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, B. B1; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, B....
Performers: Filippi, Luigi de

Giuseppe Tartini was a legend in his lifetime, and one of the most influential figures in the golden age of the baroque era. Through the...continue...
Recording information: Casa di Spiritualità S. Teresa - Padri Carmelitani Scal (06/2010)....continue...

William Lawes: The Passion of Musicke / Sophie Gent: violin; Giovanna Pessi: triple harp; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo; Philippe Pierlot: viol

1 CD / Flora / 2013-01-08

Works: William Lawes: Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 1 in G minor; Corant for lyra viol (VdGS no 431); Consort for harp, bass viol, violin & theorbo no 4 in D minor; Divisions on a Pavan i...
Performers: Eguez, Eduardo; Gent, Sophie; Pessi, Giovanna; Pierlot, Philippe

On the death of William Lawes, King James I - who called him "The Father of Music" - observed several weeks of mourning. Lawes is...continue...
Recording information: Bra-sur-Lienne (08/2006)....continue...

Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Concertos, Op. 7 / Les Muffatti, Luis Otavio Santos, violin

1 CD / Ramee / 2013-01-08

Works: Jean-Marie Leclair: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in A minor, Op. 7/5; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major, Op. 7/2; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in F major, Op. 7...
Performers: Santos, Luis Otavio
Conductors: Heyghen, Peter van
Ensemble: Les Muffatti

Few French musicians of the 18th century were as appreciated during their lifetime as the virtuoso violinist Jean-Marie Leclair. Three years after his tragic death...continue...
Recording information: Agustinus Muziekcentrum (AMUZ), Antwerp, Belgium (09/2010)....continue...

December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Telemann: Complete Orchestral Suites, Vol. 4 / Pavel Serbin

2 CD / Caro Mitis / 2012-12-11

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture, suite for 2 violins, strings & continuo in G minor, TWV 55; Overture-Suite for 4 Horns, 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso continuo in F major, TV 55 no F 11 "Alster Ou; Ove...
Performers: Allen, Renee; Filchenko, Sergey; Katarzhnova, Marina [Violin]; Lepekhov, Dmitry [Violin]; Nodel, Philipp [Oboe]; Shilenkov, Mikhail [Bassoon]; Usacheva, Svetlana [Oboe]; Yarovoy, Fyodor [Natural Horn]
Conductors: Serbin, Pavel
Ensemble: Pratum Integrum Orchestra

Volume 4 in this series of the complete orchestral suites of Telemann includes three world premiere recordings of recently rediscovered music....continue...
Recording information: 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcas (2010-08-22_2010-08-28&2011-)....continue...

Mando Chronicles / Peter Ostroushoko, mandolin

3 CD / Red House Records / 2012-11-27

Works: American Traditional: Paddy on the Turnpike; Lantern in the Ditch; Old Virginia Reel; Monkey on a Dog Cart; Peter Ostroushko: Ace of Spades / Brilliancy, medley for mandolin, guitar & cello; Mr. Bill...
Performers: Anderson, Marc [Percussion]; Bensel, Jim Ten; Blake, Nancy; Blake, Norman; Chang, Sunmi [Violin]; Chouinard, Dan; Dworsky, Richard; Freymouth, Dirk; Gimble, Johnny; Gotham, Danny [Guitar]; Johnson, P...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp]

Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue...

Baroque Music for Horn and Strings / Bruce Atwell, horn

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Christoph Förster: Concerto "ex Dis" for horn & string orchestra no 2; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Quartet for violin, horn, cello & continuo in F major, TWV 43; Peter ...
Performers: Atwell, Bruce; Hoffman, Heidi; Shuford, Gabriel; Walker, Nicholas; Waterbury, Susan
Conductors: Meyer, Jeffery
Ensemble: ; St Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Pekarsky, M...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Out of the Forest - Music for corno da caccia of Telemann, Tunnell / Michael Tunnell, corno da caccia; Jack Ashworth, organ and harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for horn & orchestra no 3 in E flat major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, str...
Performers: Ashworth, Jack; Bonczyk, Patrick; Farrar, Byron; Halliday, Jane; Heim, Bruce; Hill, Michael; Karr, Kathy; Karr, Matthew; Potochnic, Jennifer; Rafferty, J. Patrick; Tunnell, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Solo Corno Caccia

Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Louisville, Kent (2011)....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Stabat Mater; Dixit Dominus / Alessandra Gardini; Cristina Paolucci; Gloria Banditelli, Paolo Macedonia

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Amen; Dixit Dominus, RV 807
Performers: Gatti, Enrico
Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans

Recording information: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (07/02/2007-07/04/2007)....continue...

Baroque Legacy: Bach and his Contemporaries performed on Double Bass / Bach, Couperin, Eccles, Handel / Jeremy McCoy, double bass

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich...
Performers: Donahue, Shirien Taylor; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; McCoy, Jeremy; Milisavljevic, Milan; Muroki, Kurt; Murphy, Kevin; Szepes, Caterina

Jeremy McCoy is assistant principal double bass with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Now in his 28th season at the Met, he also maintains an active...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (02/13/2011); Dominion Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canad (02/13/2011); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York...continue...

The Art of Transcription: J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, 15 Sinfonias / Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Yuri Zhislin and Luigi Piovano, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9); Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56)
Performers: Piovano, Luigi; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Zhislin, Yuri

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012
It's over a quarter of a century since Dmitry Sitkovetsky made his string trio transcription of the Goldbergs, recorded here with...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (06/2010)....continue...

Dario Castello & Co: Venetian Sonatas for Winds and Strings from the 17th Century / Caecilia-Concert

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali, no 29, Ricercar Cromaticho post il Credo, for keyboard; Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno Book 2; Sonata for 2 instruments & continuo no 6 (Sonat...
Performers: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Lehtipuu, Aira Maria [Violin]; Savan, Jamie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Caecilia-Concert

Recording information: Oud-Katholieke Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands (11/30/2011-12/02/2011)....continue...

Bach: 6 Sonatas for harpsichord and violin / Ton Koopman: harpsichord; Catherine Manson: violin

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

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: Koopman, Ton; Manson, Catherine

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff wrote the liner notes for this superb release. Koopman and Manson are acutely aware...continue...
Recording information: Waalse kerk Amsterdam (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partitas, Chorales & Ciaconna / Tenebrae; Nigel Short, London Symphony Orchestra; Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 4; St. Matthew's Passion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

LSO Live is delighted to renew its relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebrae, whose previous recordings on the label have included Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ...continue...
Recording information: St. Giles', Cripplegate, London, England (05/07/2012)....continue...

Telemann: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 5 / Elizabeth Wallfisch, The Wallfisch Band

1 CD / CPO / 2012-11-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G major, TWV 51; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in B flat major, TWV 51; Concerto for Violin, unison violins & continuo in ...
Performers: Wallfisch, Elizabeth
Conductors: Wallfisch, Elizabeth
Ensemble: Wallfisch Band

The 7 works gathered together here are all from Telemann's early phase of concerto production and all of them display his enormous and impressive wealth...continue...
Recording information: Kirche LaBaleine, France (04/2010)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...