Baroque Period > Harpsichord

Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas & Jepthe / The Oxford Chorale; Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Jephte
Performers: Arnold, Elizabeth; Beauchamp, Cameron; Gosta, Predrag; Kulp, Esther; Matthews, Julia; McCarren, Holly; Newell, Patrick; Soph, Steven; Sutton, Kevin; Wor, Magdalena
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag

Two of Carissimi's most famous oratorios, performed by early music ensemble New Trinity Baroque in collaboration with the Choir of Oxford College (The Oxford Chorale)...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...

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...

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...

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: 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...

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...

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

To Touch, To Kiss, To Die - Songs by Henry Purcell, Anthony Poole & John Dowland / Valer Barna-Sabadus

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-02-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; She loves and she confesses too, song, Z. 413; Don Quixote, Z 578; Music for a while; A New Ground for Harpsichord in E minor, Z T682 "Welcome to all the pleasures"...
Performers: Barna-Sabadus, Valer; Watts, Olga; Wolf, Axel

The CD "Hasse reloaded" was enthusiastically received by the critics and was included on the German Record Critics' Best List. Oehms Classics is delighted that...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich-Sendling (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Scarlatti and the Neapoliton Song - Sonatas and Canzonas / Letizia Calandra, soprano; Francesco Cera, harpsichord

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 103; Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 214/L 165; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 9/L 413; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 176; S...
Performers: Calandra, Letizia; Cera, Francesco

The disc combines several of Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas with Neapolitan songs by various composers of the era, exploring the influences of these songs on Scarlatti's...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Anatolia, Colle di Tora, Rieti, Italy (09/2009)....continue...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

J. S. Bach: The Six French Suites / Colin Tilney, clavichord

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (BC L21); Suite in E flat, BWV 819a; French Su...
Performers: Tilney, Colin

A superbly recorded new version of this cycle. Tilney is internationally known for his harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano playing, with many solo recordings on DG...continue...
Recording information: Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, B (06/2009/09/2009)....continue...

The London Flute

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Francesco Mancini: Sonata for recorder & continuo no 4 in A minor; Francis Forcer: Chaconne for harpsichord in E major (from the Babell MS); Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor...
Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Milne, Nicholas; Stinders, Herman
Conductors:
Ensemble: Per Flauto

Recording information: Augustinus Kerk, Antwerp, Belgium (AMUZ) (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....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...

Bach: Six Partitas for Harpsichord (Clavier Übung I) BWV 825-830 / Ton Koopman: harpsichord

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

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 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6); Partita for keyboard n...
Performers: Koopman, Ton

For a long time, Baroque and Bach specialist Ton Koopman has wanted to record this masterpiece, recorded in the trusted and beautiful Walloon Church in...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (12/2011)....continue...

Music from the Age of Louis XV - Music of Couperin, Forqueray, Rameau and Duphly / John Kitchen, 1769 Taskin harpsichord

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-02-12

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Jean-Baptiste Forqueray: La Dubreüil (from Pièces de viole, Deuxième Divertissement); Antoine Forqueray: La Leclair; La L...
Performers: Kitchen, John

John Kitchen, uniquely familiar with Edinburgh's internationally acclaimed collections of early keyboard instruments, turns his attention to the world's most famous harpsichord: the Taskin harpsichord...continue...
Recording information: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)....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...

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...

François Couperin: Suites for Viola da gamba nos 1 & 2; Suite for Harpsichord no 27 / Mikko Perkola, viola da gamba; Aapo Hakkinen, harpsichord

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: François Couperin: Suite 1, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); Pièces de violes, Suite no 2 in A minor; 27e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV)
Performers: Hakkinen, Aapo; Perkola, Mikko

François Couperin wrote some of France's greatest music in the classical style. The Suites for Viola da gamba and Harpsichordare late works, published in 1728,...continue...
Recording information: St. Catherine's Church, Karjaa, Finland (05/16/2011-05/18/2011)....continue...

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

Cembalo: Inspiration und Originalitat - works by d'Anglebert, Bach, Froberger & Vivaldi / Mechthild Winter, harpsichord

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Jean-Henri d'Anglebert: Suite for harpsichord no 2 in G minor (Pièces de Claveçin); Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BW...
Performers: Winter, Mechthild

The first solo CD from experienced Leipzig-based harpsichordist Mechthild Winter on the Querstand label is played on a harpsichord built after a famous old Ruckers...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-lutherische Gnadenkirche Leipzig-Wahren (09/2010)....continue...

Marin Marais: Folie - Suites for violin and basso continuo / Philippe Pierlot: bass viol; Rainer Zipperling: bass viol; François Guerrier: harpsichord; Eduardo Egüez: theorbo

1 CD / Flora / 2013-01-08

Works: Marin Marais: Suite en ré; Suite en La; Suite en Mi
Performers: Egüez, Eduardo; Guerrier, François

In the year 1700, Corelli published his Violin Sonatas Op. 5, without doubt the most important collection of instrumental music of the beginning of the...continue...
Recording information: l'Eglise de Basse-Bodeux (10/2011)....continue...

Giacomo Antonio Perti: Moses, Leader of the Jewish People / Ensemble Les Nations

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-01-08

Works: Giacomo Antonio Perti: Il Mosè conduttor del popolo ebreo, oratorio
Performers: Baldassari, Maria Luisa
Conductors: Baldassari, Maria Luisa
Ensemble: Ensemble Les Nations

The revival of the 1685 oratorio Moses, Leader of the Jewish People for five voices, trumpet, and strings celebrates the 350th anniversary of the birth...continue...
Recording information: Pieve del Tho Brisighella (RA), Italy (08/2011)....continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Francois Couperin: Pieces de Violes, 1728 / Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Ariane Maurette

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2013-01-08

Works: François Couperin: Suite 1, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); Pièces de violes, Suite no 2 in A minor
Performers: Koopman, Ton

Originally released in 1975 by Astrée, this legendary recording was the first of many milestone recordings by Jordi Savall featuring Baroque repertoire. Couperin wrote these...continue...
Recording information: L'Église Romane de Saint Lambert des Bois, Yvelines (12/1975)....continue...

Charles Dollé: Pièces de Viole

1 CD / ARS Productions Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Charles Dollé: Pièces de viole avec la basse continue, Op. 2
Performers: Ogg, Jacques; Wagner, Petr

Recording information: Kralická Church, Prague, Czech Republic (2001)....continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Six Concertos for Flute / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Jorg Faerber

1 CD / Claves / 2012-12-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for Flute in A minor, RV 440; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Con...
Performers: Dutschler, Ursula; Gouton, Francis; Graf, Peter-Lukas
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Wurttemberg-Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra

Swiss flutist Peter-Lukas Graf offers a program of concertos by Vivaldi. He studied in Paris and Munich and became principal flute of the Winterthur Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Kreuzkirche, Heilbronn (06/1988)....continue...

Maurice Greene: Spenser's Amoretti (25 Sonnet Settings) / Benjamin Hulett, tenor; Luke Green, harpsichord, Giangiacomo Pinardi, theorbo

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Maurice Greene: Spenser's Amoretti, song cycle for soprano & continuo
Performers: Green, Luke; Hulett, Benjamin; Pinardi, Giangiacomo

Master of the King's Music, Maurice Greene was an important figure in English music at the time of Handel. His sensitive settings of sonnets by...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, U.K. (02/20/2012-02/22/2012)....continue...

Agostino Steffani: Duetti da Camera / Alan Curtis; Daniela Mazzucato, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Esswood, John Elwes

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Agostino Steffani: Tu m'aspettasti al mare, chamber duet; M'hai da piangere un dì, chamber duet; Io voglio provar, chamber duet; Placidissime catene; Gia tu parti, chamber duet; E perché...
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Elwes, John; Esswood, Paul; Mazzucato, Daniela; Moller, Wouter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Curtis, Alan

The name of Baroque composer Agostine Steffani (1654-1728) has been much in the air recently, and we have taken this opportunity to revive an Archiv...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz (09/1981)....continue...

Bernardo Pasquini: Cain & Abel, oratorio / Parizzi, Cipriani, Panzeri, Dirckinck, Boden

1 CD / New Pan / 2012-12-06

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in F major, 7. 3-6; Bernardo Pasquini: Caino e Abele, oratorio for 5 voices & orchestra; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata a 4, for 2 violins, violetta &...
Performers: Cavina, Claudio; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Galante, Andreana; Marchi, Alessandro de; Ragni, Nadia; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de
Ensemble: ; Il Teatro Armonica

The name of Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1717) has until now been associated above all with his music for keyboard, a situations perhaps explained by the fact...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Salvatore in Lauro, Rome, Italy (04/1990)....continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

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...

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

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...

Domenico Scarlatti: The Complete Sonatas / Richard Lester, harpsichord, fortepiano, organ. [MP3 Edition] [Box Set]

9 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 3/L 378; Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 4/L ...
Performers: Lester, Richard

Recording information: All Hallows Church, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, Engl; Wisteria Lodge, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England....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...

J.S. Bach: Complete Harpsichord Concertos / Burkhard Glaetzner, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum / Christine Schornsheim, Pieter-Jan Belder, et. al., harpsichord

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Delft, Menno Van; Henstra, Siebe; Leenhouts, Paul; Liebsch, Violetta; Schornsheim, Christine; Stark, Mechtild; Steenhoven, Karel van; Thalheim, Armin
Conductors: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Belder, Pieter-Jan
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Celebrate the birth of one of the most important genres in music history with this set dedicated to J.S. Bach's complete works in the medium...continue...

The Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harpsichord / Music of Bach, Bohm, Greene, Purcell, Couperin, Handel / Andrew Arthur, harpsichord

1 CD / Priory / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Georg Böhm: W...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew

The harpsichord at Trinity Hall, Cambridge was built by Andrew Garlick in 2009 and is modeled on one made by Goujon in 1748 and offers...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge (01/10/2012/01/11/2012)....continue...

Francois Couperin: Vol. 1 - The Tragic Muse; Pieces de Clavecin / Andrew Appel, harpsichord

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: François Couperin: 8e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II); 3e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I)
Performers: Appel, Andrew

Acclaimed American harpsichordist Andrew Appel here performs core repertoire for his instrument that is by turns both elegant and dramatic. Andrew Appel has embarked upon...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Church, Hudson, NY (09/1999)....continue...

18th-Century Portuguese Love Songs / Zak Ozmo, L'Avventura London

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13

Works: Anonymous, Portuguese: Ganinha, minha Ganinha, song; Foi por mim, foi pela sorte, song; A minha Nerina, song; É delícia ter amor, song; Os 'me deixas' que tu dás, song; António da...
Performers: David Gordon [Harpsichord/Composer]; Medeiros, Sandra [Soprano Vocal]; Ozmo, Zak; Seara, Joana; Takeuchi, Taro
Conductors: Ozmo, Zak
Ensemble: L'Avventura London

L'Avventura London and their director Zak Ozmo make their debut on Hyperion with a lusciously saucy album of Portuguese love songs from the eighteenth century....continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (01/19/2012-01/21/2012)....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...

Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...
Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers...
Conductors: Semeradova, Jana
Ensemble: Collegium Marianum

Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue...
Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&2012-)....continue...

Leclair & his Rivals: Guillemain, Cardonne, Guignon & Duphly / Leila Scheyegh, baroque violin; Jorg Halubek, hapsichord

1 CD / New Pan Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: Sonata for violin & continuo, Op 1/4, in A; Jean-Baptiste Cardon: Sonata for Violin no 3 in E minor; Jean-Pierre Guignon: Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor, Op. 1/9; J...
Performers: Halubek, Jorg

From today's perspective JeanMarie Leclair (16971764) was the most important violinist of the eighteenth century in France. His influence on music and the violin was...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich, Switzerland (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)....continue...

Gottfried Finger: The Complete Music for Viola Da Gamba Solo / Petr Wagner, viola da gamba; Ensemble Tourbillon

1 CD / Accent Import / 2012-11-04

Works: Gottfried Finger: Aria & Variations for viola da gamba & continuo in D major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 2 in D major; Sonata for viola da gamba & continuo no 3 in A major; Sonata for 2 ...
Performers: Cizmar, Jan [Baroque Guitar, Theorbo, Baroque Lute; Flekova, Hana; Swiatkiewicz, Marcin [Harpsichord, Organ]; Wagner, Petr
Conductors: Wagner, Petr
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Tourbillon

Coming from Moravia, composer and virtuoso Gottfried Finger was active throughout Europe. In the course of his life he worked in London, Munich, Vienna, Berlin...continue...
Recording information: The Baroque Assembly Hall of Tyrsuv dum, Prague, Czech (01/2012)....continue...

Komm, Süsses Kreuz!: The German Viol in Fantastic Dialogues / Arend Hess; John Cheatham; Warner Skuplik

1 CD / Coviello / 2012-11-04

Works: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Sonata no 3 in A major for violin discordato, viola da gamba & basso continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Johann Michael Kühnel: Concerto f...
Performers: Arend, Andreas; Cheatham, Josh; Hess, Frauke; Johann, Torsten; Skuplik, Veronika; Worner, Dominik

"The allerfreieste and ungebundenste Set, singing and playing style" named Johann Mattheson 1739 "Stylus Phantasticus", and so he hits the nail on the head. Around...continue...
Recording information: St. Georgskirche, Sengwarden, Germany (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue...

Historical Master Instruments: Harpsichord, Early Piano & Clavichord - works by J.S. Bach; C.P.E. Bach; Giusepe Paladini; Frescobaldi / Schrammek, Brautigam, Thalheim

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906; Minuet for keyboard no 3 in G major , BWV 843 (BC L176/3); Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; ...
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Brautigam, Maria [Harpsichord]; Schrammek, Winfried

Acanta presents a collection of recordings performed on historical instruments. These instruments are kept in notable collections or museums such at the Händel-Haus at Halle/Saale...continue...

On a Cold Winter's Day - Early Christmas music and carols from the British Isles / Quadriga Consort

1 CD / Carpe Diem / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Wassail Song ("Here We Come a-Wassailing"), carol (a.k.a. "Here We Come a-Caroling"); The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); Wie schon l...
Performers: Newerkla, Nikolaus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quadriga Consort

As the cold and bleak winter days descend upon us, the Quadriga Consort presents long forgotten carols and age-old tunes of the festive season. With...continue...
Recording information: Gertrudskirche, Gars am Kamp, Austria (05/03/2012-05/06/2012)....continue...

Johann Jacob Froberger: Diverse / Alejandro Casal, guitar

1 CD / Enchiriadis / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Jacob Froberger: Toccata (no 2), for keyboard in D minor, FbWV 102; Partita (no 20), for keyboard in D major, FbWV 620; Tombeau fait à Paris sur la mort de Monsieur Blancrocher, for keybo...
Performers: Casal, Alejandro

Recording information: los Estudios Sputnik y la Iglesia de San Hipôlito (Córd (02/2010/11/2010)....continue...