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Viola d'amore solo - works by Giuseppe Colombi, Angelo Morigi, Christian Petzold, Pedro Lopes Nogueira / Valerio Losito, viola d'amore

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Anonymous: Ave Maris Stella; Suite for viola d'amore in D minor (Klagenfurt manuscript); Partita for viola d'amore in D major; Nitida stella, for viola d'amore; Giuseppe Colombi: Scordatura for violi...
Performers: Losito, Valerio

This release celebrates the d'amore's versatility of sound by bringing together some of its finest Baroque repertoire. Beginning with the Ave Maris Stella, an ancient...continue...
Recording information: Santa Maria in Vallicella, Refettorio del Borromini (Sa (01/07/2012-02/09/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi: Music For Mandolins / Takashi & Silvia Ochi

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-05-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major, RV 558; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 448; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV...
Performers: Feit, Pierre W.; Germesin, Elfi; Germesin, Elfi [Guitar]; Jonas, Diethelm; Ochi, Silvia; Ochi, Takashi; Peters, Reimer; Peters, Reimer [Viola d'amore]; Sasaki, Tadashi [Arranger]
Conductors: Behrend, Siegfried
Ensemble: Das Deutsche Zupforchester

The cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic offer a fireworks display with rare sounds and previously unheard material. This collection gives an insight into their early...continue...

Saltarello / Garth Knox, Agnes Westerman, Sylvain Lemetre

1 CD / ECM / 2012-05-08

Works: Garth Knox: Black Brittany, for viola d'amore & violoncello; Fuga Libre, for viola; Dances (3) for fiddle & percussion (after anonymous 14th-century dance melodies); Pipe, Harp and Fiddle, for fiddle...
Performers: Knox, Garth; Lemetre, Sylvain [Percussion]; Saariaho, Kaija; Vesterman, Agnes

Garth Knox's previous D'Amore - in duo with Agnes Vesterman - was Gramophone album of the month. The reviewer stated "This is quite simply one...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano (12/2009).

Includes work(s): ave, generosa (hildegard von bingen) / te by various composers....continue...

Vivaldi Stravaganza: 55 Concertos / Trevor Pinnock - English Concert

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grazzi, Alberto; Hanson, Peter; Holtslag, Peter; Jeffrey, Robin; Latham, Catherine; North, Nigel [Lute]; P...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor;
Ensemble: The English Concert

Ever lively spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English...continue...

Classical Guitar Favourites: works by Sor, Aguado, Tarrega / Camerata Cassovia

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Fernando Sor: Minuet for guitar in A major, Op. 11/6; Leçons progressives (24), Op. 31; Etude for guitar in A major (Segovia Edition no 10), Op. 31/19; Etudes (24) for Guitar, Op. 35; Etude for ...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Gimcik, Pavol; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lickova, Maria; Petroczi, Karol
Conductors: ; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia

Though the origins of the modern guitar are virtually unknown, the sound of the instrument is found in musical compositions dating back almost seven hundred...continue...

D. Scarlatti: Sonatas for Viola d'Amore / Valerio Losito, viola d'amore; Andrea Coen, harpsichord

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in D minor, K 90/L 106; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G major, K 91/L 176; Sonata for Harpsichord in c-C-c, K 73/L 217; Sonata for Harpsic...
Performers: Coen, Andrea; Losito, Valerio

Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Though Baroque composer...continue...
Recording information: Santa Maria in Vallicella, Refettorio del Borromini (Sa (02/01/2011-02/04/2011)....continue...

Salzburg Barock / Emma Kirkby, soprano

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Fidicinium sacroprofanum; O Dulcis Jesu, for soprano, violin & continuo (attributed); Andreas Hofer: Nisi Dominus, for soprano, 2 violins & continuo (Psalm 126); Georg...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Siedel, Annegret
Conductors: Siedel, Annegret
Ensemble: Bell'arte Salzburg

Since its foundation in 1995, the Bell'arte Salzburg has endeavored to rediscover the rich Baroque culture of music in Salzburg. Led by Baroque violinist Annegret...continue...
Recording information: Forstern, Wallfahrtskirche Tading (07/20/2010-07/23/2010)....continue...

The Art of Vivaldi's Lute / Ronn McFarlane

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2011-05-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 127; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; In turbato mare irato, sol...
Performers: Bauer, William; Ellis, Jennifer; Loud, C. Ann; McFarlane, Ronn [Lute]; Woods, Marlisa
Conductors: Abraham, Daniel
Ensemble: Bach Sinfonia

Noted as one of the United States best period instrument ensembles The Bach Sinfonia teams up with GRAMMY® Nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane to perform the...continue...
Recording information: Spencerville Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Spencerville (05/09/2010-05/10/2010)....continue...

Telemann: Oboe Concertos; Oboe d'Amore Concertos

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-05-04

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, TWV 51; Concerto for Oboe in F minor; Concerto for oboe d'amore, strings & continuo in A major, TWV 51; Concerto for oboe, st...
Performers: Francis, Sarah; Mayger, Graham; Watson, Elizabeth
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

Sarah Francis? recordings with the London Harpsichord Ensemble have been in the Regis catalogue for a number of years and are consistent bestsellers. They have...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate (01/05/1993-01/07/1993)....continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Negri/John Alldis Choir

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Ostro picta in D major, RV 642; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice,...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Beers, Adrian; Bethge, Dietrich; Burgess, Sally; chke, Thomas; Collins, Anne; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Daniel, Susan; Garcia, Jose Luis; Graeme, Edward; Hegedus, Olga; Holl, R...
Conductors: Negri, Vittorio

For many years after his death, Vivaldi's vast output of sacred music lay silent and forgotten until Alberto Gentili tracked down an incredible 27 volumes...continue...

Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte / Biondi, Villazon

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Ercole, su'l Termodonte, opera in 3 acts (incomplete, but mostly extant), RV 710
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]

Cast:
Rolando Villazon (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste),...continue...
Recording information: Saloncino del Teatro della Pergola, Firenze, Italy (01/02/2009-01/06/2009); Saloncino del Teatro della Pergola, Firenze, Italy (06/06/2010-06/07/2010); Saloncino del Teatro dell...continue...

Musik für Viola d'Amore / Anne Schumann

1 CD / Genuin / 2010-11-16

Works: Franz Simon Schuchbauer: Trio for 2 viola d'amore & continuo in A Major; Johann Peter Guzinger: Suite for viola d'amore & continuo in A Major; Anonymous: Trio for 2 viola d'amore & continuo in D Majo...
Performers: Burmann, Petra; Knebel, Sebastian; McGillivray, Alison; Schumann, Anne; Voigt, Klaus

Recording information: Refektorium des Klosters Michaelstein (02/15/2010-02/18/2010)....continue...

Vivaldi: Mandolin & Lute Concertos

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Bas...
Performers: Cantalupi, Diego; Guglielmo, Federico; Paladin, Mario; Rebuffa, Davide; Reniero, Nicola; Squillante, Mauro
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

The mandolin was essentially the instrument of amateur musicians in the early to mid 18th century. Vivaldi composed many concertos and trios for the young...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Maria Annunziata, Sovizzo Colle, Vicenza (03/27/2009-03/30/2009)....continue...

Vivaldi's Cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-07-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for violin, strings and basso continuo, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter"; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 423; L...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Koopman, Ton; McGillivray, Katherine; Verschuren, Wouter
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (11/17/2003-11/20/2003)....continue...

Concerti d'Amore: Telemann, Grapner, Vivaldi / Bell'arte Salzburg

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for flute, oboe d'amore, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in E major, TWV 53; Christoph Graupner: Overture for transverse flute, viola d'amore, chalumeau, strings & ...
Performers: Siedel, Annegret
Conductors: Siedel, Annegret
Ensemble: Bell'arte Salzburg

This CD takes up the cause of the unjustly neglected composer Christoph Graupner, who died 250 years ago. No other composer wrote so many works...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Siemensvilla (01/11/2010-01/14/2010)....continue...

Around Viola d'Amore

1 CD / Analekta / 2010-03-23

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio for flute, scordatura violin (or viola d'amore) & continuo in D major, TWV 43; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Partia, for 2 viola d'amore & continuo no 7 in C minor (Har...
Performers: Chartier, Jacques-Olivier [Tenor Vocal]; Helyard, Erin; Jacques, David [Classical Guitar]; Laquerre, Olivier; Lariviere, Sophie; Meyers, Chloe; Plouffe, Helene; Simons, Mark

Violinist Helene Plouffe explores the most beautiful works dedicated to this delightful instrument. Arias from Bach St. John's Passion accompany works by Telemann, Graupner (with...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec (09/01/2009-09/03/2009)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concertos & Other Works / Fisk, Hand, Schulman, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-03-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Sonata no 9 in E flat (Larghetto, Allegro, Andante, Allegro); Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Viola ...
Performers: Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Fuller, Albert; Hand, Frederic; Schulman, Louise

This CD comprises various Concertos and Sonatas, all of them written for instruments other than the guitar. However, Eliot Fisk has taken a truly baroque...continue...

The Artistry of Emma Kirkby

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-02-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, organ & continuo in G minor, HWV 241; O qualis de coelo sonus, motet for so...
Performers: Abberger, John; Carter, William; Charlston, Terence; Georgi, Thomas; Gwilt, Richard; Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Kirkby, Emma; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Lindberg, Jakob; Mellon, Agnes [Sop...
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence; Medlam, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Early Music

With her almost supernaturally clear and agile soprano, Emma Kirkby has enchanted audiences ever since she first appeared on the Early Music scene in the...continue...

Attilio Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas, Vol. 3

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2009-01-13

Works: Attilio Ariosti: Sonata no 15 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in F major (reconstructed by Thoma; Sonata no 16 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in G major (reco...
Performers: Georgi, Thomas; Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Kirkby, Emma; Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Mime

Recording information: Länna Church, Sweden (08/2007)....continue...

Vivaldi: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine / Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Belli, Ettore; Bellotto, Matteo; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Ferrarini, Gianluca; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Invernizzi, Roberta; Moi, Francesco; Scavazza, Marco; Schifani, Ignazio; Secondi, Antonio De; Simbola,...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

Ultimate Classical Guitar - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Concierto serenata for Harp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Flute ...
Performers: Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Paris, Massimo; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Almeida, Antonio de; ; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; I Musici; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra

A Dresden Festival Concert / Ludwig Güttler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Violin, cello, trumpet, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 53; Attilio Ariosti: O Quam Suavis; Johann David Heinichen: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons,...
Performers: Bischoff, Joachim; Guttler, Ludwig; Haupt, Eckart; Just, Wolfram; Katschner, Wolfgang; Lorenz, Andreas; Markwart, Erich; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Muller, Gunther; Philipp, Ulrich; Rose, Bernd; Schergaut, ...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Ars Vocalis; Virtuosi Saxoniae

This recording is an exemplary selection of the international roster of musicians who served the court during the latter decades of the Baroque era, resulting...continue...

Concerto rustico - Vivaldi: Concertos / A. de Marchi, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Recorder in C minor, RV 441; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D major, RV 392; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute i...
Performers: Orellana, Raul; Tampieri, Alessandro
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de

Clearly evoking fiddlers in a rural setting and peasants dancing to their tunes, Vivaldi's Alla Rustica is one of his bestloved works. The Academia Montis...continue...

Heinrich Ignaz von Biber: Rosenkranz Sonatas, etc / Minasi, Bizzarrie Armoniche

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Minasi, Riccardo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bizzarrie Armoniche

"Minasi's playing is magical - each sonata has its own atmosphere which he brings out with all success. The accompanying instruments are all played with...continue...

The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

Corelli, Manfredini, Torelli, Vivaldi: Christmas Concertos

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, RV 270 "Il Riposo-Per il Natale"; Sonata for musette & continuo in A major ("Il Pastor fido" no 4, ina...
Performers: Antonini, Giovanni [Conductor]; Beschi, Paolo; Bianchi, Marco; Galfetti, Duilio; Ghielmi, Lorenzo; Merati, Giorgio; Onofri, Enrico; Pianca, Luca; Russo, Elena
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

Betrachte, mein Seele, Thomas Quastoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Mathias; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian

BBC Music Magazine
... there's much to enjoy in Quasthoff's jaunty ploughman's song from Haydn's The Seasons, his majestic invocation to 'Herr Gott Abrahams' from Mendelssohn's...continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti per viola d'amore / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 394; Viola d'Amore Concerto, for viola d'amore, strings & continuo in A major, RV 396; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D major, RV 392; Concer...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Pinardi, Giangiacomo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

For his new recording Fabio Biondi swaps his violin for the viola d'amore, and enriches his substantial Vivaldi discography with this complete program of concertos...continue...

Spielen in dir Orgel - Bach, etc / Siedel, van Dijk

1 Super Audio CD / Cantate / 2007-11-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G major, BWV 1019a
Performers: Siedel, Annegret; Van Dijk, Pieter

This SACD is an introduction to the nearly forgotten tradition of ensemble performance with violin and a large (church) organ. Besides the accompaniment of the...continue...

Ultimate Vivaldi - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major,...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Batjer, Margaret; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Blum, Norbert; Bowen, Kenneth; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Cuckston, Alan; Davis, Robin; Fernandez, Eduardo [C...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Guest, George; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Napoli Orchestra; Los Romeros

Vivaldi: Concerti e Trii per Liuto e Archi / Lonardi

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2007-08-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major (anonymous, inauthentic) RV 24; Trio Sona...
Performers: Braucher, Ernest; Lagomarsino, Marino; Lonardi, Massimo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Conserto Vago

Vivaldi's works for lute have been somewhat under-appreciated, especially in the case of the Double Concerto, R.540, which is surely a masterpiece. Vivaldi drew on...continue...

Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas Vol 2 / Georgi

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-07-01

Works: Attilio Ariosti: Sonata for Viola d'amour and Bass continuo No 8 in D Minor; Sonata for Viola d'amour and Bass continuo No 9 in G Minor; Sonata for Viola d'amour and Bass continuo No 10 in F Major; S...
Performers: Brinkmann, Mime Yamahiro; Georgi, Thomas; Harris, Lucas [lute]

"In Volume 2, Thomas Georgi turns his attention to the art of embellishment. He writes in the booklet essay about similarities to Corelli's written violin...continue...

Ariosti: Stockholm Sonatas Vol 1 / Thomas Georgi, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-06-01

Works: Attilio Ariosti: Lessons (6) for Viola d'amore and Basso continuo; Sonata Viola d'amour and Bass Continuo No 6 in D Major; Sonata Viola d'amour and Bass Continuo No 7 in D Major
Performers: Georgi, Thomas; Harris, Lucas [lute]; Morton, Joelle

This disc, the first of three, contains the six Lessons of the Collection, produced by Ariosti in order to promote the viola d'amore in England,...continue...

Vivaldi: Musica per mandolino e liuto / Lislevand, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-03-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute ...
Performers: Boysen, Thomas C.; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Eguez, Eduardo; Kraemer, Manfredo; Laura Johnson [Violin/Viola]; Lislevand, Rolf; Losito, Valerio; Mate, Balazs; Minasi, Ludovico; Minasi, Riccardo; Morini, Gui...

"On this release, Rolf Lislevand is the soloist who presides over cutting-edge interpretations, employing a talented group of specialist period-instrument performers... Lislevand is an outstanding...continue...

Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, etc / Mena, Fernandez, Pierlot, et al

1 CD / Mirare / 2006-12-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Salve Regina, antiphon for voice, double chorus, 2 recorders, flute, double strings & continuo in C; Amen; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 394; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV ...
Performers: Dupre, Sandrine; Failly, Stephanie de; Fernandez, Francois; Gaillard, Heloise; Hantai, Marc; Marq, Sebastien; Martinini, Guya; Silberstein, Maia
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

It is believed that Vivaldi composed most of his sacred works for female singers - specifically, his students at the Ospedale della Pieta, a girls'...continue...

Ultimate Baroque - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Bennett, William; Blum, Norbert; Bremsteller, Ulrich; Buccarella, Francesco; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Noiri, Shizuko; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Sirbu, Mariana; Tilston, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

Vivaldi Concertos & Other Works

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-10-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Sonata no 9 in E flat (Larghetto, Allegro, Andante, Allegro); Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Viola ...
Performers: Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Fuller, Albert; Hand, Frederic; Schulman, Louise

Consider, My Soul - Thomas Quasthoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Markus; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Thomas Quasthoff follows his internationally acclaimed and Grammy winning 'Bach Cantatas' recording with an atmospheric program of sacred arias, including selections from oratorios by Bach,...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Bach: Alles mit Gott, etc / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-07-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Alles mit Gott, BWV 1127; Cantata no 182, "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen," BWV 182; Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54; Cantata no 71, "Gott ist mein K...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bury, Alison; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Debretzeni, Kati; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Hartelius, Malin; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Homburger, Maya; Keith, Gillian; Löff...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This single CD features the world premiere recording of J.S. Bachs 'Alles mit Gott' (BWV 1127) - an aria for soprano and strings composed in...continue...

Collectors Edition - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, etc

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Collin...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 133, "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV 133; Cantata no 91, "Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ," BWV 91; Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Holton, Ruth; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Larsson, Lisa; Mertens, Klaus; Ponseele, Ma...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Ensemble

"The overwhelming joy of this set is in the vividly expressive, dynamic choral singing-enhanced by unfailingly lively, articulate, invigorating orchestral playing." -ClassicsToday...continue...

Vivaldi: Viola d'amore Concertos / Catherine Mackintosh

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D major, RV 392; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 395; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 393; Concerto for viola d'amore, strings & con...
Performers: Mackintosh, Catherine

'Some of the most beguiling music he wrote. Mackintosh, on top form, acts her role with the utmost virtuosity, lovely tone, unimpeachable intonation, and fine...continue...

Viola d'Amore - Biber, Huberty, etc / Rônez, Mauch, et al

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 2004-02-03

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Partia, for 2 viola d'amore & continuo no 7 in C minor (Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa no 7), C. 68; Anton Huberty: Un ruisselet bien clair, aria for soprano & viola d'am...
Performers: Hampe, Ludwig; Mauch, Monika; Ronez, Marianne
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Ensemble: Affetti Musicali

Vivaldi: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria / Alessandrini

2 CD / Naïve / 2004-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Belli, Ettore; Bellotto, Matteo; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Ferrarini, Gianluca; Invernizzi, Roberta; Scavazza, Marco; Secondi, Antonio De; Simbola, Anna
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

"If you want this kind of contextualization of Vivaldi's sacred music, and don't have or can't find the Skidmore and Malgoire releases, this new set...continue...

Bach: St. John's Passion / Higginbottom, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Baldy, Colin; Beale, Matthew; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bernays, John; Dougan, Eamonn; Garratt, Christine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Lindberg, Jakob; Littlewood, Joe; McGillivray, Katherine; Moonen, ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"This recording is undoubtedly a source of pride for Oxford's New College, since all the vocal parts are taken by present of former members of...continue...

Anno 1630 / Lorenzo Ghielmi, Enrico Onofri, Margret Köll

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 2003-08-05

Works: Giovanni Battista Fontana: Sonata seconda a violino solo; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Canzona 'La Bernardinia' (from Il primo libro delle canzoni, Rome, 1628); Il secondo libro di toccate; Work(s); Il prim...
Performers: Ghielmi, Lorenzo; Köll, Margret; Koll, Margret; Onofri, Enrico

The Artistry of Eliot Fisk

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for Lute in C minor, BWV 999; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996; Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529; Tri...
Performers: Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Fuller, Albert; Hand, Frederic; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Schulman, Louise

Vivaldi: Concertos / Trevor Pinnock, English Concert

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Double Concerto, for violin & oboe, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 548; Concerto in C major, RV 558; Concerto for 2 Vi...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Jeffrey, Robin; Lawson, Colin; Lindberg, Jakob; North, Nigel [Lute]; Pickett, Philip; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Reich...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; The English Concert

For the first time on CD,a 5 disc collection of Trevor Pinnock& the English Concert Orchestra's celebrated recordings of Vivaldi concertos from the late 1980's....continue...

Vivaldi for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Concerto for Flute in D major, RV 429; Concerto for Flute in G major, RV 436; ...
Performers: Aldwinckle, Robert; Blum, Norbert; Blume, Norbert; Bream, Julian; Constable, John; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Evstigneev, Mikhail; Evstigoreev, Mikhail; Fontanarosa, Patrice; Galway, James; Harnoy,...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Galway, James; Robinson, Paul; Scimone, Claudio; Spivakov, Vladimir; Stamp, Richard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Angel; ; Garcia, José L. [Violin]
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Concert; I Solisti Veneti; Monteverdi Orchestra; Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra; New Irish Chamber Orchestra; New Virtuosi di Roma; Toronto Chamber O...