Leo, Leonardo

Una Follia di Napoli 1725 - Concertos and Sinfonias for recorder from 1725 / Maurice Steger, recorder

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Domenico Natale Sarro: Chamber Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A minor; Maurice Steger: Improvisation for recorder & ensemble on Alessandro Scarlatti's partita "Follia di Spagna...
Performers: Übellacker, Margit; Caminti, Daniele; Chen, Anais; Donatis, Fiorenza de; Gasser, Brigitte; Kitaya, Naoki; Marocchi, Stefano; Moretto, Vanni; Rognoni, Andrea; Steger, Maurice; Valli, Mauro
Conductors: Steger, Maurice

Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland (11/2011)....continue...

L'Olympiade: The Opera - A pastiche with music by Caldara, Cherubini, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Hasse, Leo, Pergolesi et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Leonardo Leo: L'Olimpiade; Johann Adolf Hasse: L'Olimpiade; Baldassare Galuppi: L'Olimpiade; Giuseppe Sarti: L'Olimpiade; Josef Myslivecek: L'Olimpiade; Giovanni Paisiello: L'Olimpiade; David Perez: ...
Performers: Basso, Romina; Gauvin, Karina; Gottwald, Franziska; Phas, Nicholas; Rosique, Ruth; Spanos, Nicholas
Conductors: Chryssicos, Markellos
Ensemble: ; Venice Baroque Orchestra

Naïve Classique presents a classical music mashup of Olympic proportions! In the eighteenth century, 1,300 years after the last Olympic Games in ancient times, the...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio di Santa Croce, Mondovì, Italy (08/2011)....continue...

Neapolitan Cello Concertos

1 CD / Glossa Import / 2012-05-03

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, L 60; Nicola Fiorenza: Concerto for cello & strings in B flat major; Sinfonia for 4 violins & continuo in C minor; Giovanni So...
Performers: Sollima, Giovanni
Conductors: Florio, Antonio
Ensemble: I Turchini

Giovanni Sollima has been successfully pursuing a twin career as cellist and as a composer and it is in both capacities that the Palermo-born musician...continue...
Recording information: Sala del Vasari, Chiesa di S. Anna dei Lombardi, Naples (09/2011)....continue...

Italian Concertos by Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Durante, Scarlatti & Leo / Concerto Koln [Hybrid SACD]

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-03-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in D minor, RV 566; Double Orchestra Concerto, for 2 violins, 2 recorders, cello; 2 violins, 2 recorders, ce...
Performers: Hambitzer, Gerald; Keller, Andrea [Violin]; Matzke, Werner; Mings, David; Niesemann, Michael; Zummach, Eberhard
Conductors: Ehrhardt, Werner
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln

The genius of the musician subjects the whole universe to his art ... So if you wish to know if any spark of this consuming...continue...

Sacrificium / Cecilia Bartoli [Deluxe Edition: 2 CD+DVD]

3 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface; Germanico in Germania; Semiramide riconosciuta; Adelaide; Antonio Caldara: Sedecia; La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore; Francesco Araia: Berenice; Carl Hein...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

Recording information: Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (2009-01-28_2009-01-31&2009-).

Featuring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli on vocals, Sacrificium is the 2009 release from I...continue...

How Brightly Lights the Morning Star: Christmas pastorale music and sacred songs from the Baroque

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-11-15

Works: Bernhard Schmid the Elder: Bewahr mich, Herr, for organ; Michael Praetorius: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines the Morning Star) (from the Polyhymnia caduc; Anonymous: Pado...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene
Conductors: Clemencic, René; Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort

Allmusic.com
The material is fresh and the music is gently pastoral or celebratory, so the album should have an appeal for listeners looking for music for...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Vienna (01/2011)....continue...

Italian Concertos & Sonatas

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Giovanni Benedetto Platti: Concerto for cello & strings in C major; Concerto for cello & strings in C minor; Nicola Porpora: Concerto for cello & strings in A minor (previously attrib. to Nicola Fior...
Performers: Franenberg, Robert [Violin]; Henstra, Siebe; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Swarts, Lucia; Van der Meer, Richte
Conductors: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]

This three-disc set of superb 18th century Italian cello music features Boccherini, one of the most important composers for cellists. Lucia Swarts' passion for this...continue...

Lamentazione: Scarlatti, Leo, Legrenzi, Lotti, Caldara / Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus, Motet a10; Crucifixus, Motet a 6; Giovanni Legrenzi: Quam amarum est, Maria, motet; Antonio Calda...
Performers: Clayton, Sean; Gnidzaz, Maud; Morrison, Hannah; Thomas, Virginie
Conductors: Agnew, Paul
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

The singers of Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of tenor Paul Agnew, perform elaborate unaccompanied sacred works by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti, Leonardo Leo...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye d'Ambronay, France (09/26/2010)....continue...

Il Progetto Vivaldi, Vol. 2 / Sol Gabetta, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-09-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 423; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in A minor, RV 420; Sonata no 9 in E fla...
Performers: Gabetta, Sol
Conductors: Gabetta, Andres
Ensemble: Cappella Gabetta

Recording information: Salle de musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds (01/03/2011-01/06/2011)....continue...

Leonardo Leo: L'Alidoro / Ermolli, Schiavo, Varriale, Ercolano [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Leonardo Leo: L'Alidoro
Performers: De Vittorio, Giuseppe; Ercolano, Maria; Ruggeri, Gianpiero; Russo Ermolli, Francesca; Schiavo, Maria Grazia; Varriale, Valentina
Conductors: Florio, Antonio
Ensemble: Barocca Cappella della Pietà dei Turchini

Run Time: 165 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, Ger...continue...

Leonardo Leo: L'Alidoro, opera

2 CD / Dynamic / 2010-10-25

Works: Leonardo Leo: L'Alidoro, opera
Conductors: Florio, Antonio

Recording information: Teatro Municipale Romolo Valli, Reggio Emilia (02/10/2008-02/12/2008)....continue...

Il Ritiro / Raffaella Milanesi, soprano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2010-08-10

Works: Francesco Durante: Concerto no 4 in E minor; Leonardo Leo: Vado dal Piano al Monte, cantata for solo voice, strings & continuo; Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in C minor, L 30; Sinfon...
Performers: Milanesi, Raffaella
Conductors: Sasso, Giorgio
Ensemble: Insieme Strumentale di Roma

The Instrumental Ensemble with Giorgio Sasso is, without doubt, the most elegant and refined among the old music Italian ensembles. Awarded by international critics (Diapason,...continue...
Recording information: Roma, Chiesa di S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (03/10/2009-03/12/2009)....continue...

Sacrificium

1 CD / Decca / 2010-01-12

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface; Germanico in Germania; Semiramide riconosciuta; Adelaide; Antonio Caldara: Sedecia; La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore; Francesco Araia: Berenice; Carl Hein...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni

Originally released as a deluxe, limited edition in October 2009, Cecilia Bartoli's 'Sacrificium' is now available in a standard, one-CD, jewel-case edition. The album was...continue...
Recording information: Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (2009-01-28_2009-01-31&2009-).

Featuring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli on vocals, Sacrificium is the 2009 release from I...continue...

Salve Regina: Sacred Music From Naples

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina for voice, strings & continuo in C minor; Salve Regina in F major; Concerto for Cello in D minor (from 6 Concerti per violoncello), L. 60; Alessandro Scarlatti: Salve Regin...
Performers: Jones, Catherine [Cello]; Nesi, Mary-Ellen; Perugi, Andrea
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo (12/18/2008-12/20/2008)....continue...

Sacrificium [Deluxe Edition] / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2009-10-26

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface, opera in 3 acts; Germanico in Germania, opera; Semiramide riconosciuta, opera (1st version); Adelaide, opera; Antonio Caldara: Sedecia; La morte d'Abel figura di quella del no...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary and cruel world of the castrati and sings the glorious music they inspired. The all-new album consists almost entirely of...continue...
Featuring mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli on vocals, Sacrificium is the 2009 release from Italian baroque collective Il Giardino Armonico. Featuring 12 pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries performed ...continue...

Lava: Opera Arias from 18th Century Napoli

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2009-09-08

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade; Adriano in Siria; Nicola Porpora: Lucio Papirio; Se non dovesse il piè, insertion aria for the opera Flavio Anicio Olibrio; Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse; Leonardo L...
Performers: Kermes, Simone
Conductors: Osele, Claudio
Ensemble: Le Musiche Nove

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A blazing reminder that sensitively attuned performances by musicians passionate about their chosen material can restore to blazing vitality a whole operatic era...continue...
Recording information: 11/04/2008-11/11/2008....continue...

Cantate Napoletane del '700 / Pino de Vittorio, Antonio Florio, Cappella de'Turchini

1 CD / Eloquentia / 2009-09-08

Works: Niccolò Grillo: Sosutose 'no juorno, cantata for voice & strings; Visciole de' sto core, cantata for voice & strings; Giuseppe de Majo: Lo finto laccheo, opera; Nicola Ugolino: Concerto for Viol...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cappella della Pieta de'Turchini

Reconstructing the musical entertainment that took place in Neapolitan palaces, Antonio Florio leads La Capella dei Turchini as they continue the musical journey through the...continue...

Voices of Ascension - Nine Centuries of Choral Music / Keene, Hong, Cole, et al

4 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Jesu Rex admirabilis, hymn for 3 voices (from Complete Hymns); Exsultate Deo; Work(s); Alma Redemptoris mater; Sitivit anima mea; Surge illuminare Jeru...
Performers: Baker, Thom [Tenor Vocal]; Bride, Kathleen; Clark, Eileen; Cole, Vinson; Farrell, Neil; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Johnson, Jeffrey [Bass Vocal]; Kruczek, Mark; Montano, Alexandra; Peck, Susanne; Stephens, Pat...
Conductors: Keene, Dennis

"Sheer musical excellence a cohesive, gorgeously blended ensemble." -The New York Times "As for Dennis Keene, there isn't a better choral conductor around" The Washington...continue...

Leo, Purcell, Kozeluch, etc: Arias / Rapson, Davidson, et al

1 CD / Metronome / 2008-07-08

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Ave generosa; Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina in F major; Francesco Mancini: Quanto dolce è quell' ardore, cantata for soprano, oboe & continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Or...
Performers: Bircher, Katy; Davidson, Grace; Hennessey, Gail; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Morsches, Jennifer; Rapson, Penelope
Conductors: Rapson, Penelope
Ensemble: Fiori Musicali (England)

Leo: Cello Concerto no 1 - 6 / Berger, Czarnecki, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in D major, L 10; Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in A major, L 20; Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in C min...
Performers: Berger, Julius
Conductors: Czarnecki, Vladislav
Ensemble: Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra

Though he was a leading composer of his time Leonardo Leo (1694-1744) is now relatively unknown. In his extensive output, mainly consisting of operas and...continue...

Musica Sacra nella Napoli del '700 - Leo, Pergolesi, Jommelli / Marzola, Shen, et al

1 CD / Tactus / 2008-03-11

Works: Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina in F major; Miserere mei deus, concertanto for 8 voices & continuo; Giovanni Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor; Niccolò Jommelli: Miserere for 5 voices & continuo i...
Performers: Shen, Dan
Conductors: Marzola, Luigi
Ensemble: Ensemble Arione (Italy)

In 18th century Naples, rites based on miracles or the saints were innumerable, and allowed for an immediate explication of the sacred and of popular...continue...

Carestini - The Story of a Castrato / Haïm, Jaroussky, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-20

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface, opera in 3 acts; Giovanni Maria Capelli: I fratelli riconosciuti, opera; George Frederick Handel: Arianna in Creta; Ariodante; Alcina; Leonardo Leo: Farnace, opera in 3 acts; ...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

In this album, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky pays tribute to the famous 18th-century Italian castrato Carestini, for whom Handel composed Arianna in Creta. Jaroussky is rapidly...continue...

Concertos for 4 Violins - Torelli, Mossi, Valentini, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto for 4 violins, strings & continuo in A minor; Giovanni Mossi: Concerto for 4 violins in G minor, Op. 4/12; Giuseppe Valentini: Concerto no 11 for 4 violins in A minor, Op. ...
Performers: Ehrhardt, Werner; Keller, Andrea [Violin]; Kraemer, Manfredo; Laura Johnson [Violin/Viola]; Steck, Anton; Wolff, Katharina
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

Pergolesi: Salve regina / Biondi, Schlick, Europa Galante

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-09-25

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor; Salve Regina; Domenico Gallo: Trio sonata No 2 in B flat; Trio Sonata no 1 in G major; Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina in F major
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Pergolesi composed other works besides his famous Stabat Mater. This recording presents two sonatas and two lovely settings of the Salve Regina. It also includes...continue...

Messa a 5 Voci del Sigr. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

1 CD / K617 Import / 2007-05-01

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Mass (Kyrie & Gloria), for soloists, chorus & orchestra in F major (4 versions); Leonardo Leo: Sinfonia ("Il Demetrio"); Antonio Gallassi: Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra; David P...

Leo: Decebalo / Lorenzo Tozzi, Angelo Manzotti, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2006-10-08

Works: Leonardo Leo: Decebalo
Performers: Cioranu, Ruxandra Ibric; Dumitrascu, Sorin; Manzotti, Angelo; Popescu, Adrian George; Surdu, Julia
Conductors: Tozzi, Lorenzo
Ensemble: Collegio Stravagante; Romabarroca Ensemble

Over the fifty years of his life (1694-1744) Leonardo Leo became one of the most important composers of the Neapolitan school....continue...

Francesco Libetta - Live In Fort Lauderdale

1 CD / Nireo / 2006-03-07

Works: Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Gagliarda Prima a 5, for keyboard ("La Galante") (Book 2); Leonardo Leo: Amor Vuol Sofferenza, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (6) for Piano in F major on "Salve tu...
Performers: Libetta, Francesco

Leo: Six Cello Concertos, etc / Arturo Bonucci, et al

2 CD / Arts / 2005-10-01

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello in D major, L. 10; Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in C minor, L 30; Concerto for cello, 2 violins & continuo in A major; Concerto for Cello in F minor...
Performers: Bonucci, Arturo

Leo: La musica per stanza / La Confraternita de' Musici

1 CD / Tactus / 2005-01-04

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for 4 violins & continuo in D major; Toccata for keyboard no 1; Toccata for keyboard no 2; Toccata for keyboard no 3 (Giga); Toccata for keyboard no 4; Toccata for keyboard no ...
Performers: Fischer, Ulrike; Gatti, Marcello; Lillo, Maurizio; Longo, Doriano; Prete, Pier Paolo del
Conductors:
Ensemble: Confraternita de' Musici

Basilicata - A Musical Journey in the Kingdom of Naples

1 CD / Accent / 2003-06-06

Works: Leonardo Leo: La pastorella commattuta; Bernardo Storace: Selva di varie composizioni d'intavolatura per cimbalo ed organo; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Partita sopra "Aria di Follia"; Gaetano Greco: Aria i...
Performers: Tamminga, Liuwe

Jerusalem - Musicisti pugliesi in archivi iberici/Cetrangelo

1 CD / Tactus / 2002-10-01

Works: Ignacio de Jerusalem: Que el amor que el valor; O golpe suave; Triumphe Maria reyna sagrada; Despierta Bato, dormilón villano, y llama a Gila; Que admirais mortales; Ni del mar ni del ayre...R...
Conductors: Cetrangolo, Anibale
Ensemble: Albalonga

Leo: Serenade e Cantate / Prontera, Matello, Bianchi, et al

1 CD / Tactus / 2001-10-02

Works: Leonardo Leo: Così del vostro suono "Il Trionfo della Gloria"; Sorge Lidia la notte; Splende più dell'usato
Performers: Bianchi, Emanuele; Miatello, Cristina
Conductors: Prontera, Cosimo
Ensemble: La Confraternita de' Musici

Leo: Diana Amante / Paternoster, Ragatzu, Bacelli, et al

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2001-03-02

Works: Leonardo Leo: Diana Amante, opera
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Ragatzu, Rossella; Serraiocco, Danilo
Conductors: Paternoster, Vito
Ensemble: Leonardo Leo Orchestra

Leo: Six Cello Concertos / Suzuki, Akatsu, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-02-03

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concertos (6) for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo
Performers: Akatsu, Makoto; Suzuki, Hidemi
Conductors: Akatsu, Makoto
Ensemble: Van Wassanaer Orchestra

Leo: Sechs Cellokonzerte / Julius Berger, et al

2 CD / EBS / 2000-01-23

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concertos (6) for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo
Performers: Berger, Julius [cello]
Conductors: Czarnecki, Vladislav
Ensemble: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra

"...[These] are well-played, splendidly recorded works that are almost unknown...These are warmer, sweeter works than one might expect from a baroque composer...They soar beautifully and...continue...

Leo: Cello Concertos Vol 2 / Arturo Bonucci, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1999-07-13

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello in A major, L. 20; Concerto for Cello in D minor (from 6 Concerti per violoncello), L. 60; Concerto for 4 violins & continuo in D major
Performers: Bonucci, Arturo

Leo: Cello Concertos Vol 1 / Arturo Bonucci, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1999-05-18

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello in D major, L. 10; Concerto for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in C minor, L 30; Concerto for Cello in A major, L. 20; Concerto for Cello in F minor, L. 40
Performers: Bonucci, Arturo

The Neapolitan Organ In The 18th Century Vol 2 / Sacchetti

1 CD / Arts / 1997-01-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Toccata for keyboard in A minor (Primo e secondo libro di Toccate no 2; Toccate per Cembalo no 11); Toccata per cembalo in Sol magg. ([Allegro], Fuga, presto); Francesco Nicola ...
Performers: Sacchetti, Arturo

Leo: Six Cello Concerti / Bylsma, Lamon, Tafelmusik

1 CD / ATMA / 1996-06-01

Works: Leonardo Leo: Concerto for Cello in D major, L. 10; Concerto for Cello in F minor, L. 40; Concerto for Cello in A major, L. 50; Concerto for Cello in D minor (from 6 Concerti per violoncello), L. 60;...
Performers: Bylsma, Anner

Leonardo Leo was one of the leading Neapolitan composers of his day, famed in particular for this theater and church music. Most notable among his...continue...

Beyond Chant / Keene, Voices of Ascension

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Jesu Rex admirabilis, hymn for 3 voices (from Complete Hymns); Exsultate Deo; Work(s); Josquin Desprez: Pater noster -- Ave Maria, motet for 4 parts; W...
Conductors: Keene, Dennis
Ensemble: ; Voices of Ascension