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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo / Sophie Karthäuser, Christophe Dumaux, Julian Behr, Konstantin Wolff. René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (spurious)
Performers: Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The history of the oratorio Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata is as shrouded in mystery as its probable creator. The title of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2012)....continue...

Mozart: La Finta Giardiniera / Sunhae Im, Sophie Karthauser, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Jeremy Ovenden. René Jacobs

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K 196
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester

Following on the remarkable and unprecedented success of his recordings of Die Zauberflöte, Idomeneo, La Clemenza di Tito and the three Da Ponte operas, conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2011)....continue...

Best of Bach / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Goldberg Varia...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Hassbecker, Eva; Kobler, Robert; Leib, Gunther; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Stolte, Adele
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Jacobs, René; Schreier, Peter; Mauersberger, Erhard; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

Mozart: Symphonies Nos.38 & 41 [CD+Catalog] / Rene Jacobs, Freiburger BO

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Barockorchester

Conducting the Freiburger Barockorchester, resident harmonia mundi archaeologist René Jacobs rediscovers two symphonies of 'classic' status. The guiding principle of his interpretation is clari...continue...
Recording information: Congress Innsbruck, Saal Tirol (08/2006)....continue...

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415 (Ensemble); Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

Recording information: 1976-2002....continue...

Handel: Messiah / René Jacobs, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Recording information: Paulussaal, Freiburg (01/2006)....continue...

Schutz: Weihnachts-Historie (Christmas History) / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi, for chorus, instruments & continuo, SWV 435; Sei gegrüsset, Maria, for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5 instruments & continuo, SWV 3...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Recording information: Seewen, Suisse (09/1989)....continue...

Handel: Agrippina, opera / Pendatchanska, Rivera, Fink, Davis, Mehta

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

Continuing his exploration of Handel operas, maestro René Jacobs now turns his attention to Agrippina - the first great operatic success of the composer's Italian...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (07/2010)....continue...

Handel: Belshazzar / Jacobs, Tarver, Joshua, Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Davies, Andrew; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Joshua, Rosemary; Kirk, Vernon; Mehta, Bejun; Radley, Andrew; Sampson, Christina; Tarver, Kenneth; Taylor, Lucy; Wilberforce, Rich...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Rias Chamber Chorus

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel's oratorio...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Handel: Belshazzar / Jacobs, Tarver, Joshua, Mehta [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Davies, Andrew; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Joshua, Rosemary; Kirk, Vernon; Mehta, Bejun; Radley, Andrew; Sampson, Christina; Tarver, Kenneth; Taylor, Lucy; Wilberforce, Rich...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; RIAS Chamber Chorus

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel's oratorio...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-05-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Conductors: Jacobs, René

If one believes an anecdote from the early 1790s, it was with his oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) that Haydn, in the autumn of his...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin (01/2009)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Gloria In Excelsis Deo

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191; Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29; Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV 50; Gott, der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79; Der Himmel la...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Jacobs, René; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Trompetensemble Ludwig Güttler ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Rene Jacobs: Singer & Teacher / A Film by Claude Mouriéras [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-02-08

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Jacobs, Rene
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Run Time: 53 min.
Region: All
Picture Format:
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / René Jacobs

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-09-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Conductors: Jacobs, René

The year's most eagerly anticipated opera recording has finally arrived: Mozart's 'Die Zauberflote' conducted by Rene Jacobs. The great Belgian maestro's previous Mozart opera recordings...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (11/2009)....continue...

Kittel: Arias and Cantatas / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Caspar Kittel: Aria 14, Ein ieglich Ding hat seine Zeit; Aria 8, Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr; Aria 17, Als ich nechst war ausspazieret; Aria 3, Coridon, der gieng betrübet; Aria 23, Oime Amor, wie ...
Performers: Balestracci, Guido; Bereuter, Armin; Beyer, Amandine; Cremonesi, Attilio; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lima, Juan-Sebastian; Nishiyama, Marie; Ovenden, Jeremy; Snell, Martin; Stojkovic, Joha...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Recording information: Alte Kirche, Kanton Aargau, Suisse (07/1999); Künstlerhaus Boswil (07/1999)....continue...

Mozart: Symphonies 39 & 40

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
Conductors: Jacobs, René

After a decade immersed in the great Mozart operas (to universal critical acclaim) Rene Jacobs returns to the late symphonies, leading the outstanding Freiburger Barockorchester....continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Paulussaal (11/2008)....continue...

Haydn: Orlando Paladino / Jacobs/Freiburger Barockorchester, Petersen, Randle, Spagnoli [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-01-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Orlando paladino, H 28 no 11
Performers: Im, Sunghae; Kataja, Arttu; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Petersen, Marlis; Randle, Tom; Spagnoli, Pietro; Staveland, Magnus; Torres, Victor
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, the composer's most renowned opera during his lifetime,"Orlando Paladino", was performed, a...continue...
Run Time: 168 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, ...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / Jacobs, Fink, Croft, Rivenq, Im, et al

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Im, Sunhae; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Rivenq, Nicolas; Tarver, Kenneth; Tittoto, Luca
Conductors: Jacobs, René

It is curious that, considering their revolutionary nature, Mozart's mature operas are bookended by two opera seria. Written when the composer was 24, 'Idomeneo' demonstrated...continue...

Telemann: Brockes Passion / Jacobs, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Brockes Passion, TV 5 no 1
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Chappuis, Marie-Claude; Christensen, Birgitte; Havar, Donat; Teuscher, Lydia; Weisser, Johannes
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"This Brockes-Passion certainly stands as a masterpiece, both as a compelling musical work and as a profoundly affecting dramatic rendering of the Passion story... the...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Freiburg/Jacobs [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Bystrom, Malin; Fink, Marcos; Guerzoni, Alessandro; Gura, Werner; Im, Sunghae; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Weisser, Johann
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Innsbruck Festival Chorus

After the success of 'Cosi fan tutte' and 'Le nozze di Figaro', Rene Jacobs' rendition of this centerpiece of the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy offers us...continue...
Run Time: 226 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS-HD 5.1,
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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Jacobs/Freiburger BO / Weisser, Pendatchanska [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Bystrom, Malin; Fink, Marcos; Guerzoni, Alessandro; Gura, Werner; Im, Sunghae; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Weisser, Johann
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Innsbruck Festival Chorus

Continuing the trail-blazing approach he pioneered with 'Cosi fan tutte' and 'Le nozze di Figaro', maestro Rene Jacobs offers new keys to a reinterpretation of...continue...
Run Time: 226 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Country of Origin: Italy
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Arias for Farinelli /Genaux, Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Nicola Porpora: Orfeo, opera; Polifemo, opera; Riccardo Broschi: Idaspe; Geminiano Giacomelli: Adriano in Siria, opera; Merope, opera; Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto a 4, for voice & chamber ensemble i...
Performers: Genaux, Vivica
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

The Telegraph
The hair-raising roulades, trills and enormously wide leaps hold no terrors for her. The performances, directed by René Jacobs, are stylish and expressive, as...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Jacobs, Dawson, Finley, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-06-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Blaze, Robin; Dawson, Lynne; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Joshua, Rosemary; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]; Wallace, Stephen
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"An uninhibited and richly coloured Dido with a starry cast - arguably the first truly persuasive account from a continental director - puts this account...continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri / Jacobs, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

"As the only DVD of 'Membra,' to my knowledge, and with such distinguished singers (Scholl is outstanding throughout), this is certainly very collectable."...continue...
Run Time: 53 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna, etc / Concerto Vocale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 6; Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben?, madrigal in 4 parts for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 140; Non è di gentil core chi non arde, madrigal for 2 sopra...
Performers: Jacobs, Rene
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Keenlyside, Lascarro, Oddone, Dike, Wallace, Tomasson, Jacobs/Concerto Vocale, Collegium Vocale [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-01-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Dike, Martina; Keenlyside, Simon; Lascarro, Juanita; Oddone, Graciela; Tomassone, Tiziano
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale; Concerto Vocale

"This stunningly conceived, musically vibrant Orfeo was taped at Brussels' La Monnaie in 1998. The much-lauded production later traveled to the Brooklyn Academy of Music...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Cavalli: La Calisto. Jacobs/Concerto Vocale [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Pier Francesco Cavalli: Calisto
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayo, Maria; Lippi, Marcello; Oliver, Alexander; Pushee, Graham; Theodoridou, Sonia; Tyson, Robin; Visse, Dominique; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

"When this was first released in 1995, I thought it was the finest recording of a Baroque opera I'd ever heard. Since then there have...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Messiah / Jacobs, Avemo, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-10-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Avemo, Kerstin; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rensburg, Kobie van; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Penguin Guide
Jacobs has the advantage of the excellent choir Rutter trained at Clare College, one of the best in the country. They sing superbly, and...continue...

Mozart Edition - Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Gens, Véronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Regazzo, Lorenzo; R...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater / Jacobs, Henning, Concerto Vocale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-07-12

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Jacobs, Röschmann, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Barkawitz, Steffen; Güra, Werner; Hager, Klaus; Röschmann, Dorothea
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"Jacobs strikes a nice balance between period performance practice and German tradition. The energy of this performance is irresistible." - Fanfare...continue...

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres; Clarke, Purcell / Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-08-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo; Jeremiah Clarke: Blest Be These Sweet Regions; Henry Purcell: Lord, what is man?, Z 192;...
Performers: Darras, Vincent; Jacobs, René; van Egmond, Max
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, Ciofi, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Figueiredo, Nicolau de; Gens, Veronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Re...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Rene Jacobs' historic performances of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at the Threatre des Champs-Elysees led to rave reviews in the French press and a revival...continue...

Cavalli: Xerse / Jacobs, Nelson, Gall, Concerto Vocale

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-11-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Xerse, opera
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Dieltiens, Roel; Elwes, John; Fauche, Francois; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Gall, Jeffrey; Jacobs, Rene; Junghanel, Konrad; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; Nelson, Ju...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

"Xerse" was written using the libretto that Handel also used, 84 years later. The text adopted here is that of its premiere in Venice in...continue...

Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine / René Jacobs, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-12-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Borden, Barbara; Bowen, John; Draijer, Jelle; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Torres, Victor
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Gramophone Magazine
Jacobs draws a vibrant and flamboyant sound from [the Netherlands Chamber Choir], in which lyrical expression is never forgotten...There is also a lovely and...continue...

Documenta - Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo / Jacobs

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-08-01

Works: Antonio Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, oratorio
Performers: Dominguez, Rosa; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Messthaler, Ulrich; Scholl, Andreas; Türk, Gerd
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Charpentier. Tenebrae Lessons For Ash Wednesday.

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1992-10-16

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Leçons de ténèbres (3); In monte Oliveti, premier répons après la première leçon du premier nocturne, motet for 2 high sopr; Seconde le&#...
Performers: Concerto Vocale
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...