Ricercar Consort

Matthias Weckmann: Conjuratio; Maria Keohane; Carlos Mena; Hans-Jörg Mammel; Stephan McLeod; Maude Gratton

1 CD / Mirare / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Conjuratio, Mirare's collection of music by German composer Matthias Weckmann, brings to light a body of work that deserves far greater attention than it has...continue...

François Couperin: Apothéoses / Ricercar Consort

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-04-10

Works: François Couperin: Le Parnasse, ou L'Apothéose de Corelli, trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo (Les Goûts réunis); L'Apothéose de Lully, for various instruments & c...
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Philippe Pierlot and his superb Ricercar Consort present the two Apothéoses by François Couperin, written in the memory of Arcangelo Corelli and Jean-Baptiste Lully respectively....continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Jean-L'Évangéliste de Beaufays, Belgium (09/2010)....continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Weckman: Das Kantatenwerk / Ricercar Consort, et al

2 CD / Ricecar Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Matthias Weckmann: Weine nicht, es hat überwunden; Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen; Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe; Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste, cantata; Dialogo von Tobias und Rag...
Performers: de Reyghere, Greta; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors: ; Van Nevel, Erik
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Ricercars landmark recordings of the complete cantatas of Matthias Weckmann, critically acclaimed as a major artistic and scholarly triumph featuring some of the finest Baroque...continue...

John Blow: Odes & Songs / Guillon

1 CD / Mirare / 2010-12-14

Works: John Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell, for 2 male altos, 2 recorders, viol & continuo; Henry Purcell: Z. 544; Z. 320; The Prophetess; Z. 323; Z. 322; Chaconne (Two in One Upon a Ground), f...
Performers: Guillon, Damien; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

There is no record of how Purcell’s unprecedented youthful genius was received by his contemporaries at this time, though it seems logical that it must...continue...
Recording information: Temple de Lourmarin (10/2009)....continue...

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Cembalo Konzerte

2 CD / Ricercar / 2010-08-10

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in E minor, F 43; Keyboard Sonata in A major, F. 8 (BR A15); Sinfonia in D minor, F 65; Fugues (8), Fk 31; Polonaises; Harpsichord Concerto in F majo...
Performers: Penson, Guy
Conductors: Chamorro, Adrian; Dombrecht, Paul
Ensemble: ; Il Fondamento; Ricercar Consort

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach's works are still mostly unknown to the public at large, and remain in the shadow of those by his brothers. It is...continue...

Bach: Magnificat

1 CD / Mirare / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733; Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G minor, BWV 235 (BC E5); Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, ...
Performers: Jacob, Francis; Keohane, Maria; MacLeod, Stephan; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Zander, Anna
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Ricercar Consort

Continuing their exploration of the sacred vocal music of the great Johann Sebastian Bach, Philippe Pierlot and the Ricercar Consort couple the Magnificat with the...continue...
Recording information: Église St Jean l'évangéliste de Beaufays; Église du Bou (04/2009)....continue...

Nicolaus Bruhns: Das Kantatenwerk

2 CD / Ricercar / 2010-03-09

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: Hemmt eure Tränenflut; Jauchzet dem Herren Alle Welt for voice, 2 violins ( or 2 bassoons) & continuo; Wohl dem, der Den Herren Fürchtet for 3 voices, instruments & continu...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; de Reyghere, Greta; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
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Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Weckman: Kammermusik, Klaviermusik / Henstra, La Fenice, et al

2 CD / Ricercar / 2009-05-12

Works: Matthias Weckmann: Sonata à 4, no 9; Sonata à 4, no 6; Der reinweissen Hertzogin hocklahre Seelenfarbe; Ehrenlied an Herrn Martenitz; Der reinweissen Hertzogin hochklahre Liebesfarbe; Sonat...
Performers: de Reyghere, Greta; Fernandez, Francois; Henstra, Siebe; Jansen, Willem
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Ensemble: Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ricercar Consort

Ricercar's recording of the complete cantatas of Matthias Weckman is now followed by a presentation of his chamber music. His sonatas for four instruments were...continue...

Charpentier: Rendez-mois mes plaisirs, etc; Tunder, Grandi, Monteverdi, etc / Ledroit, Ricercar Consort

1 CD / Ricercar / 2009-03-10

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Rendez-moi mes plaisirs, air for alto (or countertenor) & continuo, H. 463; Orphée descendant aux enfers, cantata for 3 voices, instruments & continuo, H. 471; Airs on ...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Foccroulle, Bernard; Ledroit, Henri; Malfeyt, Philippe; Mey, Guy de; Pierlot, Philippe
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Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Henri Ledroit personifies both the joy of singing and the intelligent delivery of the text, and these qualities, combined with his richly warm and delicate...continue...

Rogier, Romero: Masses / Tubéry, Namur Chamber Choir, et al

2 CD / Ricercar / 2009-01-13

Works: Philippe Rogier: Cantate Dominum canticum novum, motet for 5 parts; Da pacem Domine, motet for 6 voices; Missa Domine Dominus noster, for 12 voices; Regina caeli laetare, motet for 8 voices; Cantanti...
Performers: Janssens, Els; Lenaerts, Thibaut; Renson, Laurence
Conductors: Tubéry, Jean
Ensemble: Doulce Mémoire ; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ricercar Consort

A native of Namur, Philippe Rogier was a member of the Capilla Flamenca in Madrid. He was one of the musicians in charge of the...continue...

De Profundis - Bach, Bruhns, Buxtehude, Tunder / Pierlot, MacLeod, Fernandez, Ricercar Consort

1 CD / Mirare / 2009-01-13

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: De Profundis Clamavi, sacred concerto for voice, 2 violins & continuo; Der Herr Hat Seinen Stuhl, sacred concerto for voice, strings, bassoon & continuo; Dietrich Becker: Pavan à...
Performers: MacLeod, Stephan
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

In the late seventeenth century, religious music enjoyed a true golden age in north Germany. Although the outstanding works of Buxtehude are better-known today, those...continue...

Les Plaisirs de la Table - Telemann, Vivaldi, Graun, Quantz, etc / Ricercar Consort, et al

7 CD / Ricercar / 2008-11-11

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for recorder, viola da gamba, strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 52; Concerto for Flute in F major; Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, TV 52 no e 1; Overture...
Performers: Beuckels, Patrick; Denecker, Patrick; Fernandez, Francois; Lanscotte, Joëlle; Malfeyt, Philippe; Minkowski, Marc; Penson, Guy; Pierlot, Philippe; Ponseele, Marcel; Roos, Frédéric d...
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Pastorella; Ricercar Consort

This collection contains recordings of chamber music and music for larger groups by Georg Philipp Telemann that were made between 1988 and 1999. Alongside five...continue...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr. & William Byrd: Consort Music

2 CD / Ricercar / 2008-01-08

Works: Anonymous: O Deathe, Rock Me A-Sleepe; Born Is the Babe; Complain with tears; Fie, fie, my fate; In Paradise; This Merry Pleasant Spring; Cuckoo; Anonymous, English: Come Tread the Paths of Pensive P...
Performers: Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

This CD, a new release in the English Consort Music collection from Ricercar, is devoted to two of the most important composers of the English...continue...

Stabat Mater - Sances, Ziani & Schmelzer / Mena, et al

1 CD / Mirare / 2008-01-08

Works: Giovanni Felice Sances: Stabat mater dolorosa; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sacro-profanus Concentus Musicus no 8, sonata a 5 in G major; Duodena Selectarum Sonatorum no 9, trio sonata for 2 violins, v...
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

As a sequel to their acclaimed recording of the 'Stabat Mater' settings by Vivaldi and Pergolesi, Carlos Mena and the Ricercar Consort led by Philippe...continue...

Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne - Bach / Pierlot

1 CD / Mirare / 2007-12-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo in A major, BWV 234 (BC E3); Prelude and Fugue, for organ in B minor, BWV 544 (BC J27); Trauer-Ode; Herzlich tut mich ve...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Jacob, Francis; Kobow, Jan; MacLeod, Stephan
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

The title for this inspired program ("Ode of mourning for the Queen of Poland") is in fact J.S. Bach’s own inscription in the score of...continue...

Buxtehude: Kantaten / Ricercar Consort

2 CD / Ricercar / 2007-11-13

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Herr, ich lasse dich nicht, for TB voices, 2 violins, 3 violas da gamba, braccio, violone & continu; Wo ist doch mein Freund geblieben?, for SB voices, 2 violins, bassoon & conti...
Performers: de Reyghère, Greta; Ledroit, Henri; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

In 1987, Ricercar released a first recording devoted to Buxtehude’s cantatas on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the composer’s birth, following this with...continue...

Joseph Haydn: Sämtliche Baryton Octette

2 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento for Baryton, 2 Horns and Strings in G major, H 10 no 12; Divertimento a 8, for baryton, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass & 2 horns in A minor/A major, H. 10/3; Divertime...
Performers: Dombrecht, Piet; Fernandez, Francois; Maury, Claude; Pierlot, Philippe; Stuurop, Alda; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]; Yamagata, Sayuri; Zipperling, Rainer
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Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Purcell: Sonatas of III Parts; Sonatas in IV Parts

2 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Sonatas (12) in 3 parts for 2 violins, bass viol & continuo, Z. 790-801; Sonatas (10) in 4 parts for 2 violins, bass viol & continuo, Z. 802-811
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Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Trauerkantaten

1 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, funeral cantata for chorus, recorder, oboe, 2 violas da gamba, strings & c; Christian Ludwig Boxberg: Bestelle Dein Haus, cantata; Georg Riedel: Harm...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; de Reyghère, Greta; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Legrenzi: Dies Irae, etc / Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar

1 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonata sesta for 4 viola da gamba; Prosa pro mortuis (Dies Irae), motet for 8 voices, 3 viols & organ; Angelorum ad convivia, motet for voice & continuo, Op. 10; Sonata quinta for ...
Performers: Cat, Marnix de; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Jacob, Francis; Marzorati, Arnaud; Mauch, Monika; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Henry Du Mont: Grands Motets

1 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Henry du Mont: Magnificat, grand motet for soloists, chorus & ensemble; Mater Jerusalem, gran motet for soloist, chorus & ensemble; Cantatemus Domino, grand motet for soloists, chorus & ensemble; O f...
Performers: Gabail, Valerie; MacLeod, Stephan; Marzorati, Arnaud; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Novelli, Jean-François
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

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...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, etc / Pierlot, Rial, Mena, et al

1 CD / Mirare / 2006-01-10

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in A minor; Francesco Durante: Concerto no 1 á 4 in F minor
Performers: Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Rial, Nuria
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

We know very little about the life of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, which contrasts strangely with the staggering fame of his music, as he died of...continue...

Defense de la Basse de Viole - Les Enterprises du Violon

3 CD / Ricecar / 1999-10-01

Works: Jacques Morel: Suite deuxième in D minor; Chaconne en trio, for flute, cello & continuo in G major; Jean-Baptiste Cappus: La Perrette - Rondeau; Roland Marais: Deuxième Suite in C minor...
Performers: Balssa, Emmanuel; Fernandez, Francois; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Penson, Guy; Suzuki, Hidemi; Zipperling, Rainer
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Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

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...

Lassus: Chansons / Delphine Collot, Ricercar

1 CD / Ricecar /

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Chanter je veux la gente (l'heur de l'ame), chanson for 5 voices, B. xi/80 (S. xiv/50); Je ne veux plus que chanter, chanson for 5 voices, B. xii/75 (S. xiv/113); Ton nom que mon v...
Performers: Collot, Delphine
Conductors: Pierlot, Philippe
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

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...