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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...

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7 / Concerto Amsterdam

2 CD / Apex / 2011-10-25

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blerk, Gerard Van; Bylsma, Anner; Doktor, Paul; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Klerk, Albert de; Vermeulen, Joke
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concerto Amsterdam

This release from Apex offers a look at Neo-classicism with a German accent - a recording from the mid 1960s with outstanding soloists more usually...continue...
Recording information: Concertgebouw, Haarlem (09/1967-01/1968); Felix Meritis Society, Amsterdam (09/1967-01/1968)....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...

Sacred Music of the Bach family

5 CD / Capriccio / 2011-05-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Jesu, meines Herzens Freud', chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 361 (BC F117.1); Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden...
Performers: Angerhofer, Gunther; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Beyer, Achim; Burkhardt, Gisela; Eichler, Josephine; Ginzel, Reinhart; Karasiak, Andreas; Krumbiegel, Cornelia; Kunzel, Johannes; Lepetit, Albrecht; Lind...
Conductors: Eschenburg, Hartwig; Max, Hermann; Schneider, Michael; Gruss, Hans
Ensemble: ; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Das kleine Konzert; Members of Capella Fidicinia Leipzig

In addition to Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded by many as the greatest composer of all times, other members of this widely ramified family took up...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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gemini - Hindemith: Kammermusik 1-7, Der Schwanendreher

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Shallon, David
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As the Chailly set appears to have limited distribution, do consider the Abbado discs. While lacking a little of the gem-like incisiveness...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...

Harrison: Chamber and Gamelan Works / Kronos Quartet, et al

1 CD / New World / 2006-05-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Concerto in Slendro, for violin, celesta, 2 tack pianos & 2 percussionists; Main Bersama Sama, for Sudanese Gamelan; Threnody for Carlos Chavez, for viola & Sudanese gamelan; Serenade f...
Performers: Barbagallo, James; Bates, Susan; Harrison, Lou [Composer]; Hartman, Scott L.; Jennerjohn, Patricia; Kembar, Gamelan Sekar; Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Machiko; Marconi, Don; Neff, Jerome
Conductors: Hughes, Robert; Price, Paul

Lou Harrison (1917-2003) believed fervently in music's power to create cultural bridges. To this end he applied his prodigious skills and creative energies to creating...continue...

Mannheimer Schule - Concertos & Symphonies

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Viola d'amore no 1 in D major; Concerto for Viola d'amore no 2 in D major; Franz Xaver Richter: Concerto for flute & orchestra in E minor; Concerto for oboe & orchestra in ...
Performers: Dohn, Robert; Lencses, Lajos; Teuffel, Gunther
Conductors: Fey, Thomas; Warchal, Bohdan; Gaigg, Michi; Lukas, Viktor

The Mannheim School introduced a new level of viruosity to music-making in the 18th century. This collection of pieces, performed on period instruments, exemplifies the...continue...

Stamitz: Works for Viola d'Amore and Orchestra / Fey, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-07-19

Works: Carl Stamitz: Viola d'amore Concerto no 1 in D major; Viola d'amore Concerto no 2 in D major; Sonata [No. 3] for viola d'amore & accompanying instruments in E flat major
Performers: Metzger, Matthias; Teuffel, Gunther
Conductors: Fey, Thomas
Ensemble: Heidelberg Symphony

Profil presents a new recording fromt he 'Cannes classical Award' nominated Thomas Fey. This world premiere recording is a fascinating interpretation of a great piece...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...

Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, 3, 6 & 7 / Abbado, Vogt, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-03-05

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 6, for viola d'amore & chamber orchestra, Op. 46/1; Ka...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Vogt, Lars; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Albert , et al

4 CD / CPO / 2001-04-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Clarinet; Concerto for Horn; Concerto, for trumpet, bassoon & string orchestra; Concerto, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp & orchestra; Concerto for Violin & orch...
Performers: Buchsel, Walter; Cassedanne, Charlotte; Dean, Brett; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Goebel, Brigitte; Haas, Rosalinde; Mehlhart, Ulrich; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Olding, Dene; Varcol, Liviu; Wilkening...
Conductors: Albert, Werner Andreas
Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra

This is the third Hindemith Boxed set that cpo has made available at a very special price. Praise for the series includes this quote from...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...

Vivaldi: La tempesta di mare, etc / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'inquietudine"), RV 234; Concerto funebre, for violin, oboe, chalumeau, 3 violas all'inglese, strings & continuo in B flat ma; C...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio; Braucher, Ernest; Casazza, Enrico; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Colitto, Lorenzo; Coppola, Lorenzo; Fantinuoli, Antonio; Longo, Isabella; Mandolesi, Giorgio; Naddeo, Maurizio; Pique, Alessandro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"If you enjoy Vivaldi's theatrical aspects, you should rush out and buy this release. Europa Galante presents-in highly charged, energetic fashion--a number of Vivaldi's most...continue...

25 Vivaldi Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1999-05-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 451; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto for 2 Tr...
Performers: Bence, Margarete; Berman, Mev; Bianchi, Virginio; Carroll, Edward; Grund, Paul; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Lemmen, Gunter; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Roth, Gottfried; Spach, Alois; Stingl, Anton
Conductors: Faerber, Jörg; ; Santi, Piero; Shaw, Robert; Kehr, Günter
Ensemble: ; I Musici di San Marco; I Musici di Zagreb

Polish Symphonies of the Eighteenth Century / Nowakowski

1 CD / Elysium / 1995-06-17

Works: Anonymous: Symphonia de Nativitate; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in B minor; Jan Wanski: Symphony in D major; Adalbert Dankowski: Symphony in E flat
Performers: Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Nowakowski, Mieczyslaw
Ensemble: Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra

Vivaldi: Lute Concertos & Trios / Lindberg, Drottningholm

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso Continuo in C major, RV 82; Concerto fo...
Performers: Huggett, Monica; Lindberg, Jakob; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]

The Gramophone
The lute works of Vivaldi are well-trodden territory, but no one has yet travelled over it so beguilingly as Jakob Lindberg.
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Vivaldi: Concertos for Viola D'Amore / Calabrese, Scimone

1 CD / Erato Import / 1993-08-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D major, RV 392; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 393; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV 394; Concerto for Viola d'Amore in D minor, RV...
Performers: Calabrese, Nane
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Loeffler: Orchestral Works / Nelson, Indianapolis SO

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Charles Martin Loeffler: La Mort de Tintagiles for viola d'amore & orchestra, Op 6; Irish Fantasies (5) for voice & orchestra
Performers: Hansen, Jennie; Rosenshein, Neil
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Vivaldi: Lute, Mandolin Concertos / Yepes, Ochi, Kuentz

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-12-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D minor, RV 540; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto in C major, RV 5...
Performers: Frasca-Colombier, Monique; Ochi, Sylvia; Ochi, Takashi; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]
Conductors: Kuentz, Paul
Ensemble: Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra