Bernardini, Alfredo

J.S. Bach The 4 Orchestral Suites (Overtures) for orchestra / Jordi Saval

2 Super Audio CD / Ambronay / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Borras, Josep; Grazzi, Paolo; Hantai, Marc
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Le Concert des Nations

Called Ouvertüren in Germany because they began with a large-scale overture à la française, Bach's Orchestral Suites feature a unique synthesis of the French and...continue...
Recording information: Grande Salle de l'Arsenal à Metz (08/1990)....continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

50 Best Bach

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Cantata, BWV 51; Ich habe genug, Cantata, BWV 82a; Magnificat in D, ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, Alison; Busi, Marcell...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

"Best Bach 50 is an intelligently laid out collection of examples of J.S. Bach's most famous works, and its three CDs are filled with historic...continue...

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Bartoletti, Angelo; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Borras, Josep; Brandao, Eunice; Capocaccia, Giulio; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Faldi, Paolo; Grazzi, Paolo; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsic...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi

Originally recorded in 1991 for Naive, this set of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos is one of the finest in the Bach discography. Savall takes a more...continue...
Recording information: Palazzo Giusti dei Giardino à Pardoue (03/1991)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, complete / Cassandra Luckhardt, Pieter Dirksen, Alfredo Bernardini

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Dirksen, Pieter; Luckhardt, Cassandra L.

The first complete recording of BWV 660a in its presumed original instrumentation! Reconstructions by Pieter Dirksen, and includes an in-depth essay by the harpsichordist....continue...

Vivaldi: Concerto per oboe / Alfredo Bernardini, Zefiro Ensemble

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-08-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 447; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in F major, RV 455; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C major, RV 451; Concerto...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo
Conductors: Bernardini, Alfredo
Ensemble: Ensemble Zefiro

Bach: New Year's Day Cantatas / Koopman, York, Prégardien, Agnew, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 171, "Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm" BWV 171; Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Cantata no 28, "Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende," BWV ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Featuring four New Year's Day cantatas, this is the twelfth volume in a series of single-disc excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically...continue...

Rebel: Les caractères de la danse; Purcell, Corelli, Albinoni, Telemann / Bernanrdini, Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2008-10-04

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Jean-Féry Rebel: Les caractères de la danse; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; G...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra

The young musicians on this CD bring together works from all four points of the compass of Baroque-era Europe. Jean-Fery Rebel's Les caracteres de la...continue...

Antologia - Giovannni Benedetto Platti: Concertos, etc / Alfredo Bernardini, Pratum Integrum Orchestra

1 CD / Caro Mitis / 2008-08-12

Works: Giovanni Platti: Concerto for Oboe in G minor; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major; Concerto for Violin in A major; Concerto for Cello in G minor; Trio Sonata for Violin, Cello and Basso Continuo in ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pratum Integrum Orchestra

World premiere recordings of the Concerto in D Major for Harpsichord, the Concerto in A Major for Violin and the Concerto in G Minor for...continue...

Bach: Solo Cantatas for Alto & Tenor / Koopman, Scholl, Prégardien, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Faultless, Margaret; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Koopman, Ton; Pregardien, Christoph; Schat, Alida
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the third volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of the Complete Cantatas...continue...

Bach: Ascension Cantatas / Koopman, Piau, Zomer, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Henry, Michel; Keavy, Stephen; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Christoph; ...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

A perfect introduction to Koopman's impressive Complete Cantata Cycle as well as a splendid sixth volume in the small series of single CD compilations from...continue...

Best Bach 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe...
Performers: Amsterdam, Melante; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, A...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, John; Schreier, Peter; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Taverner Consort

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Bach 100, features 6 CDs of one of the greatest composers of all time, including...continue...

Vivaldi, il furioso!

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-11-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738; Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Alleluia; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bernardini, Alfredo; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Marq, Sebastien; Onofri, Enrico; Piau, Sandrine; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Ulivieri, Nico...
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; De Marchi, Alessandro; Fava, Giorgio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Zefiro; L'Astrée ; Matheus Ensemble; Suonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

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Opus 111 has carved out a distinctive niche by producing first-class recordings of unusual Italian Baroque gems
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Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Choir

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183); Mass for 4 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G major, BWV 236 (BC E4); Cantata no 30, "Freue dich...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Dürmüller, Jörg; Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Mertens, Klaus; Piau, Sandrine; Prégardien, Ch...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Maestro Ton Koopman was awarded the 2006 Bach Medal on the final day of this year's Leipzig Bach festival. Since founding the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra...continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti per vari strumenti / A. Bernardini, Zefiro

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-05-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in C major, RV 559; Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 497; Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & co...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Cartosio, Piero; Coppola, Lorenzo; Grazzi, Alberto; Grazzi, Paolo; Latini, Daniele; Montanari, Stefano; Rossi, Stefano
Conductors: Bernardini, Alfredo

Who was 'Susanna dell'oboe'? A German visitor to Venice in 1726 tells us of this young resident at the Ospedale della Pieta, whom he heard...continue...

Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux / Savall, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2005-04-12

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Borras, Josep; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; Kraemer, Manfredo; Morini, Guido
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

"Very few artists transform the scholarly into the genuinely entertaining as successfully as Jordi Savall. He makes early music accessible and fun." - ClassicsToday.com...continue...

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...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 13 / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-07-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2); Cantata no 96, "Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Debretzeni, Kati; Faultless, Margaret; Mertens, Klaus; York, Deborah
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

"This volume contains some magnificent chorale-based works [including] a radiant cantata based on Philip Nicolai's famous hymn in which Bach seemed acutely aware of the...continue...

Albinoni: 12 Concertos Op 9 / Hogwood, Manze, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo violins, violin, viola, cello & continuo no 1 in B flat major, Op. 9/; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Concerto à cinque, for 2 oboes, 2 ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Bruine, Frank de; Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"Albinoni was at the height of his imaginative powers when, in 1722, he published his penultimate set of concertos...The Academy strings, finely focused, articulate lightly....continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Wind Chamber Music / Fiati con Tasto

1 CD / CPO / 1999-08-01

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata for flute, violin & continuo in C major, H. 573, Wq. 149; Sonata for oboe & continuo in G minor, H. 549, Wq. 135; Sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, H. 506...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Hoeren, Harald; Montes, Diego; Selo, Nicholas

As the chamber harpsichordist of Frederick II, King of Prussia, C.P.E. Bach found himself in the constant company of flautists and other wind instrumentalists, and...continue...

Telemann: Harmonischer Gottesdienst / Frimmer, Kötz-Geitner

1 CD / Capriccio / 1997-01-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du bist verflucht, TV 1 no 385; Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden, sacred cantata for voice, violin & continuo (HGD), TWV 1; Weg mit Sodoms gift'gen Früchten, sacred ...
Performers: Affourtit, Pieter; Bernardini, Alfredo; Beuse, Christian; Darmstadt, Gerhart; Eichberger, Myriam; Frimmer, Monika; Geitner, Petra; Hammer, Christoph; Hirtreiter, Bernhard; Schwarz, Gotthold

Albinoni: Concerti a cinque Op 9 / Concerto Armonico

1 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Grazzi, Paolo; Szuts, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concerto Armonico

Zelenka: Sonates pour deux hautbois et basson avec basse continue obligée

1 CD / Naïve / 1995-11-21

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon & continuo no 1 in F major, ZWV 181/1; Trio Sonata for oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo no 3 in B flat major, ZWV 181/3; Trio Sonata for 2 oboes, ...
Performers: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Bernardini, Alfredo; Duftschmid, Lorenz; Grazzi, Alberto; Grazzi, Paolo; Kraemer, Manfredo; Rado, Giancarlo

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...