Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]

Arias for Guadagni / Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Arcangelo

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53; Theodora, HWV 68; The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Johann Adolf Hasse: Didone abbandonata; John Christopher Smith: The Fairies; Thomas Arne: ...
Performers: Davies, Iestyn; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

British countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Following his highly acclaimed recording of Porpora cantatas,...continue...
Recording information: St. Silas The Martyr, St. Silas Place, Kentish Town, Lo (08/10/2011-08/12/2011)....continue...

Porpora: Cantatas Nos. 7 - 12 (1735) / Iestyn Davies, countertenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-10-11

Works: Nicola Porpora: Or Che Una Nube Ingrata, cantata for contralto & continuo; Oh se fosse il mio core, cantata for voice & continuo, Op. 1/10; Destatevi, o pastori, for voice & continuo, Op. 1/9; Oh! Di...
Performers: Davies, Iestyn; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

Young countertenor Iestyn Davies makes his highly anticipated Hyperion solo debut with an enchanting disc of cantatas by the Italian composer Nicola Porpora. Porpora's ability...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (12/10/2010-12/13/2010)....continue...

Air: A Baroque Journey

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-03-16

Works: Andrea Falconieri: Ciaccona (from Il primo libro de canzoni); La suave melodia y su corrente; Passacalle; George Frederick Handel: HWV 437; Diego Ortiz: Recercada no 2; Biagio Marini: Passacalio; Nic...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Borrani, Lorenza; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; Maass, Stefan; Rath, Stephan; Senft, Enno; Sorensen, H...

'Air' sets out to trace a baroque journey. It is the story of four unique composers, three of whom were virtuoso violinists - Falconiero, Matteis...continue...
Recording information: Nimbus Records, Wyastone (06/2009)....continue...

Handel: Neun Deutschen Arien / Sampson, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-07-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: German Arias (9); In den angenehmen Büschen (German Aria no 8), hymn for soprano & continuo, HWV 209; Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in F major "Hautb. Solo del Sr. ...
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda

"Carolyn Sampson beautifully expresses inward rapture and outward joy, and she is touchingly wistful in 'Süsser Blumen'. She is nicely matched by the violin of...continue...

Vivaldi: Cello Concertos / King, Cohen, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-08-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in A minor, RV 420; Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in ...
Performers: Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; King, Robert; McMahon, Sarah
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Vivaldi wrote more cello concertos (twenty-eight, at the last count) than anyone else to date. This exciting new recording presents six works by the Italian...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Handel: An Ode to St. Cecilia's Day / King, Sampson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Cecilia, Volgi un Sguardo, cantata for soprano, tenor, strings & continuo, HWV 89
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Halls, Matthew; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"...King works generally in terms of gentleness and understatement. He has the benefit of soloists with lovely but tightly disciplined voices, less disposed to ostentatious...continue...