Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Rachel: The Music I Love / Rachel Podger, violin

2 CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Concerto for Violin, strings & co...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Rogers, Jane
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Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori; Brecon Baroque; Holland Baroque Society

For this specially-priced, two-disc retrospective of Channel Classics recordings by violinist Rachel Podger, the label asked the artist to pick a selection of favorite tracks...continue...

The Flute King: Music from the Court of Frederick the Great / Emmanuel Pahud [Deluxe Ed.]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in A major, H. 438, Wq. 168; Sonata for flute in A minor, H. 562, Wq. 132; Sonata for flute & continuo in G major ("Hamburger Sonata"...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Pinnock, Trevor; Truscott, Matthew

The Independent
This fascinating double-CD features Emmanuel Pahud's subtly gauged interpretations of concertos and sonatas by Frederick, his sister Anna Amalia; these and other contemporary...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (06/09/2011-06/13/2011)....continue...

The Flute King: Music from the Court of Frederick the Great / Emmanuel Pahud

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in A major, H. 438, Wq. 168; Sonata for flute in A minor, H. 562, Wq. 132; Sonata for flute & continuo in G major ("Hamburger Sonata"...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Pinnock, Trevor; Truscott, Matthew

Emmanuel Pahud, regarded as one of today's greatest flautists, releases The Flute King - a new recording featuring music written for King Frederick the Great...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (06/09/2011-06/13/2011)....continue...

Buxtehude: Complete Works 12 - Chamber Music 1

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Sonata for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo in C major, BuxWV 266; Sonata for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in A minor, BuxWV 272; Sonata for viola da gamba, violone & con...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Koopman, Ton; Manson, Catherine; Rabinovich, David; Sticher, Christine

Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (02/2010)....continue...

Bach: Whitsun Cantatas / Koopman, Schlick, York, Wessel, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 174, "Ich liebe den Höchsten vo...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Keavy, Stephen; Lefringhausen, Sigrun; Mertens, Klaus; Prégardien, Christoph; Schegget, Heiko ter; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; ter Linden, Jaap [C...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Featuring four pieces representative of Bach's nine Whitsun cantatas, this is the eleventh volume in a series of single-disc excerpts of the most significant cantatas...continue...

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...

Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba / Manson, Pinnock

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor

"sometimes you listen to a disc and it's immediately apparent that the musicians were having a ball. Everything connects- the quality of the playing, the...continue...

Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas / Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034; Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E major, BWV 1035; Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030; Sonata for Fl...
Performers: Careddu, Silvia; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pahud, Emmanuel; Pinnock, Trevor

Swiss-French flautist Emmanuel Pahud, named "one of the finds of the decade" by Gramophone Magazine, is one of today's most exciting and adventurous musicians. Appointed...continue...

Bach: Sacred Arias & Cantatas / Bicket, Daniels, The English Concert

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte See...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Daniels, David; Harrison, Merlin; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; McLaughlin, Hannah; Spreckelsen, Katharina; Thorby, Pamela; Williams, Guy; Zwiener, Nadja
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: English Concert

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...

Buxtehude: Opera omnia Vol 5 - Vocal Works Vol 2 / Koopman

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Benedictam Dominum, for SSATB & SATB voices, 2 violins, violone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, bombarde,; Befiehl dem Engel, dass er komm, BuxWV 10; In dulci jubilo, for SSB voices, 2 ...
Performers: Faultless, Margaret; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Karasiak, Andreas; Mertens, Klaus; Pahn, Bettina; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This double CD is the fifth volume in a set of Buxtehude’s complete works, and the second part of the vocal works, containing a mixed...continue...

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...

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...

Super Artists on Super Audio - Channel Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G major, Op. 4 no 3/RV 301; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; César F...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Hauwe, Walter Van; Henstra, Siebe; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Marcucci, Alfredo; Pinnock, Trevor; van der Velden, Mieneke; Wilson, Glen; Wispelwe...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Tilkin, Michel; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Arte dei Suonatori; Capella Figuralis; Diapente Viol Consort; Ensemble Piacevole; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Locke Brass Consort; Love & Lament...

Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts / Pinnock, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-02-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Premier concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) (Pièces de c; Deuxième concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da g...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor

"These are balanced and refreshingly musical performances that will draw you back again and again to savour the gracefulness and the kaleidoscopic blending of instrumental...continue...

Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts / Pinnock, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics Import / 2002-10-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Premier concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) (Pièces de c; Deuxième concert, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da g...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor

"These are balanced and refreshingly musical performances that will draw you back again and again to savour the gracefulness and the kaleidoscopic blending of instrumental...continue...

Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord / Podger

2 CD / Channel Classics / 2001-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 6 in G major, BWV 1019; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor; Podger, Rachel [Violin]

"If one would say that cats could dream, and that they dreamt of dancing violins and whirling harpsichords in a whirlwind of baroquerie, they might...continue...

Blavet: Flute Sonatas / Guimond, Toll, Manson

1 CD / ATMA / 2000-01-01

Works: Michel Blavet: Sonata for flute & continuo in G major, Op. 2/1; Sonata for flute & continuo in D minor, "La Vibray", Op. 2/2; Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, "La Dhérouville" Op. 2/3; So...
Performers: Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Toll, John

Handel: Tra le fiamme, etc / Bott, Purcell Quartet, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-06-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G major, Op. 5/4, HWV 399; Tra le fiamme, HWV 170; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/7, HWV 402; Notte placi...
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Kershaw, Caroline; Mackintosh, Catherine; Weiss, Catherine; Wooley, Robe...

"There is some stunning singing to be heard on this attractively mixed disc of Handel vocal and instrumental works, and some nifty playing too...I think...continue...