Toll, John

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
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Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Corboz

4 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus, double strings & continuo, strings & continuo in G; Credo, for c...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Coroboz, Philippe; Grosgurin, Daniel; Jaccottet, Christiane; Laird, Michael; Maurer, Jean-Pierre; Medlam, Charles; Schweizer, Verena; Shanks, Claire; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Spreck...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istvan; Grafova, M...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, St...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée ; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

The Secret Music of Luzzasco Luzzaschi

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Occhi del pianto mio; Aura soave, for voice and continuo; T'amo mia vita, madrigal for 3 women's voices & continuo; O Primavera; Toccata del Quarto Tono for organ; I' mi son giovi...
Performers: Chateauneuf, Paula; Toll, John
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Ensemble: Musica Secreta

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...

Handel: The Chamber Music Vol III- The Trio Sonatas, Op 2

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Trio Sonata for Flute/Violin, Violin and Basso Continuo in B minor, HWV 386b/Op 2 no 1(b); Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in G minor, HWV 387/Op 2 no 2; Trio So...
Performers: Comberti, Micaela; Holloway, John [Violin]; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Stephen; Sheppard, Susan; Toll, John; Woolley, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Ecole d'Orphée

Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks / Roger Norrington

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée
Performers: Harper, Celia; Toll, John
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: London Classical Players

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...

Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Bolton, et al

3 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-01-03

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Performers: Ahnsjö, Claes H.; Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Baumgartel, Christian; Bolton, Ivor; Chateauneuf, Paula; Daniels, David [Countertenor]; Heumann, Friederike; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Köhler, Axel...
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra members

" This recording of a live 1997 Munich performance shimmers with the musical and erotic excitement the work demands but seldom receivesDaniels' voice can float...continue...

Gibbons: The Woods So Wild, etc / John Toll

1 CD / Linn Records / 2002-03-05

Works: Orlando Gibbons: Preludes (4) for Keyboard; Fantasia on the 5th tone, for keyboard, MB13; The woods so wild, for keyboard, MB29; Fantasia on the 1st tone, for keyboard, MB5; Fantasias (10) for Keyboa...
Performers: Toll, John

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
John Toll succumbed to cancer in his early fifties, thus depriving the world of a supreme continuo player, in many ways unchallenged...continue...

Purcell: Songs and Airs / Nancy Argenta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-06-05

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; Tell me, some pitying a...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Fiona; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; McKenna, Sophia; Nicholson, Paul [H...

Vivaldi: Concerti / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1 CD / Linn Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, violin, cello, harpsichord, strings & continuo in F major ("Il Prote; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recor...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bury, Alison; Clark, Andrew; Eastaway, James; Faultless, Margaret; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Latham, Catherine; Mackintosh, Catherine; McLaren, Neil; Montgomery, Roger; Murphy, Emm...

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's a nice idea for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to record a disc of such varied Vivaldian fare. The...continue...

Marais: La Gamme / Charles Medlam, London Baroque

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-10-01

Works: Marin Marais: La gamme et autres morceaux de simphonie
Performers: Hunt, William; Medlam, Charles; Seifert, Ingrid; Toll, John
Conductors: Medlam, Charles
Ensemble: London Baroque

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

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Huggett, Age of Enlightenment

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-06-08

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: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Timothy; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Dent, Susan; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Con...

The Secret Music of Luzzasco Luzzaschi / Musica Secreta

1 CD / Amon Ra (uk) / 1996-01-09

Works: Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Occhi del pianto mio; Aura soave; T'amo mia vita; O primavera; Toccata del quarto tono; I'mi son giovinetta; O dolcezze amarissime d'amore; Ch'io non t'ami cor mio; Non sa che sia...
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Chateauneuf, Paula; LeBlanc, Suzie; Nichols, Mary; Roberts, Deborah; Toll, John
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Secreta

Some of the most florid and virtuosic music for voices ever written; commissioned by Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara in 1601 for his private trio...continue...

Strozzi: La virtuosissima cantatrice / Musica Secreta

1 CD / Amon Ra (uk) / 1994-04-14

Works: Barbara Strozzi: Merce di voi; Noiosa lontananza; Bella madre d'amore "Le tre gratie"; Gl' occhi superbi; Amor dormiglione; Begli occhi; Anima del mio core; Sete pur fastidioso; I baci; Arie a voce s...
Performers: Elsner, Kasia; LeBlanc, Suzie; Nichols, Mary; Roberts, Deborah; Toll, John
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Secreta

The extravagant and dramatic vocal music of 17th century Italian singer and composer Barbara Strozzi is an ideal vehicle for the talents of the virtuoso...continue...