Baroque Period

Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni; Concertos, RV 454 & 332

1 CD / Teldec / 2013-06-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 8/RV 332
Performers: Grazzi, Paolo; Onofri, Enrico
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico

Shazam!

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-06-25

Works: Greg Danner: Shazam!, for brass quintet; Sky Scenes, for brass ensemble; Scherzo, for band; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Charles Ives: Variations for Organ on "America"; Erik Satie: Sports et di...
Performers: Brass Arts Quintet

Personnel: Chris McCormick (trumpet); R. Winston Morris (tuba).

Recording information: Nashville Public Radio Studio, WPLN, Nashville, TN (01/02/2002-01/27/2002)....continue...

Alleluia - Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi / Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

1 CD / Decca / 2013-06-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; George Frederick Handel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, motet for soprano, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, HWV 240; Nicola Porpora: In coelo stelle clare, motet for ...
Performers: Lezhneva, Julia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico

Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her "Pure Tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique" (Guardian), her brief appearance at...continue...

Baroque Christmas - works by Corelli, Torelli, Manfredini, Scarlatti, Buxtehude, Bernhard / New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Dietrich Buxtehude: Das neugeborne, Kindelein, for SATB voices, 3 violins, violone, bassoon & continuo, BuxWV 13; Passacaglia for organ in D minor, Bux...
Performers: Mueller, Kathryn; Temko, Wanda Yang
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Baroque Christmas music performed on period instruments by one America's leading early music ensembles, New Trinity Baroque directed by Predrag Gosta....continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, U (2007-2011)....continue...

Bach: Art of Fugue / Les Voix Humaines

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-05-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Bach's The Art of Fugue, the peak of Baroque contrapuntal style, is one of the most enigmatic works in music history. Though composed as a...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (03/2012)....continue...

Handel Arias / Leif Aruhn-Solén, tenor; New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18; Acis & Galatea, HWV 49; Samson, HWV 57; Semele, HWV 58; Athalia, HWV 52; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Jephtha, HWV 70; Partenope, HWV 27; Messiah, HW...
Performers: Aruhn-Solen, Leif
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Victory and defeat, hope and despair, love and hate. In the operas and oratorios by George Frideric Handel, all aspects of life are explored. Spotlighting...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Atlanta (2009-04-30&2009-05-01&2009-)....continue...

Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28

Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...
Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A.; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré
Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire

Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue...

Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas & Jepthe / The Oxford Chorale; Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Jephte
Performers: Arnold, Elizabeth; Beauchamp, Cameron; Gosta, Predrag; Kulp, Esther; Matthews, Julia; McCarren, Holly; Newell, Patrick; Soph, Steven; Sutton, Kevin; Wor, Magdalena
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag

Two of Carissimi's most famous oratorios, performed by early music ensemble New Trinity Baroque in collaboration with the Choir of Oxford College (The Oxford Chorale)...continue...

Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Evelyn Tubb; Thomas Meglioranza. Predrag Gosta, New Trinity Baroque;

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; Handel: Organ Concertos / Brad Hughtey, organ

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9; In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, histoire sacrée for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 416;...
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: Canterbury Choir; New Trinity Baroque

J.S. Bach: Reconstructions and Transcriptions for Strings / Furor Musicus, Antoinette Lohmann

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Antoinette Lohmann: Fugue for strings in G minor (transcription after Bach, BWV 539/1001); Concerto fo...
Performers: Lohmann, Antoinette
Conductors: Lohmann, Antoinette
Ensemble: Furor Musicus

A revolutionary recording featuring J.S. Bach's reconstructions and transcriptions for strings....continue...
Recording information: Dorpskerk Rhoon (03/2009)....continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles

1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07

Works: St. Alphonse Ligouri: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...

Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue...

Buxtehude: Organ Works / Marie-Claire Alain, organ

2 CD / Apex / 2013-04-30

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BuxWV 149; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146; In dulci jubilo, Bu...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco

Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Daniel Propper, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Skarbo / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Propper, Daniel

At an early age Daniel Propper began studying with Swedish pedagogue Gunnar Hallhagen and later worked with Tatiana Nikolaieva. Daniel won a great many awards...continue...
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas & Partitas / Gottfried Schneider, violin

2 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo no...
Performers: Schneider, Gottfried

For the interpreter, immersion in the utterly inexhaustible cosmos of Bach's music is each time a fascinating experience, time and again anew. The goal is...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munic (08/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day - Lfenneke Ruiten, Meg Bragle, Andrew Tortise, Dietrich Henschel / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (incomplete), BWV 37; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt ...
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Ruiten, Lenneke; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

The ambitious Bach Cantata Pilgrimage recording project is finally truly complete! The Ascension Cantatas were left unrecorded in 2000 due to noise issues, but were...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England (2012-05-10&2012-05-11_2012-)....continue...

Rameau: Les Amants Trahis / Guilmette, Sly, Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-04-23

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Thétis, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Les Amants trahis, cantata for 2 soloists, viol & continuo; Aquilon et Orithie, cantata for bass, violin & continuo; Le Berger ...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Guilmette, Helene; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc

As Rameau wrote in his treatise on harmony, "A good musician should surrender himself to all the characters he wishes to portray, and like a...continue...
Recording information: Église St-Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Funeral Music & Motets / Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Musica Fiata

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewiálich wahr, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 388 (Op. 11/20; Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb (Psalm 119; Das Wort ward Fleisch ...
Performers: Allmendinger, Simeon [Boy Alto]; Altinisik, Levin [Boy Soprano]; Demel, Delix [Bass Vocal]; Haberland, Felix [Tenor Vocal]; Heller, Moritz [Boy Soprano]; Lauxmann, Balduin; Malik, Julian [Boy Soprano...
Conductors: Wilson, Roland
Ensemble: Musica Fiata

The court of the Venetian Doges was of legendary magnificence. Princes who desired some of this splendor for their own courts sent their artists and...continue...
Recording information: Christuskirche Stuttgart (04/20/2012-04/23/2012)....continue...

The Trio Sonata in 18th-Century Germany - works by Goldberg, Fasch, J.C.F. Bach; Graun, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach / London Baroque

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-14

Works: Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major (formerly attirbuted to Bach, BWV 1037); Johann Friedrich Fasch: Trio Sonata in C minor, FWV N; Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: T...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Baroque

The closing disc in London Baroque's survey of the rise and fall of the trio sonata takes us to 18thcentury Germany, and includes works by...continue...
Recording information: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England (09/2011)....continue...

Couperin: Trois Lecons de Tenebres / The King s Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Susanne Heinrich

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Victoria, C...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: St Andrew's Church, Toddington, UK (03/05/2011-03/07/2011)....continue...

Domenico Scarlatti: 16 Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Mikhail Pletnev, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 96/L 465; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 146/L 349; Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 87/L 33; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 5...
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

Domenico Scarlatti's 500 plus keyboard sonatas show a composer experimenting with form: way ahead of his Baroque contemporaries, the Italian wrote highly virtuoso mood pieces,...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (10/10/1994-10/11/1994)....continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue...

La Royalle: Music for Kings & Courtiers - works by De Visee; Le Roy; Corbetta; Brayssing; Hurel; Certon / Gordon Ferries: guitars, lute, theorbo

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Robert de Visée: Allemande la Royalle; Suite for theorbo in D minor; Adrian Le Roy: Pavane "Est il conclud," for lute; Gaillarde "Si Ie M'en Vois"; Almande tournée; Francesco Corbetta: Suit...
Performers: Ferries, Gordon

Gordon Ferries' fifth solo disc for Delphian spans two centuries of music for kings and courtiers. Performing on four instruments matched to the periods in...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Parish Church, Inveresk, Musselburgh, Sco (02/16/2012-02/17/2012)....continue...

Handel: Bad Guys - Countertenro arias from Tamerlano, Ariodante, Teseo, Amadigi di Gaula, Giulio Cesare / Xavier Sabata

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-04-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano; Ariodante; Teseo; Amadigi di Gaula; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Ottone, re di Germania
Performers: Sabata, Xavier
Conductors: Minasi, Riccardo
Ensemble: Il Pomo d'Oro

The exceptional Spanish counter-tenor Xavier Sabata expresses tears, joy and rage in his portrayal of the 'bad boys' from Handel's operas on this riveting new...continue...
Personnel: Xavier Sabata (countertenor).

Recording information: Lonigo, Villa San Fermo (Convento deo Pavoniani), Venez (08/25/2012-09/03/2012)....continue...

14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 / Pavlo Beznosiuk, Richard Tunnicliffe, Paula Chateauneut, Roger Hamilton

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5/1; Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major, Op. 5/2; Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Sonata for violin & cont...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Avison Ensemble

The Op. 5 collection consists of eleven sonatas; the twelfth, and most popular, work is a series of twenty three variations on the 'Follia' of...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, England (2012-01-11_2012-01-13&2012-)....continue...

J.S. Bach: B Minor Mass / Ute Selbig, Susanne Krumbiegel, Elisabeth Wilke, Martin Petzold, Gotthold Schwarz

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Thomanerchor Leipzig

The Leipziger Volkszeitung heralded the performance of the B minor Mass given by Thomanerchor Leipzig at the closing concert of the Bachfest 2006 in St...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater 'Felix (09/25/2006/09/29/2006)....continue...

J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites / William Butt, cello (live, St. John's, London)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Butt, William

Live recordings of the Bach Cello Suites are rare, with soloists using the safety of the recording studio and the opportunities offered for re-takes and...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London (03/20/2009/03/27/2009)....continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti Grossi (12), Op. 6, HWV 319-330
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble

Handel's Concerti Grossi contain some of the finest orchestral music of the eighteenth century. The Op. 6 collection brims with a wealth of variety, colour,...continue...
Recording information: Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada (08/15/2011-08/18/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / Werner Gura, Stephen Morscheck, Lucy Crowe, Christine Rice, Nicolas Phan, Matthew Brook [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Brook, Matthew; Crowe, Lucy; Gura, Werner; Morscheck, Stephen; Phan, Nicolas; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Schola Cantorum of Oxford

The monumental St. Matthew Passion recounts the dramatic story of the capture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ profoundly, lyrically, and contemplatively. Conducted by John Nelson,...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese
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Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade / Gimenéz, Petrova, Yetzabel, Fernandez, Rivera, Regalis, De Marchi, Nunziata [2 DVDs]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Giménez, Raúl; Lozano, Antonio; Petrova, Lyubov; Rivera, Jennifer; Soloviy, Sofia; Storti, Milena
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

With Olimpiade the famous poet Metastasio created one of the most popular librettos of the 18th century. It was set to music by over 60...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean
...continue...

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-3 / Jan Vogler

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Vogler, Jan

Recording information: SUNY Purchase, New York, USA (2012-12-10_2012-12-12&2012-)....continue...

J.S. Bach: The French Suites, BWV 812-817 / Alessandra Artifoni

2 CD / Dynamic / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 4 in E flat major, BWV 815; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (B...
Performers: Artifoni, Alessandra

Alessandra Artifoni began to study the harpsichord at the age of nine. It was at that early age that she became an enthusiast of early...continue...
Recording information: Villa L'Oriuolo, Florence, Italy (07/2012)....continue...

Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade / Gimenéz, Petrova, Yetzabel, Fernandez, Rivera, Regalis, De Marchi, Nunziata [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts
Performers: Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Giménez, Raúl; Lozano, Antonio; Petrova, Lyubov; Rivera, Jennifer; Soloviy, Sofia; Storti, Milena
Conductors: De Marchi, Alessandro
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

With Olimpiade the famous poet Metastasio created one of the most popular librettos of the 18th century. It was set to music by over 60...continue...
Run Time: 170 min.
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean...continue...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Nodebog - Musical pleasures & divertissements from 18th C. Norway / Hans Olav Gorset (flute) & Friends

3 CD / 2 L Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Anonymous, Truels Johannesson Hvidt Music Book: Preludium for alto recorder; La Lovis, air for 2 recorders; Engelsk dants (English Dance), for alto recorder; Chavailer dantz, for alto recorder; Paspi...
Performers: Bothner-By, Cathrine [Soprano Vocal]; Gorset, Hans Olav; Innervik, Kjell Tore; Johansen, Lars Henrik [Harpsichord]; Lislevand, Andre [Viola da Gamba]; Lund, Vegard; Stene, Hakon Morch

NODEBOG presents musical pleasures and "divertissements" from 18th century Norway. These rediscovered treasures from the past can only be recreated through living performance today, here...continue...
Recording information: Jar Kirke, Oslo, Norway (02/2012)....continue...

Bassic Bach - J.S. Bach: Suites for solo cello (3) / Daxun Zhang, double bass

1 CD / Longhorn / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010
Performers: Zhang, DaXun [Double Bass]

This album includes three of Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental suites for unaccompanied cello, performed by one of the world's most celebrated double bass virtuosos, DaXun...continue...
Recording information: Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University....continue...

Johann Rosenmuller: Sonatas for 2, 3, 4 & 5 instruments / Ensemble Masques

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Rosenmüller: Sonata no 10 à 5 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 9 à 5 in D major (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 8 à 4 (Nürnberg 1682); Sonata no 1 à 2 (Nürnbe...
Conductors: Fortin, Olivier
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques (Classical)

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Considered by some scholars to be "the greatest master of German instrumental music before Bach and Handel"...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada (11/2011)....continue...

Marcello, Handel, Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto, Organ Concerto, 2 Sinfonias / Adrian Petrescu, oboe; Nicolae Licaret, organ

1 DVD Audio / AIX Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto; Sinfonia no 1 in G Major; Sinfonia no 2 in C Major
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: George Enescu State Philharmonic

Baroque Masterworks in full HD-Audio 5.1 performed by the Georges Enescu Philharmonic led by Cristian Mandeal. Users can select from 3 different audio mixes. Bonus...continue...

Couperin: Concerts Royaux, Clavecin en Concert / Luc Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d
Performers: Beausejour, Luc
Conductors: Beauséjour, Luc
Ensemble: Clavecin en Concert

Royally yours!

Elegant, graceful, aristocratic, light and playful, Couperin's music is a reminder of the splendor and spirit of King Louis XIV's court. Internationally renowned

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Recording information: St. Augustin-de-Mirabel Church, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (10/2012)....continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

François Couperin: Concert Royaux; Les Gouts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts / Musica Ad Rhenum

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: François Couperin: Concerts royaux, for harpsichord or violin, flute, oboe, viol & bassoon (Troisième livre de pièces d; Cinquième concert, for various instruments in F major (Les...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum

The Concerts are brought to you by Jed Wentz's Musica Ad Rhenum, which has earned a dedicated following in early music circles. With an active...continue...
Recording information: Maria Minor, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2004)....continue...

Spheres / Daniel Hope, violin, Jacques Ammon, Chie Peters, Juan Lucas Aisemberg and Christiane Starke

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Sonate a violino solo; Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni, for piano; Passaggio, for piano; Philip Glass: Echorus; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Lera Auerbach...
Performers: Aisemberg, Juan Lucas; Ammon, Jacques; Carls, Jochen [Double Bass]; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Peters, Chie [Violin]; Starke, Christiane [Cello]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon

The Times, 14th February 2013
Provocative? To a degree, though classical purists shouldn't shriek too loudly...Hope dances a path through a string of otherworldly new pieces,...continue...
Personnel: Daniel Hope (violin).

Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...