Baroque Period

Bach: Cantatas BWV 215 & 195 / Barbara Schlick, Klaus Haffke, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 215, "Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen," BWV 215; Cantata no 195, "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht" BWV 195
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum des WDR; Windsbacher Knabenchor

The Windsbacher Knabenchor and the Collegium Musicium of the WDR are joined by stellar soloists Barbara Schlick, Klaus Haffke, Paul Elliot, and Stephen Varcoe in...continue...

Songs of the World / Stefano Sciascia, double bass; Mara Corazza, piano

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Spanish Traditional: Cancion de amor; Pablo Casals: El cant del ocells; Teiichi Okano: Oboro-zukiyo; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Yoshihiro Utsumi: Aijyou, song; Korean ...
Performers: Corazza, Mara; Sciascia, Stefano

Bassist Stefano Sciascia gives us a rare glimpse of the double bass as an expressive soloistic instrument in a recital of music from countries around...continue...
Recording information: Atmosfere Studio, Conegliano, Treviso, Italy (04/10/2002-04/16/2002)....continue...

Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonate e Balletti / Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonata à 4, for 2 violins & viola da brazzo, Op. 10/6; Sonata à 4, for 2 violins & viola, Op. 10/5; Sonata "La Cremona"; Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16; Corrente for...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

Giovanni Legrenzi was one of the Baroque period's most important figures, having enjoyed wide success in opera, oratorio, cantata, and chamber music. This release takes...continue...
Recording information: Condulmer Recording Studio, Mongilano Veneto, Italy (06/10/1991-06/14/1991)....continue...

Johann Hermann Schein: Israelsbrünnlein; Fontana d'Israel / Dresden Chamber Choir

2 CD / Carus / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Hermann Schein: Israelis Brünlein, motets (26) for 5 voices & continuo ("Fontana d'Israel")
Performers: Hesse, Christine; Maass, Stefan; Rentzsch, Friedhelm
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Chamber Choir

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The most serious competition is from recordings using only solo voices and continuo, such as the one by Manfred Cordes (2004,...continue...

Passacaglia - works by Reger, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Couperin, Kerll, Bach, et al. / Matthias Havinga, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Max Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia for organ in D minor; Dietrich Buxtehude: Passacaglia for organ in D minor, BuxWV 161; Felix Mendelssohn: Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Litt...
Performers: Havinga, Matthias

This original program by organist Matthias Havinga plays on the theme of the passacaglia throughout history: from its formal maturity in the 17th century through...continue...
Recording information: Kotka, Finland (09/16/2010-09/17/2010)....continue...

Johan Helmich Roman: 12 Keyboard Suites / Oskar Ekberg, piano

2 CD / Daphne Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Johan Helmich Roman: Keyboard Suite no 1 in E flat major, BeRI 225; Keyboard Suite no 2 in D major, BeRI 226; Keyboard Suite no 3 in G major, BeRI 227; Keyboard Suite no 4 in D major, BeRI 228; Keybo...
Performers: Ekberg, Oskar

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...In the conclusion to his excellent notes in the booklet of this CD, Ekberg writes: "Roman's clavier...continue...
Recording information: Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna, Sweden (02/01/2011-02/02/2011); Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna, Sweden (11/13/2011-11/14/2011); Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna, Sweden (12/11/2011-1...continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations; Prelude & Fugue no 22 (Well-Tempered Clavier); Concerto for Piano in F minor; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no...

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Fantasy 'n' symmetry - works by Handel, Blecharz, Pasovsky, Bach, Reiter et al. / QNG Recorder Collective

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Fugue for keyboard in C minor, HWV 610; Fugue for keyboard in B minor, HWV 608; Mary Ellen Childs: Parterre; Wojciech Blecharz: Airlines, for recorders; Johann Sebastian Bach...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartet New Generation (QNG) (Recorder Ensemble)

Following the success of their debut album, Genuin presents the 2nd release of the Quartet New Generation. This release brings together baroque and contemporary works...continue...
Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunks Studio Franken, Nurnberg, Germany (02/24/2011-02/25/2011); Meistersingerhalle Kleiner Saal, Nürnberg, Germany (02/24/2011-02/25/2011); Bayerischer Run...continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

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Vivaldi: The Pisendel Sonatas for violin and continuo / Annette Unger, violin; Michael Pfaender, cello; Ludger Rémy, harpsichord

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ("a Pisendel" no 1), RV 2; Sonata for violin & continuo in A major ("a Pisendel" no 4), RV 29; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major ("a Pis...
Performers: Pfaender, Michael; Remy, Ludger; Unger, Annette

Annette Unger is featured on her fourth Genuin CD together with fellow Dresden Academy of Music professors Michael Pfaender and Ludger Remy. This trio performs...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany (08/22/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

Beautiful flame of my heart - works by Ferrandini, Porpora, Naumann / Barbara Christina Steude, soprano; Jan Katzschke, harpsichord

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2012-07-31

Works: Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: In questo core, cantata; Augellin, cantata; Nicola Porpora: Non hò vita, hò vita morte, cantata; Tu ten vai, cantata; Johann Gottlieb Naumann: Harpsichord Sona...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concerto Con Voce

Saxony's Court Orchestra was for many years the working sphere of influential composers known far beyond her borders. Maria Antonia Walpurgis, wife of Friedrich Christian,...continue...
Recording information: Evangelical Church, Röhrsdorf, Sachsen, Germany (08/01/2011-08/04/2011)....continue...

Alessandro Scarlatti: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Vokalakademie Berlin

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 1) (Psalm 109), for chorus & organ; Laudate pueri Dominum (no 2) (Psalm 112), for soprano, chorus, 2 violins, viola & continuo (incompl; Laetatus sum (no 1) (P...
Performers: Andersson, Magnus; Bush, James [Cello]; Erdmann, Sabine; Wittulski, Mirjam
Conductors: Markowitsch, Frank
Ensemble: ; Berlin Vocal Academy

The Vokalakademie Berlin under Frank Markowitsch release the debut recording of Scarlatti's seldom-recorded Vespers for the Blessed Virgin. The five-voice works contained therein were scattered...continue...
Recording information: Evangelischen Johannesstift, Berlin (01/05/2012-01/08/2012)....continue...

William Lawes: Consorts to the Organ / Phantasm Viol Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-07-31

Works: William Lawes: Consort Sett a 5 in G minor; Consort Sett a 5 in A minor (no 2); Consort Sett a 5 in C minor (no 3); Consort Sett a 5 in C major (no 5); Consort Sett a 6 in G minor (no 6); Consort Set...
Performers: Benjamin, Emilia; Hyde, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Phantasm (Viol Consort)

'...the playing is quite simply divine.' - Gramophone 'Consorts to the Organ' honors the celebrated English Renaissance composer William Lawes and includes a selection of...continue...
Recording information: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, England (08/30/2011-09/01/2011)....continue...

Now let's be merry / Choral works by Hassler, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, Lully, Mozart et al. / Regensburger Domspatzen

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Nun Laßt uns fröhlich sein; Im Kühlen Maien; Tanzen und springen, song for chorus; Herzlieb zu dir allein; Mein Lieb' will...
Conductors: Ratzinger, Georg
Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

For thirty years Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the current Pope, gave the world famous boys' choir known as the Regensburger Domspatzen a special distinction....continue...

Two Lutes: Lute Duets from England's Golden Age by Johnson, Marchant, Pilkington, Danyel and Dowland

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2012-07-31

Works: English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Anonymous: Le rossignol; Almain; Anonymous, English: Drewie's Accordes, for 2 lutes; Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone, ballad; Callinoe; John Johnson: Tren...
Performers: McFarlane, Ronn [Lute]; Simms, William

Sono Luminus is proud to release Two Lutes: Lute Duets from England's Golden Age, a wonderful collection of enchanting music performed by lute virtuosos Ronn...continue...
Recording information: Ayrshire Farm, Upperville, VA (2011-05-18_2011-05-20&2011-)....continue...

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas / Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord, fortepiano, organ

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 3/L 378; Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 4/L ...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Wakelkamp, Frank

On popular demand we reissue his complete keyboard sonatas. By using various (copies of) period instruments Belder has prevented saturation of the listener. And of...continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Couperin: The Complete Organ Masses / James Tibbles, organ

2 CD / Paladino Music / 2012-07-31

Works: François Couperin: Mass for Organ no 1 "à l'usage ordinaire des paroisses"; Chromorne sur la taille-Gloria
Performers: Tibbles, James
Conductors: Tibbles, James

James Tibbles is one of New Zealand's leading players of historic keyboards, having an active career as a soloist, accompanist, recording artist and conductor. The...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre Dame de la Nativité, Rosay-en-Brie, France (07/04/2011-07/08/2011); Music Theatre, University of Auckland, New Zealand (07/04/2011-07/08/2011); Églis...continue...

My Favorite Things

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Dome...
Performers: Wright, Josh [Piano]; Wright, Lindsey

Includes work(s): elégie, op. 3/1 (rachmaninov) / theme fro by various composers.

Includes work(s): stairway to heaven (page) / castle on a c by various composers....continue...

Baroque Conversations: works by Rameau, Feldman, Soler, Couperin, Porat, Handel et al. / David Greilsammer, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Morton Feldman: Piano Piece 1964, for piano; Antonio Soler: Sonata for Keyboard no 84 in D major; François Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses...
Performers: Greilsammer, David

Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of Baroque Conversations, the debut album from the visionary and internationally acclaimed pianist and conductor, David Greilsammer....continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (10/10/2011-10/12/2011)....continue...

The Manchester Gamba Book / Dietmar Berger, viola da gamba

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Sumarte: Queen Maries Dumpe, for viola da gamba (Manchester Gamba Book, I-1); Fortune, for viola da gamba (Manchester Gamba Book, I-3); Roben is to the greense-woode gon, for viola da gamba (...
Performers: Berger, Dietmar [Photography]

The Manchester Gamba Book is the largest extant manuscript of 17th century viol music, now kept in the Watson music collection in Manchester. Different in...continue...
Recording information: St. Andreas Church, Cologne, Germany (01/02/2011-01/05/2011)....continue...

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, EN,FR,...continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Andras Schiff plays Bach: Italian Concerto; French Suite no 5; Capriccio in B flat et al. / Andras Schiff, piano (1989) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Capriccio in B flat major on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Chromatic Fantasia...
Performers: Persson, Miah; Schiff, Andras

With this release from the 1989 Metropolitan Munich programs, the audience is afforded a glimpse of Andras Schiff as a young interpreter of Bach's most...continue...
Run Time: 54 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Bach: Violin Concertos / Gidon Kremer, violin - ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & conti...
Performers: Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most brilliant and influential composers in the whole of Western classical music. His violin concertos contrast brisk and...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gidon Kremer, violin; Abbado - London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & ...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Figueroa, Guillermo; Hover, Herbert; How, Liang Ping; Jenner, Joanna; Kremer, Gidon; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Prystawski, Walter; Sato, Eriko
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Hofmann, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Pachelbel: Canon; Albinoni: Adagio; works by Bach, Handel, Purcell & Vivaldi / Orpheus CO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Water Music Suite no 2, HWV 349; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Suite no 3 in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bartlett, Eric; Brewer, Edward; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Holliger, Heinz; Kremer, Gidon; Meyer, Wolfgang [Organ]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Petri, Michala; Preston, Simon...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Wijnkoop, Alexander van; Abbado, Claudio; Brown, Iona; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Füri, Thomas; ; Rose, Barry
Ensemble: ; I Musici; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Holliger brings a wonderful sense of poetry and lyricism to the music, wistful, and elegiac in slow movements, athletic and sprightly in faster ones. Guaranteed...continue...

Handel: Water Music; Fireworks Music / Gardiner - English Baroque Soloists

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Hande's Water Music was composed in 1717 for the English King George I, who had requested new music for a concert on the River Thames....continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Rameau: Une Symphonie Imaginaire / Marc Minkowski - Les Musiciens du Louvre

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zaïs; Castor et Pollux; Les Fêtes d'Hébé; Dardanus; Le Temple de la Gloire; Les Boréades; La Naissance d'Osiris; Platée; La Poule, for 3 violins, v...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre de Poissy, Salle Molière (06/2003)....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B ...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hunt, William; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Medlam, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Schlapp, Jan; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: The English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

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; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major...
Performers: Laird, Michael; Mitchell, Alastair; Reichenberg, David; Rutherford, Christian; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Andrei Gavrilov, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9)
Performers: Gavrilov, Andrei

Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations are considered to be one of the greatest keyboard works in classical music, composed to cure the insomnia of a Russian...continue...

Italian Virtuosi of the Chitarrone - works by Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger, Alessandro Piccinini, Bellerofonte Castaldi / Jakob Lindberg, chitarrone

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-22

Works: Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata Arpeggiata for chitarrone (from Book 1 of D'Intavolatura di Chitarrone); Canzona for lute No 1; Bergamasca for chitarrone; Canario for chitarrone (from Book 1 ...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob

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It is hard to know where to begin. The music? The instrument? The performance? ... I...continue...

Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

Arp-Schnitger-Organ Norden, Vol. 3 - works by Bach, Bohm, Buxtehude, Scheidt, Mozart / Agnes Luchterhandt & Thiemo Janssen

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Anonymous, Suzanne van Soldt Manuscript: Brande Champanje, for keyboard; Samuel Scheidt: Hymn on "Veni Creator Spiritus"; Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BuxWV 140; Te Deu...
Performers: Janssen, Thiemo; Luchterhandt, Agnes; Neumann, Sven

The Arp Schnitger organ in St. Ludger's Church in Norden numbers among the most important baroque instruments of its kind and has remained practically unchanged...continue...
Recording information: Ludgerikirche Norden (11/14/2011-11/16/2011)....continue...

Nun danket alle Gott: Kirchenmusik Klassiker

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-07-17

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Pièce d'orgue (Fantasia), for organ in G major, BWV 572 (BC J83); Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wol...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Kraft, Walter; Lanza, Mario [Actor/Singer]; Spencer, Kenneth

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-07-17

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: Doberitz, Ernst [Viola]; Huth, Fritz [Horn]; Kaehne, Harald [Oboe]; Lang, Fritz; Meisen, Paul; Nordbruch, Heinz; Reuband, Walter [Horn]; Schaeffer, Burghard; Scherbaum, Adolf; Schochow, Klaus [Flute]...
Conductors: Richter, Karl

J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas Vol. 2: Cantata, BWV 208 "Hunt"; Cantata, BWV 134a / Junker, Lunn, Sakurada, Williams, Guillon

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Die...
Performers: Junker, Sophie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Compared with J.S. Bach's production of church music his secular vocal works occupy a modest place in his output: today we know of the existence...continue...

Abel in Norway / Traditional Norwegian folk music, Abel, Giardini, Mattheson, Robinson, Fischer, Brade / Nils Økland, Hardanger fiddle; Elisabeth Seitz, drum; Philippe Pierlot, bass viol

1 CD / Flora / 2012-07-10

Works: Thomas Robinson: Twenty waies; Anonymous, Norwegian: Bruremarsj (Wedding March), for traditional ensemble (attrib. de Beiarn); Norringen, for traditional ensemble (attrib. Voss); Fanitullen, for trad...
Performers: Seitz, Elisabeth

Carl Friedrich Abel goes to Norway, where the famous bass viol virtuoso meets a player of the Hardanger fiddle (a violin fitted with sympathetic strings...continue...
Recording information: Church of Bra-sur-Lienne, Belgium (09/2007)....continue...

Simply Baroque II

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 75; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Wer nur den lieben Gott...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (08/16/1998-08/21/1998)....continue...

Myra Hess - Mostly Schubert. Piano Sonata D664; Piiano Trio no 1, D898; Jessu, Joy of Man's Desiring (2 vers) / Myra Hess, piano

1 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Rosamunde; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und ...
Performers: d'Aranyi, Jelly; Hess, Myra; Salmond, Felix

German/British pianist Myra Hess' sheer bravura playing and spontaneity is demonstrated in these historic recordings....continue...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Yuan Sheng, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Sheng, Yuan

International Piano Magazine considers Yuan Sheng to be, "China's premier Bach interpreter" and the New York Times describes his Bach playing as, "a model of...continue...
Recording information: Bejing Concert Hall, Bejing, China (01/11/2012)....continue...

In Memoriam Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953) - Mahler, Bach, Handel, Gluck et al. / Kathleen Ferrier, soprano

1 CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Johann Sebastian Bach: Passion selon Saint Mattheiu; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Atalanta; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice; Spoken Word...
Performers: Favaretto, Giorgio
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Karajan, Herbert von

Why does Kathleen Ferrier, whose career lasted barely a dozen years, remain fixed in the public memory? Her voice, completely devoid of artifice, always expressed...continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Plalms of David / Cantus Colln, Konrad Junghanel

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen, concert for 2 sopranos, 2 tenors, 3 cornets, 4 trombones; Herr, straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn, for chorus & continuo, SWV 135 (Op. 5...
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: ; Concerto Palantino

A crucial stage in Schütz's development, the 'Psalms of David' also mark a decisive milestone in the birth of Baroque music in Germany. Having returned...continue...
Recording information: l'église St. Ostag, Neustadt-Mandelsloh, Germany (10/1997)....continue...

Le Dame Musicanti

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-07-10

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in A major (Dresden MS no 18), SC 44; G. Antonio Tinazzoli: Sonata for mandolin & archlute obligato; Giuseppe Vaccari: Concerto for mandolin & bass archlute in ...
Performers: Ceruti, Marion
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Dame Musicanti

Recording information: Studio West, Rancho Bernardo, CA (08/2006-08/2011)....continue...

JS Bach: Partitas nos 2 & 4 for keyboard / Wolfgang Dimetrik, accordion

1 CD / Gramola / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828
Performers: Dimetrik, Wolfgang

With this new recording for Gramola, the exceptionally gifted Wolfgang Dimetrik once more draws on the highly comprehensive and impressive pool of the literature for...continue...
Recording information: Waldorfschule Würzburg, Germany (10/30/2011-10/31/2011)....continue...

Bach: Partita No. 2 BWV 826; Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Schubert: Impromptus D. 899 / Reiko Fujisawa, piano

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. ...
Performers: Fujisawa, Reiko

Debut Quartz album for Reiko Fujisawa, who studied under Martino Tirimo and Yonty Solomon. Reiko has since established herself as an exciting and formidable virtuoso...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (08/12/2011-08/14/2011)....continue...