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Psalterion & Fortepiano - From C.P.E. Bach to Mozart. Ambronay AMY 012 (1 CD, June 2008). Margit Übellacker, psalterion; Aline Zylberajch, fortepiano. FR | DE

Charles Levens. Te Deum. Éditions Hortus. Michel Laplénie, Sagittarius, Group Vocal Arpège.Charles Levens (1689-1764). Te Deum, Deus Noster Refugium. Éditions Hortus (1 CD, April 2008). Michel Laplénie, Sagittarius, Group Vocal Arpège. A recording by the same performers of Levens' Messes des Morts was released on Lira d'Arco in 2003 and reissued on Etcetera. FR

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729). Céphale et Procris (Paris 1694). ORF  2011291 (2 CDs, April 2008). Details (Deutsch) (pdf). Details (Français). Daniela Dolci, Musica Fiorita. Procris: Raphaële Kennedy, soprano; Céphale: Achim Schulz, haute-contre; Dorine: Camilla de Falleiro, soprano; Arcas: Lisandro Abadie, bass. ORF Shop. FR

Gluck. Ezio. Oehms Classics. Michael Hofstetter, Chor und Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.Gluck. Ezio (Vienna version, 1763/64). Oehms Classics (2 CDs, May 2008). Michael Hofstetter, Chor und Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele. Valentiniano III: Ruth Sandhoff, mezzo-soprano; Fulvia: Kirsten Blaise, soprano; Ezio: Franco Fagioli, countertenor; Onoria: Sophie Marin-Degor, soprano; Massimo: Stefano Ferrari, tenor; Varo: Netta Or, soprano. The 1750 Prague version was recorded by Andreas Stoehr on Coviello. Note that Netta Or, Varo on this recording, performed Onoria on the other recording, where Onoria was a tenor. DE

Vivaldi. Orlando furioso. (RV 728, Venice 1727). cpo 777 095-2 (3 CDs, March 2008, recorded in 2002). Federico Maria Sardelli, Modo Antiquo, Coro da Camera Italiano. Orlando: Anne Desler, mezzo-soprano; Angelica: Nicki Kennedy, soprano; Alcina: Marina de Liso, mezzo-soprano; Medoro: Luca Dordolo, tenor; Bradamante: Lucia Sciannimanico, mezzo-soprano; Ruggiero: Thierry Grégoire, countertenor; Alfonso: Martin Kronthaler, baritone. There was a partial release of this recording on 2 CDs in 2003 on Amadeus AMS 078/79. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Dettingen Te Deum (HWV 283, London 1743) & Organ Concerto  HWV 296a & Zadok the Priest. Hyperion CDA 67679 (1 CD, June 2008). Details. Stephen Layton, Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Trinity College Cambridge. Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Robin Firth, tenor; Neal Davies, bass. Richard Marlow, organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Israel in Egypt. (HWV 54, London 1739). Naxos (2 CDs, May 2008). Kevin Mallon, Aradia Ensemble. Jennifer Such, Eve Rachel McLeod & Laura Albino, sopranos; Jennifer Ens Modolo, contralto; Nils Brown & Bud Roach, tenor; Sean Watson & Jason Nedecky, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domenico Scarlatti. Missa di Madrid (1754), Stabat Mater, Missa "La Stella". Tactus TC 681906 (1 CD, May 2008). Details. Elena Sartori, Melodi Cantores. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Marco Da Gagliano (1582-1643). La Dafne (1608). Arion ENR 68776 (1 CD, May 2008). Details. Jay Bernfeld, viol & director, Ensemble Fuoco e Cenere. Dafne: Chantal Santon, soprano; Venere: Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Amore: Daphné Touchais, soprano; Apollo: Mathieu Abelli, tenor. Tirsi: Benoît Porcherot, tenor; Pastor: Marc Mandoritta, tenor; Pastor: Philippe Roche, bass. FR

Musik der Hamburger Pfeffersäcke. Raumklang RK 2703 (1 CD, May 2008). Details. Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg. Yeree Suh, soprano. Telemann, Ouverture & arias from Omphale (c.1723); Keiser, Suite from Hercules und Hebe (1699); Handel, Sinfonia & violin concerto (c.1706/07). DE

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777). Concerts choisis. Accent ACC 24186 (1 CD, June 2008). Alexander Weimann, Echo du Danube. Concerto for oboe & bassoon WWV 345, Concerto for harp WWV 281, Concerto for pianoforte & violin WWV 342. FR

Wenzel Ludwig Edler von Radolt (1667-1716). Viennese Lute Concertos. Symphonia (1 CD, March 2008). Hubert Hoffmann, lute. Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria. FR | DE

Hasse, J.G. Graun, C.P.E Bach, W.F. Bach, Haydn, Mozart. Sinfonias from the Enlightenment. Challenge Classics CC 72193 (2 CDs, February 2008). Details. moderntimes_1800. Ilia Korol, violin & Natalia Grigonrieva, harpsichord. UK | FR | DE | JP

Henry Purcell. Fantasias for Viol, 1680. Alia Vox (1 CD, April 2008). Jordi Savall, Hesperion XX. FR | DE

Jean-Baptiste Lully. Proserpine (1680). Glossa (2 CDs, May 2008). Presumably this is the French language edition with book, which will be followed a few months later by an international edition with translations. Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel. Proserpine: Salomé Haller, soprano; Aréthuse: Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano; Cérès: Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano; Alphée: Cyril Auvity, haute-contre; Mercure: François-Nicolas Geslot, haute-contre; Ascalaphe: Benoît Arnould, baritone; Jupiter: Marc Labonnette, baritone; Pluton: João Fernandes, bass. Recorded without the prologue. FR

Handel. Hercules. (HWV 60, London 1745). Naxos 8.557960/62 (3 CDs, May 2008), reissue of 2006 release by Junge Kantorei. Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei. Libretto with German translation (pdf). Dejanira: Nicola Wemyss, soprano; Iole: Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Lichas: Franz Vitzthum, countertenor; Hyllus: Kurt Schoch, tenor; Hercules: Peter Kooij, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno. (HWV 46a, Rome 1707). Hyperion CDA 67681/2 (2 CDs, May 2008). Details. Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis. Bellezza: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Piacere: Kate Aldrich, mezzo-soprano; Disinganno: Martín Oro, countertenor; Tempo: Jörg Dürmüller, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Complete Harpsichord Music. Brilliant Classics (4 CDs, May 2008). FR | DE

František Tůma (1704-1774). Partitas, Sonatas & Sinfonias. Naïve OP 30436 (1 CD, May 2008). Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano. FR

Sainte-Colombe, Marais, Rameau, Forqueray, de Visée. Tombeau pour Mr de Ste Colombe & Autres Portraits. Zig Zag Territoires ZZT 080302 (1 CD, March 2008). Details. Marianne Müller, bass viol, Ensemble Spirale. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Crystal Tears. Harmonia Mundi (1 CD + 1 DVD, May 2008). Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Julian Behr, lute. Concerto Viole. 2007 tour program: Dowland: Go crystal tears; Go nightly cares; Sorrow come; Semper Dowland semper dolens; Can she excuse my wrongs; From silent night; Come heavy sleep. Byrd: Though Amaryllis dance in green. Johnson: Have you seen the bright lily grow? Bennet: Venus' birds. Mando: Like as the day. Anon: O Death, rock me asleep. FR | DE

Alessandro Stradella. Santa Pelagia. Stradivarius STR 33792. Maurizio Fornero, I Musici di Santa Pelagia, Festina Lente.Alessandro Stradella. Santa Pelagia. Stradivarius STR 33792 (1 CD, March 2008). Details. Maurizio Fornero, I Musici di Santa Pelagia, Festina Lente. Laura Antonaz, soprano; Alessandro Carmignani, countertenor; Fabio Furnari, tenor; Walter Testolin, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

200 Ans de Musique à Versailles - Voyage au Coeur du Baroque Français. Musique de Baroque Français (20 CDs). Artistic Director: Louis Castelain.200 Ans de Musique à Versailles - Voyage au Coeur du Baroque Français. Musique de Baroque Français (20 CDs, November 2007). Includes recordings made during four weekends of concerts celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles in 2007 including two divertissements: François Francoeur & François Rebel, Zélindor, Roi des Silphes (CD 10) and François Colin de Blamont, Égine. (CD 11). Click here for the contents of each disk. FR | DE

François Francœur & François Rebel (1701-1775). Pirame et Thisbé (1726, ultime version de 1771). Mirare (2 CDs, April 2008). Details. Daniel Cuiller, Ensemble Stradivaria, Choeur de l'Académie Baroque. Pirame: Thomas Dolié, baritone; Thisbé: Judith van Wanroij, soprano; Ninus: Jeffrey Thompson, tenor; Zoraïde: Katia Velletaz, soprano; Zoroastre: Jean Teitgen, bass. Prologue: La Gloire: Leonor Leprêtre, soprano; Vénus: Adèle Carlier, soprano. FR

François Couperin. Messe des Paroisses & Messe des Couvents. Syrius (2 CDs, April 2008). Pierre Bardon, organ. Jean-Christophe Candau, Ensemble Vox Cantoris, plainchant. FR

Pepusch, Handel, Telemann, Lotti. When Love's Soft Passion - Cantatas. Thorofon CTH 2543 (1 CD, February 2008). Details. Ensemble Musica Poetica. Sabine Kaipainen, mezzo-soprano. DE

Telemann. Paris Quartets. Brilliant Classics (3 CDs, April 2008). Jed Wentz, Musica ad Rhenum. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domenico Gabrielli (1659-1690). S. Sigismondo re di Borgogna (Bologna 1687). Tactus TC 650702 (1 CD, March 2008). Details. Maria Luisa Baldassari, Ensemble Les Nations. S. Sigismondo: Elena Biscuola, contralto; Inomachia: Laura Antonaz, soprano; Gondemaro: Patrizia Vaccari, soprano; Duce: Fabio Furnari, tenor; Clodomiro: Andrea Favari, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646-1712). Confitebor tibi - Psalms, Motets, Concerti. Profil PH08022 (1 CD, January 2008). Doris Hagel, L'arpa festante, Capella Weilburgensis vocalis. Mechthild Bach, soprano; Elisabeth Popien, contralto; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Gotthold Schwarz, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Henry Purcell. Cease, Anxious World - Songs and Chamber Music. Mirare (1 CD, April 2008). Benjamin Perrot, theorbo & director, Ensemble La Rêveuse. Julie Hassler, soprano; Stéphan Dudermel, violon; Florence Bolton, treble & bass viol; Angélique Mauillon, harp; Bertrand Cuiller, harpsichord & organ. FR

Luigi Rossi & Marco Marazzoli. Soleils Baroques. Ambronay (1 CD, April 2008). Jérôme Corréas, Les Paladins. FR | DE

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Keyboard Works, vol. 2: Fantasias & Fugues. Naxos 8.570530 (1 CD, April 2008). Julia Brown, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

"Elemente" - Trigonale Festival for Early Music (Austria) 2007. Raumklang RK 2705 (2 CDs, April 2008). Details. Live recording of performances by The Hilliard Ensemble, Il Giardino Armonico, La Fenice, Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra, Christine Schornsheim, Ensemble Unicorn, & Concertino Amarilli. DE

Galuppi. La Clemenza di Tito. Hungaroton 32538/39. Fabio Pirona, Pál Németh, Savaria Baroque Orchestra.Galuppi. La Clemenza di Tito (Turin 1760). Hungaroton 32538/39 (2 CDs, March 2008). Details. Fabio Pirona, Pál Németh, Savaria Baroque Orchestra. Vitellia: Mónika González, soprano; Servilia: Zita Váradi, soprano; Sesto: Andrea Meláth, mezzo-soprano; Annio: Barnabás Hegyi, countertenor; Tito: Zoltán Megyesi, tenor; Publio: Tamás Kóbor, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Marin Marais. Sémélé. Glossa. Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel.Marin Marais. Sémélé (1709). Glossa GCD 921614 (International edition, 2 CDs, March 2008). Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel. Sémélé: Shannon Mercer, soprano; La Grande Prêtresse de Bacchus: Jaël Azaretti, soprano; Dorine: Bénédicte Tauran, soprano; Junon: Hjördis Thébault, mezzo-soprano; Adraste: Anders Dahlin, haute-contre; Jupiter: Thomas Dolié, baritone; Cadmus: Marc Labonnette, baritone; Mercure: Lisandro Abadie, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Sebastian Bach. Matthew Passion. Linn CKD313. John Butt, Dunedin Consort & Players.J.S. Bach. Matthew Passion. Bach's last performing version c. 1742. Linn CKD 313 (2 CDs, March 2008). Sleeve notes & downloadable studio master. John Butt, Dunedin Consort & Players. (Original vocal forces & instrumentation.) Evangelist: Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Jesus: Matthew Brook, bass; Susan Hamilton, soprano; Cecilia Osmond, soprano; Clare Wilkinson, contralto; Annie Gill, contralto; Malcom Bennett, tenor; Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude. Opera Omnia 7: Vocal Works 3. Challenge Classics (2 CDs, March 2008). Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Chorus. FR | DE

Henry Purcell. Complete Chamber Music. Brilliant Classics 93647 (7 CDs, April 2008). Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion. US | UK | FR | CA | JP

Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer (1705-1755). Pièces de Clavecin 1746. Naïve Ambroisie (1 CD, March 2008). Christophe Rousset, harpsichord. This apparently is not a reissue Rousset's fine 1993 recording of Royer's complete known harpsichord works on L'Oiseau-Lyre. FR | DE

Buxtehude. Membra Jesu Nostri. K617207 (1 CD, March 2008). Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane. Stéphanie Révidat, Tanya Aspelmeier & Salomé Haller, sopranos; Rolf Ehlers, haute-contre; Julian Prégardien, tenor; Benoît Arnould, bass. FR | DE

Rameau, Marais, de Visée, Sainte-Colombe, Forqueray. Portraits Croisés - Tombeaux, suites & other homages. Zig-Zag Territoires (1 CD, March 2008). Marianne Muller, bass viol, Ensemble Spirale. FR

German Baroque Cantatas. Sony Vivarte 88697225032 (1 CD, March 2008). Stephan MacLeod, bass & direction, Gli Angeli Genève. J.S. Bach, Ich habe genug BWV 82; Telemann, Du aber Daniel, gehe dahin; Buxtehude, Jesu meines Lebens Leben; Bruhns, Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt; Johann Christoph Bach, Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte. US | DE

Handel. Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. (HWV 72, Rome 1708). Brilliant Classics (2 CDs, March 2008). Marco Vitale, Contrasto Armonico. Aci: Stefanie True, soprano; Galatea: Luciana Manchini, mezzo-soprano; Polifemo: Mitchell Sandler, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Tolomeo, Rè d'Egitto. (HWV 25, London 1728). DG-Archiv 477 710-6 (3 CDs, February 2008). Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. Seleuce: Karina Gauvin, soprano; Elisa: Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano; Tolomeo: Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Alessandro: Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano; Araspe: Pietro Spagnoli, bass. Superb performance and recording. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Complete Sonatas & Works for Violin & Continuo. Somm 068 (1 CD, December 2007). Details. Adrian Butterfield, violin; Katherine Sharman, cello; Laurence Cummings, harpsichord. UK | FR | DE | JP

Antoine Forqueray. Pièces pour viole transcribed for harpsichord by Jean-Baptiste Forqueray. Zig-Zag Territoires (2 CDs, March 2008). Details. Blandine Rannou, harpsichord. FR | DE

Bartolomiej Pekiel (?-1670), Mikolaj Zielenski (c.1550-c.1615), Marcin Mielczewski (c.1590-1651), Stanislaw Szarzynski (f.1690-1715). Polish Baroque. Ambronay (1 CD, November 2007). Details. Graham O'Reilly, Ensemble européen William Byrd, Ensemble Ventosum. Sacred vocal works. FR | DE

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714). Die Liebe Gottes ist ausgegossen - Cantatas. cpo 777 346-2 (2 CDs, February 2008). Ludger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Margaret C. Hunter, soprano; Alexander Schneider, countertenor; Andreas Post, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Clérambault, Bernier, Duphly. Médée furieuse. Naïve Ambroisie (1 CD, March 2008). Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano. Ensemble Amarillis. Médée cantatas. UK | FR | DE | JP

Pierre Danican Philidor (1681-1731). Suites pour hautbois. Zig-Zag Territoires (1 CD, February 2008). Details. Antoine Torunczyk & Alfredo Bernardini, oboes. L'Assemblée des Honnestes Curieux. Performed on a pair of oboes built by Bernardini with pitch of a=398. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Handel. Duetti Amorosi. dhm 88697214722 (1 CD, February 2008). Lawrence Cummings, Kammerorchester Basel. Núria Rial, soprano; Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor. Duets from Poro, Serse, Admeto, Muzio Scevola, Arminio & Teseo. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jacques-Antoine Denoyé. Messe à Grand Choeur & Symphonie (Strasbourg 1758); Michel Corrette. Psaume Laudate Dominum à grand choeur & symphonie after Vivaldi's "Spring" concerto (1766). Ambronay (1 CD, March 2008). Details -- "Composed in a style similar to that of Rameau - several references demonstrate knowledge of his operas." Martin Gester, Le Parlement de Musique, La Maitrise de Bretagne. Judith Gauthier, soprano; Rodrigo del Pozo, haute-contre; Christophe Einhorn, tenor; Jean-Louis Georgel, baritone. UK | FR | DE | JP

François Couperin & Delalande. Leçons de Ténèbres. BIS CD-1575 (1 CD, January 2008). Emma Kirkby, soprano; Agnes Mellon, soprano; Charles Medlam, bass viol; Terence Charleston, organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume VI. Accent ACC 25306 (1 CD, February 2008). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Jan van der Crabben, bass. UK | FR | DE | JP

Handel. Le Cantate Italiane, volume 3 - Le Cantate per il Cardinal Ottoboni. Glossa GCD 921523 (1 CD, January 2008). Raffaella Milanesi, soprano; Furio Zanasi, baritone; Salvo Vitale, bass. Fabio Bonizzoni, La Risonanza. Ah! Crudel HWV 78; No se emendará jamás (Spanish cantata) HWV 140; Qual ti riveggio (Ero e Leandro) HWV HWV 150; Spande ancor a mio dispetto HWV 165. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Arie ritrovate. Naïve / Opus 111 OP 30433 Vivaldi Edition (1 CD, February 2008). Sonia Prina, contralto. Ottavio Dantone, Accademia Bizantina. Stefano Montanari, violin. Arias from La verità in cimento, Orlando furioso, Scanderbeg, Teuzzone & Tito Manlio, violin concerto RV 369, concerto for strings RV 136. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Latin Church Music Vol. 1. Challenge Classics CC 72188 (2 CDs, February 2008). Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir. Missa in F BWV 233; Missa in G BWV 235; Magnificat BWV 243; Missa in A BWV 234; Gloria in excelcis Deo BWV 191; Missa in G BWV 236; Sanctus BWV 232. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747). Ulysse (Tragédie en musique, 1703). Musiques à la Chabotterie 605003 (2 CDs, November 2007). Facsimile livret. Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais & Le Choeur du Marais. Circé: Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Pénélope: Stéphanie Révidat, soprano; Ulysse: Betrand Chuberre, baritone; Orphée, un Génie, Euriloque, Mercure & Télémaque: Vincent Lièvre-Picard, haute-contre; Urilas: Bernard Deletré, bass; Céphalie & Pallas: Celine Ricci, soprano; Euphrosine & Junon: Eugénie Warnier, soprano; Un Savage: Thomas van Essen, tenor. Text in French only, unfortunately. Of the many recent premiere recordings of French baroque operas and ballets, this is my favorite. (I haven't heard the recording of Marais's Sémélé yet.) Ulysse is a lively dramatic work with no dull moments. Highlights include complex string writing seemingly influenced by Corelli, arias that look forward to Rameau, and a trumpet tune reminiscent of the trumpet tune in Campra's Tancrède. The performance and live recording are of very high quality. FR | DE

Antonio Mazzoni. Aminta (Il Rè Pastore). K617201. Juan Bautista Otero, Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara.Antonio Mazzoni (Bologna 1717-1785). Aminta (Il Rè Pastore) (Madrid 1756). K617 201 (2 CDs, May 2007). Complete CD booklet (pdf) | German libretto. Juan Bautista Otero, Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara. Aminta: Anna-Maria Panzarella, soprano; Tamiri: Celine Ricci, soprano; Elisa: Delphine Gillot, soprano; Agenore: Marina Pardo, mezzo-soprano; Alessandro: Leif Aruhn-Solén, tenor. The first complete recording of an opera directed by Farinelli in Madrid. This is my favorite recent recording of an Italian opera. There are many stylistic similarities to music by composers closely associated with Farinelli when he was a performer, i.e., Hasse, Giacomelli & Riccardo Broschi. Tamiri's virtuoso aria "Di tante sue procelle", written for Teresa Castellini (illustrated in the famous portrait by Amigoni with Farinelli and Metastasio), approaches in difficulty Broschi's "Qual guerriero in campo armato". Highly recommended! UK | FR | DE | JP

Roland Marais (c.1680-c.1750), Charles Dollé (18th Century) & Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745). Le Tombeau de Marin Marais. AS Musique ASM003 (1 CD, May 2007). À Deux Violes Esgales. Jonathan Dunford, bass viol; Sylvia Ambramowicz, bass viol; Nanja Breedijk, harp; Daphni Kokkoni, harpsichord. Highly recommended! This superb recording has about the finest sound of any viol recording I have heard. FR

Armand-Louis Couperin. Livre de Pièces de Clavecin. Syrius SYR141401. Philippe Leroy, harpsichord.Armand-Louis Couperin (1727-1789). Livre de Pièces de Clavecin. Syrius SYR 141401 (1 CD & duplicate 5-channel CD, May 2007). Philippe Leroy, harpsichord by Anthony Sidey after Ruckers/Hemsch. Highly recommended! This is one of the finest examples of recorded harpsichord sound. UK | FR | DE | JP

Christoph Martin Wieland (libretto) & Anton Schweitzer (1735-1787) (music). Alceste (Weimar 1773). Berlin Classics (2 CDs, February 2008). Details (pdf). Michael Hofstetter, Concerto Köln. Alceste: Simone Schneider, soprano; Parthenia: Cyndia Sieden, soprano; Admet: Christoph Genz, tenor; Herkules: Josef Wagner, bass. UK | FR | DE | JP

Peter Ryom. RV - Antonio Vivaldi. Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke (Thematic-systematic Catalogue of His Works). Breitkopf & Härtel 2007. Details with sample pages (pdf). 633 pages. This much expanded new edition of the RV thematic catalogue contains all the known works of Vivaldi with incipits for all movements. An essential reference for Vivaldi enthusiasts. Reviewed by Clifford Bartlett in EMR 121:12-13 (October 2007). DE

Vivaldi. Griselda. (RV 718, Venice 1735). Naxos 8.660211/13 (3 CDs, January 2008). Kevin Mallon, Aradia Ensemble. Griselda: Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano; Costanza: Carla Huhtanen, soprano; Roberto: Lynne McMurtry, mezzo-soprano; Corrado: Jason Nedecky, baritone; Gualtiero: Giles Tomkins, bass; Ottone: Colin Ainsworth, tenor. As in 1960s performances, Corrado and Gualtiero are transposed down an octave. But it's cheap. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758). Passio Jesu Christi. Naxos 8.570326 (1 CD, January 2008). Mary Térey-Smith, Capella Savaria Baroque Orchestra, Schola Cantorum Budapestiensis. Daughter of Zion: Mária Zádori, soprano; Evangelist: Zoltán Megyesi, tenor; Jesus: Péter Cser, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Organ Concertos Op. 4, Nos. 1-6. Harmonia Mundi (1 CD, February 2008). Richard Egarr, organ & director, Academy of Ancient Music. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domencio Belli, Cristofano Malvezzi, Giulio Caccini & Claudio Saracini. Firenze 1616. Alpha (1 CD, January 2008). Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude. In te Domine Speravi - Cantatas & Motets. Accent ACC 24184 (1 CD, January 2008). Amaryllis Dieltiens, soprano. Erik van Nevel, Currende. Cantate Domino BuxWV 12; Psaume 96 - Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, O Herr BuxWV 41; In te domine Speravi BuxWV 53; Jesu meine freude BuxWV 60; Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer gott BuxWV 78. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Harpsichord Concertos in F & G (Hob.XVIII:3&4) / Divertimento in F (Hob.II:20). Accent ACC 24188 (1 CD, January 2008). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Ewald Demeyere, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Amor Profano - Arias. DG-Archiv 477 661-8 (1 CD, January 2008). Simone Kermes, soprano; Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra. Arias from Olimpiade, La fede tradita e vendicata, Orlando furioso, Tito Manlio, Semiramide, Tigrane, Catone in Utica, Il Bajazet, Griselda, La verità in cimento. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

D. Scarlatti, Roseingrave, Porpora, Hasse, Arne, Veracini, Handel. Sopranos y castrati en el Londres de Farinelli. Música Antigua Aranjuez MAA 006 (1 CD, November 2007). La Tempestad. Olalla Alemán, soprano; Xavier Sabata, countertenor. FR | DE

Alessandro Stradella. San Giovanni Battista (Rome 1675). Hyperion CDA 67617 (1 CD, January 2008). Sleeve notes with new libretto translation by Hugh Ward-Perkins (pdf). Alessandro de Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis. Salomè: Anke Herrmann, soprano; Herodiade: Elena Cecchi Fedi, soprano; San Giovanni Battista: Martín Oro, countertenor; Consigliere: Fredrik Akselberg, tenor; Herode: Antonio Abete, bass. Perhaps the finest Stradella recording to date is the San Giovanni Battista by Claudio Astronio et al. on Stradivarius. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Rodrigo (Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria). (HWV 5, Florence 1707). Naïve Ambroisie (2 CDs, April 2008). Eduardo López Banzo, Al Ayre Español. Rodrigo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano; Esilena: Maria Bayo, soprano; Florinda: Deborah York, soprano or Núria Rial, soprano; Evanco: Anne-Catherine Gillet, soprano; Fernando: Max Emmanuel Cencic, countertenor; Giuliano: Kobie Van Rensburg, tenor. FR

Tommaso Albinoni. Il Nascimento dell'Aurora. Oehms Classics. René Clemencic, Clemencic Consort.Tommaso Albinoni (1671-1751). Il Nascimento dell'Aurora (Festa pastorale, Barcelona 1708). Oehms Classics (2 CDs, November 2007). René Clemencic, Clemencic Consort. Apollo: Terry Wey, countertenor; Dafne: Krisztina Jónás, soprano; Zeffiro: Radu Marian, sopranist; Flora: Adrineh Simonian, soprano; Peneo / Fiume: Gernot Heinrich, tenor. This Italian pastoral has many of the same features as the still unrecorded first version of Handel's Il Pasto Fido (1712). The small scale production was well performed and recorded. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Acis & Galatea. (HWV 49a, London 1718). New Classical Adventure (NCA) 60183 (2 CDs, November 2007). Martin Haselböck, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. Galatea: Linda Perillo, soprano; Acis: Mark Bleeke, tenor; William Hite, tenor; Thomas Gray, tenor; Polyphemus: Florian Boesch, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Romanus Weichlein (1652-1706). Missa Rectorum Cordium (1687). Symphonia (1 CD, January 2008). Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria, Kepler Konsort, St. Florianer Sängerknaben, Vocalensemble NOVA. Radu Marian, sopranist; Markus Forster, countertenor. UK | FR | DE | JP

Domenico Scarlatti. Sacred Vocal Music: Stabat Mater, Missa breve La stelle, Te Deum, Magnificat. Naxos 8.570382 (1 CD, November 2007). Morten Schuldt-Jensen, Immortal Bach Ensemble. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.C.F. Fischer (c.1650-1746). Missa St. Michaelis Arcangeli. MDG (1 CD, December 2007). Rainer Johannes Homburg, Handel's Comany, Kammerchor der Marien-Kantorei Lemgo. Also includes Missa "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland". US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

André Campra & Michael Haydn. A History of the Requiem, volume 2. Cyprès CYP1651 (1 CD, November 2007). Guy Janssens, Laudantes Consort. This series includes one requiem from each century. FR | DE

Buxtehude. Opera Omnia 6: Harpsichord Works 2. Challenge Classics CC72244 (2 CDs, January 2008). Ton Koopman, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Joseph Haydn. Il Ritorno di Tobia (1775/1784). Naxos 8.570300/02 (3 CDs, October 2007). Andreas Spering, VokalEnsemble Köln, Capella Augustina. Sara: Sophie Karthäuser, soprano; Raffaelle: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Anna: Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Tobia: Anders Dahlin, tenor; Tobit: Nikolay Borchev, bass. Includes the 2 choruses written for a 1784 performance. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Gluck. Ezio (Metastasio, Prague version, 1750). Coviello COV 20713 (3 CDs, September 2007). Andreas Stoehr, Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik. Valentiniano III: Max Emanuel Cencic, countertenor; Fulvia: Mariselle Martínez, mezzo-soprano; Ezio: Matthias Rexroth, countertenor; Onoria: Netta Or, soprano; Massimo: Mirko Roschkowski, tenor; Varo: Andreas Post, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jean-Baptiste Lully, Francesco Cavalli, Juan Hidalgo, Michel Lambert. Musiques pour le Mariage de Louis XIV (1660). Details. Accord 442 9894 (2 CDs, October 2007). Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais. Françoise Masset, soprano; Celine Ricci, soprano; François-Nicolas Geslot, haute-contre; Florian Westphal, bass. Lully ou le Musicien du Soleil, Volume IX. UK | FR | DE | JP

Handel. Tamerlano. (HWV 18, London 1724). MDG 1457 (3 CDs, September 2007). George Petrou, Orchestra of Patras (period instruments). Asteria: Mata Katsuli, soprano; Andronico: Mary-Ellen Nesi, mezzo-soprano; Irene: Irini Karaianni, mezzo-soprano; Tamerlano: Nicholas Spanos, countertenor; Bajazet: Tassis Christoyannis, baritone; Leone: Petros Magoulas, bass. One of Handel's greatest operas finally receives a complete recording. It even includes the new scene (missing from the HG edition) for Montagnana, who replaced Boschi as Leone in 1731. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Giove in Argo (HWV A14, 1739). Mainly a self-pasticcio, with two arias from Francesco Araja's Lucio Vero. Cantate/Musicaphon M56891 (2 CDs, July 2007). Details. Sylvie Kraus, Matthias Beckert, Thomas Gebhardt, Concert Royal Köln, Kammerchor Würzburg. Calisto: Lisa Tjalve, soprano; Iside: Tanya Aspelmeier, mezzo-soprano; Diana: Theresa Nelles, soprano; Aretes (Giove): Benoît Haller, tenor; Erastus (Osiris): Markus Auerbach, bass; Licaone: Raimonds Spogis, bass. Libretto by Antonio Maria Lucchini for Antonio Lotti (Dresden 1719). Reconstruction by Steffen Voss & Thomas Synofsik. While Winton Dean has described Giove in Argo as "an unsatisfactory hodgepodge" (Handel's Operas 1726-1741, p. 398 -- a more detailed analysis will appear in King (2008)), I find the opera and this recording quite enjoyable. It contains many previously unrecorded arias and choruses by Handel, and the arias by Araja are equally worthwhile. (The next to last line of text is missing in the A section of "Questa d'un fido amore", the Araja rage aria, which sounds like "Perfido! Deh spietato!".) The thick booklet contains numerous color photos of the ridiculous, modern production but no English translation of the text, not even the version from the original word book. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621). Puer natus in Bethlehem: Advent & Christmas Music. cpo 777 327-2 (1 CD, November 2007). Manfred Cordes, Bremen Barock Consort. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Schelle, Petritz, Erlebach, Jacobi, Liebe, Bessel. Machet die Tore weit - Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany. cpo 777 332-2 (1 CD, November 2007). Matthias Jung, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Sächsisches Vocalensemble. Birte Kulawik, soprano; Dorothea Wagner, mezzo-soprano; David Erler, Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Matthias Lutze, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domenico Scarlatti. Stabat Mater. Ricercar (1 CD, November 2007). Details. Vox Luminis. Other works on this CD: Te Deum, Salve Regina, Miserere, 2 sonatas. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Michel Corrette. Noël 1788. Ligia Digital 0104187-07 (2 CDs, November 2007). Messe pour le temps de Noël (1788); Nouveau de Livre de Noëls avec un Carillon (1753). Olivier Vernet, organ & director, Ensemble ...in Ore mel... Anne Magouët, soprano; Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano. 1750 organ by Jean-André Silbermann in Soultz-Haut-Rhin. FR | DE

Zelenka. Sacred Music. Metronome MET 1082 (1 CD, September 2007). Details. Requiem in C minor; Miserere in C minor ZWV 57; Lamentationes Pro Die Veneris Sancto ZWV 53. Penelope Rapson, Fiori Musicali, members of His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts. Grace Davidson, soprano; James Bowman, countertenor; Benjamin Hulett, tenor; Simon Whiteley, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Marin Marais à l'Orgue. Bayard (1 CD, November 2007). Jean-Paul Lécot, organ. FR

Marin Marais. Pièces de Viole, Book 1, Part 2. Ligia Digital Lidi 0301186-07 (2 CDs, November 2007). Jean-Louis Charbonnier, bass viol; Paul Rousseau, bass viol; Claire Giardelli, bass viol; Mauricio Burgalia, theorbo; Pierre Trocellier, harpsichord. This fine recording completes book 1, leaving only Marais's second book in the ongoing complete edition. FR

Antonio Salieri. Les Danaïdes (Tragédie lyrique, Paris 1784). Oehms Classics OC 909 (2 CDs, September 2007). Details. Michael Hofstetter, Chor und Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (period instruments). Hypermnestre: Sophie Marin-Degor, soprano; Danaüs: Hans Christoph Begemann, baritone; Lyncée: Christoph Genz, tenor; Plancippe: Kirsten Blaise, soprano; Pélagus: Wolfgang Frisch, tenor. I highly recommend this recording on a French translation of Calzabigi's reform libretto after Metastasio's Ipermestra. Gluck was unable to compose the music due to illness but nevertheless was listed as the composer in the livret. After six successful performances, a newspaper printed a statement by Gluck that the opera was entirely the work of Salieri. Stylistically, it could easily be mistaken for a Gluck opera and is of similarly high quality. UK | FR | DE | JP

Giovanni Battista Bassani. L'Armonia delle Sirene (Cantate Amorose Musicali à voce sola - opera seconda, Bologna 1680). Tactus TC 642702 (1 CD, October 2007). Details. Tadashi Miroku, countertenor; Silvia Rambaldi, harpsichord; Valeria Montanari, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750). Messe von Muri / Concertos. Audite 92559 (1 CD, November 2007). Johannes Strobl, Cappella Murensis, Ensemble Arcimboldo. UK | FR | DE | JP

Johann Christoph Altnikol (1719-1759). Befiehl du deine Wege. Carus 83.168 (1 CD, October 2007). Jörg Straube, Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Musica Alta Ripa. UK | FR | DE | JP

Nicolà Porpora. Vêpres Vénitiennes. Ligia Digital LiDi 0202185-07 (1 CD, October 2007). Details. Includes Vivaldi, concerto RV108 for 2 violins & recorder and concerto RV410 for cello. Jean-Marc Andrieu, direction and recorder, Les Passions & Choeur Éclats. Isabelle Poulenard, soprano; Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Étienne Mangot, cello. FR | DE

Domenico Scarlatti. Complete Keyboard Works. Brilliant Classics 93546 (36 CDs, 2001-2007).  Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord, fortepiano & organ, Musica Amphion. The individual volumes have received very favorable reviews. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Reissues of particular interest:

Gustav Leonhardt 80th Birthday Jubilee Edition. dhm (15 CDs, May 2008). DE

Blow. Venus & Adonis. L'Oiseau-Lyre. Pickett. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Dorilla in Tempe. Pierre Verany. Bezzina. Better performance than all but two of the disappointing Naïve Vivaldi Edition opera recordings. FR

50 Jahre Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. 88697281822 (50 CDs, 1958-2008). Details. US | FR | DE | JP

Lully (Grands Motets vols 1-3) & Charpentier (4 CDs). Musique Sacrée à Versailles. Naxos France 8.507006F (7 CDs). Niquet. FR

François Couperin. Complete Harpsichord Music. Warner (Erato) 10 CDs. Olivier Baumont. UK | DE | FR | JP

Lotti. Sacred Music. dhm (2 CDs). Hengelbrock, Mields. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP


Coming Soon

Alessandro Scarlatti. Il Martirio di Santa Cecilia (1708). cpo 777 258-2 (2 CDs, May 2008). Previously released on Classic Voice TVO 046 (2003, 2000). Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti. Cecilia: Nancy Argenta, soprano; Nutrice: Marinella Pennicchi, soprano; Almachin: Bernhard Landauer, countertenor; Il suo Consigliere: Marco Beasley, tenor.

J.S. Bach. Suiten für Violoncello BWV 1007-1012. Accent ACC 24196 (2 CDs, May 2008). Sigiswald Kuijken, Violoncello da spalla.

Jean-Baptiste Lully. Psyché. cpo 777 367-2 (3 CDs, forthcoming May 2008). Steven Stubbs & Paul O'Dette, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus. Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Karina Gauvin, soprano.

C.P.E. Bach. Magnificat, Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (Cantata). Carus 83.412 (1 CD, forthcoming September 2008). Fritz Näf, L'arpa festante, Basler Madrigalisten. Monika Mauch, soprano; Matthias Rexroth, countertenor; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Gotthold Schwarz, bass.

Johann Mattheson. Der Liebreiche und Geduldige David. cpo (Recorded in October 2007). Michael Willens, Die Kölner Akademie. Nicki Kennedy, soprano.

Telemann. Kapitänsmusik 1724. cpo 777 176-2 (2 CDs, forthcoming 2008). Ludger Rémy, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein. Magdalena Podkoscielna, soprano; David Erler, countertenor; Andreas Post, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass; Ekkehard Abele, bass.

Francesco Feo (1691-1761). Messe. cpo  (Recorded in October 2007). Matthias Jung, Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. Tobias Berndt, baritone.

Recommended Interviews from Goldberg

Vincent Dumestre by Yutha Tep, Issue 37.

Martin Gester by Brian Robins, Issue 36.

Sigiswald Kuijken by Brian Robins, Issue 34, in which he discusses the violoncello da spalla and holeless natural trumpet, among other matters.

Christophe Rousset by Brian Robins, Issue 33.

Also:

Jean-François Madeuf by Jeffrey Nussbaum on the Historic Brass Society website (2006). J-FM: "I never play [natural trumpet] with holes. I only did that when I was learning this very difficult (but so wonderful) instrument."

Early Music World - new website by Brian Robins


http://www.newolde.com


  

        


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