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New Releases 2009

Carl Friedrich Abel. The Drexel Manuscript Suites. Glossa GCD 920410 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Paulo Pandolfo, viola da gamba. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Pirro Capacelli Albergati (1663-1735). Corona dei Pregi di Maria - Cantate a voce sola Op. XIII (Bologna 1717). Tactus TC 660103 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Ensemble La Flora. Alida Oliva, soprano. Solo cantatas interspersed with chant by Tomas Luis da Vittoria. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Sébastián Albero (1722-1756). Sonatas for Harpsichord. LIR Classics LIR018 (1 CD, April 2009). Gilbert Rowland, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Albinoni. Concerti a Cinque Op. 10. Arts Music 47747-8 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Claudio Astronio, Harmonices Mundi. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Albinoni. Concerti con Oboe. Fuga Libera 554 (1 CD, May 2009). Details. Paul Dombrecht, Il Fondamento. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Albinoni. Sinfonie a Cinque op. 2. Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT 090202 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Chiara Banchini, Ensemble 415. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jean-Henry D'Anglebert. Suites de Clavecin. Zig Zag Territoires ZZT 090501 (1 CD, May 2009). Laurent Stewart, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

CPE Bach. Solo Keyboard Music vol. 19. Miklós Spányi, tangent piano. BIS (1 CD, September 2009). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
CPE Bach. Keyboard Concertos vol. 17. Miklós Spányi, tangent piano & harpsichord, with Petri Tapio Mattson and Opus X. BIS CD-1687 (May 2009). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Latest additions to the ongoing complete edition. See the CPE Bach page for a list of earlier volumes.

C.P.E. Bach. Organ Works. Regent REGCD 314 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Thomas Trotter, the Mitterreither (1773) / Flentrop (1973) organ of Eton College School Hall. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

CPE Bach. Concerti a flauto traverso obligato II. Alpha 146 (1 CD, May 2009). Alexis Kossenko, traverso & director, Arte dei Suonatori. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.C. Bach. La dolce fiamma - Forgotten castrato arias. Virgin Classics 6945640 (1 CD, November 2009). Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor. Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle de Harmonie. Very favorably reviewed by Brian Robins in EMR. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
6857260 - Deluxe Edition with 96-page CD book. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.C. Bach. Six Sonatas Op. 5. Chandos Chaconne CHAN 0762 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Sophie Yates, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.C. Bach, J.C.F. Bach, W.F. Bach. Sonatas for Flute by the Bach Sons. Accent ACC 24216 (1 CD, March 2009). Barthold Kuijken, traverso; Ewald Demeyere, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Mass in B Minor BWV 232. Challenge Classics CC 72316 (2 CDs, March 2009). Details. Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Elisabeth Hermans, soprano; Patrizia Hardt, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan Van der Crabben, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume VIII: "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen". Accent ACC 25308 (1 CD, April 2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Jan van der Crabben, bass. BWV 13, 73, 144, 81. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume IX: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland". Accent ACC 25309 (1 CD, October 2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan van der Crabben, bass. BWV 61, 36, 62, 132. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Magnificat BWV 243; Missa BWV 235. Mirare MIR 102 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. Maria Keohane, soprano; Anna Zander, soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Hans-Jörg Mammel, tenor; Stephan MacLeod, bass. OVPP. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. The Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012. Accent ACC 24196 (2 CDs, January 2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, Violoncello da spalla (Shoulder-cello). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Das wohltemperirte Clavier BWV 846-893. Triton TRI 331164 (4 CDs, November 2009). Frédéric Desenclos, performing on four different organs: 1726 Garrels organ at Oud-Katholieke Kerk in The Hague; 1996 Felsberg-Aubertin organ at Église Notre-Dame Saint-Vincent in Lyon; 1999 Rémy Mahler organ at Saint-Étienne de Baïgorry; 1783 Wolfferts-Heyneman organ at Sint-Maartenskerk, Zaltbommel. UK | FR | DE | JP

J.S. Bach. Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince (Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen). Avie AV 2171 (1 CD, May 2009). Review by Johann van Veen. Original versions without trumpets, drums or transverse flute. Monica Huggett, Ensemble Sonnerie. Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe and reconstruction of the original version of suite no. 2. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Complete Harpsichord Concertos on Antique Instruments. Plectra (3 CDs 2009). Details. Davitt Moroney, Karen Flint, Arthur Haas, JungHae Kim, Adam Pearl, harpsichords, Brandywine Baroque. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Brandenburg Concertos 2 & 4, Sinfonias. Parnassie PAR 40 (1 CD, February 2009). Société de Musique Ancienne de Nice. Jean-François Madeuf, trumpet. Apparently the first recording of Brandenburg Concerto 2 on a trumpet without fingerholes, which were not available to early 18th Century trumpeters. Details. (Madeuf recently recorded Brandenburg 2 with La Petite Bande for future release.)

J.S. Bach. Aus der Tiefe - Cantatas 4, 131, 182. Mirare MIR 057 (1 CD, January 2009). Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. Katharine Fuge, soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Stephan MacLeod, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Solo Cantatas BWV 35, 169 & 170. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902016 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Bernarda Fink, contralto. Petra Müllejans, Freiburger Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Brandenburg Concertos. Harmonia Mundi HMC 807461-62 (2 CD, March 2009). Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music. A=392 and one instrument per part, but the HUP strumming guitar has now metatasized to the Brandenburgs! US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Jesu, meine Freude - Motets. Ramée 0906 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Peter Kooij, Sette Voci. Hana Blažíková & Zsuzsi Tóth, sopranos; Damien Guillon & Robin Blaze, countertenors; Satoshi Misukoshi & Chris Watson, tenors; Dominik Wörner & Jelle Draijer, basses; Jan Jansen & Masato Suzuki, organ; Armin Bereuter, violone. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach. Toccatas. Ramée 0903 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Léon Berben, harpsichord & organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

J.S. Bach, Biber, Pisendel, Westhoff. L'Art du Violon Seul. Ambronay AMY 019 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Mira Glodeanu, violin. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784). 12 Polonaises, Fantasia, Sonata. MDG 341 1592-2 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Siegbert Rampe, harpsichord & tangent piano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784). Fantaisies, Sonates, Fugues, Polonaises. Mirare MIR-088 (1 CD, May 2009). Maude Gratton, harpsichord & clavichord. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707-1747). Concert Spirituel - 6 Sonatas for Cello & Basso Continuo. dhm 8869738132 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Jonas Iten, cello; Rainer Zipperling, cello & viola da gamba; Naoki Kitaya, harpsichord; Rosanto Conte, theorbo & guitar. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Bassano, Carissimi, Castaldi, Gratiani, Kapsberger, Palestrina, Sances, Tarditi, Frescobaldi, Pasquini. Sanctissima Maria - Roman Marian Motets of the 17th Century. Organum Ogm 291033 (1 CD, July 2009). Favorable review by Johan van Veen. Susan Eitrich, soprano. Concerto Commovente. DE

Giovanni Battista Bassani. La Tromba della Divina Misericordia (Ferrara 1676, Bologna 1682). Concerto 2044 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Paolo Borgonovo, Ensemble StilModerno, Ensemble Vocale Magnificat. Anna Bessi, mezzo-soprano; Elena Carzaniga, mezzo-soprano; Gianluca Buratto, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Franz (František) Benda (1709-1786) & Georg Anton (Jiří Antonín) Benda (1722-1795). Concerti for Harpsichord, Flute & Violin. Accent ACC 24215 (1 CD, October 2009). Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord; Jan de Winne, flute; Ryo Terakado, violin. Il Gardellino. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Biber. Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas. Arts Music 47735-8 (2 CDs, April 2008). Details. Riccardo Minasi, violin. Bizzarie Armoniche. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Die Birckholtz-Trompete von 1650. Raumklang (1 CD, October 2009). Notes by James Miller | Photos. Jean-François Madeuf & Ensemble. "An old trumpet found hanging on a nail in the wall of the village church of Belitz." US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Giovanni Maria Bononcini (1642-1678). Cantate e Sonate da Camera. Tactus TC.640202 (1 CD, August 2009). Details. Fabio Bonvicini, La Scatola dai Suoni. Alida Oliva, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Bonporti, Mannelli. Roma - cello concertos & trio sonatas. Myrios 002 (1 CD, June 2009). Alte Musik Köln (formerly members of Musica Antiqua Köln). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jan Josef Ignác Brentner (1689-1742). Concertos & Arias (Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague). Supraphon SU 3970-2 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Hana Blažíková, soprano. Jana Semerádová, Collegium Marianum. There is music by Brentner on the Bolivian Baroque CDs. Outstanding performance by Hana Blažíková. Much of the music on this disk might easily be mistaken for Telemann. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude. Opera Omnia 10: Organ Works 5. Challenge Classics (2 CDs, March 2009). Ton Koopman, organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude. Opera Omnia 11: Vocal Works 4. Challenge Classics (2 CDs, October 2009). Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Chorus. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Buxtehude, Sonates. Reinken, Hortus Musicus. Mirare MIR 074 (1 CD, January 2009). (Details). Benjamin Perrot, La Rêveuse. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

William Byrd. Assumpta est Maria. Hyperion CDA 67675 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Andrew Carwood, The Cardinall's Musick. Volume 12 of 13 in The William Byrd Edition. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

William Byrd. Hodie Simon Petrus. Hyperion CDA 67653 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Andrew Carwood, The Cardinall's Musick. Volume 11 of 13 in The William Byrd Edition. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Caldara, Handel, Porpora, Leo, Hasse, Graun, Francesco Araia, Giacomelli. Sacrificium. DG-Archiv 478 1521 (2 CDs, October 2009). Cecilia Bartoli, soprano. Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico. Great arias, but reorchestrated to add guitar, lute, harp, organ and percussion and to de-emphasize the harpsichord. After having been performed with organ accompaniment for about 200 years, Handel's "Ombra mai fu" enjoyed a brief reprise of harpsichord continuo for about 25 years. Now, for the first time, it is performed with lute continuo. Other slow arias here suffer under organ continuo, which at least partially drowns out Bartoli's raspy voice. Her abilities with facial expressions in comic opera, which made her a star, are irrelevant in an audio recording. Fast arias get the strumming guitar, another late 20th Century addition to the continuo section by the HUPsters. Music: A+. Direction: F. Singing: B-. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

André Campra (1660-1744). Motets pour Notre-Dame de Paris. K617217 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Ensemble Aquilon. Marcio Soares Holanda & Thibault Lenaerts, hautes-contre; Matthieu Cabanes & Amine Hadef, tenors; Geoffroy Buffière & Christophe Gautier, baritones. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Charpentier. David & Jonathan H.490 (1688). Tragédie biblique. Livret du Père Bretonneau. ABC Classics 4763691 (2 CDs, December 2009). Details / Libretto (pdf) (Dyslexic, right-justified English version.) Anthony Walker, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes. David: Anders Dahlin, tenor; Jonathan: Sara Macliver, soprano; Saül: Dean Robinson, bass; Achis: Richard Anderson, bass; Joabel: Simon Lobelson, baritone; La Pythonisse: Paul McMahon, tenor; L'Ombre de Samuel: David Parkin, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

M-A Charpentier. L'Orgue historique de Nay (1673). Pierre Verany PV 709101 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Jean-Paul Lécot, organ. Dominique Visse, countertenor. Ouverture de Médée, Suite de Noëls, Récit et Air d'Orphée descendant aux enfers, Suite du IIe ton, Air de David et Jonathas, Chaconne du Rendez-vous des Tuileries, Gloria de la Messe pour les instruments, Salve Regina des Jésuites, Suite du Ier ton. UK | FR | DE

M-A Charpentier. Motets pour le Grand Dauphin. Alpha 138 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Frédéric Desenclos, Ensemble Pierre Robert. Contents: Precatio pro filio Regis (H. 166); Fugue sur les anches (Louis Marchand); Sola vivebat in antris (H. 373); Fond d'orgue (Louis Marchand); Supplicatio pro defunctis (H. 328); Tierce en taille (Louis Marchand); Quemadmodum desiderat cervus (H. 174); O Salutaris hostia (H. 248); Fugue (Louis Marchand); Gratiarum actiones pro restitua delphini salute (H. 326). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

M-A Charpentier. Missa Assumpta est Maria H.11. Glossa GCD 921617 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel. Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano; Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, soprano; François-Nicolas Geslot, haute-contre; Romain Champion, tenor; Benoît Arnould, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

François Couperin. Ténèbres du Premier Jour. Ambronay AMY 018 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Emmanuel Mandrin, Les Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr. Dorothée Leclair, Juliette Perret, Eugénie Warnier, soloists. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

François Couperin. Les Deux Messes pour Orgue. Aeolus AE 10301 (1 CD, December 2009). Details. Serge Schoonbroodt, 17th Century organ of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Le Puy en Velay. I usually prefer recordings with alternating chant, as French masses were originally performed. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Gaspard Corrette (c.1670 - before 1733). Messe à l'usage d'une abbaye royale. Hortus 061 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Régis Allard, 1685 organ at St Michel à Bolbec; Ad Limina, Ensemble Vocal Féminin, chant. Gaspard Corrette was the father of Michel Corrette. UK | FR | DE

Philippe Courbois (1705-1730). Dom Quichotte - Cantates & concertos comiques. Alpha 151 (1 CD, October 2009). Dominique Visse, countertenor. Pablo Valetti, Café Zimmermann. Plus Corrette, Concertos comiques V & XXIV; Pierre de la Garde (1717-c.1792), La Sonate (cantata); Marais, La Sonnerie; Nicolas Racot de Grandval (1676-1753), La Matrone d'Éphèse (cantata). (Grandval's cantata, Rien du tout, on the CD "Airs Baroques Français" by Patricia Petibon et al. is noteworthy in its quotations of popular cantatas by Clérambault, Montéclair, Campra, Stuck and Bernier. "In his own time, [Grandval] was best known for Le Vice puni ou Cartouche, poème héroïque, comique et tragique (1725), in which lines from tragedies by Corneille, Racine and Voltaire are parodied." Catherine Cessac liner notes.) US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

John Eccles (1668-1735). The Judgement of Paris (London 1700) / Three Mad Songs. Chandos Chaconne 0759 (1 CD, March 2009). Christian Curnyn, The Early Opera Company. Claire Booth, soprano; Lucy Crowe, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Hulett, tenor; Roderick Williams, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758). Dresden Sinfonias & Concertos. cpo (1 CD, February 2009). Ludger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758). Suite in G minor, Missa Brevis, Violin concerto. Meridian CDE 84373 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Walter Reiter, Linden Baroque Orchestra & Choir. UK | FR | DE | JP

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758). Concerti & Ouvertüren. dhm 88697446412 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Julia Schröder, violin & director. Giuliano Sommerhalder, trumpet. Kammerorchester Basel. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758) & Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (1736-1800). Concerti & Ouverture. dhm 88697367912 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Gabrieli Cassone, trumpet; Massimo Spadano, violin; Paulo Grazzi, oboe; Alberto Grazzi, bassoon; Alfredo Bernardini, oboe. Zefiro. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Francesco Feo (1691-1761). Missa / Confitebor. cpo 777 333-2 (1 CD, March 2009). Matthias Jung, Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. Anja Zügner, soprano; Dorothea Wagner, soprano; Dominika Hirschler, contralto; Tobias Hunger, tenor; Tobias Berndt, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Philipp Förtsch (1652-1732). Sacred Concertos. cpo 777 369-2 (1 CD, January 2009). Roland Wilson, Musica Fiata, Capella Ducale. Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Nele Gramss, soprano; Werner Buchin, countertenor; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Marcus Brutscher, tenor; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass. Förtsch was an important librettist and composer at the Hamburg Opera in the 1680s. In these sacred works, Förtsch rearranged biblical texts in the style of opera libretti. In addition to operatic dialogues, there is fine, musically varied psalm setting for soprano, violin, viola da gamba and bc, "Aus der Tiefe". US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

François Francoeur & François Rebel, Zélindor, Roi des Sylphes (1745). Naxos (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Ryan Brown, Opera Lafayette. Zélindor: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, haute-contre; Zirphé: Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Zulim: William Sharp, bass; Une Nymphe / La Sylphide: Ah Young Hong, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Ligia Digital Frescobaldi Edition. Jean-Marc Aymes, harpsichord, organ & claviorganum.
Vol. 3. Il Secondo Libro di Toccate, Canzoni alla Francese (1645). Lidi 0101199-09 (2 CDs, April 2009). US | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 2. Il Primo Libro di Caprici. Lidi 0101177-07 (1 CD March 2007). FR | DE
Vol. 1. Toccate d'intavolatura di Cimbalo ed Organo - Libro Primo. Lidi 0101163-05 (2 CDs, November 2005). FR | DE

Brilliant Classics Frescobaldi Edition. Roberto Loreggian, harpsichord & organ.
Vol. 6. Secular Madrigals. (1 CD, November 2009). Bettina Hoffmann, Modo Antiquo. FR | DE
Vol. 5. Il Secondo Libro di Toccate. (2 CDs, August 2009). Nicola Belliinazzo, Schola Gregoriana Scriptora. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 4. Fiori Musicali, 3 Organ Masses. (1 CD, June 2009). Nicola Belliinazzo, Schola Gregoriana Scriptora. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 3. Masses. 93780 (1 CD, February 2009). Sergio Balestracci, La Stagione Armonica, Schola Gregoriana. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 2. Canzone. 93766 (2 CDs, October 2008). Ensemble Conserto Musico. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Vol. 1. Toccatas and Partitas. 93767 (2 CDs, October 2008). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Frescobaldi. Harpsichord Music vol. 1. Nimbus 5850 (1 CD, November 2009). Richard Lester, 1619 single-brass-strung harpsichord by Boni. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Froberger. Froberger Edition vol. 6 (of 8): Ricercar - Complete Ricercari / Chigi Toccatas. Aeolus AE 10601 (1 CD, August 2009). Details. Bob van Asperen, Hermans organ, Spirito Santo, Pistola (1664). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Galuppi. L'Olimpiade (Milan 1747). Dynamic 33545 (2 DVDs, February 2009). Details. Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra. Argene: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Aristea: Ruth Rosique, soprano; Megacle: Romina Basso, contralto; Licida: Franziska Gottwald, mezzo-soprano; Clistene: Mark Tucker, tenor; Alcandro: Furio Zanasi, bass; Aminta: Filippo Adami, tenor. This is the finest commercially available musical performance to date of a Galuppi opera. The non-historically informed staging is less objectionable than most, with no nudity or machine guns, but there's still too much pointless dashing about and singing out of posture, especially on the floor. Outstanding performances by Romina Basso in the exceedingly difficult primo uomo role of Megacle and by the two prima donnas. There's no easy role in this demanding opera. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Denis Gaultier (1603-1672) & Ennemond Gaultier (c.1575-1651). Apollon Orateur. Ramée 0904 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Anthony Bailes, 11-course lute by Gregori Ferdinand Wenger (1722). "The mellowness of this old German lute, the music of the two finest French lute composers, and the interpretation of a wise old English lutenist, is indeed a potent combination. This CD is outstandingly good." Stewart McCoy in EMR 134:25 (February 2010). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Tragédiennes 2: From Gluck to Berlioz. Virgin Classics 2165742 (1 CD, May 2009). Véronique Gens, soprano. Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759). Grosse Passion - Kommt her und schaut (1730). cpo 777 452-2 (2 CDs, April 2009). Details. Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert, Rheinische Kantorei. Veronika Winter, soprano; Hilke Andersen, mezzo-soprano; Markus Schäfer, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Gottlieb Graun & Carl Heinrich Graun. Trios for 2 Violins & Basso. cpo 777 423-2 (1 CD, August 2009). Les Amis de Philippe. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Gottlieb Graun. Concertos for Strings. Challenge Classics (2 CDs, September 2009). Modern Times_1800. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720-1787). Sonatas for Lute & Strings. Dorian DSL-90907 (1 CD, August 2009). Details. John Schneiderman, lute; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; William Skeen, cello. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Neun Deutsche Arien HMV 202-210 / Gloria / Trio Sonata HWV 392. BIS 1615 (1 CD, December 2009). Emma Kirkby, soprano. London Baroque. These are new recordings and not reissues of the Kirby/London Baroque German Arias on EMI and the Kirkby/London Baroque Gloria on BIS. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. 9 German Arias / Music for the Royal Fireworks. dhm 88697483932 (1 CD, August 2009). Details. Núria Rial, soprano. Michael Oman, Austrian Baroque Company. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Joshua. (HWV 64, London 1748). SOMM 240-2 (2 CDs, March 2009). Details. Lawrence Cummings, London Handel Orchestra & Singers. Achsah: Catherine Manley, soprano; Othniel: Alexandra Gibson, mezzo-soprano; Joshua: Allan Clayton, tenor; Caleb: George Humphreys, bass; Angel: Richard Rowntree, tenor. Original version of "Hark! 'tis the linnet and the thrush" (not in the HG edition). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Harpsichord Suites (1720). Delos DE 3394 (2 CDs, March 2009). Jory Vinikour, harpsichord by John Phillips after the Gräbner 1739 (extended bass to DD!) tuned to Bradley Lehman's Bach tuning. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Suites des Pièces de clavecin 1720 - Embellished version by Gottlieb Muffat (Vienna 1736). Cavalli CCD 137 (2 CDs, November 2009). Details. Eva Maria Pollerus, harpsichord. UK | FR | DE

Handel. Domestic Opera. Early-music.com (1 CD, April 2009). Keyboard transcriptions by Handel and William Babell. Hank Knox, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Al Piacere del Signore - transcriptions for 2 harpsichords. ORF 3056 (1 CD, April 2009). Le Petit Concert Baroque. Chani Lesaulnier & Nadja Lesaulnier, harpsichords. Movements from the Water Music, Fireworks Music, Rinaldo, Ariodante, Teseo & Alexander's Feast transcribed by the performers. UK | FR | DE

Handel. Alcina. (HWV 34, London 1735). DG-Archiv 477 737-4 (3 CDs, March 2009). (Joyce DiDonato's blog about recording Alcina). Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. Alcina: Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Ruggiero: Maite Beaumont, mezzo-soprano; Morgana: Karina Gauvin, soprano; Bradamante: Sonia Prina, contralto; Oronte: Kobie van Rensburg, tenor; Oberto: Laura Cherici, soprano; Melisso: Vito Priante, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Ezio. (HWV 29, London 1732). DG Archiv 477 807-3 (3 CDs, March 2009). Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. Ezio: Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Fulvia: Karina Gauvin, soprano; Valentiniano: Sonia Prina, contralto; Massimo: Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, tenor; Varo: Vito Priante, bass; Onoria: Marianne Andersen, mezzo-soprano. Libretto by Metastasio. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Faramondo. (HWV 39, London 1738). Virgin Classics 2166112 (3 CDs, February 2009). Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti. Clotilde: Sophie Karthäuser, soprano; Adolfo: Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor; Faramondo: Max Emmanuel Cencic, countertenor; Rosimonda: Marina de Liso, mezzo-soprano; Gerando: Xavier Sabata, countertenor; Childerico: Terry Wey, countertenor; Tebaldo: Fulvio Bettini, baritone; Gustavo: In-Sung Sim, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). Pro Musica Camerata PMC 062/064 (3 CDs, January 2009). Details. Władysław Kłosiewicz, Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense, Choir of the Warsaw Chamber Opera. Giulio Cesare: Anna Radziejewska, mezzo-soprano; Cornelia: Dorota Lachowicz, contralto; Sesto: Jacek Laszczkowski, sopranist; Cleopatra: Olga Pasiecznik, soprano; Tolomeo: Jan Monowid, countertenor; Achilla: Jarosław Bręk, bass; Nireno: Karol Bartosinski, countertenor; Curio: Sławomir Jurczak, bass.

Handel. Rodrigo (Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria). (HWV 5, Florence 1707). Naïve Ambroisie AM132 (3 CDs, February 2009). Eduardo López Banzo, Al Ayre Español. Rodrigo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano; Esilena: Maria Bayo, soprano; Florinda: Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, soprano; Evanco: Anne-Catherine Gillet, soprano; Fernando: Max Emmanuel Cencic, countertenor; Giuliano: Kobie Van Rensburg, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. La Resurrezione. (HWV 47, Rome 1708). Brilliant Classics 93805 (2 CDs, April 2009). Details. Marco Vitale, Contrasto Armonico. Angelo: Klaartje van Veldhoven, soprano; Maddalena: Stefanie True, soprano; Cleofe: Kristine Gether, contralto; San Giovanni: Marcel Beekman, tenor; Lucifero: Mitchell Sandler, bass. Performed at Roman pitch a=392 with oboes at 440. This is a fine recording of my favorite Handel oratorio. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. La Resurrezione. (HWV 47, Rome 1708). Virgin 6945670 (2 CDs, September 2009). Libretto with translations (pdf). Emmanuel Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée. Angelo: Camilla Trilling, soprano; Maddalena: Kate Royal, soprano; Cleofe: Sonia Prina, contralto; San Giovanni: Toby Spence, tenor; Lucifero: Luca Pisaroni, bass. If you have avoided the Haïm recording because of the distant and overly reverberant sound in her recording of Il Trionfo, I can report that this CD has excellent recorded sound, although the performance suffers from usual HUP "innovations" and some heavy vibrato. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Samson. (HWV 57, London 1743). Carus 83.425 (3 CDs, March 2009). Details. Nicholas McGegan, FestspielOrchester Göttingen, NDR Chor. Sophie Daneman, soprano; Franziska Gottwald, contralto; Samson: Thomas Cooley, tenor; Michael Slattery, tenor; William Berger, bass; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Alexander's Feast HWV 75 & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76. Carus 83.424 (1 CD, April 2009). Peter Neumann, Collegium Cartusianum, Kölner Kammerchor. Simone Kermes, soprano; Virgil Hartinger, tenor; Konstantin Wolff, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Saul. (HWV 53, London 1739). Carus 83.243 (3 CDs, January 2009). Details. Hans-Christoph Rademann, Dresdner Barockorchester, Dresdner Kammerchor. Michal: Ditte Andersen, soprano; Merab: Anna Prohaska, soprano; Jonathan: Maximilian Schmitt, tenor; David: Tim Mead, countertenor; Saul: York Felix Speer, bass; High Priest and Witch of Endor: Eric Stoklossa, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Messiah. (HWV 56, version unknown). EMI 5099926815626 (2 CDs, April 2009). Details. Stephen Cleobury, Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of King's College Cambridge. Ailish Tynan, soprano; Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Allan Clayton, tenor; Matthew Rose, bass. Yet another Messiah with yet another gimmick: this will be a recording of a worldwide live broadcast on 5 April 2009. If you don't have the superb recording by John Butt on Linn Records, get it before considering any other recordings. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Messiah. (HWV 56, version unknown). Carus 83.219 (2 CDs, April 2009). Frieder Bernius, Barockorchester Stuttgart. Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Benjamin Hulett, tenor; Peter Harvey, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Complete Cantatas vol. 1. Brilliant Classics 93999 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Marco Vitale, Contrasto Armonico. Stefanie True, soprano. Contents: Delirio Amoroso HWV 99; Ditemi o piante HWV 107; Care selve, aure grate HWV 88; Allor ch'io dissi addio HWV 80. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Complete Cantatas vol. 2. Brilliant Classics 94000 (1 CD, December 2009). Marco Vitale, Contrasto Armonico. Stephanie True, soprano. Un'alma innamorata HWV 173; O lucenti o sereni occhi, HWV 144; Del bell'idolo mio, HWV 104; Aure soavi e liete, HWV 84; Tra le fiamme (Il consiglio), HWV 170. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Italian Cantatas vol. 6 - Olinto pastore. Glossa GCD 921526 (1 CD, November 2009). Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Yetzabel Arias Fernández, soprano. Fabio Bonizzoni, La Risonanza. Alpestre monte, HWV 81; Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amoroso), HWV 82; O come chiare e belle (Olinto pastore), HWV 143. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Clori, Tirsi e Fileno (HWV 96) - Italian Cantatas vol. 5. Glossa GCD 921525 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Yetzabel Arias Fernández, soprano; Romina Basso, contralto. Fabio Bonizzoni, La Risonanza. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. La Lucrezia - Italian Cantatas. Ludi Musici (1 CD, November 2009). Sonia Prina, contralto. Mike Fentross, La Sfera Armoniosa. Dolce pur d'amor l'affanno HWV 109a; Siete rose rugiadose HWV 162; Qualor crudele HWV 151; Fra pensieri quel pensiero HWV 115; Stanco di piu soffrire HWV 167a; La Lucrezia HWV 145. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Mottetti & Sonate da chiesa. Musica Ficta MF 8008 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Magali Léger, soprano. RosaSolis. Contents: Gloria, Salve Regina, Coelestis dum spirat aura, Sonata op. 2 no.5. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Amore x Amore. Winter & Winter 910 162-2 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Xavier Sabata, countertenor. Aarón Zapico, Forma Antiqua. Ho fuggito, HWV 118; Organ Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, No. 6 HWV 294; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno! HWV 125b; Violin Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a, transcribed for viola da gamba, Grave, Allegro; Nel dolce tempo, HWV 135b; Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432, transcribed for theorbo, archlute & guitar, Passacaille; Clori, degli occhi miei, HWV 91a; Violin Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a; Dolc’è pur d’amor l’affanno, HWV 109a. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel in the Playhouse. Opella Nova ONCD 014 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Žak Ozmo, L'Avventura London. Mary Bevan, soprano; Greg Tassell, tenor. Music by Handel borrowed for English ballad operas. "It was these versions of Handel's music, according to scholars, that were the most well known among British middle-class audiences in the first half of the 18th century. It was also this music that made the composer popular as a national composer, as these very English ballad operas were successes years before Handel's oratorios were fashionable." US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Chandos Anthems. (HWV 246-256, London 1717-1718). Anthems 7, 9 & 11. Hyperion (1 CD, May 2009). Stephen Layton, The Academy of Ancient Music. Emma Kirkby, soprano; Iestyn Davies, countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Neal Davies, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74, London 1713) / Dixit Dominus (HWV 232, Rome 1707). Harmonia Mundi HMC 902041 (1 CD, September 2009). Review by Johan Van Veen. Marcus Creed, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Vocalconsort Berlin. Hélène Guilmette, soprano; Sophie Klussmann, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Malcolm Bennett, tenor; Andreas Wolf, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Between Heaven & Earth - Arias. Naïve OP 30484 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Sandrine Piau, soprano. Stefano Montanari, Accademia Bizantina. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Arie per basso. Naïve / Opus 111 OP 30472 (1 CD, May 2009). Lorenzo Regazzo, bass. Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Opera arias & duets. Naïve / Opus 111 OP 30483 (1 CD, January 2009). Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano. Sandrine Piau, soprano; Sara Mingardo, contralto. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. La Diva - Arias for Cuzzoni. Berlin Classics 0016422BC (1 CD, March 2009). Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney. Simone Kermes, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Alcina - Arias (Alcina & Morgana) & Suites. Avi 42 6008553143 1 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Christine Schäfer, soprano. Rainer Kussmaul, Berliner Barock Solisten. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Trio Sonatas op. 2 & op. 5. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907467/68 (2 CDs, October 2009). Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. 12 Solo Sonatas op. 1. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907465/66 (2 CDs, May 2009). Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Organ Concertos Op. 7. Harmonia Mundi HMU 807447/48 (2 CDs, August 2009). Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Organ Concertos Op. 4. L'Oiseau-Lyre 478 1465 8 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Ottavio Dantone, organ & conductor, Accademia Bizantina. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Concerti Grossi Op. 3. dhm 88697575202 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Julia Schröder, violin & director. Giorgio Paronuzzi, harpsichord & co-director. Kammerorchester Basel. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Concerti Grossi Op. 6. L'Oiseau-Lyre 478 0319 5 (2 CDs, January 2009). Details. Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. The Musick for the Royal Fireworks / Concerti a due cori. dhm 88697367912 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Alfredo Bernardini, Zefiro. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel, Babel, Edward Jones, Nicolas Charles Bochsa. Microcosm Concerto - Harp Music by G.F. Haendel. Glossa GCD 92103 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Mara Galassi, harp. Giovanni Togni, organ, harpsichord & fortepiano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Handel's Harp. ATMA (1 CD, October 2009). Stephen Stubbs, Seattle Baroque Orchestra. Cyndia Seiden, soprano. Maxine Eilander, harp. Movements for harp, including V'adore pupile and the harp concerto from Alexander's Feast. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel, Dixit Dominus. Steffani, Stabat Mater. Coro COR 16076 (1 CD, September 2009). Harry Christophers, The Sixteen. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel, Gloria; Melchior Hoffmann, Magnificat; Christian August Jacobi, Der Himmel stehdt uns wieder offen; plus instrumental works by Manfredini, Melani, & Torelli. Per il Santissimo Natale. Berlin Classics 0016602BC (1 CD, October 2009). Review by Johan van Veen. Deborah York, soprano. Elibipolis. US | UK | FR | DE | JP

Handel. Dixit Dominus. Telemann. Deus Judicium Tuum. Eloquentia EL 0916 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Pierre Cao, Arsys Bourgogne Choir, Harmonie Universelle. Yeree Suh, soprano; Ingrid Perruche, soprano; Britta Schwarz, contralto; Markus Schäffer, tenor; Alain Buet, bass (Telemann); Arnaud Richard, bass (Handel). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel, arranged by Mendelssohn. Dettinger Te Deum; Haydn, The Storm; Cherubini, Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn. Carus 83.428 (1 CD, October 2009). Nicholas McGegan, FestspielOrchester Göttingen, NDR Chor. Dominique Labelle, soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; William Berger, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Handel. Israel in Egypt (Mendelssohn arrangement 1833). cpo (2 CDs, April 2009, recorded in 2001). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert. Monika Frimmer & Veronika Winter, sopranos; Heike Grötzinger, mezzo-soprano; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Ekkehard Abele & Gregor Finke, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Adolf Hasse. Cantatas vol. 1. Brilliant Classics 93636 (1 CD, February 2009). Pietro Busca, Accademia del Ricercare. Lia Serafina, soprano; Gabriella Martellacci, contralto. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Die Schöpfung (1798). Harmonia Mundi HMC 902039/40 (2 CDs + 1 DVD, October 2009). René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor. Julia Kleiter, soprano; Maximillian Schmitt, tenor; Johannes Weisser, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Complete Masses. Naxos 8.508009 (8 CDs, September 2009). Track List / Notes. Owen Burdick & Jane Glover, Rebel Baroque Orchestra, Trinity Church Choir, New York. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Acide (Festa Teatrale, Eisenstadt 1762). BIS 1812 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Manfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. Acide: Bernard Richter, tenor; Galatea: Raffaella Milanesi, soprano; Glauce: Jennifer O'Loughlin, soprano; Polifemo & Nettuno: Iván Paley, baritone; Tetide: Adrineh Simonian, mezzo-soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Die Feuersbrunst (or Das abgebrannte Haus). (Marionetten-Singspiel H29b: A). cpo 777 213-2 (2 CDs, June 2009). Details. Andreas Spering, Capella Augustina. Otto Katzameier, baritone; Andreas Karasiak, tenor; Isa Katharina Gericke, soprano; Ferdinand von Bothmer, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Philemon & Baucis (Marienette opera 1773). BIS SACD-1813 (1 CD, September 2009). Manfred Huss, Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Vocalforum Graz. Philemon: Christoph Genz, tenor; Baucis: Maren Engelhardt, soprano; Aret: Jan Petryka, tenor; Narcissa: Alexandra Reinprecht, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Philemon & Baucis / Jupiters Reise auf die Erde. Hanssler Profil PH 09038 (1 CD, April 2009). Wolfgang Brunner, Salzburger Hofmusik. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Arie per un'amante. dhm 88697388672 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Núria Rial, soprano; Margot Oitzinger, mezzo-soprano. Michi Gaigg, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. L'infedeltà costante - Operatic Arias & Overtures. dhm 88697326322 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano. Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Music for Prince Esterházy and the King of Naples. BIS 1796/98 (3 CDs, February 2009). Details. Manfred Huss Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. 6 Scherzandi, Baryton Octets, Concerti a due lire for the King of Naples, Notturni for the King of Naples. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Sonatas Hob.XVI: 20, 23, 32 & 37. Passacaille PAS 955 (1 CD, June 2009). Nicolau de Figueiredo, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. 6 Sonatas for Violin and Viola. Accent ACC 24219 (1 CD, August 2009). Anton Steck, violin; Christian Goosses, viola. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Concertos for Violin & Cello; Leopold Hoffmann, Concerto for Flute. Eloquentia EL 0917 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Le Cercle de l'Harmonie. Julien Chauvin, violin; Atsushi Sakai, cello; Alexis Kossenko, flute. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Haydn. Late Piano Works. Channel Classics 26509 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Gary Cooper, fortepiano (anonymous, Vienna c.1785). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Ferdinand Ignaz Hinterleithner (1659-1710). Musical Miracles. dhm 88697449392 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Trio Liuto Concertato. Lutz Kirchof, lute; Martina Kirchof, pardessus de viol; Judith Sartor, viola da gamba. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Hotteterre, Chedeville, Philidor. Le Berger Poète. Alpha (1 CD, June 2009). Details. François Lazarevitch, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien. Suites and sonatas for flute and musette. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Anton Huberty (c.1722-1791). Amor vincit omnia. Neu Method-Messige Viol d'Amour Stüke. Cavalli CCD 279 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Marianne Rônez, viola d'amore; Helena Dearing, soprano; Gerhart Darmstadt, cello; Egino Klepper, harpsichord & fortepiano. UK | FR | DE

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre et al. Le Passage de la Mer Rouge. K617218 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Luanda Siqueira, soprano. Le Tendre Amour. Includes Réne Drouard de Bousset (1703-1760), Judith (1735) & Sébastien de Brossard, La Cheutte de Salomon. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Le Jeune, de Castro, Costeley, Regnard, Segni da Modena, Goudimel, Coste, Bassano, Pevernage, Michael Praetorius, du Caurroy, Bonnet. Les Amours de Mai - Love Songs in the Age of Ronsard. MSR Classics MS 1304 (1 CD, December 2009). Details. Parthenia. Julianne Baird, soprano. Robert Mealy, violin. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Reinhard Keiser. Fredegunda (Hamburg 1715). Naxos 8.660231/32 (2 CDs, January 2009). Review of the February 2007 performance. Christoph Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle München. Fredegunda: Dora Pavliková, soprano; Galsuinde: Bianca Koch, soprano; Bazina: Katja Stuber, soprano; Chilperich: Tomi Wendt, baritone; Sigibert: Michael Kranebitter, baritone; Hermenegild: Tomo Matsubara, tenor; Landerich: Tobias Haaks, tenor. A fine opera marred by heavy vibrato in some of the best arias, suppression of the harpsichord in numerous arias, and a live recording of an idiotic modern staging that had the singers running around and performing stunts while trying to sing. No printed libretto is included, and the online libretto (pdf) is in German only. It's unfortunate that the money wasted on glossy color photos of the ridiculous modern staging could not have been spent on libretto translations. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Karl Kohaut - Haydn's Lute Player. Challenge Classics (1 CD, October 2009). Concertos, sinfonia & divertimento, plus a Haydn trio. Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria. Hubert Hoffmann, lute. Jan Krigovsky, Viennese double bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Krieger (1652-1735). Ich habe mein Liebgen im Garten gesehen: Love Songs & Arias. cpo 777 433-2 (1 CD, May 2009). Jan Kobow, tenor. United Continuo Ensemble. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Juan de Ledesma (c.1713-1763). Sonatas para violín y bajo. Ramée 0901 (1 CD, May 2009). Details. Blai Justo, violin; Elisa Joglar, cello; Bernard Zonderman, guitar. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Christophe Lemenu de Saint-Philbert (c.1720-1774). 6 Cantatilles. Hungaroton HCD 32564 (1 CD, June 2009). Details. Mónika González, soprano; Zoltán Megyesi, tenor; Róbert Mandel, hurdy-gurdy; Pál Németh, flute; Ottó Nagy, viola da gamba; Piroska Vitárius, violin; Ágnes Várallyay, harpsichord; Gábor Tokodi, lute. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Leonardo Leo, Giuseppe de Majo (1697-1771); Nicola Ugolino (late 18th Century); Niccolò Grillo (18th Century); Nicola Fiorenza (c.1700-1764). Cantate Napoletane del '700. Eloquentia EL 0919 (1 CD, May 2009). Details / Review by Johan Van Veen. Antonio Florio, Cappella della Pietà de'Turchini. Pino de Vittorio, tenor; Alessandro Ciccolini, violin; Tommaso Rossi, flute; Ugo Di Giovanni, archlute. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Leonardo Leo (1694-1744). L'Alidoro (Commedia in musica, Naples 1740). Dynamic DVD 33588 (2 DVDs, July 2009). Details. Antonio Florio, Orchestra Barocca Cappella della Pietà de'Turchini. Elisa: Francesca Russo Ermolli, mezzo-soprano; Faustina: Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano; Zeza: Valentina Varriale, soprano; Luigi / Alidoro: Maria Ercolano, soprano; Don Marcelo: Giuseppe De Vittorio, tenor; Meo: Gianpiero Ruggeri, baritone; Giangrazio: Francesco Morace. This is the finest commercially available musical performance of a Leo opera. There are three predominately serious roles, Faustina, the prima donna with the most difficult music, Luigi and Elisa, while the rest are mostly or wholly buffa. The staging is less objectionable than most. Sitting on the floor while singing seems to be a prevailing fad among stage directors. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Lully. Le Triomphe de l'Amour. ORF CD 3076 (1 CD, September 2009). Details / Review by Johan Van Veen. Eugène Michelangeli, Ensemble Les Sentimens. Elizabeth Dobbin, soprano; Matthias Helm, bass. Pasticcio drawn from the operas of Lully: Le Triomphe de l'Amour, Phaeton, Armide, Amadis, Cadmus et Hermione, Bellerophon, Persée. UK | FR | DE

Lully. Ballets & récits italiens. Glossa GCD 921509 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Fabio Bonizzoni, La Risonanza. Emanuela Galli, soprano; Yetzabel Arias Fernández, soprano; Stefanie True, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Francesco Mancini (1672-1737). Missa septimus (SSATB)(25:13). Anonymous 1st half 18th Century, "Lauda Jerusalem" (SATB)(20:00); "Confitebor tibi, Domine" (soprano solo)(18:00); "In deliquio amoris" (soprano solo)(16:55). Italian Music in the Low Countries. Etcetera KTC 4031 (1 CD, June 2009). Erik Van Nevel, Currende. Claire Lefilliâtre, soprano; Marnix De Cat, countertenor, Han Warmelinck, tenor. From the collection of Italian music at the Mechelen cathedral. There are 140 works in the collection, all Latin church music, including 13 works by Fago, 7 by Mancini, 5 by Sarro, and 3 by Porpora. This is a superb recording of very high quality music. The Kyrie of Mancini's Missa septimus begins with similar schematas to J.S. Bach's B-minor mass. Perhaps both were influenced by partimenti that were circulated in the late 17th / early 18th Centuries but are unknown today. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Marin Marais. Pièces de Viole, Book 2, Part 3 - Tombeaux. Ligia Digital Lidi 0301204-09 (2 CDs, October 2009). Jean-Louis Charbonnier, bass viol; Paul Rousseau, bass viol; Mauricio Burgalia, theorbo; Pierre Trocellier, harpsichord. FR | DE

Marin Marais. Pièces en trio pour les flûtes, violon et dessus de viole (1692). Ambronay AMY 016 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Dirk Börner & Michael Form, direction, Aux Pieds du Roy. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Nicola Matteis. Ayrs for the violin. Alpha 141 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Hélène Schmitt, Gaetano Nasillo, Eric Bellocq, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Mattheson. Das grösste Kind (Christmas Oratorio, Hamburg 1720). cpo 777 455-2 (1 CD, November 2009). Michael Alexander Willens, Die Kölner Akademie, Chor der Kölner Akademie. Susanne Rydén, soprano; Nele Gramss, soprano; Anne Schmid, contralto; Gerd Türk, tenor; Thilo Dahlmann, baritone; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass. A correspondent from Germany reports that the music is even better than in Mattheson's "David", recorded by the same group, and that, for a refreshing change, the only keyboard continuo instrument is the harpsichord, consistent with the score which is marked "cembalo". Apparently Naxos is not going to distribute this interesting CD in North America, even though director Willens is an American. UK | FR | DE | JP

Johann Mattheson. Der liebreiche und geduldige David (Hamburg 1723). cpo 777 360-2 (1 CD, May 2009). Michael Alexander Willens, Die Kölner Akademie, Chor der Kölner Akademie. Nicki Kennedy, soprano; Ursula Ettinger, contralto; Max Ciolek, tenor; Christian Hilz, bass; Raimonds Spogis, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597-1646). Vespro della Beata Virgine. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902001 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Coelln, Concerto Palatino. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Claudio Monteverdi. Teatro d'Amore. Virgin Classics 50999 236140 2 4 (1 CD, January 2009). Details. Christina Pluhar, L'Arpeggiata. Núria Rial, soprano; Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor; Cyril Auvity & Jan van Elsacker, tenors; João Fernandes, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Carlo Ignazio Monza (c.1696-1739). Harpsichord Music. Deux-Elles DXL 1117 (1 CD, June 2009). Details. Terence Charlston, single-manual Italian harpsichord after Giusti. Also includes a prelude and fugue by Bartolomeo Monari and a toccata in imitation of a cuckoo by Pasquini. I recommend this fine performance and recording. Monza's suites remind me of Handel and are of comparable quality. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Mozart. Idomeneo, rè di Creta (KV 366). Harmonia Mundi HMC 902036/38 (3 CDs + DVD, May 2009). Details. René Jacobs, Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS-Kammerchor. Idamante: Bernarda Fink, contralto; Ilia: Sunhae Im, soprano; Elettra: Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano; Idomeneo: Richard Croft, tenor; Arbace: Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Gran Sacerdote: Nicolas Rivenq, tenor; La voce: Luca Tittoto, bass. My favorite Mozart recording! US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Mozart, Gluck, Grétry, Krumpholz, Paisiello, Saint-Georges, Martini, Dussek, Dauvergne, Cardon, Petrini, Marie-Antoinette. Le Salon de Musique de Marie-Antoinette. Naïve Ambroisie AM 179 (1 CD, March 2009). Sandrine Chatron, harp; Isabelle Poulenard, soprano; Jean-François Lombard, tenor; Stéphanie Paulet, violin; Amélie Michel, flute. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770). Componimenti Musicali per il Cembalo (c.1736). Glossa GCD 921804 (2 CDs, April 2009). Details. Chrysander score (pdf). Mitzi Meyerson, harpsichord. Gottlieb Muffat was a significant source of Handel borrowing. One example. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Charles Noblet (1715-1769). Nouvelle suites de pièces de clavecin (Paris, 1756). Centaur CRC 3005 (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Charlotte Mattax Moersch, harpsichord by Willard Martin after Blanchet 1720. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Pachelbel. Clavier Music vol 1. MDG 614 1552-2 (1 CD, March 2009). Review by Johan Van Veen. Franz Raml, harpsichord & organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Pergolesi. Stabat Mater / Violin Concerto / Salve Regina. DG-Archiv 477 8077 (1 CD, August 2009). Claudio Abbado, Orchestra Mozart. Rachel Harnisch, soprano; Sara Mingardo, contralto; Julia Kleiter, soprano. Giuliano Carmignola, violin. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Giovanni Bendetto Platti (c.1697-1763). Ricercate & Sonate - Chamber Music with Violoncello. Christophorus CHR 77310 (1 CD, October 2009). Neumeyer Consort: Barbara Mauch-Heinke, violin; Felix Koch, cello; Harald Hoeren, harpsichord; Markus Stein, organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Porpora. Arias. Atma ACD 22590 (1 CD, August 2009). Details / Video about making the recording. Karina Gauvin, soprano. Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. Arias from Arianna, Adelaide, Ezio, Polifemo, Angelica & Imeneo. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) & Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654). Der Wächter auf der Zinne (The Guard on the Battlement). Coviello COV 20907 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Dominique Visse, countertenor; Katharina Bäuml, Capella de la Torre. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Porpora, Vinci, Leo, Hasse, Pergolesi. Lava - Opera Arias from 18th Century Naples. dhm 88697541212 (1 CD, August 2009). Details / CD booklet (pdf) / Video of "Manca solletica" from Leo's Demetrio. Claudio Osele, Le Musiche Nove. Simone Kermes, soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Reissued on dhm 88697661232 (March, 2010) without the booklet: UK | FR | DE

Henry Purcell. Dido & Aeneas. Chandos CHAN 0757 (1 CD, January 2009). Elizabeth Kenny & Stephen Devine, OAE. Dido: Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; Aeneas: Gerald Finley, baritone; Belinda: Lucy Crowe, soprano; Sorceress: Patricia Bardon, mezzo-soprano; Spirit: William Purefoy, countertenor; Second Woman: Sarah Tynan, soprano; Sailor: John Mark Ainsley, tenor. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Homage à Sainte Cécile: Purcell, Hail Bright Cecilia. Handel, Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day. Haydn, Missa Cellensis. Naïve (2 CDs, October 2009). Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre. Lucy Crowe, soprano; Richard Croft, tenor; David Bates, countertenor; Anders Dahlin, tenor; Neil Baker, baritone; Luca Tittoto, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Purcell, Simpson, Corbetta. The Food of Love. Naïve Ambroisie 185 (1 CD, September 2009). Paul Agnew, tenor; Anne-Marie Lasla, viol; Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo; Blandine Rannou, harpsichord & organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Carlo Rainaldi (1611-1691). Cantate, Duetti e Lamentazioni. Tactus TC 611801 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Lorenzo Tozzi, Romabarocca Ensemble. Rosita Frisani, soprano; Cristina Jannicola, soprano. DE

Rameau. Les Indes Galantes. Naïve (1 CD, March 2009). Christophe Rousset, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Rameau. Que les mortels servent de modèle aux dieux... - Arias from Zaïs & Zoroastre. Alpha 142 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Frédérick Haas, Ausonia. Eugénie Warnier, soprano; Arnaud Richard, baritone. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jean-Philippe Rameau. Concerts mis en simphonie - version orchestrée des pièces de clavecin (1741). Musiques à la Chabotterie (1 CD, April 2009). Hugo Reyne, La Simphonie du Marais. Collection Rameau Vol. 2. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

La Voce di Orfeo: Gli Amori di Francesco Rasi 1574-1621. Naïve E8925 (1 CD, June 2009). Furio Zanasi, baritone; Guilio Casati, narrator. Eduardo Egüez, La Chimera. Includes works by Monteverdi, Ferrari, Rasi, d'India, Caccini, Desprez & Brunelli. A tribute to singer, composer and poet Francesco Rasi. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Franz Xavier Richter (1709-1789). Pastoralmesse, Magnificat, Sinfonie. Cyprès CYP 1659 (1 CD, December 2009). Andrzej Kosendiak, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Marzena Lubaszka, soprano; Piotr Lykowski, countertenor; Maciej Gocman, tenor; Bogdan Makal, bass. The earlier Richter CD on Cyprès by Ensemble Stradivaria is outstanding. UK | FR | DE | JP

Pierre Robert (1625-1699). Grands Motets (1684). K617215 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Olivier Schneebeli, Les Pages & Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Musica Florea. Dagmar Sasková, soprano; Damien Guillon, countertenor; Robert Getchell, haute-contre; Jean-François Novelli, tenor; Alain Buet, baritone; Arnaud Richard, bass. De Profundis, Quare fremuerunt gentes, Te decet hymnus, Nisi dominus. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Rovenský, Reichenauer, Zelenka, J.F. Fasch, Caldara. Rorate Coeli - Advent and Christmas Music in Baroque Prague. Supraphon SU 4002-2 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Jana Semerádová, Collegium Marianum. Hana Blažíková, soprano; Kamila Ševčíková, contralto; Tomáš Král, baritone; Marián Krejčík, baritone. In case you haven't heard Hana Blažíková yet, see this video of her performing "Risorga il mondo lieto e giocondo" (Maddalena) from Handel's La Resurrezione, with Václav Luks & Collegium 1704 (recorded for release on Zig-Zag Territoires). US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jan Jakub Ryba (1765-1815). Czech Christmas Mass. DG-Archiv (1 CD, November 2009), reissue of Czech DG-Archiv 4651082 (1998). Magdalena Kožená, soprano. Robert Hugo, Capella Regia Praha. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Alessandro Scarlatti. Davidis pugna et victoria. Hyperion CDA 67714 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis. David: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Jonatha: Robin Johannsen, soprano; Saul: Martín Oro, countertenor; Testo: Fredrik Akselberg, tenor; Golia: Antonio Abete, bass. Scarlatti's only surviving Latin oratorio. This is a fine performance and recording. I haven't had a chance to compare it with the earlier recording on Agorà. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Alessandro Scarlatti. Giuditta (second setting, 1697, the "Cambridge Giuditta"). Dynamic CDS 596 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Gilbert Bezzina, Ensemble Baroque de Nice. Giuditta: Sophie Landy, soprano; Oloferne: Carl Ghazarossian, bass; Nurse: Raphaël Pichon, countertenor. I only know of one previous recording, by Velardi on Bongiovanni. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Alessandro Scarlatti. Cantatas. Naxos Germany 8.551283 (1 CD, December 2009). Details. Susanna Crespo Held, soprano. Musica Poëtica. Io son pur solo; Il Rossignuolo; Sento nel core; No marirei contento; Lascia, deh, lasica. Booklet in German and Italian only. UK | FR | DE

Alessandro Scarlatti. Intermezzi: Pericca e Varrone / Leonzio ed Eurilla. Hungaroton HCD 32563 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Pál Németh, Savaria Baroque Orchestra. Bernadett Wiedemann, mezzo-soprano; László Jekl, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Alessandro Scarlatti. Euridice dall'Inferno (1699) / La concettione della Beata Vergine (Rome 1703). Naxos 8.570950 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Libretto (pdf). Ars Lyrica Houston. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Alessandro Scarlatti. Il Pastor di Corinto (Favola pastorale, Naples 1701). Bongiovanni AB 20013 (1 DVD, March 2009). Details. Lorenzo Tozzi, Romabarocca Ensemble. Clori: Bruna Tredicine, soprano; Silvio: Caterina Novak, mezzo-soprano; Niso: Cristina Cappellini, soprano; Melisso: Carlo Putelli, tenor; Serpilla: Roberta De Nicola, soprano; Serpollo: Massimo Di Stefano, bass. US | UK | FR | CA | JP

Schaffrath, Le Roux, J.S. Bach, F. Couperin, C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach, Soler. A Due Cembali Obligati - 18th Century Music for 2 Harpsichords. Etcetera KTC 1392 (1 CD, October 2009). Jan Devlieger & Guy Penson, harpsichords. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672). Lukas-Passion (SWV 480, 1666). da capo 8.226019 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Paul Hillier, Ars Nova Copenhagen. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672). Weihnachtshistorie (SWV 435, c.1660) / Auferstehungshistorie (SWV 450, c.1623). da capo 8.226058 (1 CD, October 2009). Details. Paul Hillier, Ars Nova Copenhagen. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Thomas Selle (1595-1663). Der Auferstehung Christi: Historia, Sacred Concertos & Motets for Easter. cpo 777 396-2 (1 CD, April 2009). Manfred Cordes, Weser-Renaissance. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

William Shore, Henry & Daniel Purcell, Charles Dieupart, William Topham, James Paisible, Jeremiah Clarke, Corelli. Purcell's Trumpets from Shore to Shore. Arion ARN 68804 (1 CD, October 2009). Notes by James Miller. Marie-Paule Nounou, Ensemble Arion. Jean-François Madeuf & Joel Lahens, trumpets. A superb concert and recording. UK | FR | DE

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728). Alarico il Baltha, cioè l'Audace, Rè de Gothi (Munich 1687). Concerto 2039 (3 CDs, April 2009, originally released by Centaurus Music (2006)). Details. Dieci Sara, Scarlatti Camera Ensemble. Alarico: Stefania Maiardi, mezzo-soprano; Sabina: Maria Carla Curia, soprano; Honorio: Lee Ji-Young, mezzo-soprano; Pisone: Luca Casagrande, baritone; Semiamira: Loretta Liberato, contralto; Placidia: Won Mi-Jung Capilupi, soprano; Stilicone: Guerino Pelaccia, tenor; Lidoro: Marco Democratico, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Steffani, Caldara, Vivaldi, Porpora, Mancini. Amor hai vinto - Cantatas. Gramola 98856 (1 CD, August 2009). Details. Concertino Amarilli. Marelize Gerber, soprano. Steffani, Spezza amor; Caldara, Sinfonia for Violoncello; Vivaldi, Amor hai vinto; Porpora, D'amore il primo dardo; Mancini, Quanto dolce è quell'ardore. US | UK | DE | CA | JP

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728). Orlando Generoso (Hanover 1691). MDG 309 1566-2 (3 CDs, June 2009). Bernward Lohr, Musica Alta Ripa. Orlando: Kai Wessel, countertenor; Angelica: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Bradamante: Susanne Rydén, soprano; Medoro: Jörg Waschinski, sopranist; Ruggerio: Franz Vitzthum, countertenor; Galafro: Daniel Lager, countertenor; Atlante: Wolf Matthias Friedrich, baritone. There is no translation of the libretto. The translator's fee was spent on a glossy color photo of the idiotic modern production. This is a dreary performance ruined by HUP organ continuo throughout which makes it sound like German funeral music. There is an excellent article by Donald Burrows on continuo instruments in Handel oratorios in the new Handel Studies book dedicated to Howard Serwer, in which he has pulled together a variety of sources, including a unique organ part for Alexander's Feast, to demonstrate that the organ was used much less frequently than in typical current oratorio performances, and often for bass line only without chords. He also notes that while Handel's operas and oratorios were performed in the same opera house for 9 years, the organ was used only in the oratorios. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Bernardo Storace (c.1637-c.1707). Works for Harpsichord & Organ. cpo 777 444-2 (1 CD, March 2009). Jörg Halubek, harpsichord & organ. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621). The Secular Vocal Works. Glossa GCD 922401 (3 CDs, May 2009). Details. Harry van der Kamp, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam. I: Chansons; II: Italiaanse Rimes & Madrigalen; III: Franse Rimes, Canons & Luitwerken. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621). Music for Harpsichord: Fantasia Cromatica, Echo Fantasia. Naxos 8.570894 (1 CD, May 2009). Details. Glen Wilson, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

António Teixeira (1707-1759). As Variedades de Proteu (Lisbon 1737). PortugalSom PS 5009 (2 CDs, July 2009). Details. Stephen Bull, Metrica e Harmonia, A Escola de Rhetorica. Proteu: Mário João Alves, tenor; Maresia: Maria Repas Gonçalves, soprano; Cirene: Susana Teixeira, mezzo-soprano; Carangueijo: Armando Possante, baritone; Dórida: Paula Pires de Matos, soprano; Nereu: Marcos Alves dos Santos, tenor; Rei Ponto: Rui Beata, baritone; Polibio: Carlos Guilherme, tenor. Available from fnac.pt | Records International.

Telemann. Passion Cantatas: Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen. cpo 777 299-2 (1 CD, March 2009). Klaus Mertens, baritone. Shalev Ad-El, Accademia Daniel. Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus TWV 1:364; Was gibst du denn, o meine Seele TWV 1:1510; Jesus liegt in letzten Zügen TWV 1:983; Ich will den Kreuzweg gerne gehen TWV 1:884; Ach Herr! Lehr uns bedenken wohl TWV 1:24. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Der aus der Löwengrube erettete Daniel (Hamburg 1731). cpo 777 397-2 (1 CD, July 2009). Michael Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt. Annemei Blessing Leyhausen, soprano; Annegret Kleindopf, soprano; Laurie Reviol, soprano; Kai Wessel, countertenor; Julian Prégardien, tenor; Jörn Lindemann, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass; Stephan Schreckenberger, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Bass Cantatas. Brilliant Classics 93940 (1 CD, October 2009). Christian Hilz, bass. Stefano Veggetti, Ensemble Cordia. Die Gnadenthüre steht dir offen, TWV 1:339; Herr, erhöre meine Stimme, TWV 1:738; Ach Herr, lehr uns bedenken wohl, TWV 1:24; Ouverture in D major, TWV 55:21; Sinfonia from Miriways, TWV 21:24; Der stürmende Aeolus from the Water Ouverture; Largo from the Serenade "Deutschland grünt & blüht im Frieden" TWV 12:1. UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Harmonischer Gottes-Dienst (1726). Complete recording of all 72 cantatas by Bergen Barokk in progress:

Volume 2: The cantatas for middle voice, violine and basso continuo 1. Toccata Classics TOCC 0057 (1 CD, July 2009). Details. Franz, Vitzthum, countertenor; Bjarte Eike, violin; Hans Knut Svenn, harpsichord & organ; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Volume 1: The cantatas for high voice, recorder & basso continuo 1. Toccata Classics TOCC 0037 (1 CD, August 2006). Details. Mona Julsrud, soprano; Frode Thorsen recorder; Hans Knut Sveen, harpsichord; Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, cello. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Kapitänsmusik 1744 TVWV 15:15. cpo 777 390-2 (2 CDs, May 2009). CD 1: Oratorio "Vereint euch, ihr Brüder" (71'20); CD 2: Serenata "Freyheit!" (75'19). Manfred Cordes, Weiser-Renaissance. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Monika Mauch, soprano; Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Immo Schröder, tenor; Dominik Wörner, bass. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Brockes Passion (1719). Harmonia Mundi HMC 902013/14 (2 CDs, March 2009). Details. René Jacobs, AKAMUS, RIAS-Kammerchor. Brigitte Christensen, soprano; Lydia Teuscher, soprano; Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano; Donát Havár, tenor; Daniel Behle, tenor; Johannes Weisser, baritone. Scathing review by Brian Clark in EMR 130: 39 (May 2009): "Subjugated to the cult of the conductor"; arias cut from the climax of the work; "solo voices too big for my taste"; etc. Fortunately, the complete recording of this, the greatest of the Brockes Passions, by McGegan on Hungaroton is excellent. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Paris Quartets vol. 1. cpo 777 375-2 (1 CD, March 2009). John Holloway, violin; Linde Brunmayr, traverso; Lorenz Duftschmidt, viola da gamba; Ulrike Becker, cello; Lars-Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. 3 Orchestral Suites. cpo 777 218-2 (1 CD, February 2009). Carin van Heerden, recorder, oboe & director, L'Orfeo Barockorchester. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Telemann. Six Cantatas 1731 (TVWV 20 Nr. 17-22). cpo 777 297-2 (1 CD, September 2009). Ludger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe. Maria Jonas, soprano; Klaus Mertens, baritone. This set of cantatas contains some of Telemann's finest arias. Unlike later sets of "moral cantatas", they all have orchestral accompaniment. Stylistically, they are analogous to J.S. Bach's secular cantatas. They made a strong impression on Agricola, later a pupil of Bach, who wrote that they "gave me ... an idea of how vocal pieces, when they are to be beautiful, must be organized." The two fine soprano arias in the third cantata were borrowed from the 1724 Kapitänsmusik, also recorded recently by Rémy. Here he takes the first aria much slower than in the Kapitänsmusik recording, then cuts the da capo repeat. The fourth cantata (for baritone) contains the only aria known to survive from the lost opera Margaretha and an aria from the 1730 Kapitänsmusik. Recommended, with my usual reservation about the excessive organ continuo found in nearly all German performances. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domènec Terradellas (1713-1751). Arias and overtures from Artaserse, Merope & Sesostri. Fuga Libera (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Stefano Demicheli, Dolce & Tempesta. Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano. "[Terradellas'] death in Rome in 1751 has remained a mystery to the present day. One version has it that he was murdered on the orders of his arch-rival Niccolò Jommelli." US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Domènec Terradellas (1713-1751). Artaserse (S. Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice 1744). RCOC 0800/3 (3 CDs, April 2009). Details. Juan Bautista Otero, Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara (RCOC). Artaserse: Anna Maria Panzarella, soprano; Arbace: Céline Ricci, soprano; Mandane: Marina Comparato, mezzo-soprano; Semira: Sunhae Im, soprano; Artabano: Augustin Prunell-Friend, tenor; Megabise: Mariví Blasco, soprano. Italian/Spanish/French libretto included. A poorly OCRed old English translation (1800) is online (scroll down). Burney: "Terradellas seems to have written all his songs for performers of abilities; for his airs are never made easy and trivial in order to spare the singer." A fine opera and performance, if you can tolerate the non-HIP harp continuo, which is relatively innocuous in comparison to the noisy strumming guitar and organ found on numerous opera recordings. Highly recommended. History of Artaserse -- this was the 24th setting, more or less. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Pietro Torri (1650-1737). Le Martyre des Macchabées. Musique en Wallonie 0846/47 (2 CDs (109:14) + DVD of most of the oratorio (93:32), September 2009). Details & livret (pdf). Jean Tubéry, Les Agrémens, Choeur de Chambre de Namur. Le jeune Macchabée: François-Nicolas Geslot, haute-contre; La mère du jeune Macchabée: Anne Magouët, soprano; Antiochus: Alain Buet, baritone; Éléazar: Bruno Rostand, bass; Menelaus: Matthieu Chapuis, tenor; Le Grand Prêtre: Etienne Debaisieux, bass. Comes in 88-page hardcover book with French/English/German/Dutch libretto. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Joseph Touchemoulin (1727-1801). Concertos & Symphonies. Ramée 0807 (1 CD, February 2009). Details. Patrick Ayrton, harpsichord & direction; Alexis Kossenko, flute; Daniel Sepec, violin, Les Inventions. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Manuscrit de Vaudry de Saizenay (1668-1742). AS Musique ASM 004 (1 CD, September 2009). Details. Claire Antonini, 11-course baroque lute by Paul Thomson. This is a superb recording, in every respect -- the music, the richly ornamented performance, the lute, the recording engineering and the room acoustics. Claire Antonini has chosen 32 pieces, mostly dances, from the 450 collected and copied by Vaudry de Saizenay. From the liner note by Claude Chauvel: "His book ... is full of technical details and interpretative signs such as fingering, tenues (held notes), ornaments, harpégements (arpeggiated chords), and separations. In this unique source for many pieces, he sometimes corrects the text or clarifies the attributions." From the liner note by Claire Antonini: "This selection not only reflects my musical affinities but also satisfies two important criteria: * Fidelity to the manuscript's spirit and to its organisation of the modes, richness of musical forms, and multitude of composers - be they renowned lutenists like Gaultier or de Visée, others represented by only a few pieces, like Emond or Jacquesson, or simply anonymous musicians. * Clarity of the musical discourse.... [T]he alteration of dance suites and individual pieces, enriched by the play of changing keys, allows the composers to respond one to another, to assert their personalities and richness of their styles - Gaultier's boldness and originality, Gallot's melancholy, or de Visée's nobility, for example." UK | FR | DE

Veracini. Overtures & Concertos Vol. 1. cpo 777 302-2 (1 CD, Septemer 2009). Federico Guglielmo, L'Arte dell'Arco. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Pyrotechnics - Opera Arias. Virgin 50999 694573 0 2 (1 CD, November 2009). Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano. Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Fine performance, but it sounds like a bootleg recording made with a hidden microphone. Track 13 in particular is unlistenable, with distorted sounds apparently coming from the harpsichord. While some tiny labels like AS Musique approach perfection on every release, EMI/Virgin continue to release recordings that should have been done over by a different engineer. Don't waste your time looking for the advertised "bonus material" online. There isn't any. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi, Nisi Dominus. Benedetto Marcello, Salmo XXI "Volgi, mio Dio", Estro poetico armonico. Carlo Tessarnini, Alletamenti. Fontmorigny (1 CD, November 2009). Details. Emmanuel Bardon, countertenor, Canticum Novum. FR | DE

Vivaldi. Glorias RV 588 & RV 589, Ostro picta RV 642. Naïve OPS 30485 (1 CD, August 2009). Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano. Sara Mingardo, contralto. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Stabat Mater, Sonata al Santo Sepolcro RV130; Pergolesi, Salve Regina; Pergolesi (arrangement by J.S. Bach), Stabat Mater - Tilge Höchster meine Sünden BWV 1083. BIS SACD 1546 (1 CD, July 2009). Emma Kirkby, soprano; David Taylor, countertenor. Theatre of Early Music. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi, F. Couperin, Leclair, Tartini, Vitali, Simonetti, Giazotto. Pirates of the Baroque: Stolen masterworks & forgotten musical jewels. Red Priest Records RP004 (1 CD, June 2009). Details. Piers Adams, Red Priest. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi, Lolli, Dall'Oglio, Stratico, Nardini. Concerto Italiano. DG-Archiv 477 6606 (1 CD, October 2009). Giuliano Carmignola, violin. Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Opera & Oratorio Arias. DG-Archiv 477 8096 (1 CD, June 2009). Details. Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano. Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Juditha Triumphans RV644 (1716). ABC Classics 476 6957 (2 CDs, January 2008). Attilio Cremonesi, Orchestra of the Antipodes. Juditha: Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo-soprano; Holofernes: David Walker, countertenor; Abra: Sara Macliver, soprano; Vagaus: Fiona Campbell, mezzo-soprano; Ozias: Renée Martin, mezzo-soprano. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi et al. Il Pianto di Maria - The Virgin's Lament. L'Oiseau-Lyre 478146-6 (1 CD, April 2009). Details. Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano. Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico. B. Marini, Passacaglia; Monteverdi, Pianto della Madonna sopra il Lamento d’Arianna; Vivaldi, Concerto "Madrigalesco", RV 129, Sonata "Al Santo Sepolcro", RV 130, Sinfonia "Al Santo Sepolcro", RV 169; Conti, Aria “Sento già mancar la vita” (Il Martirio di S. Lorenzo); Pisendel, Sonata for strings & continuo; Ferrandini, Giunta l’ora fatal (Il pianto di Maria), formerly attributed to Handel, HWV 234. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Concerti per Violino 3 - "Il Ballo". Naïve / Opus 111 Vivaldi Edition OPS 30474 (1 CD, March 2009). Duilio Galfetti, violin. Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. The French Connection: Concertos for Flute, Violin, Bassoon & Strings. Avie 2178 (1 CD, June 2009). Adrian Chandler, violin & director, La Serenissima. Katy Bircher, flute. Peter Whelan, bassoon. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. Argippo. (RV 697, Prague 1730). Dynamic CDS 626/1-2 (2 CDs, September 2009). Details / English libretto (pdf). Ondřej Macek, Baroque Ensemble Hofmusici. Argippo: Veronika Mráčková Fučíková, mezzo-soprano; Osira: Jana Bínová-Koucká, soprano; Zanaida: Pavla Štěpničková, mezzo-soprano; Silvero: Barbora Sojková, soprano; Tisifaro: Zdeněk Kapl, baritone. Some of the singing is rather amateurish, and the live recording is just OK, but overall this set is much more appealing and listenable than most of the studio recordings on Naïve/Opus 111. Dynamics and tempos are normal and never exaggerated, and there are no strumming guitars, harps, or organs. It's virtually a medley of great Vivaldi arias, with quite limited recitative. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Vivaldi. New Discoveries. Naïve / Opus 111 Vivaldi Edition OP 30480 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Federico Maria Sardelli, Modo Antiquo. Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano. Includes motet Vos invito RV 811; Se lento ancora il fulmine, aria from Argippo RV 697; aria Se fide quanto belle RV 749.32; concerto RV 157 for strings; concerto RV 812 for oboe & cello; concerto RV 578a for two violins and cello; sonata RV 806 for recorder; sonatas RV 798 & RV 810 for violin. Much better recorded sound than Sardelli's earlier disk of Vivaldi arias, plus the superb voice of Romina Basso. Marred however by an obnoxious, strumming guitar. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Abbé Vogler (1749-1814). Requiem. Haydn. Te Deum. Oehms Classics OC 922 (1 CD, August 2009). Gerd Guglhör, Neue Hofkapelle München, Orpheus Chor München. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Johann Hugo von Wilderer (1670-1724) & Carlo Pietgro Grua d.Ä. (1665-1726). Jan Willem: Sacred Music from the era of Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz-Neuburg (1658-1716). Coviello 20903 (1 CD, March 2009). Details. Jörg Straube, Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik, Norddeutscher Figuralchor. Wilderer: Mass in g minor for four voices, strings and b.c.; "Quando Jesus adest" from „Modulationi sacrae" Op. I, 1-10 solo motet for two to four voices, strings and b.c.; "Custodi me"; "Te Deum" for four voices, four trumpets, timpani, bassoon, strings and b.c. Grua: - "Alleluja fideles plaudite" for five voices, two trumpes, strings and b.c.; "Laetatus sum"; "Beatus vir" (Psalm 111) - Motet for Choir for fore voices, strings and b.c. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Zelenka. I Penitenti al Sepolchro del Redentore (ZWV 63, 1736). Zig-Zag Territoires 090803 (1 CD, August 2009). Václav Luks, Collegium 1704. Fine recording and recommended. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP

Zelenka. Il Diamante (Serenata, ZWV 177, Dresden 1737). Nibiru 0151-2232 (2 CDs, 2009). Details. Adam Viktora, Ensemble Inégal. Giunone: Roberta Mameli, soprano; Amore: Marie Fajtová, soprano; Venere: Gabriela Eibenová, soprano; Terra: Hana Blažíková, soprano; Imeneo: Kai Wessel, countertenor. Hopefully Nibiru will eventually arrange for better distribution outside of the Czech Republic.

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