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| Wenzel Ludwig Edler von Radolt (1667-1716).
Viennese Lute Concertos. Symphonia (1 CD, March 2008).
Hubert Hoffmann, lute. Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria.
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| František Tůma (1704-1774). Partitas,
Sonatas & Sinfonias. Naïve OP 30436 (1 CD, May 2008).
Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Maurizio Cazatti (1620-1677). Absalone ed
altre Cantate. Arion ARN 68713 (1 CD, November 2007). Paulin
Bündgen, countertenor & director, Ensemble Céladon.
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| 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.
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| Sances, Ziani, Schmelzer. Stabat Mater.
Mirare MIR-050 (1 CD, October 2007). Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar
Consort. Carlos Mena, countertenor.
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| 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.
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| Domencio Belli, Cristofano Malvezzi, Giulio
Caccini & Claudio Saracini. Firenze 1616. Alpha (1 CD,
January 2008). Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique.
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| Heinrich Schütz. Geistliche Chor-Musik 1648.
Carus 83.232 (2 CDs, September 2007).
Details. Hans-Christoph Rademann, Dresdner Kammerchor,
Cappella Sagittariana.
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| Schütz. Weihnachtshistorie. Plus
cantatas by Buxtehude, Krieger & Thiele. Berlin Classics (1 CD,
November 2007). Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney. Susanne
Rydén, soprano; Christophe Prégardien, tenor.
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| Kuehnel, Daube, Straube. German Lute Music
of the 18th Century. Symphonia (1 CD, January 2008). Alberto
Crugnola, lute.
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| 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.
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| Michael Praetorius (1571-1621). Puer natus
in Bethlehem: Advent & Christmas Music. cpo 777 327-2 (1 CD,
November 2007). Manfred Cordes, Bremen Barock Consort.
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| 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.
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| 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".
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| In Nativitate Domini. Berlin Classics
0016242BC (1 CD, October 2007). Annegret Seidel, Bell'Arte
Salzburg. Emma Kirkby, soprano; Susanne Rydén, soprano. Works by
Vejvanovsky, Vierdanck, Geist, Lübeck, Biber, Böddecker,
Altenburg, Schmelzer, Lechler, Hammerschmidt, Schütz, Michael
Praetorius, Staden & Dedekind.
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| Johann Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750). Messe
von Muri / Concertos. Audite 92559 (1 CD, November 2007).
Johannes Strobl, Cappella Murensis, Ensemble Arcimboldo.
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| Andreas Hofer (c.1628-1684). Musikalische
Vesper. Cantate C58030 (1 CD, August 2007).
Details. With works by Biber, Valentini & Dolar. Annegret
Siedel, Bell'arte Salzburg. Monika Mauch, soprano; Tiina Zahn,
mezzo-soprano; Henning Voss, countertenor; Henning Kaiser,
tenor; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass.
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| Johann Christoph Altnikol (1719-1759).
Befiehl du deine Wege. Carus 83.168 (1 CD, October 2007).
Jörg Straube, Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Musica Alta Ripa.
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| Heinrich Schütz. Histoire de la Résurrection
/ Musikalische Exequien. K617199 (1 CD, October 2007).
Details. Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane.
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| Andrea Luchesi (1741-1801). La Passione di
Gesù Cristo (Bonn 1776). Tactus TC 741203 (1 CD, April
2007).
Details. G. Battista Columbro, Orchestra Barocca di Cremona,
Coro dell'Accademia Musicale San Giorgio. Pietro: Alessandra
Vavasori, contralto; Maddalena: Paola Manfredini, soprano;
Giuseppe: Manuel Pierattelli, tenor; Giovanni: Angelo Manzotti,
sopranist; Nicodemo: Elena Bertuzzi, soprano.
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| Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756). Messa,
Salmi, Sinfonie e Magnificat. Tactus TC 661602 (1 CD, April
2007).
Details. Paolo Faldi, Orchestra Barocca di Bologna, Coro
"Color Temporis". Silvia Vajente, soprano; Pamela Lucciarini,
soprano; Gloria Banditelli, contralto; Vincenzo Di Donato,
tenor; Gastone Sarti, bass.
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| Flores de Lisboa: Canções, vilancicos e
romances portugeses. K617195 (1 CD, September 2007).
Details. Rogério Gonçalves, A Corte Musical.
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| Carlo Farina. Pavane & Gagliarde
(1626-1628). Olive Music (1 CD, June 2007). Il Concerto
delle Viole.
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| Michael Haydn & Georg Druschetzky. Paroles
de Vent. Ambronay AMY 011 (1 CD, September 2007). Pierre Cao,
Arsys Bourgogne & Zefiro. Johannette Zomer, soprano; Britta
Schwarz, contralto; Guy de Mey, tenor; Cornelius Hauptmann,
bass.
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| Antonio Bertali (1605-1669). Missa
Resurrectionis - Easter Sunday in Imperial Vienna 1666.
reZound RZCD 5013 (1 CD, September 2007).
Review. Simon Carrington, Yale Schola Cantorum; Spiritus
Collective, Greg Ingles, director & sackbut, & Yale Collegium
Players, Robert Mealy director & solo violin. Includes two
motets by Christian Geist (c.1650-1711) and a sonata for
trumpets, trombones and strings by Pavel Josef Vejvanovsky
(c.1633-1693).
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| Pachelbel. Christ lag in Todesbanden -
Cantatas. Ricercar RIC 255 (1 CD, August 2007). Jean Tubéry,
Les Agrémens, Choeur de Chambre de Namur.
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| J.C.F. Fischer (1656-1746). Le Journal du
Printemps. cpo 777 150-2 (1 CD, September 2007). Michi Gaigg,
L'Orfeo Barockorchester.
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| Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (1681-1732).
David (1724). Virgin Veritas 3788772 (August 2007). Alan
Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. Micol: Simone Kermes, soprano;
Gionata: Birgitte Christensen, soprano; David: Marijana
Mijanovic, contralto; Abner: Sonia Prina, contralto; Saul: Furio
Zanasi, baritone; Falti: Vito Priante, bass.
Review of the performance at the 2003 Festival d'Ambronay.
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| Monteverdi. Orfeo (1607). Naïve / Opus
111 OP 30439 (2 CDs + book, August 2007). Rinaldo Alessandrini,
Concerto Italiano. Orfeo: Furio Zanasi, tenor; Euridice /
Proserpina: Anna Simboli, soprano; Messageria / Speranza: Sara
Mingardo, contralto; La Musica: Monica Piccinini, soprano;
Caronte: Sergio Foresti, bass; Plutone: Antonio Abete, bass;
Apollo: Luca Dordolo, tenor.
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| Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762. Violin
Sonatas, Op 5, numbers 1-6. cpo 777 225-2 (1 CD, July 2007).
Anton Steck, violin; Markus Möllenbeck, cello; Christian Rieger,
harpsichord.
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| Heinrich Schütz. Opus ultimum -
Schwanengesang. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901895/96 (2 CDs, April
2007).
Details. Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent,
Concerto Palatino.
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| David Pohle (1624-1695). Wie der Hirsch
schreyet - Musica Sacra. Carus 83.413 (1 CD, June 2007).
Details. Rien Voskuilen, L'arpa Festante. Monika Mauch,
soprano; David Erler, countertenor; Hans-Jörg Mammel, tenor.
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| Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646-1712). Musica Sacra.
ORF SACD 427 (1 CD 2007). Christoph Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle
München. Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Matthias Lucht, countertenor;
Daniel Johannsen, tenor; Dominik Wörner, bass-baritone.
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| Pier Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676).
L'Ormindo (1644). Pan Classics 10196 (2 CDs, May 2007).
Jérôme Correas, Les Paladins. Sandrine Piau, soprano; Howard
Crook, tenor; Martín Oro, countertenor; Dominique Visse,
countertenor; Magali Léger, soprano; Stéphanie Révidat, soprano;
Benoît Arnould, bass.
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| Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620-c.1680).
Sonatae a Violino Solo. Alpha 109 (1 CD, May 2007). Hélène
Schmitt, violin.
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| Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784). Te
Deum, Magnificat, Introitus, Concerti. Ars Musici 1408 (1
CD, February 2007). Norbert Düchtel, L'arpa festante, & Markus
Utz, Ensemble Cantissimi.
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| Arcangelo Corelli. Violin Sonatas Op. 5,
Nos. 7-12. Naxos 8.557799 (1 CD, April 2007). François
Fernandez, violin; Glen Wilson, harpsichord.
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| Fracesc Valls (c.1671-1747). Salms, Missa
quarti toni, Missa primi toni. La Ma de Guido LMG 2074 (1
CD, February 2007). Joan Grimalt, Exaudi Nos.
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| Chi mi sente cantar - Das Lautenbuch der
Elisabeth von Hessen. hr-musik.de 035-06 (1 CD, February
2007).
Details. Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone; Joachim Held, lute &
theorbo.
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| Stefano Landi (1586-1639). La Morte d'Orfeo
(1619). Zig Zag Territoires ZZT070402 (2 CDs, April 2007).
Details. Françoise Lasserre, Akadêmia. Orfeo: Cyril Auvity,
tenor; Teti / Calliope: Guillemette Laurens, contralto; Ireno /
Fileno nuntio: Jan Van Elsacker, tenor; Bacco / Caronte:
Dominique Visse, countertenor.
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| 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!
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| Francesco Provenzale (1624-1704). Missa
defunctorum. Naïve / Opus 111 (1 CD, April 2007). Probably
paired with Cristofaro Caresana (c.1640-1709). Dixit Dominus.
Concert notes (in Italian) by Dinko Fabris. Antonio Florio,
Cappella de'Turchini. The latest installment in Florio's
excellent Tesori di Napoli series.
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| Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731). Das ist
meine Freude - Motetten. Carus 83.187 (1 CD, April 2007).
Details. Florian Heyerick, Ex Tempore Gent, Orpheon Consort.
Stephan van Dijck, tenor; Dirk Snellings, bass.
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| Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806). Vocal &
Instrumental Music. Missa Tempore Quadragesimae MH553 / Ave
Regina MH140 / Responsoria ad Matutinum in Nativitate Domini
MH639 / Sinfonia MH340 / Divertimento MH299. Etcetera KTC4020 (1
CD, February 2007). Florian Heyerick, Ex Tempore, Academia
Palatina (Mannheim).
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| Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806). Notturni.
Hungaroton HCD 32413 (1 CD, January 2007).
Details. Pál Németh, Savaria Baroque Orchestra.
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| Roberto Valentini "Inglese" (c.1671-1747).
Sonate à Flauto e Basso. Ramée (1 CD, March 2007).
Details. Ensemble Mediolanum. Sabine Ambos, recorder; Felix
Koch, cello; Wiebke Weidanz, harpsichord & lautenwerk.
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| Johann Pachelbel (1663-1706). Arien &
Concerti. Cavalli CCD 332 (1 CD, February 2007). London
Baroque. Emma Kirkby, soprano; Kai Wessel, countertenor; Jan
Kobow, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass.
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| Jacob Richmann (c.1680-1726). Sechs Sonaten
für Viola da Gamba und Basso continuo Op. 1. Cavalli CCD 277
(1 CD, January 2007). Sabina Lehrmann, viola da gamba; Haralt
Martens, bass violin; Sepp Hornsteiner, archlute & chitarrone;
Michael Eberth, organ.
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 Antonio
Bertali, Antonio Caldara (born 12 years after this coronation),
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Wolfgang Ebner et al. Coronatio
Solemnissima - The Emperor's Coronation - Leopold I, 1658.
Christophorus SACD 77283 (1 CD, November 2006). Amo Paduch,
Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble.
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| J.C.F. Fischer (c.1650-1746). Musica Sacra.
Carus 83.172 (1 CD, January 2007).
Details. Jürgen Ochs, Rastatter Hofkapelle.
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| Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837). Der
Durchzug durchs Rote Meer. cpo 777 220-2 (1 CD, January
2007). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert.
Simone Kermes, soprano; Veronika Winter, soprano; Hans Jörg
Mammel, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass; Wolf Matthias Friedrich,
bass.
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| Musique and Sweet Poetrie. BIS SACD 1505
(1 CD, December 2006).
Details. Emma Kirkby, soprano; Jakob Lindberg, lute.
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| Francesco Cavalli. Vespero delli cinque
Laudate. Dynamic CDS520 (1 CD, December 2006). Bruno Gini,
Coro Claudio Monteverdi, Quoniam Ensemble, Ensemble de
Saqueboutiers.
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| Monteverdi. Orfeo (1607). Glossa GES
920913-E, -F & -S (2 CDs & book (3 languages available now,
German & Italian forthcoming), February 2007). Claudio Cavina,
La Venexiana. Orfeo: Mirko Guadagnini, tenor; La Musica /
Euridice: Emanuella Galli, soprano; Messaggiera: Marina de Liso,
mezzo-soprano; Prosperina: Cristina Calzolari, soprano; Plutone:
Matteo Bellotto, bass; Speranza: José Maria Lo Monaco,
countertenor; Caronte: Salvo Vitale, bass; Apollo: Vincenzo Di
Donato, tenor. French book:
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| John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, Samuel Scheidt.
Consort Music & Airs for Flute. Paradizo PA0001 (1 CD,
November 2006). Julien Martin, recorder. Skip Sempé, Capriccio
Stravagante.
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 Christoph
Schaffrath (1709-1763). Trios & Sonatas. cpo 777 116-2 (1
CD 2006). Epoca Barocca.
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| Carolus Hacquart (c.1640-c.1701). Cantiones
& Sonates. Eufoda Musica Ficta MF 8006 (1 CD, June 2006).
Details. Leonardo García Alarcón & Stéphanie de Failly,
Clematis Ensemble. Céline Scheen, soprano; Stephan Van Dyck,
tenor; Dirk Snellings, bass.
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| Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806). Die
Hochzeit auf der Alm / Der Bassgeiger zu Wörgl. Profil
PH06061 (1 CD, September 2006). Wolfgang Brunner, Salzburger
Hokmusik. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Jörg Waschinski, sopranist;
Monika Waeckerle, mezzo-soprano; Markus Forster, countertenor;
Bernhard Bertchold, tenor; Michael Schopper, bass.
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| Antonio Bertali (1605-1669). Prothimia
Suavissima - parte seconda (1672). Arcana A340 (1 CD,
November 2006). Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria.
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| Pirro Capacelli Albergati (1663-1735). Il
Convito di Baldassarro (Oratorio à 5, 1691). Tactus TC
660102 (1 CD, November 2006).
Details. Robert Cascio, Fortuna Ensemble. Gastone Sarti,
bass; Maria Adele Magnelli, soprano; Marcella Ventura,
contralto; Andrea Fusari, tenor; Valentina Domenicali, soprano.
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| Domenico Cimarosa. Gli Orazi e i Curiazi
(Venice 1796). Oehms Classics OC 910 (2 CDs, October 2006).
Details. Michael Hofstetter, Chor und Orchester der
Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (period instruments). Marco
Orazio: Andreas Karasiak, tenor; Orazia: Kirsten Blaise,
soprano; Curiazio: Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano; Sabina: Lisa
Larsson, soprano; Augere: Tobias Schabel, bass; Publio Orazio:
Florian Mock, tenor; Sacerdote: Daniel Sütö, bass.
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| Joseph Balthasar Hochreiter (1669-1731),
Missa ad multos annos. Beniamin Ludwig Ramhaufski
(1631-1694), Missa a 23. Gloria in Excelsis Deo:
Festmusik aus Österreichs Klöstern-Lambach. Symphonia SY 06220
(1 CD, November 2006). Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria. Franz
Farnberger, St. Florianer Sängerknaben.
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| Johan Schenck (c.1656-1712). Bacchus, Ceres
en Venus (Amsterdam 1686). Globe 6060 (1 CD, October 2006).
Details. Louis Peter Grijp, Camerata Trajectina. Bacchus:
Jasper Schweppe, baritone; Ceres / Maatzang: Hieke Meppelink,
soprano; Venus / Danskunst: Renate Arends, soprano; Sylenus:
Bernard Loonen, tenor; Mercurius: Nico van der Meel, tenor;
Gevolg van Ceres / Dichtkunst / Iris: Mariët Kaasschieter,
soprano; Menade: Caroline Stam, soprano; Bacchant: Mark Omvlee,
tenor; Landman: Marco van de Klundert, tenor.
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| Nicolaus Bruhns. De Profundis Clamavi and
other German Sacred Cantatas by Weckmann, Biber, Johann
Christoph Bach, Schmelzer, Christian Geist & Benedictus Buns.
Ramée (1 CD, October 2006). Mieneke van der Velden, viola da
gamba & direction, L'Armonia Sonora. Peter Kooij, bass.
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| Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677). Cantatas &
Arias. Plus instrumental interludes by Marini. Aeon AE0643
(1 CD, September 2006).
Details (pdf). Marion Fourquier, harp and direction,
Ensemble Poïésis. Cristiana Presutti, soprano.
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JP |
| Joseph-Marie-Clément dall'Abaco (1710-1805).
11 Capricen für Violoncello. Raumklang (1 CD, September
2006). Kristin von der Goltz, cello.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (1710-1791).
Cantate per Passione. Accent 24181 (1 CD, October 2006).
Elisabeth Scholl, soprano. Ensemble Echo du Danube.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
 Antonio
Maria Gasparo Sacchini (1730-1786). Oedipe à Colone
(Paris 1786). Naxos 8.660196/97 (2 CDs, August 2006).
French/English libretto
online here (pdf). Ryan Brown, Opera Lafayette. Oedipe:
François Loup, bass; Polinice: Robert Getchell, tenor; Antigone:
Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Thésée: Tony Boutté, tenor; Eriphile:
Kirsten Blaise, soprano; Le Grand Prêtre des Euménides: Jonathan
Kimple; Une Athénienne: Kara Morgan; Un Coriphée: Philip Cave;
Un Hérault: Jason Kaminski.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
 Johann
Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801). Betulia Liberata. cpo 777
063-2 (2 CDs, June 2006). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert,
Rheinische Kantorei. Giuditta: Nele Gramß soprano; Amital:
Salomé Haller, soprano; Ozia: Markus Schäfer, tenor; Carmi: Hans
Jörg Mammel, tenor; Achior: Harry van der Kamp, bass. Metastasio
libretto set by Reutter, Jommelli, Holzbauer, Calegari, Mozart,
Gassmann, Anfossi and other composers.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
 Johann
Valentin Meder (1649-1719). St. Matthew Passion (Riga 1701).
Raumklang RK2506 (1 CD, July 2006). Michael Alexander Willens,
Die Kölner Akademie. Nicki Kennedy & Hannah Morrison, sopranos;
Dorothee Merkel, contralto; Gerd Türk, tenor; Christian Hilz,
bass. This early passion on a wordy libretto consists mainly of
recitative and arioso. Most of the short, solo arias are based
on chorales, and the choruses are typically brief interjections.
The recording is very well done, but I had great difficulty
making sense of the libretto with the included German-only texts
that are run together without line breaks between parts. After
obtaining a copy of the excellent, bi-lingual libretto provided
for the BEMF performance in Cambridge, MA last April, I listened
again and had a much more positive experience. It's essential to
follow the libretto closely to appreciate this work, yet that is
impossible with what the record company has provided.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Samuel Friedrich Capricornus (1628-1665).
Theatrum Musicum & Leçons de Ténèbres (Lieder von dem Leyden
un Tode Jesu). K 617 188 (1 CD, May 2006).
Details. Benoît Haller, tenor & director, La Chapelle
Rhénane. Tanya Aspelmeier & Barbara Ostertag, sopranos;
Jean-François Lombard, haute-contre; Benoît Arnould, bass.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Francesc Valls (1665-1747). Que Estruendo.
Symphonia SY05215 (1 CD, July 2006). Rogério Gonçalves (interview),
A Corte Musical.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Romanus Weichlein (1652-1706). Parnassus
Ecclesiastico-Musicus (Ulm 1702). Symphonia SY04213 (1 CD,
April 2006). Gunar Letzbor, Ars Antiqua Austria, Kepler Konsort,
St. Florianer Sängerknaben.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Antonia Bembo (Venice, c.1640 - Paris, c.1720).
Produzioni Armoniche. Alpha 099 (1 CD, July 2006).
Details. Maria Jonas, mezzo-soprano & director,
Convoce.Coeln. Stephan Rath, lutes; Bernhard Hentrich, cello;
Markus Märkl, harpsichord.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| Francesco Venturini (c.1675-1745). Concerti
da Camera (c.1715). Zig Zag Territoires ZZT060502 (1 CD, May
2006).
Details. David Plantier, La Cetra. Venturini was a native of
Flanders who was active at the court of Hanover. "This set
contains marvelous Italianate concertos as well as majestic
overtures and energetic dances in the French manner,
orchestrated with a sense of color worthy of Rameau, Bach or
Telemann."
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| João Rodrigues Esteves (c.1700-c.1751).
Miserere, Lamentations,
Stabat Mater. Ambronay AMY 006 (1 CD, May 2006).
Rodrigues Esteves studied in Rome from 1719 to 1726 and from
1729 to 1751 was master of the Royal Chapel in the Lisbon
cathedral. Graham O'Reilly, Ensemble européen William Byrd.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Johann Sigismund Scholze (Sperontes)
(1705-1750). Singende Muse an der Pleisse. RAM (2 CDs,
January 2006).
Details
(pdf). Martin Petzold, tenor; Ulrike Staude, soprano; Ulrich
Wedemeier, lute & guitar; Thomas Fritzsch, cello, viola da
gamba, bass violin; Ludger Rémy, harpsichord, organ &
fortepiano; Simon Standage, violin.
DE |
| Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (c.1682-1732).
Sventurata Didone. ORF CD 456 (1 CD 2006). Christoph
Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle München. Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano. A
correspondent wrote to recommend this live recording, which
includes the cantata "Fra cetre, e fra trombe", composed for the
wedding of the Prince-Elector of Saxony in Dresden in 1719. The
Introduccione and two arias are accompanied by trumpet and
drums.
Details. |
| Music in Old Wroclaw. Dux 0485 (1 CD,
January 2006).
Details. Jan Tomasz Adamus, Harmonologia & Concerto
Palatino. Music by Wolf-Ernst Rothe, Christoph Bernhard
(1627-1692) & Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630).
US |
UK |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Antonio Sartorio (1630-1680). Giulio Cesare
in Egitto (Venice 1676). ORF CD 409 (3 CDs, January
2006).
Details. Attilio Cremonesi, La Cetra. Giulio Cesare:
Alexandrina Pendatschanska, soprano; Cleopatra: Laura Alonso,
soprano; Tolomeo: Dominique Visse, countertenor: Curio: Andries
Cloete, tenor; Achilla: Federico Sacchi, bass; Sesto Pompeo:
Amel Brahim-Djelloul, soprano; Nireno: Maria Cristina Kiehr,
soprano; Cornelia: Claire Brua, mezzo-soprano; Rodisbe: Steven
Cole, tenor. From the Innsbrucker Festwochen 2004.
FR |
| Agostino Steffani (1654-1728). Musica Sacra.
ORF CD 412 (1 CD, January 2006).
Details. Christoph Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle München. |
| Christoph Bernhard (1627-1692) & Christian
Herwich (1605-1663). Dresden 1652. NCA 60147 (1 CD,
December 2005).
Cover. Klaus Mertens, bass. Hamburger Ratsmusik. Simone
Eckert, viol; Ulrich Wedemeier, lute; Michael Fuerst, organ.
DE |
| Corelli, Farina, Maurizio Cazzati, Francesca
Caccini, Pestry Zbornik. La Follia Variations. ECM
4763101 (1 CD, January 2006). Stephen Stubbs, Teatro Lirico.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Schütz. Symphoniae Sacrae III. Harmonia
Mundi HMC 901850/51 (2 CDs 2005). Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln
& Concerto Palatino.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Domenico Gabrielli (1651-1690). L'opera
completa per violoncello (1689). Arte dell'arco TDK-AD009 (1
CD 2004). Hidemi Suzuki, cello; Emmanuel Balssa, cello; Naoya
Ohtsuka, harpsichord.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Georg Böhm. Mein Freund ist mein. Cantatas.
cpo 7771432 (1 CD, October 2005). Ralf Popken, Capella Sancti
Georgi, Musica Alta Ripa.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Monteverdi. Selva morale e spirituale.
Ambronay AMY001 (4 CDs, September 2005). Gabriel Garrido,
Ensemble Elyma. Adriana Fernández, soprano; Philippe Jaroussky,
countertenor; Fabian Schofrin, countertenor; Erwan Chuberre,
tenor.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Giovanni Battista Martini (1706-1784).
Requiem & Missa Solemnis. Tactus TC701306 (1 CD, June 2005).
Details. Eleana Sartori, organ. Melodi Cantores.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Peter Phillips. Complete Keyboard Works,
volume 1. MD+G 34112572 (1 CD, May 2005). Siegbert Rampe,
harpsichord, clavichord, organ, virginal.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
 Johann
Georg Conradi (c.1645-1699). Die schöne und getreue Ariadne
(Hamburg 1691). cpo 777 073-2 (3 CDs, July 2005).
Details. Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs. Boston Early Music
Festival Orchestra & Chorus. Ariadne: Karina Gauvin, soprano;
Theseus: James Taylor, tenor; Pamphilius: Jan Kobow, tenor;
Pasiphae & Venus: Ellen Hargis, soprano; Bacchus & Evanthes:
Matthew White, countertenor; Pirithous: Julian Podger, tenor;
Minos: Marek Rzepka, bass-baritone; Phedra: Barbara Borden,
soprano. The only survivor of nine Hamburg operas by Conradi,
Ariadne was staged at the 2003 BEMF. It is an exceptional
opera, with more overt Lullian influence than recorded Keiser
operas. The quality of the music is comparable to Keiser's
Croesus and unquestionably superior to Mattheson's Boris
Goudenov, the 2005 BEMF opera production. Unfortunately, as
in Boris Goudenov, O'Dette & Stubbs present a PIP
performance (Pluckers Inspired Performance), that reconfigures
the continuo section from the historical two harpsichords plus
theorbos to one infrequent harpsichord, close miked lutes and
almost constant guitar, with occasional harp. Without the BEMF's
superb historical staging, it's not as easy to forgive the
annoying, strumming guitar that intrudes upon many movements. To
my knowledge there is absolutely no evidence that the
guitar was used as a continuo instrument at the Hamburg Opera.
(Or in contemporaneous opera houses in London, Dresden, Venice,
Naples, etc.) Just because guitars may have been used in opera
houses to accompany dancers, typically by themselves and without
other instruments, is no excuse for using them in place of
harpsichords or lutes in the continuo section. I recognize that
the Average American hates the sound of the harpsichord and
likes guitars, but the Average American doesn't attend the BEMF
or buy recordings of baroque operas. With HIP continuo and less
plucked string bias in the recording, this otherwise excellent
production would have received a NewOlde.com award.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Andrea Luchesi (1741-1801). Requiem e Dies
Irae (1771). Tactus TC 741201 (1 CD 2005).
Details. Giovanni Battista Columbro, Orchestra Barocca di
Cremona, Piccoli cantori di Brianza, Coro Civico "M. Boni" di
Cremona. Nadia Mantelli, soprano; Alessandra Vavasori,
contralto; Emanuele D'Aguanno, tenor; Francesco Azzolini, bass.
Reviewed in EMR 107:43 by Peter Branscombe, who wrote:
"This is an impressive, dramatic, even operatic work that I am
glad to have the chance of hearing. It receives a fervent
performance, following a lively overture of a later date."
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Christoph Schaffrath. Sonatas for Viola da
Gamba, Violin, Cello & Harpsichord. Zig-Zag Territoires (1
CD, May 2005). Guido Balestracci, viol; Amandine Beyer, violin;
Martin Zeller, cello; Massimiliano Rashietti, harpsichord.
UK |
FR |
DE |
| Brade, Tunder, Selle, Schütz, et al. Musik
auf Schloss Gottorf. Norddeutsche Solowerke für Bass und
Violen da gamba. NCA 60137 (1 CD 2004).
Details. Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone. Simone Eckert,
Hamburger Ratsmusik.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Sebastián Durón (1660-1716), Juan Lima de
Serqueira (1655-after 1726), et al. Cantadas de Pasión
para voz sola con varios generos de instrumentos. Arcana A333 (1
CD, April 2005). María Luz Álvarez, soprano. Thomas Wimmer,
Accentus Austria.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Giovanni Maria Orlandini (1675-1760). Il
Giocatore - 3 Intermezzi. Tactus TC 671501 (1 CD 2004).
Details. Sandro Volta, Symphonia Perusina. Bacocco-Giudice:
Virgilio Bianconi, tenor; Serpilla: Maria Pia Moriyon, soprano.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger (c.1580-1651).
Mottets à la Vierge. Pierre Verany PV 705021 (1 CD 2005).
Dominique Moaty, soprano; Emmanuelle Guigues, viol; Marie
Langlet, viol; Pierre Cazes, harpsichord.
DE |
FR |
| Michael Haydn. Requiem / Missa in Honorem
Sanctae Ursulae. Hyperion CDA 67510 (2 CDs 2005).
Details. Robert King, The King's Consort. Carolyn Sampson,
soprano; Hilary Summers, contralto; James Gilchrist, tenor;
Peter Harvey, bass.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Francesco Gasparini, Francesco Conti, Ruggiero
Fedeli, Domenico Natale Sarro (Sarri) & Francesco Magini.
Dolce mio ben. Berlin Classics 0017702BC (1 CD, November
2004). Maite Beaumont, mezzo-soprano. Wolfgang Katschner,
Lautten Compagney. Cantatas and opera arias of 1700 from the
music library of Schloss Sondershausen.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Antonio dos Santos Cunha (c.1786-1815).
Responsórios para o Officio da Sexta-Feira Santa. K617 168
(1 CD, March 2005).
Details. Luiz Alves da Silva, countertenor & Mathias Weibel,
violin, Ensemble Turicum. The latest in Ensemble Turicum's
series of recordings of music from colonial Brazil.
FR |
DE |
| Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705).
Sonates pour Violon & Basse continue (Dresden 1694). Zig-Zag
Territoires ZZT050201 (1 CD, February 2005).
Details. David Plantier, violin. Les plaisirs du Parnasse.
UK |
FR |
DE |
| Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728-1788). III
Sonates et II Ariosi avec XII Variations pour le Clavessin
(1756). Teknon TK 12-252 (2 CDs, December 2004).
Details.
Menno van Delft, clavichord by J.A. Hass, Hamburg 1763.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Arcangelo Corelli. Sonate a Violino e
Violone o Cimbalo, Op. 5. Arcana A 423 (2 CDs 2004). Enrico
Gatti, violin; Gaetano Nasillo, cello; Guido Morini,
harpsichord.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709). Concertos.
Chandos CHAN 0716 (1 CD, February 2005). Collegium Musicum 90.
Simon Standage & Catherine Weiss, violins; Crispian
Steele-Perkins & David Blackadder, trumpets.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781). La Passione di
Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (Florence or Bologna 1773-77).
Capriccio 71 025/26 (2 CDs, February 2005).
Details. Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Chorus
Musicus Köln, Mülheimer Kantorei. Maddalena: Sophie Karthäuser,
soprano; Pietro: Jörg Waschinski, sopranist; Giovanni: Yvonne
Berg, mezzo-soprano; Giuseppe: Andreas Karasiak, tenor.
NewOlde.com 2005 Best Classical Oratorio CD.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781). Symphonies &
Overtures. cpo 777 050-2 (2 CDs, January 2005). Michi Gaigg,
L'Orfeo Barockorchester. Could a Myslivecek revival be underway?
Hopefully opera recordings will be forthcoming.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Johann Joseph Vilsmayr (1663-1722).
Artificiosus Concentus pro camera à Violino Solo (Salzburg
1715). Arcana A328 (1 CD, October 2004). Gunar Letzbor,
violin. French translation of Letzbor's notes on
abeillemusic.com. Six partitas for unaccompanied violin.
UK |
DE |
FR |
JP |
| Francesco Gasparini (1661-1727). Dori &
Daliso (cantata) / Mirena & Floro (intermezzo in 3
parts). Symphonia SY03207 (1 CD, October 2004).
Details. Carlo Ipata, Auser Musici. Elena Cecchi Fedi,
soprano; Lucia Sciannimanico, contralto; Marco Orestano
Cristarella, baritone. That Gasparini's music deserves to be
revived is clear from the cantatas recorded on Andreas Scholl's
"Arcadia" CD.
UK |
DE |
FR |
| Johann Rosenmüller (c.1619-1684).
Weihnachtshistorie - History of the Nativity. Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901861 (1 CD, October 2004). Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln,
Concerto Palatino. Junghänel's earilier Rosenmüller recordings,
Vespro della beata Vergine (HMC 901611/2 - also with
Concerto Palatino) and Sacri Concerti (dhm 05472-77181-2)
are outstanding.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630). Israels
Brünnlein. cpo 999 959-2 (2 CDs, November 2004). Manfred
Cordes, Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen. I highly recommend
the Cantus Cölln CD of selections from Israels Brünnlein and
Opella Nova II (dhm 05472 77359 2). The new set by
Weser-Renaissance obviously includes more music.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Frescobaldi. Harpsichord Works. Alba
ABCD 178 (1 CD, November 2004).
Details. Aapo Häkkinen. 2-manual harpsichord with undamped
4' by Philippe Humeau after Domencio di Pesaro 1590, tuned to
a=349 and "2/11 comma meantone".
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
| Domenico Mazzocchi (1592-1665). Musiche
Sacre e Morali. AS Musique ASM002 (1 CD, November 2004).
Jill Feldman, soprano; Orlanda Vélez Isidro, soprano; Kenneth
Weiss, harpsichord & organ. A chromatic harpsichord built by
Willard Martin with 19 keys per octave was flown to Europe for
this and other forthcoming recordings. Vocal music by Mazzocchi,
plus harpsichord pieces by Mayone, Frescobaldi & Trabaci.
FR |
| Antonio Bertali. Pièces virtuoses.
Mirare (1 CD, November 2004). Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar
Consort.
UK |
FR< | |
Antonio
Bertali, Antonio Caldara (born 12 years after this coronation),
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Wolfgang Ebner et al. Coronatio
Solemnissima - The Emperor's Coronation - Leopold I, 1658.
Christophorus SACD 77283 (1 CD, November 2006). Amo Paduch,
Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP
Christoph
Schaffrath (1709-1763). Trios & Sonatas. cpo 777 116-2 (1
CD 2006). Epoca Barocca.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Antonio
Maria Gasparo Sacchini (1730-1786). Oedipe à Colone
(Paris 1786). Naxos 8.660196/97 (2 CDs, August 2006).
French/English libretto
online here (pdf). Ryan Brown, Opera Lafayette. Oedipe:
François Loup, bass; Polinice: Robert Getchell, tenor; Antigone:
Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Thésée: Tony Boutté, tenor; Eriphile:
Kirsten Blaise, soprano; Le Grand Prêtre des Euménides: Jonathan
Kimple; Une Athénienne: Kara Morgan; Un Coriphée: Philip Cave;
Un Hérault: Jason Kaminski.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Johann
Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801). Betulia Liberata. cpo 777
063-2 (2 CDs, June 2006). Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert,
Rheinische Kantorei. Giuditta: Nele Gramß soprano; Amital:
Salomé Haller, soprano; Ozia: Markus Schäfer, tenor; Carmi: Hans
Jörg Mammel, tenor; Achior: Harry van der Kamp, bass. Metastasio
libretto set by Reutter, Jommelli, Holzbauer, Calegari, Mozart,
Gassmann, Anfossi and other composers.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Johann
Valentin Meder (1649-1719). St. Matthew Passion (Riga 1701).
Raumklang RK2506 (1 CD, July 2006). Michael Alexander Willens,
Die Kölner Akademie. Nicki Kennedy & Hannah Morrison, sopranos;
Dorothee Merkel, contralto; Gerd Türk, tenor; Christian Hilz,
bass. This early passion on a wordy libretto consists mainly of
recitative and arioso. Most of the short, solo arias are based
on chorales, and the choruses are typically brief interjections.
The recording is very well done, but I had great difficulty
making sense of the libretto with the included German-only texts
that are run together without line breaks between parts. After
obtaining a copy of the excellent, bi-lingual libretto provided
for the BEMF performance in Cambridge, MA last April, I listened
again and had a much more positive experience. It's essential to
follow the libretto closely to appreciate this work, yet that is
impossible with what the record company has provided.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Johann
Georg Conradi (c.1645-1699). Die schöne und getreue Ariadne
(Hamburg 1691). cpo 777 073-2 (3 CDs, July 2005).
Details. Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs. Boston Early Music
Festival Orchestra & Chorus. Ariadne: Karina Gauvin, soprano;
Theseus: James Taylor, tenor; Pamphilius: Jan Kobow, tenor;
Pasiphae & Venus: Ellen Hargis, soprano; Bacchus & Evanthes:
Matthew White, countertenor; Pirithous: Julian Podger, tenor;
Minos: Marek Rzepka, bass-baritone; Phedra: Barbara Borden,
soprano. The only survivor of nine Hamburg operas by Conradi,
Ariadne was staged at the 2003 BEMF. It is an exceptional
opera, with more overt Lullian influence than recorded Keiser
operas. The quality of the music is comparable to Keiser's
Croesus and unquestionably superior to Mattheson's Boris
Goudenov, the 2005 BEMF opera production. Unfortunately, as
in Boris Goudenov, O'Dette & Stubbs present a PIP
performance (Pluckers Inspired Performance), that reconfigures
the continuo section from the historical two harpsichords plus
theorbos to one infrequent harpsichord, close miked lutes and
almost constant guitar, with occasional harp. Without the BEMF's
superb historical staging, it's not as easy to forgive the
annoying, strumming guitar that intrudes upon many movements. To
my knowledge there is absolutely no evidence that the
guitar was used as a continuo instrument at the Hamburg Opera.
(Or in contemporaneous opera houses in London, Dresden, Venice,
Naples, etc.) Just because guitars may have been used in opera
houses to accompany dancers, typically by themselves and without
other instruments, is no excuse for using them in place of
harpsichords or lutes in the continuo section. I recognize that
the Average American hates the sound of the harpsichord and
likes guitars, but the Average American doesn't attend the BEMF
or buy recordings of baroque operas. With HIP continuo and less
plucked string bias in the recording, this otherwise excellent
production would have received a NewOlde.com award.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP