La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion142:07 (2 CDs in a card folder)Alpha Classics ALPHA 552 This original take on the Monteverdi 1610… Read more Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Tag: Baroque
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violoncello piccolo
Mario Brunello161:00 (2 CDs in a card folder)Arcana A469 First we had Rachel Podger playing the ‘cello suites on the… Read more Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violoncello piccolo
J. S. Bach: Soprano Arias & Swedish folk chorales
Maria Keohane, Camerata Kilkenny58:10Maya Recordings MCD1901 In the booklet, Kate Hearne writes that ‘the idea of pairing Bach’s music with… Read more J. S. Bach: Soprano Arias & Swedish folk chorales
Toccata from Claudio Merulo to Johann Sebastian Bach
Andrea Buccarella harpsichord59:24Ricercar RIC 407 This young harpsichordist was the winner of the Musica Antiqua Bruges competition in 2018, resulting… Read more Toccata from Claudio Merulo to Johann Sebastian Bach
Handel: Samson
[Joshua Ellicott Samson, Jess Dandy Micah, Matthew Brook Manoa, Vitali Rozynko Harapha, Sophie Bevan Delila, Hugo Hymas An Israelite, A… Read more Handel: Samson
Dandrieu: Magnificats Vol. 1
Jean-Baptiste Robin Grandes Orgues 1710 (Chapelle Royale – Versailles)70:51Versailles Spectacles CVS023 With all due respect to both composer and performer,… Read more Dandrieu: Magnificats Vol. 1
Jean Baptiste Loeillet: Trio Sonatas
Epoca Barocca61:10cpo 555 143-2 Sometimes it’s enough to write music that is well crafted, if not especially striking, and then… Read more Jean Baptiste Loeillet: Trio Sonatas
Kapsberger: Intavolatura di Chitarone
Jonas Nordberg theorbo69:45BIS Records BIS 2147 SACD Kapsberger’s music for the chitarrone, the instrument otherwise known as the theorbo,… Read more Kapsberger: Intavolatura di Chitarone
Vivaldi Con amore
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Elisa Citterio, dir75:25Tafelmusik TMK1039CD For nearly forty years Tafelmusik, Canada’s leading period instrument orchestra, was directed by… Read more Vivaldi Con amore
Sweelinck: Fantasias, Toccatas & Variations
Richard Egarr harpsichord76:13Linn Records CKD 589 This recording has all the signs of having been a labour of love for… Read more Sweelinck: Fantasias, Toccatas & Variations