Regular visitor, Brian Robins, has sent THIS REPORT from the French festival (the link opens a six-page PDF file).
Author: EMR2015
Telemann: Fantasias for solo violin
Alina Ibragimova65:56hyperion CDA 68384 Above and beyond his regular duties as a vast provider of music for all occasions, Telemann… Read more Telemann: Fantasias for solo violin
The Poor Branch
Nineteenth-century guitar music by Ivan Klinger (1818-97)James Akers guitar64:18resonus RES10302 Ivan Andreevich Klinger (1818-1897) was born in Kherson, Ukraine. His… Read more The Poor Branch
Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 23, Symphony no. 40
Andreas Staier fortepiano, Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin violin & director56:59Alpha 875 Named in part – they had… Read more Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 23, Symphony no. 40
Tudor Music Afterlives
Ensemble Pro Victoria, conducted by Toby Ward, Magnus Williamson, organ. Toby Carr, lute69:27Delphian DCD34295 This is Ensemble Pro Victoria’s successor… Read more Tudor Music Afterlives
Kuhnau: Complete Sacred Works VIII
Opella Musica, camerata lipsiensis, Gregor Meyer71:20cpo 555 460-2 Although the title announces that this is Vol VIII of the Complete… Read more Kuhnau: Complete Sacred Works VIII
Pachelbel: Organ Works volume 2
Matthew Owens76:20resonus RES10303 When I reviewed Vol. 1 of Matthew Owens’ excellent Pachelbel Organ Works a year ago, I wondered… Read more Pachelbel: Organ Works volume 2
Telemann: Recorder Sonatas
Dan Laurin, Anna Paradiso, Mats Olofsson70:20BIS 2555 SACD At a cursory glance, these works seem like more “Coals to Newcastle”… Read more Telemann: Recorder Sonatas
Grandi: Lætatus sum – Vesper Psalms
Accademia d’Arcadia, UtFaSol Ensemble, Alessandra Rossi Lürig73:26Arcana A525 If you have heard any music by Alessandro Grandi at all, it… Read more Grandi: Lætatus sum – Vesper Psalms
Handel: Chandos Anthems
Choeur & Orchestre Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry66:33Versailles CVS072 It is difficult to envisage a location more conducive to music-making –… Read more Handel: Chandos Anthems