Nov 6, 2026
- Composers
- Lassus
- Label
- Linn
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 2:01:00
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532–1594) was arguably the most versatile composer of the late Renaissance, and the one who most fully embodies the…
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for the love of the baroque
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- Composers
- JSBach
- Label
- Brilliant
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 1:47:00
On the heels of another Bach gamba album, this one presents music both familiar and perhaps unfamiliar for the gamba.
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J.S. Bach: Viola da gamba Sonatas Zipperling & Belder
Nov 3, 2026
- Label
- Big Round Records
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 18:00
- Format
- EP
The “folk collective” Floyds Row recently released “The Carlisle Sessions”: just five tracks and eighteen minutes of music.
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The Carlisle Sessions Floyds Row
Nov 2, 2026
- Composers
- PiazzollaCali
- Label
- Cicada Woods
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 40:00
This Toronto-based string quartet has released their version of Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires or Cuatro estaciones…
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Seasons Cicada Woods
Nov 1, 2026
- Composers
- ShawCarpenterBryars
- Label
- Rubicon
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 55:00
The common thread here is harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who brings into our living rooms three different conceptions of the harpsichord…
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Mondrian – 21st Century Harpsichord Concertos Esfahani
Oct 31, 2026
- Composers
- JSBach
- Label
- Arcana
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 1:23:00
Of course, Mr. Baù teases us with these unknown gems for the viola da gamba by Bach. A recent discovery? No.
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J.S. Bach: Partitas for Viola da gamba Teodoro Baù
Oct 25, 2026
- Composers
- BeethovenSchubert
- Label
- HDB Sonus
- Released
- 2026
- Format
- CD
I was a bit surprised to see another Italian conductor taking up Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony so soon after our earlier experience here with…
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Imprinting: Beethoven and Schubert Accademia Bizantina
Oct 22, 2026
- Composers
- JS Bach
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- 2026
The recorder occupies a distinctive place in Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred music, its gentle, breath-driven sound frequently associated…
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- Label
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- Catalog no
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- Composers
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- Released
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- Length
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- Label
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- Catalog no
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- Released
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