Bachfest 2011
As part of my regular regimen of self-torture (where I peruse things online I cannot have, usually because of cost), I re-visited the Bach Leipzig …
10 May
Telemann-Fasch
Telemann-Fasch
Former Musica Antiqua Köln violinist and concertmeister Florian Deuter has an ensemble he co-leads called Harmonie Universelle. Among their recordings for strings with continuo is …
10 May
Red Priest plays Masterworks by J.S. Bach
Red Priest plays Masterworks by J.S. Bach
The ensemble named for Antonio Vivaldi, Red Priest, has recorded 23 tracks of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, entitled “Johann, I’m Only Dancing,” and it’s …
08 May
Monteverdi Vespers
Monteverdi Vespers
Christina Pluhar has recorded the Vespro della Beata Vergine of Claudio Monteverdi for Virgin Classics with her ensemble, l’Apreggiata (p) 2011. The recording was made …
07 May
Water Music
Water Music
Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert led by Simon Standage recorded Handel’s suites known as the Water Music in 1983, with David Reichenberg on oboe. …
06 May
Power and Energy: La Stravaganza edition Walsh
Power and Energy: La Stravaganza edition Walsh
Biondi and Company release recording with 7 concertos; 6 are from Vivaldi’s collection op. 4, La Stravaganza, with the addition of Proteo o sia il …
04 May
Bach’s Six Suites
Bach’s Six Suites
Bach’s music carries a universality with it; perhaps its because his music is so removed from our own time and sound world that his music …
24 Apr
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Oaks
This past weekend I visited the grounds of what’s called Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, up the hill a bit along Wisconsin Avenue. This estate …
24 Apr
Opera Prima
Opera Prima
London Baroque’s recent recordings have been on the BIS label, and among them for sale in MP3 format is Vivaldi’s first opus, a set of …
15 Apr
London Baroque – Stravaganza Napoletane
London Baroque – Stravaganza Napoletane
Awhile back, I admired the catalog London Baroque was building with BIS, and I picked up this recording featuring Italian works featuring a collaboration with …
14 Apr
The Assads in Richmond
The Assads in Richmond
Recently at the University of Richmond I heard the Assad Brothers Sergio and Odair play a program they called De Vola As Raizes or “Back …
12 Apr
Movement
Movement
Over the past month, I’ve purchased a couple “complete sets” of music, as I’m often inspired by Mr. McElhearn writing about his boxed sets, although, …
06 Apr
Pieter Wispelwey on Bach
Pieter Wispelwey on Bach
I like the cello playing of Pieter Wispelwey. His Bach sonatas are still among my favorites, and this recording features friends Richard Egarr and Daniel …
27 Mar
The Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach
The Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach
It wasn’t too long ago that a box from Amazon arrived that contained the complete organ works of Bach, performed several years ago by Ton …
19 Mar
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Concert
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Concert
I recently heard the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in Charlottesville, where they played works by Bach, Telemann, and Handel in an all-German program. Here …
15 Mar
Killing the Music Experience
Killing the Music Experience
I cannot comment because I don’t use Windows. Comment on what? You’ll have an easier read over here, but I wanted to get to the original …
14 Mar
Mr. Corelli in London
Mr. Corelli in London
Seventy-one minutes of “arrangements” of Corelli, performed with recorder and orchestra. Conducted by Laurence Cummings. Soloist, the very capable Maurice Steger. The music? This 2010 …
13 Mar
A Visit to the Jefferson
A Visit to the Jefferson
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C. is a pain to get to… it’s far from the mall, and the path isn’t so well marked …