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Nov 7, 2026

Composers
KohautVivaldiKleinknechtKrebsHagen
Label
Arcana
Released
2026
Length
1:13:00

Evangelina Mascardi has impressed me over the past several years, not least with her Bach on the lute.

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Beyond Vivaldi: Lute Concertos Mascardi, Estrovagante

Nov 7, 2026

Composers
JSBach
Label
Deutsche Grammophon
Released
2026
Length
37:00

This album of just 37 minutes is a bit confusing and with no booklet offered (via Qobuz) I can only speculate about the production.

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Continuum II Víkingur Ólafsson

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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Lassus: The Alchemist, Volume 3 Magnificat & The City Musick

Nov 5, 2026

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

Random reviews

Dec 27, 2025

Label
ECM Records
Catalog no
ECM 2843
Released
2025
Length
39:17

This album—albeit short at 39 minutes—is worth your time, bringing together viola, double bass, and sheng.

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Pur ti miro

Feb 17, 2026

Composers
Johann Sebastian BachGeorg Philipp TelemannTomaso Albinoni
Released
2002
Length
1:12:48

This recording (July 2025), just over an hour long, would make an excellent concert program: Bach’s well-known violin concertos alongside…

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Bach, Telemann, Albinoni: Concertos and Suites Ensemble Masques

Mar 29, 2025

Label
Avie

Jeannette Sorrell has released a new recording featuring baroque music inspired from Italy (and Spain).

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Le Tre Soprano

Biber: Sonatas from the Kremsier Archive Apr 28, 2007

Composers
Biber
Label
CPO
Released
2005
Length
1:08:00

Biber: Violin Sonatas performed by Anton Steck et al., on CPO. Yes, I am a Fan of Biber.

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Biber: Sonatas from the Kremsier Archive

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