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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for the love of the baroque
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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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J.S. Bach: Komm!
Oct 18, 2026
- Composers
- Mendelssohn
- Label
- Erato
- Released
- 2026
Felix Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte hold an odd place in the repertoire.
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Songs without Words Bertrand Chamayou
Oct 17, 2026
- Composers
- CPE Bach, Telemann, JS Bach, Boismortier
- Label
- Challenge Classics
- Released
- 2026
Bach wrote the Inventions to teach his students to play cleanly in two parts at the keyboard, and the four Duettos of Clavier-Übung III are…
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Duologues
Oct 12, 2026
- Composers
- Vivaldi
- Label
- Aparté
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 1:22:01
Venice has always been a city of contradictions, where elegance and vulgarity, sacred tradition and popular entertainment, melancholy and…
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Venezia Sottosopra Gaillard & Daragó
Oct 6, 2026
- Composers
- JS Bach
- Label
- Mirare
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 1:09:39
This generous recital of Bach's music speaks directly to those of us who are, perhaps, not the most accomplished keyboard players.
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Maitre Bach Hantaï
Oct 5, 2026
- Composers
- GF Handel
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Released
- 2026
Early music ensembles tend to reshuffle their rosters more than the big orchestras do.
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G. F. Handel: Messiah English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir
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Jan 15, 2007
- Composers
- Francesco Geminiani
- Label
- Opus 111
- Catalog no
- OPS 30-172
- Released
- 1997
Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante: Geminiani op. 3 Concerti Grossi, (p) 1997 Opus 111.
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Geminiani: Concerto Grossi, op. 3
May 15, 2007
- Composers
- Pisendel
- Label
- CPO
- Catalog no
- 999 982-2
- Released
- 2004
Anton Steck and Christian Rieger perform violin sonatas by Johann Pisendel.
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Pisendel: Violin Sonatas
Aug 17, 2026
- Composers
- Nicola Matteis
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- 2026
- Length
- 1:18:05
The Nicola Matteis we often celebrate today through recordings is the one born around 1645, who would later arrive in London an established…
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Spice of Italy – Music by Nicola Matteis Sr. and Nicola Matteis Jr. Duo Dorado
Amandine Beyer and the Sonatas and Partitas of one Johann Sebastian Bach Oct 14, 2011
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV 1001-1006. Now in 2011, we have a number of excellent digital recordings at the ready, many recorded on the so-called baroque violin.
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