May 31, 2010
- Composers
- Torelli
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- 2005
- Length
- 77:00
Giuseppe Torelli occupies an important place in the development of the Baroque concerto, particularly for his contributions to the emerging…
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May 31, 2010
Mar 31, 2010
- Composers
- BonportiStradellaCaldaraMannelliRavenscroft
- Label
- Myrios Classics
- Released
- 2010
- Length
- 1:09:00
A re-invented Musica Antiqua Köln has released an album entitled Roma, featuring Italian works by Lonati, Mannelli, Lulier, Ravenscroft…
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Roma Alte Musik Köln
Mar 6, 2010
- Composers
- Nicola Matteis
- Label
- ZigZag/Alpha
- Released
- 2009
- Length
- 1:13:00
Amandine Beyer and colleagues have recorded various ayres for the violin and continuo on Zig-Zag Territories by composer N. Matteis.
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Matteis: False Consonances of Melancholy Beyer
Mar 6, 2010
- Composers
- Johann Philipp Krieger
The obscure German composer, Johann Philipp Krieger, has been recorded in a series of 12 published trio sonatas (for 2 violins and b.c.) by…
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Krieger: 12 trio sonatas – Parnassi musici
Monterey Jazz on Tour Feb 24, 2010
Last night I attended the concert held at the Carpenter Theatre on behalf of "Modlin Downtown" to hear artists Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, and Russell Malone in a concert entitlted Monterey Jazz Festival, On Tour.
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Monterey Jazz on Tour
Feb 10, 2010
- Composers
- Pietro Antonio Locatelli
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 61:00
Harmonia mundi is offering the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's rendition of Locatelli's opus 1, led by Gottfried von der Goltz.
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Locatelli: Concerti Grossi, op. 1
Feb 8, 2010
- Composers
- Steve Reich
- Label
- Nonesuch
- Length
- 38:00
- Format
- MP3
I've been listening to the album of two works by Steve Reich: You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are, and his Cello Counterpoint.
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You Are, Variations
Feb 5, 2010
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label
- Mirare
- Released
- 2003
- Length
- 1:54:00
Bach wrote two collections of keyboard pieces around the same construction: prelude and fugue, in each key, major and minor.
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Pierre Hantaï performs Bach’s Le Clavier bien tempéré
Jan 19, 2010
- Composers
- Jean-Marie Leclair
- Label
- ZigZag
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 3:11:00
La Tempesta (Patrick Bismuth) records the fourth book of sonatas by Leclair.
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Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonatas (Integrale du Quatrième Livre) Bismuth
Jan 18, 2010
- Composers
- Jean-Marie Leclair
- Label
- ECM New Series
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 70:00
John Holloway performs sonatas for violin by Jean-Marie Leclair with Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Jaap ter Linden.
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Leclair: Violin Sonatas John Holloway
Jan 16, 2010
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label
- ECM New Series
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 2:13:00
It was ambitious of ECM to release both John Holloway and Gideon Kramer recording Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin within months…
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J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin Holloway
Jan 16, 2010
- Composers
- VivaldiTartiniAlbinoniFerrandiniGiordaniGaluppi
- Label
- Challenge Classics
- Released
- 1997
- Length
- 1:12:12
This recording by Musica ad Rhenum featuring Jed Wentz features the composers Vivaldi, Ferrandini, Albinoni, Galuppi, Tartini, and Giordani.
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Italian Flute Concertos
Jan 16, 2010
- Composers
- PorporaSalviGraunVinciCaldara
- Label
- Decca
- Catalog no
- 478 1521
- Released
- 2009
Ceclia Bartoli performs with Il Giardino Armonico works of supposed complexity written for castrati.
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Sacrificium Bartoli
Jan 16, 2010
- Composers
- Giuseppe Tartini
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 69:00
Violinist Chiara Banchini plays solo works by the late-Baroque composer Giuseppe Tartini, and is then joined, oddly enough, by soprano…
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Tartini: Sonate a violino
Biber: Un Carnevale Jan 15, 2010
- Composers
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Biber: Un Carnevale a Kremsier is an album by Ars Antiqua Austria which I haven't listened to especially much, likely because it isn't the…
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Biber: Un Carnevale
Jan 15, 2010
- Composers
- Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 63:00
Currently playing in iTunes: Suite en Sol: L'Enharmonique by Alexandre Tharaud... The album on piano comes by way of Alexandre Tharaud.
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Alexandre Tharaud – Rameau
December Update Dec 28, 2009
I've simply been too busy lately to put a lot of work into this site. For two days the site went "down," because I missed re-newing the domain name. That shows you the love I've been pouring into maintaining my love for Biber and other musics.
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December Update
The Music of Gabrieli Nov 20, 2009
This recording isn't new -- I picked it up in college when I was studying this music in music history classes. Gabrieli's style is interesting in that his music is complex enough in terms of voices that you cannot perform it too quickly; the music therefore…
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The Music of Gabrieli
Bach Kantaten BWV 12, 78, 150 Nov 3, 2009
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
Akadêmia has recorded works by Johann Sebastian Bach. I like to think about this release like you might about something to drink: choose…
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Bach Kantaten BWV 12, 78, 150
Oct 30, 2009
- Composers
- WF Mozart
The Portuguese ensemble Divino Sospiro under the direction Enrico Onofri have recorded two works by Mozart: Symphony #40 in G minor, and…
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Mozart: Symphony #40
Winter Oct 18, 2009
This is weird. If you call it art, I am pleased to say I don't get it.
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Winter
Monica Huggett at Banff Sep 19, 2009
You can listen to a recital of Monica Huggett and Adam Burnett at the Banff Center. I was at the Banff Center last summer, too bad I missed this! (I was a month too late.) It's an honest recording, very live, with commentary from Ms. Huggett.
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Monica Huggett at Banff
Hantaï on BWV 1066 Aug 9, 2009
I found this video of Le Concert Français performing BWV 1066, Bach's orchestral suite #1. I like the tempo (unlike many commenters), but find the conducting by Hantaï to be laughable. It looks like he has no clue about what he should be doing up there.
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Hantaï on BWV 1066
Pancrace Royer Aug 2, 2009
- Composers
- Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
I recently purchased Premier Livre de Pièces pour Clavecin by the French baroque composer, Pancrace Royer as performed by Christophe Rousset.
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Pancrace Royer
Jul 12, 2009
- Composers
- GF HandelTelemann
- Label
- Arcana
- Released
- 2004
- Length
- 1:16:00
Baroque band Zefiro, under Alfredo Berardini, has released a new version of both Handel's and Telemann's Water music suites on naive.
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Zefiro Water music
Peter Wispelwey plays Bach Jul 11, 2009
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
Today I decided to go for another version of Bach's cello suites. He wrote six, and I love the edition recorded by Yo-Yo Ma.
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Peter Wispelwey plays Bach
Jun 20, 2009
- Released
- 2004
- Length
- 52:00
This is my new favorite album of all time. That might not last for so long, but, hey, it's 2009.
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All’Improvviso L’Arpeggiata
May 26, 2009
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label
- Warner Classics
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 66:00
Goldberg VariationsDong-Hyek Lim One of the pieces that's been with me for quite some time is Bach's collection of variations on a ground…
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Goldberg Variations – DongHyek Lim
Apr 10, 2009
- Composers
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Label
- Erato
- Released
- 2009
- Length
- 59:00
Don't let anyone tell you that YouTube videos can't sell albums. I caught this while YouTube surfing the other day, and found it was a…
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Monteverdi – Teatro d’Amore
Apr 9, 2009
- Composers
- FerrandiniVivaldiMonteverdiConti
- Label
- L'Oiseau-Lyre
- Released
- 2009
Il Giardino Armonico record works by Vivaldi, Ferrandini, and Monteverdi - Il Pianto di Maria - the Virgin's Lament on Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre…
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Il Giardino Armonico: Il Pianto di Maria
Apr 9, 2009
- Composers
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Label
- Claves
- Released
- 2001
- Length
- 54:00
Maurice Steger & I Barocchisti perform recorder concertos of Antonio Vivaldi on Claves It was some time ago now that I collected yet…
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Vivaldi Concerti
Academy of Ancient Music – Bach Mar 24, 2009
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
This past Sunday, I attended at concert at George Mason University by the Academy of Ancient Music under Richard Egarr of Bach's…
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Academy of Ancient Music – Bach
Revisiting the Brandenburgs Mar 14, 2009
Next weekend I will be traveling to George Mason University to hear the Academy of Ancient Music perform Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, under the directorship of Richard Egarr.
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Revisiting the Brandenburgs
Mar 2, 2009
- Composers
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Label
- Eloquentia
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 1:49:00
A long time ago, I found what I considered the best "sound" in baroque music through recordings.
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Vivaldi Concerti Florian Deuter
Codex Feb 28, 2009
Santiago de Murcia - Ensemble Kapsberger Having bought this online, I can't cheat and pretend I know anything about Santiago from Murcia.
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Codex
Feb 28, 2009
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 64:00
Some years ago, Harmonia Mundi released a Bach album by the German Akademie for Ancient Music.
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Bach: Concertos Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Dec 25, 2008
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label
- Nonesuch
- Released
- 1992
- Length
- 2:08:00
As a little Christmas present to myself, tonight I picked up the recordings by Edward Aldwell of Bach's two Well-Tempered Keyboard…
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J.S. Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 Aldwell
BWV 1044 Dec 14, 2008
Among Bach's gems is the so-called Triple Concerto, one that mimics the scoring of his equally famous Brandeburg Concerto #5, but this concerto lives on its own, some anomaly, perhaps; some lonely child in a minor key.
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BWV 1044
Dec 6, 2008
- Composers
- Rameau
- Label
- Paradizo
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 58:00
Sempé and Fortin record La Pantomime, works by Rameau on harpsichord for Paradizo (2008).
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La Pantomime Sempé
Dec 4, 2008
- Composers
- George Frideric Handel
- Label
- L'Oiseau-Lyre
Il Giardino Armonico perform Handel's Concerti Grossi op. 6 on L'Oiseau-Lyre It's been some time now, eh, for a release on Decca's early…
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Handel’s Opus 6
Nov 26, 2008
- Composers
- Stefano Carbonelli
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- 2004
- Length
- 67:00
I recently acquired a new recording by Helene Schmitt of music by Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli.
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Carbonelli: Sonatas for Violin Hélène Schmitt
Nov 26, 2008
- Composers
- Gaspard Le Roux
- Label
- L'Oiseau-Lyre
- Catalog no
- 443 329-2
- Released
- 1995
Christophe Rousset, Pièces de clavecin, Gaspard le Roux (Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre).
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Le Roux: Pièces de Clavecin
Nov 12, 2008
- Composers
- Ignazio Albertini
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 1:18:00
I recently picked up the recording by Hélène Schmitt of Ignacio Albertini's sonatas for violin and continuo (Alpha).
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Ignazio Albertini: Sonates Schmitt
Oct 30, 2008
- Composers
- George Frideric Handel
- Label
- Berlin Classics
- Released
- 2008
- Length
- 58:00
I just picked up Concerto Köln's new album of Handel's Water Music Suites. Wow. This isn't your "grandmother's water music," for sure.
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Concerto Köln: Handel’s Water Music
New Albums: Corelli, Vivaldi Aug 24, 2008
- Composers
- Arcangelo CorelliAntonio Vivaldi
I recently picked up several new albums via Amazon and their Mp3 store.
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New Albums: Corelli, Vivaldi
Bach: *Concerts avec plusieurs instruments I* Jun 15, 2008
- Composers
- Johann Sebastian Bach
After discovering the recent recordings by David Plantier, I sought out more, and I came across an earlier series by the excellent Café…
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Bach: *Concerts avec plusieurs instruments I*
Les Arts Florissants May 10, 2008
Another blast from the past: a concert review from December 6, 2001. Last night, I had the (rare) opportunity to hear an ensemble I've known about for some time, Les Arts Florissants, directed by William Christie, a Buffalo, NY-born conductor and musicologist.
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Les Arts Florissants
Walther – Hortulus Chelicus Apr 20, 2008
- Composers
- Johann Jacob Walther
JJ Walther was a German violinist-composer whose music has become a recent focus for David Plantier and his ensemble, alongside the music…
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