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Presto CD - DG Archiv
The focus is firmly on early music this week, with 36 DG Archiv titles just released; Reinhard Goebel and his Musica Antiqua Köln feature prominently, as do Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert, the Orlando Consort, and Concerto Köln. There are also some 'pre-period performance' classics, including Handel from the Berliner Philharmoniker under Fritz Lehmann, and Bach motets from the Thomanerchor Leipzig under Günther Ramin.
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DG Archiv
Trevor Pinnock directs the English Concert from the keyboard, with Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Kenneth Gilbert and Nicholas Kraemer.
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Trevor Pinnock plays music by Rameau, Handel, Balbastre, Couperin and others.
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Under the direction of David Munrow, The Early Music Consort of London perform Leonin, Perotin, Vitry, Machaut and more.
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Reinhard Goebel directs Musica Antiqua Köln in Monteverdi, Rossi, Farina, Buonamente, Marini and Fontana.
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Reinhard Goebel directs Musica Antiqua Köln in Blavet, Corrette, Couperin, Leclair, Marais and Rebel.
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Reinhard Goebel directs Musica Antiqua Köln.
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Simon Preston plays music by Boyce, Bull, Gibbons, Farrant, Tomkins and others.
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The Choir of Westminster Abbey and the English Concert in music by Blow, Child, Henry Lawes, Purcell and Turner.
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Trevor Pinnock, Michaela Comberti, Anthony Pleeth and Nigel North join forces in ten sacred and secular sonatas.
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Simon Standage is the soloist with the English Concert under Trevor Pinnock.
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Reinhard Goebel directs Musica Antiqua Köln in works by Biber, Schmelzer and Walther.
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Trevor Pinnock directs the English Concert in Symphonies Nos. 45, 47 and 50.
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Barbara Schlick is the soprano soloist in the dramatic cantata, directed by Reinhard Goebel; the Overture-Suite in D major completes the programme.
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Trevor Pinnock directs the English Concert in festive concertos by Charpentier, Corelli, Handel, Molter, Sammartini, Telemann and Vivaldi.
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Quadruple concertos by Leo, Locatelli, Mossi, Torelli, Valentini, performed by Musica Antiqua Köln.
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Reinhard Goebel directs Musica Antiqua Köln.
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Musica Antiqua Köln perform Gluck's 1764 ballet, plus music by Telemann and Rebel.
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Piffaro, The Renaissance Band play music by Agostini, Azzaiolo, Bonelli, Vecchi and many more.
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Piffaro focus on the French Renaissance here, with works by composers including Crecquillon, Gombert and Sermisy.
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Paul McCreesh directs the Gabrieli Consort and Players in music by Gabrieli and Barbarino.
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Trevor Pinnock directs the English Concert in four concertos and an overture.
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the soloist in 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', 'Ich habe genug', and 'Christ lag in Todesbanden'.
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The Orlando Consort perform the Missa 'De Plus en Plus' and chansons including 'Presque transi', 'O rosa bella' and 'S'elle m'amera'.
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The Orlando Consort perform chansons including 'Tant doucement', 'Ma fin est mon commencement' and 'Je puis trop bien'.
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The Orlando Consort perform music by Caserta, Ciconia, Padova and Teramo.
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Accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra and English Concert, the countertenor performs music by Bach, Handel, Purcell, Schütz and Vivaldi.
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The Orlando Consort perform motets including 'De profundis clamavi', 'O virgo virginum' and 'Ora pro nobis'.
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John Eliot Gardiner directs the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in three cantatas: BWV 98, 139 and 16.
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Werner Ehrhardt directs Concerto Köln in the last two symphonies by the Dutch-German composer (1772-1847).
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Alexander Blachly direct Pomerium in seasonal music by Byrd, Despres, Erbach, Lasso, Ockeghem, and others.
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Concerto Köln perform Eine kleine Nachtmusik, the overtures to Die Zauberflöte and Der Schauspieldirektor and more.
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Concerto Köln play orchestral works by the 'Divino Boemo' (1737-81).
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Kenneth Gilbert (harpischord) performed Book One of Bach's masterpiece.
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The second volume of Kenneth Gilbert's Bach survey.
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Fritz Lehmann directs the Berliner Philharmoniker on these 1951 recordings.
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Günther Ramin directs the Thomanerchor Leipzig on these 1950s mono recordings.
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