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Dowland: Complete Lute Music J.S. Bach: Complete Lute Music Piccinini: Intabulations for lute & chitarrone Kapsberger: First Book of Tablature for Lute, 1611 Lauffensteiner & Weichenberger: Partitas Les Baricades Mistérieuses: Kellner; Weiss; Couperin; Saint‐Luc; Gaultier; Gallot The Court of Bayreuth: Hagen; Falckenhagen; Scheidler Dowland: The First Book of Songs Purcell: Songs
Drawing together various previous releases from the Brilliant Classics collection, this compendium pays tribute to an instrument that was once at the forefront of everyday music making, tracing its extensive and highly fruitful career. The lute counts among its writers some of the greatest names in music history, and indeed the anthology contains a large corpus of music by John Dowland – one of Britain’s most prolific Renaissance composers. His extraordinary varied music is accompanied by the likes of Henry Purcell, who rounds of the compilation, and by Johann Sebastian Bach, whose lute offerings represent the florid repertoire of the courtly salon music then in vogue. Interspersed between these big names, however, is a rich catalogue of works that are the missing links to understanding the development of lute music and of music in general; while Miguel Yisrael’s Les Baricades Mistérieuses programme recalls the dominance of the French school during the 17th century, Germany appears to have taken over as the new centre of European lute music by the mid‐18th century, as evidenced by the rich culture of music making at the court of Bayreuth (CD12). Here a more galant, or cantabile expression of music was developing, and in Austria, too, lute music – particularly the lute trio – was seen as a precursor to the emergence of Viennese Classicism and the establishment of the new Empfindsamer style.The collection contains a wealth of lutenists, all of whom are at the top of their profession and enjoy international careers. Guaranteed to provide hours of engaging listening, this release records an essential but often‐overlooked facet of music history and is a must‐buy for anyone with an interest in string repertoire. | 
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| |  | Sounds, Sweet Airs and the Art of Longing
Elisabeth Holmertz (soprano), Frederik Bock (lute), Poul Hoxbro (low whistle) Many composers have been reluctant to set Shakespeare’s words to text, but Vaughan Williams remained undaunted, using his words many times in his compositions. This disc includes RVW’s ‘Orpheus with his lute’ and many other songs of longing of the early baroque. Performed by Swedish soprano Elisabeth Holmertz, the duo of Holmertz and Bock accompany her, along with Poul Hoxbro on low whistle. | 
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| |  | English Royal Funeral Music
Morley: | I am the resurrection and the life I know that my Redeemer liveth We brought nothing into this world Man that is born of a woman In the midst of life I heard a voice from heaven | Paisible: | The Queen’s Farewell | Purcell: | Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695: March Thou know'st, Lord, Z 58b Canzona O dive custos Auriacae domus, Z504 Man that is born of a woman, Z27 In the midst of life, Z 17a Thou know'st, Lord, Z 58c Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 | Tomkins: | A sad Pavan for these distracted times I am the resurrection and the life I know that my Redeemer liveth We brought nothing into this world I heard a voice from heaven | Weelkes: | Death hath deprived me |
Les Trompettes des Plaisirs, Lingua Franca & Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier Much anticipated new release from the Gramophone Record of the Year winning Vox Luminis! We know now that Purcell’s three Funeral Sentences were not written for the funeral of Queen Mary in 1695. Following the tradition of the English court, it was pieces by Thomas Morley, originally written for the funeral of Elizabeth I, that were sung there. Purcell’s only contribution to the ceremony was the composition of two pieces for slide trumpets (March and Canzona), and the anthem in the archaic style Thou knowest, Lord. During the funeral procession to Westminster Abbey, a band of oboes played two marches written by John Paisible and Thomas Tollet. This recording assembles the music composed for the funeral of Queen Mary and that used at the funeral of Elizabeth I in 1603. The programme is completed by Purcell’s sublime a cappella anthems and a moving anthem by Weelkes on the death of Thomas Morley. After the success of the recording of Schütz’s Musicalische Exequien (RIC311), voted Record of the Year by Gramophone magazine, this disc will be one of the major events of spring 2013. “one might call it a classically 'English' choral sound - but any suspicions of coolness are easily dispelled by the commitment shown to the meaning of both music and text...Once again, Vox Luminis have touched the heart with their calm interpretative intelligence and vocal beauty.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 | 
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| |  | Archiv Produktion: The Early Music Studio
Agricola, A: | Crions Noel source - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton | Alamire: | Bassedance T'Andernacken a 5 | Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | Anerio, F: | Venite ad me omnes The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | anon.: | Alle Psallite Amor potest S'on me regarde In mari miserie O mitissima La mesnie fauveline Clap, clap, par un matin Febus mundo oriens Inter densas deserti Tandernaken - Laet ons mit hartzen De tous biens playne source Wij sheyt edel vrouwe source Der Winter will hin weichen | Bach, C P E: | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Wq 183/1 Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Wq 183/2 Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter Symphony No. 3 in F major, Wq 183/3 Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter Symphony No. 4 in G major, Wq 183/4 Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter | Bach, J S: | Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV525 Chorale Preludes II, BWV645-650 'Schübler Chorales' Chorale Partita BWV768 'Sei gegrusset, Jesu gütig' Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV530 Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Fugue in E flat major, BWV552/2 'St Anne' Cantata BWV56 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen' Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hermann Töttcher (oboe) Karl Ristenpart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Ristenpart Cantata BWV82 'Ich habe genug' Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hermann Töttcher (oboe) Karl Ristenpart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Ristenpart Cantata BWV4 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' (Easter Cantata) Maria Jung, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik, Frankfurt am Main, Bach Festival Orchestra 1950, Fritz Lehmann St Matthew Passion, BWV244 Irmgard Seefried, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Max Proebstl, Kieth Engen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Chorus, Munich Chorknaben, Karl Richter Cantata BWV8 'Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?' Karl Richter Cantata BWV45 'Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist' Karl Richter Cantata BWV78 'Jesu der du meine Seele' Karl Richter Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044 Aurèle Nicolet, Gerhart Hetzel Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV1055 arranged/reconstructed for oboe d'amore & strings by C. Hogwood Manfred Clement (oboe d'amore) Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Mass in B minor, BWV232 Nancy Argenta, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Collin Patrick, Ashley Stafford, Andrew Murgatroyd, Lloyd Morgan, Stephen Varcoe English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner | Barbarino: | Audi, Dulcis Amica Mea Ardens est cor meum | Beethoven: | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' | Bertali: | Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Franz-Josef Selig (bass-baritone) Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel | Biber: | Die Pauernkirchfahrt Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Sonata à 3 for 2 violins, baroque trombone Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Fidicinium sacro-profanum: Sonata VIII Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Battalia à 10 Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Brassart: | Fortis cum quevis actio source | Caccini, G: | Perfidissimo Volto Nigel Rogers, Jordi Savall, Colin Tilney Belle rose porporine Nigel Rogers, Pere Ros, Jordi Savall, Anthony Bailes, Colin Tilney Udite amanti Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Anthony Bailes, Pere Ros, Jordi Savall Amarilli mia bella Nigel Rogers, Anthony Bailes | Calestani: | Damigella tutta bella | Cavalli: | Restino imbalsamate (from La Calisto) | Clemens: | O Crux benedicta source - Liber primus cantonium sacrarum Ave mundi spes Maria source - Sacrarum cantionum (Liber primus) | Corelli: | Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 in B flat major Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 in C major Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 in D minor Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 in E minor Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 9 in A major Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 in E major Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia) | Cruce: | Aucun ont trouvé | Despres: | La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem Huc Me Sydereo / Plangent Eum Inviolata, integra et casta es, Maria Ut phoebi radiis De profundis clamavi Christe fili Dei O virgo virginum VULTUM TUUM La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem O bone et dulcissime Jesu Huc Me Sydereo / Plangent Eum Virgo prudentissima | Gabrieli, G: | Toccata à 4 (C237) In ecclesiis a 14 Sonata No.19 à 15 Suscipe, clementissime Deus à 12 Canzona No. 14 Buccinate in neomenia tuba a 19 Intonation del nono tono Domine Deus Meus Sonata XXI con tre violini Timor et tremor a 6 Intonazione del duodecimo tono Jubilate Deo 8vv with continuo Sonata No. 18 à 14 Misericordia tua, Domine à 12 Sonata No. 20 à 22 Magnificat à 33 | Gagliano: | Valli Profonde Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Jordi Savall, Pere Ros | Gesualdo: | Sicut ovis ad occisionem Plange quasi virgo | Ghiselin: | Je loe amours source | Gibbons, O: | O Lord, I Lift My Heart To Thee Thus angels sang Fantasia a 3 No 1 Almighty and everlasting God Oh my love, how comely now In Nomine O Lord increase my faith This is the Record of John What is our life? Fantasia a 3 No 2 from Koninklycke Fantasien The Silver Swan Fantasia a 4 for the viols The Cries of London The Deller Consort | Giovannelli: | Jubilate Deo The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | Gluck: | Alessandro. (Les amours d'Alexandre et de Roxane) Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel | Halle, A: | De ma dame vient J'os bien a m'amie parler | Handel: | Israel in Egypt, HWV54 Heather Harper, Patricia Clarke, Paul Esswood, Alexander Young English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus, Charles Mackerras Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 10 in D minor, HWV328 Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 11 in A major, HWV329 Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 12 in B minor, HWV330 La Resurrezione, HWV47 Annick Massis (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Laurent Naouri (baritone) Marc Minkowski, Marc Minkowski Messiah Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Il delirio amoroso, HWV 99 La Lucrezia "O Numi eterni", Cantata HWV 145 Tra le fiamme, HWV170 Alcina Joyce DiDonato (Alcina), Maite Beaumont (Ruggiero), Karina Gauvin (Morgana), Sonia Prina (Bradamante), Kobie Van Rensburg (Oronte), Laura Cherici (Oberto), Vito Priante (Melisso) Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Furie terribili (from Rinaldo) | Haydn: | Symphony No. 39 in G minor Symphony No. 41 in C major Symphony No. 48 in C major 'Maria Theresia' Symphony No. 65 in A major | India: | Cruda Amarilli Nigel Rogers, Anthony Bailes Intenerite voi, lagrime mie Nigel Rogers, Jordi Savall | Lalande: | Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy: Quatrième Suitte Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz | Lapicida: | Tandernaken | Legrenzi: | Il ballo del Gran Duca Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel | Leoninus: | Viderunt Omnes | Machaut: | Qui es promesses Lasse! comment oublieray David Hoquetus/double hoquet | Monteverdi: | Se vittorie sì belle Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir Non voglio amare per non penare (Book 9) Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir Vaga su spina ascosa Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir O mio bene Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir Zefiro torna Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir Mentre vaga Angioletta Ian Partridge, Nigel Rogers, Christopher Keyte, Colin Tilney, Jürgen Jürgens The Monteverdi Choir Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) Ann Monoyios, Marinella Pennicchi, Mark Tucker, Nigel Robson, Sandro Naglia, Alastair Miles, Bryn Terfel English Baroque Soloists, His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts, The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner Con che soavità (Book 7) Lamento d'Arianna 'Lasciatemi morire' Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Jakob Lindberg (lute) Lamento della Ninfa (Book 8) | Morley: | Good love then fly thou to her Farewell, disdainful Hark, jolly shepherds Now is the Gentle Season My lovely wanton jewel Sweet nymph, come to thy lover Stay heart, run not so fast O Grief, even on the bud | Mouret: | Sinfonies de Fanfares Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz Suite seconde de symphonies Adolf Scherbaum (trumpet) Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456 Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano) English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459 Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano) English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner | Muffat, Georg: | Florilegium secundum: Fasciculus VIII - Indissolubilis Amicitia in E major Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Concerto No. 1 in D minor - Bona nova Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Myslivecek: | Overture No. 2 in A for 2 horns, 2 oboes and strings Six Symphonies 1772 Concertino in E flat major No. 1 | Nanino, G B: | Haec dies The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | Obrecht: | Salve Regina Pro Cantione Antiqua, London, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Bruno Turner Beata es Maria Pro Cantione Antiqua, London, Bruno Turner Salve Crux Pro Cantione Antiqua, London, Bruno Turner Jay pris amours Laet u ghenoughen, liever Johan Source | Ockeghem: | Requiem | Palestrina: | Missa Papae Marcelli The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston Tu es Petrus The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston | Peri, J: | O durezza di ferro (O hardness of steel and diamond) Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Jordi Savall Tra le donne Nigel Rogers, Anthony Bailes, Colin Tilney, Pere Ros, Jordi Savall Bellissima Regina Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Anthony Bailes, Pere Ros, Jordi Savall | Perotinus: | Viderunt omnes | Piccinini: | Chiaccona Jakob Lindberg (lute) | Praetorius, M: | Six French Dances from Terpsichore | Pullois: | Les larmes | Purcell: | Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692), Z328 Paul Esswood, Roland Tatnell, Simon Woolf, Michael Rippon, John Shirley-Quirk Tiffin Choir, The Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas ('The Queen's Epicedium'), Z383 Anne Sofie von Otter, Markus Möllenbeck, Christian Rieger O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Jakob Lindberg (lute) | Rameau: | Une Symphonie Imaginaire | Rasi: | Indarno Febo | Rebel, J-F: | Les Élémens | Rue, P: | Ave regina caelorum source Pourquoi non source | Saracini: | I Io moro Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney Deh, come invan chiedete Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney Quest' amore, quest' arsura Nigel Rogers, Anthony Bailes, Pere Ros Giovinetta Vezzosetta Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Anthony Bailes Da Te Parto Nigel Rogers, Colin Tilney, Jordi Savall | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K347 in G minor Keyboard Sonata K348 in G major Keyboard Sonata K213 in D minor Keyboard Sonata K214 in D major Keyboard Sonata K318 in F sharp major Keyboard Sonata K319 in F sharp major Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major Keyboard Sonata K381 in E major Keyboard Sonata K356 in C major Keyboard Sonata K357 in C major Keyboard Sonata K526 in C minor Keyboard Sonata K527 in C major Keyboard Sonata K478 in D major Keyboard Sonata K479 in D major Keyboard Sonata K524 in F major Keyboard Sonata K525 in F major Keyboard Sonata K454 in G major Keyboard Sonata K455 in G major Keyboard Sonata K248 in B flat major Keyboard Sonata K249 in B flat major Keyboard Sonata K436 in D major Ralph Kirkpatrick | Schein: | Suite No. 4 Collegium Terpsichore, Fritz Neumeyer Suite No. 5 Collegium Terpsichore, Fritz Neumeyer Suite No. 3 Collegium Terpsichore, Fritz Neumeyer | Susato: | Passe and Medio / Den iersten gaillarde La Morisque Source: Het derde musyck boexken Entre' du Fol Mon désir - basse danse Pavan: La Dona Allemaigne Quatres bransles source - Het derde musyck boexken Bergerette source - Het derde musyck boexken | Telemann: | Overture (Suite) TWV 55:C3 in C major for wind, strings & b.c. 'Hamburger Ebb und Fluth' ('Wassermusik') Concerto in B flat for 2 recorders, 2 oboes, violin, 2 violas, cello, double-bass and Continuo Concerto in F major Concerto in A minor Concerto in B flat major for 3 oboes, 3 violins & continuo Concerto TWV 52:d1 in D minor for 2 chalumeaux, strings & b.c. Sonata for Oboe, Harpsichord and Continuo in E minor (Septet) | Turco: | Occhi Belli | Victoria: | Surrexit pastor bonus O lux et decus Hispaniae O Regem Coeli Magi viderunt stallam Conditor alme siderum Vadam et circuibo civitatem Duo Seraphim clamabant Veni Creator Spiritus for 4 voices O magnum mysterium, motet Ascendens Christus in altum Dum complerentur for 5 voices Hostis Herodes impie Quem vidistis, pastores? Ardens est cor meum
Ensemble Plus Ultra, Michael Noone | Vitry: | Impudenter circumivi Cum statua | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons Cantata RV684 'Cessate, omai cessate' for alto & strings Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel Concerto in G major for two Violins RV 516 Concerto in D major for Two Violins, RV 511 Concerto in D minor for two Violins RV 514 Concerto in B flat major for two Violins RV 524 Concerto in C minor for two Violins RV 509 Concerto in A minor for Two Violins, RV 523 Violin Concerto RV 232 in D major | Widmann, E: | Daentze und Galliarden | Zelenka: | Sinfonia à 8 concertanti in A minor ZWV 189 Hipocondrie à 7 concertanti in A major, ZWV 187 Overture à 7 concertanti in F major Sonata No. 4 in G minor |
A celebration of the pioneering early music label Archiv, offering 55CDs ranged across the label’s entire 66-year history. Beautiful presentation, original jacket sleeves and documentation to the customary high standards of the label. In more ways than one, 2013 will be an Archiv Produktion year. The beloved Silver Label – the “Early Music Studio of Deutsche Grammophon”, as it was called for many years – is being revived in a big way, both in frontline and catalogue. In early April 2013 an event in Berlin is being held to mark this relaunch. New albums from choral group Tenebrae, Anna Prohaska and Giuliano Carmignola are being released in the first quarter to coincide with this occasion. Simple, striking and strong: in gleaming silver with the large blue Archiv Logo embossed on all sides. A large onsert on the top and back of the box details contents and is illustrated with a packshot showing contents. Original Jackets: starting with the austere yellow covers of the 1940s and 1950s gradually giving way to the great historical illustrations and images that featured up to the 1990s, when artists at last began to make an appearance (there were no artist photos in the 1950s!) The 180-page full-colour book has articles by journalist Nicholas Anderson, and “memoirs” by former directors of Archiv, Prof. Andreas Holschneider and Dr. Peter Czornyj, and Executive Producer, Marita Prohmann. The book features many rare photos from Archiv recording sessions, as well as other memorabilia. | 
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| |  | Enchanted Forest: Anna Prohaska
Anna Prohaska possesses a beautiful voice, perfect technique, interpretive originality, and genuine charisma and character. Singing Baroque arias by Cavalli, Handel, Monteverdi, Morley, Purcell, and Vivaldi – Anna Prohaska vividly brings life to all the fairy-like characters who inhabit this extraordinary music. Favoured by such maestri as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, and Pierre Boulez – Anna Prohaska, with Enchanted Forest, demonstrates a mature mastery of coloratura and cantilena singing. “superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen’s instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate tone, exuberant ornamentation and echo effects in a wonderful Cavalli aria. But her English consonants don’t have enough bite in Purcell and her mannered glissandi need ruthless suppression.” The Times, 16th March 2013 *** “Arcangelo's instrumental playing is reliably interesting, sometimes too interesting (Jonathan Cohen is not a 'less is more' director)...Prohaska's real talent is for the the earthy, wordy, rhythmically and emotionally multivalent declamations of Cavalli and Monteverdi...Lamento della ninfa is the standout performance, brilliantly characterised by Prohaska...this is more like an opera compressed into mere minutes.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** “She's wonderful in 17th-century music, spinning out the lines of a Purcell chaconne and negotiating Cavalli's recitatives-cum-ariosos with impeccable understanding and style. When she turns to Handel and Vivaldi, however, the sensitivity of her singing gives way to a heavyweight athleticism, and the results are altogether less appealing. Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen are breathtaking throughout.” The Guardian, 11th April 2013 *** “Prohaska has a strong-centred voice with a slightly dark colouring which is striking in itself...the more outgoing and technically demanding Handel and Vivaldi arias certainly come off effectively, with Prohaska's sometimes unconventional ornamentation adding a characterful twist” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 | 
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| |  | The John Eliot Gardiner Collection
Bach, J S: | St Matthew Passion, BWV244 Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Andreas Schmidt (Jesus), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Michael Chance (countertenor), Howard Crook (tenor), Olaf Bar (baritone), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists | Beethoven: | Leonore Hillevi Martinpelto (Leonore), Kim Begley (Florestan), Franz Hawlata (Rocco), Matthew Best (Pizarro), Alastair Miles (Fernando), Christiane Oelze (Marzelline), Michael Schade (Jaquino), Robert Burt (Erster Gefangner), Colin Campbell (Zweiter Gefangner) Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Catherine Robbin (contralto), William Kendall (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir | Berlioz: | Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Boulanger, L: | Psalm 130: 'Du fond de l'abîme' Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra Psalm 129 'Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse' Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra Psalm 24 'La terre appartient a l'Eternel' Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra Vieille Prière bouddhique Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra | Elgar: | Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Wiener Philharmoniker In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 Wiener Philharmoniker Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 Küchl-Quartett Wiener Philharmoniker Sospiri, Op. 70 Rainer Keuschnig (organ) Wiener Philharmoniker | Gluck: | Iphigénie en Tauride Diana Montague (Iphigénie), Thomas Allen (Oreste), John Aler (Pylade), René Massis (Thoas), Nancy Argenta (Une prêtesse), Sophie Boulin (Une prêtesse), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (Diane), Danielle Borst (Une grecque), René Schirrer (Un scythe) Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre de L’Opéra de Lyon | Grainger: | Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' | Handel: | Jephtha Nigel Robson (Jephtha), Lynne Dawson (Iphis), Anne Sofie von Otter (Storge), Michael Chance (Hamor), Stephen Varcoe (Zebul) & Ruth Holton (Angel) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists | Haydn: | The Seasons Barbara Bonney (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (bass) Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists | Lehár: | Die Lustige Witwe Cheryl Studer (Hanna Glawari), Barbara Bonney (Valencienne), Bryn Terfel (Baron Mirko Zeta), Boje Skovhus (Danilo Danilowitsch), Rainer Trost (Camille de Rosillon), Heinz Zednik (Njegus) Monteverdi Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker | Monteverdi: | Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) | Mozart: | Idomeneo, K366 Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Idomeneo), Anne Sofie von Otter (Idamantes), Sylvia McNair (Ilia), Hillevi Martinpelto (Elettra), Nigel Robson (Arbace) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano) English Baroque Soloists Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano) English Baroque Soloists | Purcell: | The Fairy Queen, Z629 Eiddwen Harrhy, Jennifer Smith, Judith Nelson, Elisabeth Priday, Timothy Penrose, Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, David Thomas, Ashley Stafford Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists | Schumann: | Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Stravinsky: | Symphony of Psalms Monteverdi Choir & London Symphony Orchestra | Verdi: | Requiem Luba Orgonasova (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Luca Canonici (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Weill, K: | The Seven Deadly Sins Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) NDR-Sinfonieorchester |
SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER CELEBRATES HIS 70th BIRTHDAY IN STYLE 30-CD box, in the packaging-style of the Messiaen Edition of 2008: tremendous value for this calibre of recorded material. Original Jackets The 108-page booklet includes an extended interview-article (2,500 words) with Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music in London, recording producer and trumpet-player. The truly great DG / Archiv & Philips recordings from across his career, ranging from Monteverdi to Stravinsky via Handel, Bach, Mozart and Verdi. Released to co-incide with his 70th birthday, several major performances, at least one TV appearance and the publication of his long-awaited book on Bach One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance he has received more Gramophone awards than any other living artist … and now Sir John Eliot Gardiner is reaching the ripe old age of 70 without any signs of letting up on his almost frenetic life in music. It’s an overwhelmingly vocal collection, a sequence of highly dramatic musical works that faithfully reflects Gardiner’s musical ideals and predilections. Sung texts and translations will be available as a digital download. The 30-CD box, in the packaging-style of the Messiaen Edition of 2008, presents the recordings in their original jackets, the 108-page booklet includes an extended interview-article with Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music in London, recording producer and trumpet-player. As ever with Gardiner, this provides a stimulating account of his life and music, and we plan to make the full interview, conducted earlier this year, available on the special website we are preparing for the occasion. The birthday itself falls on 20 April 2013. Around it will be a marathon concert in London’s Royal Albert Hall, consisting of all the Bach Passions and Oratorios performed in a single day. Gardiner is also publishing a book on Bach, and there will be TV appearances as well (The Andrew Marr Show in the UK). | 
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| |  | Contre-ténors
The 1994 film 'Farinelli' catapulted the countertenor voice into the limelight. Nearly 20 years later, one thing is clear: countertenors are sought after by opera houses, record companies and agents more than ever. The English singer James Bowman was one of the pioneers of the countertenor repertoire: his ability to create a luscious sound with a fluid legato is ably demonstrated in his legendary recording of the aria from Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, “Che faro senza Euridice”, and in “Va tacito e nascosto” from Handel’s Giulio Cesare. In the French countertenor firmament Dominique Visse stands out for his musicianship. His voice takes on a biting, slightly stinging quality in the aria from Vivaldi’s 'Montezuma'. Gérard Lesne founded Il Seminario Musicale in 1985. Today Lesne’s expanded musical horizons include both jazz and pop recordings. The American Derek Lee Ragin, took off with his recording of the 'Farinelli' soundtrack. The film’s director, Gérard Corbiau, had the bold idea of mixing Ragin’s countertenor voice with that of soprano Ewa Mallas-Godlewska, thereby creating the unique timbre of a castrato. Andreas Scholl's excerpts from two Bach cantatas showcase his fascinating timbre as well as his sense of rhetoric and phrasing. A brilliant new generation of counter-tenors continues to carry the torch. Foremost among them is Philippe Jaroussky; his instantly recognisable voice is of an audacious purity. Iestyn Davies, born in 1979, is a great admirer of James Bowman. His voice combines expressive flexibility and technical agility, and these qualities stand out in his recording of an aria from Vivaldi’s 'Griselda'. The rising Korean star David DQ Lee displays robust vocal foundations and masterful breathing technique. If further proof of the countertenors’ achievements were needed, it can be found in the fact that major opera houses now slate works with entirely male casts, bringing together up to nine countertenors! What was once just a fashion has become the cutting edge. | 
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| |  | Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (plus Bonus Arias)
“This set really stands on the basis of Baker’s Dido and she is marvellous...the Alto disc sounds fine and full-bodied and certainly as good as the Decca version...All lovers of this opera should have Baker’s performance of Dido, and this is an excellent and cheap way to acquire it.” MusicWeb International, April 2013 | 
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| |  | Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion
Purcell: | The Indian Queen: Trumpet Overture to Act II Rondeau from Abdelazer The Gordion Knot Untied - incidental music, Z597: chaconne The Indian Queen, Z630: excerpts If music be the food of love Z379A (first version) Three Parts upon a Ground in D major - Z731 Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z184 A Ground in Gamut in G major, Z 645 Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49 Voluntary in D minor, Z718 Man that is born of a woman, Z27 In the midst of life, Z 17a Thou knowest, Lord Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Of all the instruments that are, Z263 The Fairy Queen, Z629: excerpts |
Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music, and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and his ensemble. Purcell's oeuvre features splendid works written for festive occasions at court as well as dramatic operas and melancholy lute songs. This recording offers a representative cross-section of the composer's work, whose popularity remains unbroken. | 
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| |  | Music For A While
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