Classical Music In Concert

Wrocław Baroque Orchestra

Saturday, 1 November 2025

A Scarlatti: San Casimiro - Jarosław Thiel

All Saints' Day

Alessandro SCARLATTI

(1660 - 1725)

San Casimiro, Rè di Polonia

oratorio in two parts (Florence, 1705)

libretto: anonymous

Aldona Bartnik, soprano (Castità)

Marzena Michałowska, soprano (Amor Profano)

Raffaella Milanesi, soprano (Regio Fasto)

Wanda Franek, contralto (Umilità)

Karol Kozłowski, tenor (San Casimiro)

Dawid Biwo, bass [chorus]

Wrocław Baroque Orchestra

DIR.: JAROSŁAW THIEL

recorded: July 15, 2018, St Elizabeth Church, Stary Sącz

period instruments

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source: DeutschlandRadio Kultur

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(01) Prima parte [32'54"]

(02) Secunda parte [29'54"]

Picture: Saint Casimir (Daniel Schultz, 1615-1683)

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Mozart. Symphony KV 425 - score

Thursday, 30 October 2025

Mozart & Schubert: Symphonies - Orchestra of the 18th Century (Roger Norrington)

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Franz Peter SCHUBERT

Symphonies

Orchestra of the 18th Century

DIR.: ROGER NORRINGTON

recorded: Nov 12, 1988, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Catalunya Música (Barcelona) (podcast)

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Symphony in C 'Linz' (KV 425) [33'35"]

(01) adagio - allegro spiritoso [09'27"]

(02) andante [10'18"]

(03) menuetto - trio [03'38"]

(04) presto [10'12"]

Franz Peter SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

Symphony in C (D 944) [55'57"]

(05) andante - allegro ma non troppo [14'36"]

(06) andante con moto [12'49"]

(07) scherzo. allegro vivace [12'36"]

(08) finale. allegro vivace [15'55"]

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Schubert, Symphony D 944 - score

Orchestra of the 18th Century

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Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Trinity Baroque (Julian Podger)

"Incline thine ear -

Music for the Council of Trent"

Trinity Baroque

DIR.: JULIAN PODGER

recorded: August 22, 2004, Sint-Augustinuskerk, Antwerp

[Laus Polyphoniae 2004]

mp3 (variable bitrate: 200 kbps)

source: Klara (Brussels)

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Giovanni Pierluigi DA PALESTRINA (1525/26-1594)

(01) O admirabile commercium a 8 [02'05"]

plainchant

(02) Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam [03'34"]

Vincenzo RUFFO (c1508-1587)

(03) De profundis a 5 [04'54"]

Giovanni Pierlugi DA PALESTRINA

Missa Papae Marcelli a 6:

(04) Kyrie [03'57"]

(05) Gloria [04'56"]

Vincenzo RUFFO

(06) Beatus vir a 5 [04'57"]

Giovanni Pierlugi DA PALESTRINA

Missa Papae Marcelli a 6:

(07) Credo [07'17"]

plainchant

(08) Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam (Et tu, Domine Deus) [01'30"]

Gregorio ALLEGRI (1582-1652)

(09) Miserere mei, Deus a 9 [10'59"]

plainchant

(10) Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam (Quoniam magnus es) [01'38"]

Vincenzo RUFFO

(11) In convertendo Dominus a 5 [04'15"]

Giovanni Pierlugi DA PALESTRINA

Missa Papae Marcelli a 6:

(12) Sanctus - Benedictus [06'47"]

Vincenzo RUFFO

(13) Beati omnes a 5 [03'36"]

Giovanni Pierlugi DA PALESTRINA

Missa Papae Marcelli a 6:

(14) Agnus Dei [06'13"]

plainchant

(15) Incline, Domine, aurem tuam (Auribus percipe) [01'26"]

Orlandus LASSUS (1532-1594)

(16) Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam a 9 [05'00"]

[encore]

Giovanni Pierluigi DA PALESTRINA

17) Omnes gentes plaudite a 8 [04'17"]

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Sunday, 26 October 2025

Schütz & Rosenmüller: Psalms & sacred concertos - Gregor Meyer

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

Johann ROSENMÜLLER

Psalms & sacred concertos

Members of the GewandhausChor

Ensemble 1684

DIR.: GREGOR MEYER

recorded: Oct 12, 2025, St. Marienkirche, Weißenfels

[Heinrich Schütz Musikfest 2025]

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flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps AAC)

source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (stream)

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Heinrich SCHÜTZ (1585-1672)

(01) Alleluja! Lobet den Herren (SWV 38) [08'41"]

(02) Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt (SWV 380) [02'15"]

(03) Vom Aufgang der Sonne bis zu Ihrem Niedergang (SWV 362) [05'06"]

Johann ROSENMÜLLER (1619-1684)

(04) Entsetze dich, Natur [20'08"]

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

(05) Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (SWV 386) [03'43']

(06) Warum toben die Heiden (SWV 23) [03'35"]

(07) Der Herr schauet vom Himmel (SWV 292) [02'10"]

Johann ROSENMÜLLER

(08) Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn [10'45"]

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

(09) Himmel und Erde werden vergehen (SWV 300) [01'27"]

(10) Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich (SWV 45) [08'02"]

Picture: Schütz, Frontpage of Psalmen Davids, 1619

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Heinrich Schütz - scores

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Friday, 24 October 2025

The organ of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam - Adriaan Hoek

The organ of the Nieuwe Kerk,

Amsterdam

Adriaan Hoek

recorded: Sept 9, 2025, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

source: YouTube

organ: Schonat/Van Hagerbeer/Duyschot, 1655/1673

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Nicolaus BRUHNS (1665-1697)

(01) Prelude in G [08'57"]

Anthoni VAN NOORDT (1619-1675)

(02) Psalm 119 [11'56"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(03) Aria variata alla maniera italiana in a minor (BWV 989) [12'34"]

Vincent LÜBECK (1654-1740)

(04) Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (LubWV 13) (chorale fantasia) [14'28"]

(05) Chaconne in A (LubWV 20) [04'26"]

Johann Sebastian BACH

Musicalisches Opfer (BWV 1079):

(06) Ricercar à 6 [08'42"]

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Johann Daniel Pucklitz & programme

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Pucklitz: Cantatas - Andrzej Szadejko

Johann Daniel PUCKLITZ

(1705 - 1774)

Cantatas

Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano

David Erler, alto

Virgil Hartinger, tenor

Thilo Dahlmann, bass

Goldberg Vocal Ensemble

Goldberg Baroque Ensemble

DIR: ANDRZEJ SZADEJKO

recorded: Sept 27, 2025, Holy Trinity Church, Gdańsk

[Festiwal ORGANy PLUS+ 2025]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)

source: Dwójka (Warsaw) (stream)

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(01) Nimm was dein ist [08'07"]

(02) Wohl dem, der mit Lust [08'19"]

(03) Höchster Priester der du dich [09'08"]

(04) Befiehl dem Herrn deine Wege [14'15"]

(05) Wir haben einen Fürsprecher [16'45"]

[encore]

Johann Balthasar Christian FREISLICH (1687-1764)

Auf, Danzig, lass in jauchzenden Chören:

(06) Friede sei in Danzigs Mauern [04'05"]

Picture: Danzig/Gdańsk in the 18th century

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Siri Karoline Thornhill

David Erler

Virgil Hartinger

Thilo Dahlmann

Goldberg Baroque Ensemble

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Liszt, Piano concerto No. 1 - score

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Liszt & Beethoven - Yulianna Avdeeva & Jérémie Rhorer

Franz LISZT

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

Concerto & symphony

Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

Yulianna Avdeeva, fortepiano [1838]

DIR.: JÉRÉMIE RHORER

recorded: August 17, 2024, Die Glocke, Bremen

[Musikfest Bremen 2024]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: SWR2 (Stuttgart) (stream)

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Gioacchino ROSSINI (1792-1868)

(01) Overture Guillaume Tell [11'53"]

Franz LISZT (1811-1886)

Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra No 1 in E flat (S 124) [18'52"]

(02) allegro maestoso. tempo giusto [05'26"]

(03) quasi adagio [04'545"]

(04) allegretto vivace - allegro animato - allegro marziale animato [08'31"]

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)

(05) Hungarian dances Nos. 1 & 5 [05'35"]

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 'Pastorale' [42'49"]

(05) allegro non troppo [11'53"]

(06) andante molto moto [11'57"]

(07) allegro - allegro - allegretto [18'59"]

links:

Rossini, Guillaume Tell

Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 - score

Yulianna Avdeeva

Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

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Sunday, 19 October 2025

Rameau: Castor et Pollux - Teodor Currentzis

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU

(1683 - 1764)

Castor et Pollux

tragédie en musique in a prologue and 5 acts

(first version; Paris, 1737)

libretto: Pierre-Joseph-Justin Bernard

Claire Antoine, soprano (Minerve, Suivante d'Hébé)

Jeanine De Bique, soprano (Telaïre, Une planète)

Natalia Smirnova, soprano (Une ombre, Vénus)

Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano (Phébé)

Reinoud Van Mechelen, haute-contre (Castor)

Laurence Kilsby, tenor (L'Amour, La Grand Prêtre, Un athlète)

Marc Mauillon, baritone (Pollux)

Nicholas Newton, bass (Jupiter, Mars, Un athlète)

Utopia Orchestra & Choir

DIR.: TEODOR CURRENTZIS

recorded: Feb 1, 2025, Opéra Garnier, Paris

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libretto included [pdf]

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(01) prologue [22'17"]

(02) act 1 [32'23"]

(03) acts 2 & 3 [51'36"]

(04) act 4 [32'12"]

(05) act 5 [35'39"]

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Thursday, 16 October 2025

A Scarlatti: La Giuditta - Dani Espasa

Alessandro SCARLATTI

(1660 - 1725)

La Giuditta

oratorio in two parts (Rome or Naples, 1697)

(version Cambridge)

libretto: Antonio Ottoboni

Serena Sáenz, soprano (Giuditta)

Xavier Sabata, alto (Nutrice)

Thomas Walker, tenor (Oloferne)

Vespres d'Arnadi

DIR.: DANI ESPASA

recorded: April 7, 2023, Església del Carme, Peralada

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Catalunya Música (podcast)

libretto included [pdf]

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(01) [Part 1] [32'23"]

(02) [Part 2] [48'47"]

Picture: Judith and Holofernes (Caravaggio)

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