Classical Music In Concert

Sunday, 15 June 2025

Handel: Samson - Jan Tomasz Adamus

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Samson

oratorio in 3 acts (HWV 57) (London, 1743)

libretto: Newburgh Hamilton (after John Milton)

Rebecca Bottone, soprano (Dalila)

Joanna Sojka, soprano (Israelitish Woman, Philistine Woman)

Xavier Sabata, alto (Micah)

Robin Bailey, tenor (Israelitish Man, Messenger, Philistine)

Zbigniew Malak, tenor (Samson)

Lisandro Abadie, bass (Harapha, Manoah)

Capella Cracoviensis

DIR.: JAN TOMASZ ADAMUS

recorded: May 20, 2024, Dreieinigkeitskirche, Regensburg

[Tage alter Musik Regensburg 2024)

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (stream)

programme festival included [pdf; details at p. 124]

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(01) act 1 & act 2 (sc 1-3) [80'15']

(02) act 2 (sc 4) & act 3 [64'34"]

Picture: The blinding of Samson (Rembrandt)

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Friday, 13 June 2025

JS Bach: Secular cantatas - Ensemble Masques (Olivier Fortin)

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Secular cantatas

Dorothee Mields, soprano

Gabriel Jublin, alto

Thomas Hobbs, tenor

Romain Bockler, baritone

Ensemble Masques

DIR.: OLIVIER FORTIN

recorded: Nov 25, 2023, Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne

[25e Festival Bach de Lausanne]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Catalunya Música (Barcelona)

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(01) Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet (Bauernkantate) (BWV 212) [29'45"]

(02) Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (BWV 202) [20'11"]

(03) Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht (BWV 134a) [38'18"]

Picture: Pieter Bruegel, Peasant Dance, 1568

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Thursday, 12 June 2025

Graun, Nichelmann & Telemann - Orkiestra Kore

Johann Gottlieb GRAUN,

Christoph NICHELMANN

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

Overture, quartet & concertos

Orkiestra Kore

Sławomir Drózd, transverse flute

Davide Monti, violin

Lucile Boulanger, viola da gamba

recorded: August 11, 2022, Monastery of Goscikowo-Paradyż, Paradyż

[Festiwal Muzyka w Raju 2022]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate not known)

This recording was made available by Melante

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Christoph NICHELMANN (1717-1762)

Overture in B flat [15'00"]

(01) ouverture 06'13"]

(02) bourrée [03'13"]

(03) menuet I & II [03'22"]

(04) gigue [02'13"]

Johann Gottlieb GRAUN (1703-1771)

Concerto for viola da gamba, strings and bc in a minor (GraunWV A,XIII,14) [26'53"]

(05) allegro moderato [11'12"]

(06) adagio [08'26"]

(07) allegro [07'16"]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

Concerto à 4 for transverse flute, violin, viola and bc in D (TWV 43,D4) [09'03"]

(08) adagio [02'11"]

(09) allegro [02'27"]

(10) adagio [01'45"]

(11) allegro [02'40"]

Concerto for transverse flute, violin, cello, strings and bc in A (TWV 53,A2) [28'43"]

(12) largo [05'20"]

(13) allegro [09'00"]

(14) gracioso [04'16"]

(15) allegro [10'06"]

Picture: first page of JG Graun's Concerto in a minor, copied by Johann Friedrich Agricola

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Christoph Nichelmann

Johann Gottlieb Graun - score

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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A Midsummer Night's Dream - scores

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Mendelssohn & Schumann - András Schiff & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY

Robert SCHUMANN

Orchestral works

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

DIR.: ANDRÁS SCHIFF

recorded: May 17, 2025, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL)

fortepiano: Érard, 1838

programme (NL) included [pdf]

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Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

(01) Introduktion und Allegro appassionato in G, op. 92 [15'37"]

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21 & 61

(02) overture [12'17"]

(03) intermezzo [03'35"]

(04) notturno [05'54"]

(05) scherzo [04'57"]

Robert SCHUMANN

Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra in a minor, op. 54 [30'11"]

(06) allegro affettuoso [14'04"]

(07) intermezzo. andante grazioso -

allegro vivace [16'07"]

[encore]

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY

(08) Lied ohne Worte in C, op. 67,4 'Spinnerlied' [02'08"]

(09) Overture Die Hebriden, op. 26 [10'13"]

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Schumann, Introduktion und Allegro appassionato - score

Schumann, Concerto for pianoforte - score

András Schiff

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Telemann, Drei sind die da zeugen - score

Sunday, 8 June 2025

Music for Whitsun & Trinity - Florian Heyerick

Music for Whitsun & Trinity

Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Graupner

Johann Sebastian Bach

Veerle Van Roosbroeck, soprano

Anne Bierwirth, contralto

Jan Van Elsacker, tenor

Dominik Wörner, bass

Ex Tempore, Jardin des Voix

Mannheimer Hofkapelle

DIR.: FLORIAN HEYERICK

recorded: June 10, 2019, Miryzaal, Ghent

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: Klara (Brussels) (stream)

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Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

(01) Veni Sancte Spiritus (TWV 3,84) [02'45"]

(02) Drei sind die da zeugen (TWV 1,377) [12'47"]

cantata for Trinity Sunday

Christoph GRAUPNER (1683-1760)

(03) Magnificat (GWV 1171,22) [15'12"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(04) Erschallet ihr Lieder, erklinget ihr Saiten (BWV 172) [18'10"]

cantata for Whit Sunday

Picture: The descent of the Holy Spirit (Louis Galloche, 1670-1761)

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Graupner, score

Bach, Cantata BWV 172 - score

Mannheimer Hofkapelle

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Mozart, Symphony KV 543 - score

Friday, 6 June 2025

Mozart & Hummel - Ensemble Solstice

'Mozart and Hummel - father and son'

Ensemble Solstice

recorded: July 26, 2006, Concertgebouw (chamber music hall), Bruges

[Musica antiqua Brugge 2006]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Klara (Brussels) (stream)

Luc Devos, fortepiano

Isabelle Lamfalussy, transverse flute

Taka Kitazato, oboe

Christophe Feron, horn

Stéphanie de Failly, violin

Frans Vos, viola

Bernard Woltèche, cello

Eric Mathot, double bass

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Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791),

arr Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL (1778-1837)

Symphony in E flat (KV 543),

arr for pianoforte, transverse flute, violin and cello [27'02"]

(01) adagio - allegro [09'57"]

(02) andante con moto [07'49"]

(03) menuetto - trio [03'15"]

(04) allegro [06'02"]

Johann Nepomuk HUMMEL

Septet for pianoforte, transverse flute, oboe, horn, violin, viola, cello

and double bass in d minor, op. 74 [39'12"]

(05) allegro con spirito [14'46"]

(06) menuetto o scherzo [06'15"]

(07) andante con variazioni [08'53"]

(08) finale. vivace [09'17"]

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Hummel, Septet op. 74 - score

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Bach, score Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

Thursday, 5 June 2025

Bach & Telemann - Anne Sofie von Otter & Concerto Melante

Johann Sebastian BACH

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

Cantatas & concertos

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano

Concerto Melante

recorded: August 12, 2012, Festspielscheune, Ulrichshusen

[Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2012]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NDR Kultur (Hamburg)

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (BWV 1049) [15'19"]

(01) allegro [06'41"]

(02) andante [03'48"]

(03) presto [04'49"]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

(04) Concerto for 4 violins in D (TWV 40,202) [05'47"]

(05) Tirsis am Scheidewege (TWV 20,22) [19'13"]

(06) Concerto for 4 violins in G (TWV 20,201) [05'56"]

(07) Trauermusik eines kunsterfahrenen Kanarienvogels (TWV 20,37) [16'49"]

[encore]

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Solomon (HWV 67):

(08) Will the sun forget to streak [05'51"]

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Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Eric Guo plays Chopin on Érard & Pleyel

Frédéric CHOPIN

(1810 - 1849)

Piano works

Eric Guo, fortepiano

I fortepiano Érard, 1839

recorded: March 1, 2024, Chopin Manor House, Żelazowa Wola

II fortepiano Paul McNulty, after Pleyel

recorded: August 8, 2024, Fundacja Miedzynarodowych, Duszniki-Zdrój

flac

original bitrates: AAC 128 kbps

sources: YouTube (I), Dwójka (II)

N.B. I was planning to make this the first of two postings, as on YouTube there is another

recital by Eric Guo. However, as that recording is protected by copyright, I can't upload it.

You can find it here.

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(01) Variations on 'Là ci darem la mano' in B flat, op. 2 (B 225) [17'21']

(02) Mazurka in B, op. 56,1 (B 83) [03'53"]

(03) Mazurka in C, op. 56,2 (B 84) [01'37"]

(04) Mazurka in c minor, op. 56,3 (B 85) [05'59"]

(05) Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, op. 61 (B 156) [12'23']

(06) Grande Valse in A flat, op. 42 (B 211) [03'54"]

(07) Barcarolle in F sharp, op. 60 (B 6) [08'42"]

(08) Polonaise in f sharp minor, op. 44 (B 154) [11'33"]

(09) Impromptu in G flat, op. 51 (B 45) [05'34"]

(10) Prelude in c sharp minor, op. 45 (B 190) [04'24"]

(11) Ballade in A flat, op. 47 (B 4) [07'56']

(12) Nocturne in E flat, op. 55,2 (B 123) [04'56"]

(13) Ballade in f minor, op. 52 (B 5) [11'18"]

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Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble

Sunday, 1 June 2025

Veni Sancte Spiritus - Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble (Arno Paduch)

Veni Sancte Spiritus

Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble

DIR.: ARNO PADUCH

recorded: May 19, 2013, Minster Loccum Abbey, Rehburg-Loccum

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NDR Kultur (Hamburg) (stream)

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plainchant

(01) Veni Creator spiritus [00'29"]

Giovanni GABRIELI (c1554/57-1612)

(02) Hodie completi sunt dies Pentecostes a 7 [04'06"]

Johann ROSENMÜLLER (c1619-1684)

(03) Lauda Jerusalem [09'48"]

Agostino STEFFANI (1654-1728)

(04) In exitu Israel [05'44"]

Johann ROSENMÜLLER

(05) O felicissimus paradysi aspectus [08'24"]

Jacobus HANDL-GALLUS (1550-1591)

(06) Veni Sancte Spiritus [04'30"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(07) Sanctus in D (BWV 238) [03'06"]

Michael PRAETORIUS (1571-1621)

(08) Magnificat [06'12"]

Picture: The descent of the Holy Spirit (French school, 17th century)

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