Classical Music In Concert

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Mancia: La Partenope - Kai Wessel

Luigi MANCIA

(c1665 - 1708 or later)

La Partenope

dramma per musica in 3 acts (Naples, 1699)

libretto: Silvio Stampiglia

Anastasiia Kolabanova*, soprano (Emilio)

Rita Rolo Morais*, soprano (Partenope)

Netta Or, soprano (Rosmira [Eurimene])

Lana Sophie Westendorf*, soprano (Arsace)

Nima Pournaghshband*, alto (Armindo)

Zi-Zhe Lo*, tenor (Anfrisa)

Younes Müller*, tenor (Ormonte)

Daeyeon Won*, bass-baritone (Beltramme)

(*) Students of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne

Orchestra Kairos

DIR.: KAI WESSEL

recorded: Sept 5, 2025, Studio WDR, Cologne

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne) (stream)

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(01) act 1 (pt 1) [49'16"]

(02) act 1 (pt 2) & act 2 (pt 1) [30'10"]

(03) act 2 (pt 2) & act 3 (pt 1) [27'23"]

(04) act 3 (pt 2) [24'45"]

Picture: The Fountain of the Spinacorona, a depiction of Parthenope in Naples

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Pathenope

Luigi Mancia

Anastasiia Kolabanova

Rita Rolo Morais

Netta Or

Lana Sophie Westendorf

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Vier ernste Gesänge op. 121

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Brahms: Vocal music & Symphony No. 1 - Stéphane Degout & Raphaël Pichon

Johannes BRAHMS

(1833 - 1897)

Vocal music & Symphony No. 1

Pygmalion

Stéphane Degout, baritone

DIR.: RAPHAËL PICHON

recorded: Nov 22, 2025, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL) (stream)

Programme (NL) with lyrics included [pdf]

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(01) Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?, op. 74,1 [11'15"]

Vier ernste Gesänge, op. 121 (orchestration: Robert Percival) [17'20"]

(02) Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh [04'38"]

(03) Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle [04'24"]

(04) O Tod, wie bitter bist du [03'36"]

(05) Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelszungen redete [04'42"]

(06) Geistliches Lied, op. 30 (orchestration: Robert Percival) [06'12"]

(07) Schicksalslied, op. 54 [14'39"]

Symphony No. 1 in c minor, op. 68 [40'47"]

(08) un poco sostenuto - allegro [13'43"]

(09) andante sostenuto [08'04"]

(10) un poco allegretto e grazioso [04'13"]

(11) adagio - più andante - allegro non troppo, ma con brio [14'47"]

[encore]

Fest- und Gedenksprüche, op. 109:

(12) Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk [05'55"]

Picture: autograph of Symphony No. 1

links:

Motets op. 74

Geistliches Lied op. 30

Schicksalslied op. 54

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Sunday, 7 December 2025

Mattheson & Telemann: Magnificat, cantata & oratorio - Michael Alexander Willens

Johann MATTHESON

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

Magnificat, cantata & oratorio

Nicki Kennedy, Anna Crookes*, soprano

Ursula Eittinger, Dorothee Merkel*, contralto

Andreas Post, Sven Hansen*, tenor

Stephan MacLeod, Johannes Gsänger*, bass

Kölner Akademie

DIR.: MICHAEL ALEXANDER WILLENS

(*) ripienists

recorded: Nov 8, 2009, Deutschlandfunk (Kammermusiksaal), Cologne

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 230 kbps)

source: Deutschlandfunk

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Johann MATTHESON (1681-1764)

(1) Deutsches Magnificat (Meine Seele erhebt den Herren) [19'26"]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

(2) In deinem Wort und Sacrament (TWV 1,931),

cantata for the 1st Sunday of Advent [14'08"]

Johann MATTHESON

(3) Die heilsame Geburt und Menschwerdung unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi,

oratorio [35'16"]

Picture: Birth of Christ (Antoine Pesne, 1745)

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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - scores

Friday, 5 December 2025

Women4Baroque - Spirit of Musicke

Women4Baroque

Spirit of Musicke

recorded: June 6, 2025, Schloss Goldegg, Goldegg (A)

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

source: ORF1 (Vienna) (stream)

Maria Loos, recorder

Lukas Praxmarer, violin

Gabriele Ruhland, viola da gamba, cello

Veronika Braß, harpsichord

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MRS PHILARMONICA (fl 1715)

(01) Sonata I in d minor [05'14"]

Isabella LEONARDA (1620-1704)

(02) Sonata I, op. 16,1 [09'40"]

Élisabeth JACQUET DE LA GUERRE (1665-1729)

(03) Sonata No. 5 in a minor [09'31"]

Anna BON DI VENEZIA (1738-after 1767)

(04) Sonata I in C, op. 1,1 (allegro) -

Sonata I in C, op. 2,1 (largo) -

Sonata I in C, op. 1,1 (presto) [06'16"]

Élisabeth JACQUET DE LA GUERRE

(05) Sonata in D [06'12"]

Marianna MARTINES (1744-1812)

Sonata da cimbalo in G:

(06) allegro brillante [03'31"]

WILHELMINE OF BAYREUTH (1709-1758)

(07) Sonata in a minor [05'29"]

MRS PHILARMONICA

(08) Sonata II in F [05'59"]

[encore]

MRS PHILARMONICA

Sonata VI in G:

(09) largo e staccato [02'13"]

Picture: Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

links:

Mrs Philarmonica - scores

Isabella Leonarda - score

Anna Bon di Venezia - scores

Marianna Martines - score

Wilhelmine of Bayreuth

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Choeur de Chambre de Namur

Thursday, 4 December 2025

Handel: Acis and Galatea - Leonardo García Alarcón

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Acis and Galatea

masque in 2 acts (version Cannons, 1718) (HWV 49a/b)

libretto: John Gay

Charlotte Bowden (Galatea), soprano

Valerio Contaldo (Damon), tenor

Guy Cutting (Acis), tenor

Staffan Liljas (Polyphemus), bass

Choeur de Chambre de Namur

Cappella Mediterranea

DIR.: LEONARDO GARCÍA ALARCÓN

recorded: Oct 10, 2025, Grand Manège, Namur

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL)

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(01) act 1'[40'06"]

(02) act 2 [54'46"]

Picture: Acis and Galatea (Jacob van Schuppen, c1730)

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Cappella Mediterranea

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Mayer: Overture, Piano concerto, Symphony - Alexander Melnikov, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Emilie MAYER

(1812 - 1883)

Overture, Piano concerto & Symphony

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

[Blüthner, 1850s]

DIR.: BERNHARD FORCK

recorded: Oct 28, 2025, Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps AAC)

source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (stream)

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(01) Overture No. 2 in D [09'15"]

(maestoso - andantino - andante maestoso - allegro)

Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra in B flat [28'50"]

(02) [allegro] [12'46"]

(03) un poco adagio [06'03"]

(04) allegretto - adagio - tempo I - adagio - vivace [10'01"]

Symphony No. 3 in C 'Militair' [31'27"]

(05) adagio - allegro con brio [10'32"]

(06) un poco adagio [07'00"]

(07) scherzo. allegro [05'52"]

(08) finale militair. adagio - allegro vivace [08'03"]

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Sunday, 30 November 2025

JS & CPE Bach: Magnificat - Pablo Heras-Casado

Johann Sebastian & Carl Philipp Emanuel

BACH

Magnificat

Núria Rial, soprano

Shira Patchornik, soprano

Sophie Harmsen, contralto

Michael Schade, tenor

Johannes Kammler, bass

Collegium Vocale 1704

Concentus musicus Wien

DIR.: PABLO HERAS-CASADO

recorded: June 6, 2025, Stiftskirche, Melk

[Barocktage Stift Melk 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels)

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(01) Magnificat in D (BWV 243) [26'19"]

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)

(02) Magnificat in D (Wq 215 / H 772) [36'08"]

Picture: Madonna of the Magnificat (detail) (Sandro Botticelli, 1445–1510)

links:

JS Bach, Magnificat - score

CPE Bach, Magnificat - score

Collegium Vocale 1704

Concentus musicus Wien

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Friday, 28 November 2025

Biblical heroines - Shira Patchornik & Ottavio Dantone

Biblical heroines

Shira Patchornik, soprano

Accademia Bizantina

DIR.: OTTAVIO DANTONE

recorded: June 7, 2025, Stift Melk (Kolomanisaal)

[Barocktage Stift Melk 2025]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC

source: RAI3 (Rome) (podcast)

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Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725)

Cain, overo Il primo omicidio:

(01) sinfonia [03'46"]

(02) Di serpe ingannator - Caro sposo, prole amata, rec & aria [06'18"]

(03) Ferma del figlio mio – Madre tenera, rec & aria [05'35"]

Alessandro STRADELLA (1643-1682)

Esule dalle sfere:

(04) sinfonia [02'31"]

(05) Su, su spariscano [02'46"]

(06) A cor supplicante [04'16"]

Antonio CALDARA (1670-1736)

La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore:

(07) sinfonia [05'10"]

(08) Sento che il gran contento [05'02"]

Alessandro SCARLATTI

(09) Concerto grosso No 5 in d minor (R. 533b) [05'52"]

Nicola Antonio PORPORA (1686-1768)

Davide e Bersabea:

(10) Bel Pianeta de' fulgidi rai [08'24"]

Pasquale CAFARO (1716-1787)

La Betulia liberata:

(11) Del pari infeconda [07'05"]

Antonio VIVALDI (1671-1743)

(12) Concerto for viola d'amore, strings and bc in d minor (RV 394) [11'34"]

Juditha triumphans (RV 644):

(13) Si fulgida per te [04'29"]

(14) Armatae face et anguibus [03'45"]

Picture: Judith with the head of Holofernes (Cristofano Allori, 1577 - 1621)

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Alessandro Scarlatti

Alessandro Stradella

Antonio Caldara

Nicola Antonio Porpora

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Funeral Music for Queen Mary

Thursday, 27 November 2025

Funeral music - Netherlands Bach Society (Lionel Meunier)

Funeral music

Netherlands Bach Society

DIR.: LIONEL MEUNIER

recorded: Nov 4, 2025, Musis, Arnhem (NL)

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (stream)

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Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)

(01) Hear my prayer, O Lord (Z 15) [02'02"]

Henry PURCELL / Thomas MORLEY (1557/58-1602)

Funeral Music for Queen Mary

Henry PURCELL

(02) The Queen's Funeral March (Z 860) [06'12"]

Thomas MORLEY

(03) [The First Dirge Anthem] [05'23"]

I am the resurrection and the life

I know that my Redeemer liveth

We brought nothing into this world

[The Second Dirge Anthem]

(04) Man that is born of a woman [01'13"]

(05) In the midst of life we are in death [01'38"]

Henry PURCELL

(06) Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our heart (Z 58b) [01'56"]

(07) Canzona (Z 860) [01'46"]

[The Third Dirge Anthem]

Thomas MORLEY

(08) I heard a voice from heav'n [01'41"]

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Johann Michael BACH (1648-1694)

(09) Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt (JMB 4) [03'22"]

Johann Christoph BACH (1642-1703)

(10) Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren (JCB 5) [04'05"]

(11) Herr, wende dich und sei mir gnädig (JCB 14) [13'15"]

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Johann Joseph FUX (1660-1741)

Requiem in c minor 'Kaiserrequiem' (K 51-53) [40'25"]

(12) Introitus [06'28"]

(13) Kyrie [03'16"]

(14) Sequenza [15'19"]

(15) Offertorium [04'49"]

(16) Sanctus - Benedictus - Hosanna [03'28"]

(17) Agnus Dei [01'53"]

(18) Communio [05'12"]

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Thomas Morley

Johann Michael Bach

Johann Christoph Bach

Johann Joseph Fux

Netherlands Bach Society

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