Sunday, 21 June 2026

Rossi: Orfeo - Raphaël Pichon

 


Luigi ROSSI

(1597/98? - 1653)


Orfeo

opera in 3 acts (Paris, 1647)

libretto: Francesco Buti


Camille Chopin, soprano (Proserpina, Venere)

Julie Roset, soprano (Euridice)

Xenia Puskarz Thomas, mezzo-soprano (Orfeo)

Blandine de Sansal, contralto (Aristeo)

William Shelton, alto (Amore, Nutrice)

Dominique Visse, alto (Una vecchia)

Samuel Boden, tenor (Momo)

Laurence Kilsby, tenor (Apollo)

Tomáš Král, baritone (Caronte, Endimione)

Alex Rosen, bass (Augure, Pluto)

Maïlys de Villoutreys, Perrine Devillers, Corinne Bahuaud, 

soprano (Grazie)

Laurence Kilsby, tenor; René Ramos Premier, tenor; 

Renaud Brès, bass (Parchae)


Pygmalion


DIR: RAPHAËL PICHON


recorded: March 6, 2026, Town Hall, Adelaide


period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 272 kbps AAC)


N.B. Pichon omitted the prologue and the epilogue


included: 

programme performance [pdf]

libretto (IT/E) [pdf]


(01) act 1 [50'30"]

(02) act 2 [49'56"]

(03) act 3 [54'14"]


Picture: Orpheus playing to the Animals, by Benedetto Gennari (1633-1715)


links: 

Luigi Rossi

Orfeo

Camille Chopin

Julie Roset

Xenia Puskarz Thomas

Blandine de Sansal

William Shelton

Dominique Visse

Samuel Boden

Laurence Kilsby

Tomáš Král

Alex Rosen

Pygmalion


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Friday, 19 June 2026

Polish Baroque - Ars Antiqua Austria (Gunar Letzbor)

 


Polish Baroque


Ars Antiqua Austria


Katarzyna Wiwer, soprano


DIR: GUNAR LETZBOR


recorded: Nov 14, 2008, [St Martin's Church], Cracow


period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: BBC Radio 3


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(01) [Suite for lute] [10'06"]


Adam JARZĘBSKI (1590-1649)

(02) Berlinesca a 3 [04'21"]

(03) Chromatica a 3 [03'48"]

(04) Spandesa a 3 [02'18"]


Mikołaj ZIELEŃSKI (1550-1617)

(05) Video caelos apertos [03'21"]


Heinrich DÖBEL (1650-1693)

(06) Sonata for violin and bc in A [12'23"]


Tarquinio MERULA (1594/95-1665)

(07) Cantate jubilate [04'42"]


anon

(08) 4 dances [05'31"]


Marcin MIELCZEWSKI (1600-1651)

(09) Canzona for 2 violins and bc [09'32"]


Stanisław Sylwester SZARZYŃSKI (fl 1692-1713)

(10) Veni Sancte Spiritus [09'05"]


Marcin Józef ŻEBROWSKI (1710-1780)

(11) Lauda Sion [03'47"]


Picture: Title page of Zieleński's Offertoriia totius anni


links: 

Adam Jarzębski

Mikołaj Zieleński

Heinrich Döbel

Tarquinio Merula

Marcin Mielczewski

Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński

Marcin Józef Żebrowski

Katarzyna Wiwer

Ars Antiqua Austria


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Thursday, 18 June 2026

The winds of the Spanish court - Camerata Federici

 



The winds of the Spanish court


Camerata Federici


recorded: March 11, 2026, Fundación Juan March, Madrid


period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)


programme (ES) included [pdf] 


Josep Domenech, oboe

Javier Bonet, natural horn

Josep Borràs, bassoon

Hiro Kurosaki, violin

Emilio Moreno, viola

Remei Silvestre, viola

Mar Bonet, cello


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Francesco FEDERICI (?-1830)

Sextet for violin, viola, cello, oboe, horn and bassoon No. 1 in F [14'22"]

(01) allegro moderato [05'56"]

(02) larghetto [03'52"]

(03) allegro [04'34"]


anon

Trio for viola, horn and bassoon No. 3 in F [13'18"]

(04) allegro risoluto [07'55"]

(05) aria con variazione [05'23"]


Johann Christian BACH (1735-1782)

Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello in B flat (Warb B 60) [10'05"]

(06) allegro 05'51"]

(07) rondo. grazioso [04'14"]


Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Quintet for horn, violin, 2 violas and cello in E flat (KV 407) [16'44"]

(08) allegro [06'30"]

(09) andante [05'58"]

(10) rondo. allegro [04'15"]


Francesco FEDERICI

Sextet for violin, viola, cello, oboe, horn and bassoon No. 3 in E flat [19'14"]

(11) tema. andante con variaciones [11'15"]

(12) larghetto [03'12"]

(13) allegro alla polacca [04'47"]


 links: 

Francesco Federici

WA Mozart, Quintet KV 407 - score


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Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Handel: Acis and Galatea - William Christie

 



George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)


Acis and Galatea

(HWV 49)

version in 2 acts (London, 1739)

libretto: John Gay


Rachel Redmond, soprano (Galatea)

Richard Pittsinger, tenor (Damon)

James Way, tenor (Acis)

Padraic Rowan, bass-baritone (Polyphemus)


Les Arts Florissants


DIR: WILLIAM CHRISTIE


recorded: June 1, 2026, Wigmore Hall, London


period instruments

lossless (flac)


libretto included [pdf]


(01) act 1 [42'18"]

(02) act 2 [55'53"]


Picture: Acis and Galatea (Nicolas Poussin, 1594–1665)


links:

Acis and Galatea

Rachel Redmond

Richard Pittsinger

James Way

Padraic Rowan

Les Arts Florissants


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Sunday, 14 June 2026

Bach: Cantatas 8, 75 & 138 - Collegium Vocale Gent (Philippe Herreweghe)

 


Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)


Cantatas 8, 75 & 138


Grace Davidson, soprano

Alex Potter, alto

Guy Cutting, tenor

Krešimir Stražanac, bass


Collegium Vocale Gent


DIR: PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE


recorded: Jan 30, 2025, Auditorio Nacional, Madrid


period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)



(01) Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz (BWV 138) [16'29"]

cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity


(02) Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben (BWV 8) [18'20"]

cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity


Die Elenden sollen essen (BWV 75) [29'32"]

cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity

(03) [Prima parte] [17'16"]

(04) Seconda parte [12'15"]


Picture: Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–39 

(St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea)


links: 

Cantata 8

Cantata 75

Cantata 138

scores

Grace Davidson

Alex Potter

Guy Cutting

Krešimir Stražanac

Collegium Vocale Gent


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Friday, 12 June 2026

Beethoven: Orchestral works - Leif Ove Andsnes & Antonello Manacorda

 


Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

(1770 - 1827)


Orchestral works


Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra


Leif Ove Andsnes, piano


DIR: ANTONELLO MANACORDA


recorded: April 30, 2026, DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen


modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)



(01) Overture Coriolan, op. 62 [07'44"]


Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra No. 3 in c minor, op. 37 [35'20"]

(02) allegro con brio [16'50"]

(03) largo [09'27"]

(04) rondo. allegro - presto [09'03"]


Symphony No. 5 in c minor, op. 67 [31'29"]

(05) allegro con brio [07'13"]

(06) andante con moto [08'58"]

(07) scherzo. allegro; allegro - presto [15'18"]


Picture: title page of the first edition of the Piano concerto No. 3


links: 

Overture Coriolan

Piano concerto No. 3

Symphony No. 5

scores

Leif Ove Andsnes

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra


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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Josquin Desprez: Sacred & secular works - Cut Circle (Jesse Rodin)

 


JOSQUIN DESPREZ

(c1450/55 - 1521)


Sacred & secular works


Cut Circle


DIR: JESSE RODIN


recorded: August 27, 2024, AMUZ, Antwerp

[Laus Polyphoniae 2024]


lossless (flac)


booklet festival included (concert from p. 239) [pdf]


(01) Ave Maria ... virgo serena a 4 [04'27"]


Vultum tuum deprecabuntur/Christe fili Dei a 4 [18'25"]

(02) Vultum tuum deprecabuntur [14'49"]

(03) [anon] J'ay pris amours [00'41"]

(04) Christe fili Dei [02'55"]


(05) Que vous ma dame/In pace a 3 [04'59"]

(06) Ave verum corpus a 3 [03'49"]

(07) Ave Maria ... benedicta tu a 4 [02'16"]

(08) Qui velatus a 4 [15'34"]

(09) Nimphe nappées/Circumdederunt a 6 [02'14"]

(10) Pater noster - Ave Maria a 6 [06'54"]


links: 

Ave Maria ... virgo serena

Vultum tuum deprecabuntur

Qui velatus

Nimphes nappées/Circumdederunt

Pater noster - Ave Maria

scores

Cut Circle


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Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Kraus, Krommer & Mozart: String quartets - Almaviva Quartett

 


Kraus, Krommer & Mozart


String quartets


Almaviva Quartett


recorded: April 15, 2018, Schloss (Asamsaal), Ettlingen


period instruments

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Joseph Martin KRAUS (1756-1792)

Quartet in c minor (VB 179) [08'41"]

(01) largo [05'36"]

(02) andantino - allegro - tempo primo [03'05"]


Franz Vinzenz KROMMER (1759-1831)

Quartet in e minor, op. 7,2 [24'29"]

(03) allegro moderato [08'55"]

(04) menuetto. allegretto [03'41"]

(05) adagio [06'08"]

(06) finale [05'44"]


Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Quartet in G (KV 387) [31'12"]

(07) allegro vivace assai [07'56"]

(08) menuetto. allegro - trio [07'17"]

(09) andante cantabile [07'14"]

(10) molto allegro [08'45"]


[encore]

Carl Friedrich ABEL (1723-1787)

(11) andante un poco adagio [03'33"]


Picture: Franz Krommer


links: 

Joseph Martin Kraus

Franz Vinzenz Krommer

Mozart, Quartet KV 387 - score

Almaviva Quartett


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Sunday, 7 June 2026

Bach: Organ works - Jan Liebermann

 


Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)


Organ works


Jan Liebermann, organ


recorded: June 3, 2026, Holy Trinity Church, Gdańsk

[Festival ORGANy PLUS+® 2026]



(01) Prelude and fugue in E flat (BWV 552) [16'31"]

(02) Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 654) [07'35"]


Sonata No 2 in c minor (BWV 526) [1141"]

(03) vivace [03'47"]

(04) largo [03'49"]

(05) allegro [04'05"]


(06) An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653) [05'22"]

(07) Duetto in G (BWV 804) [02'48"]

(08) Passacaglia in c minor (BWV 582) [13'49"]


Picture: autograph of Prelude BWV 552


links: 

Prelude and fugue in E flat (BWV 552)

Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 654)

Sonata No 2 in c minor (BWV 526)

An Wasserflüssen Babylon (BWV 653)

Duetto in G (BWV 804)

Passacaglia in c minor (BWV 582)

scores

Jan Liebermann


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Friday, 5 June 2026

Weber: Clarinet concerto & Jubelmesse - Ernst Schlader & Regensburger Domspatzen

 


Carl Maria VON WEBER

† June 5, 1826


Clarinet concerto & Jubelmesse


Lara Rieken, soprano

Sinja Maschke, contralto

Julian Habermann, tenor

Matthias Lika, bass

Ernst Schlader, clarinet


Regensburger Domspatzen

Musica Florea


DIR: CHRISTIAN HEISS


recorded: May 22, 2026, Dreieinigkeitskirche, Regensburg

[Tage alter Musik Regensburg 2026]


period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)


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Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

(01) Der 115. Psalm [17'17"]


Carl Maria VON WEBER (1786-1826)

Concerto for clarinet and orchestra No. 1 in f minor, op. 73 (J 114) [21'03"]

(02) allegro [08'00"]

(03) adagio ma non troppo [05'59"]

(04) rondo. allegretto [07'04"]


Missa sancta No. 2 in G, op. 76 'Jubelmesse' (J 251) [27'48"]

(05) Kyrie [03'57"]

(06) Gloria [04'52"]

(07) Credo [06'38"]

(08) [offertory] In die solemnitatis (J 250) [02'39"]

(09) Sanctus [05'51"]

(10) Agnus Dei [03'51"]


links: 

Carl Maria von Weber

scores

Weber, Clarinet concerto in f minor

Weber, Jubelmesse

Mendelssohn, Der 115. Psalm - score

Lara Rieken

Sinja Maschke

Julian Habermann

Matthias Lika

Ernst Schlader

Regensburger Domspatzen

Musica Florea


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