Classical Music In Concert

Prelude and fugue BWV 532

Thursday, 14 May 2026

JS Bach: Ascension Oratorio & cantatas - Gotthold Schwarz

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Ascension oratorio, cantatas & organ works

Marie Luise Werneburg, soprano

Julia Sophie Wagner, soprano

Susanne Krumbiegel, contralto

David Erler, alto

Patrick Grahl, tenor

Wolfram Lattke, tenor

Tobias Hunger, tenor

Tobias Berndt, bass

Gotthold Schwarz, bass

Ullrich Böhme, organ

Michael Schönheit, organ

Male voices of Thomanerchor Leipzig

Sächsisches Barockorchester

DIR: GOTTHOLD SCHWARZ

recorded: May 21, 2020, Thomaskirche, Leipzig

[concert without audience]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate not known)

Thanks to the first uploader

(01) Prelude and fugue in D (BWV 532) [11'06"]

(02) Sei Lob und Ehr dem Höchsten Gut (BWV 117) [21'42"]

cantata for an unspecified occasion

(03) Toccata and fugue in d minor 'Dorian' (BWV 538) [12'46"]

(04) Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen 'Ascension Oratorio' (BWV 11) [26'55"]

(05) Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (BWV 651) [06'15"]

(06) Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir (BWV 29) [22'18"]

cantata for the inauguration of the Leipzig town council, 1731

Picture: The Ascension (James Thornhill, 1675/76–1734)

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Cantata BWV 117

Ascension Oratorio

Cantata BWV 29

Prelude and fugue BWV 538

Fantasia BWV 651

scores

Marie Luise Werneburg

Sächsisches Barockorchester

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Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini - Cappella Pratensis

Guillaume DUFAY (1397-1474)

Missa Ecce ancilla Domini

Cappella Pratensis

DIR: TIM BRAITHWAITE

recorded: August 8, 2025, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cracow

[Musica Divina 2025]

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC]

programme with lyrics included [pdf]

plainchant

(01) [antiphona] O Adonai [01'43"]

(02) [introitus] Rorate celi [03'23"]

Guillaume DUFAY

Missa Ecce ancilla Domini a 4:

(03) Kyrie [06'15"]

(04) Gloria [05'42"]

plainchant

(05) [graduale I] Tollite portas [03'05"]

(06) [graduale II] Prope est Dominus [02'33"]

(07) [Evangelium] Luke 1, vs 26–38 [05'21"]

Guillaume DUFAY

Missa Ecce ancilla Domini a 4:

(08) Credo [09'17"]

plainchant

(09) [offertorium] Confortamini [01'49"]

(10) [Prefatio] [02'39"]

Guillaume DUFAY

Missa Ecce ancilla Domini a 4:

(11) Sanctus - Benedictus [06'35"]

plainchant

(12) Pater Noster [01'00"]

Guillaume DUFAY

Missa Ecce ancilla Domini a 4:

(13) Agnus Dei [04'38"]

plainchant

(14) [communio] Ecce virgo concipiet [01'12"]

Antoine BUSNOYS (c1430-1492)

(15) [motetus] Regina caeli a 4 (II) [04'26"]

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Sunday, 10 May 2026

A Scarlatti: La Gloria di Primavera - Ignazio Schifani

Alessandro SCARLATTI

(1660 - 1725)

La Gloria di Primavera

serenata a 5 voci in two parts (Naples, 1716)

libretto: Niccolò Giuvo

Jiayu Jin, soprano (Primavera)

Martina Licari, soprano (Estate)

Chiara Brunello, contralto (Autunno)

Luca Cervoni, tenore (Inverno)

Antonino Arcilesi, basso (Giove)

Orchestra Nazionale Barocca dei Conservatori italiani

DIR: IGNAZIO SCHIFANI

recorded: April 29, 2025, Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella (Sala Scarlatti), Naples

period instruments

flac

Thanks to the uploader of the video capture

included: liner-notes & libretto with translation [pdf]

(01) Parte Prima [56'48"]

(02) Parte Seconda [1.22'17"]

Picture: Spring (The Earthly Paradise) (Nicolas Poussin, 1660-64)

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Friday, 8 May 2026

Organ works & Sacred concertos - Masaaki Suzuki & Michael Schopper

Organ works & Sacred concertos

Masaaki Suzuki, organ

Michael Schopper, bass

recorded: August 6, 2002, Örgryte nya kyrka, Göteborg

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps)

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)

(01) Toccata in d minor (BuxWV 155) [07'25"]

Maurizio CAZZATI (1616-1678)

(02) Factum est praelium magnum [06'42"]

Matthias WECKMANN (1616?-1674)

(03) Komm, heiliger Geist (3 verses) [10'17"]

Giacomo CARISSIMI (1605-1674)

(04) O vulnera doloris [05'46"]

Giovanni Antonio ROSSETTI (?-?)

(05) Ad festa fideles [05'04"]

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE

(06) Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BuxWV 196) [03'27"]

(07) Praeludium in a minor (BuxWV 153) [06'32"]

Giovanni Battista BREVI (C1650-after 1725)

(08) Catenae terrenae [10'19"]

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scores Buxtehude

Maurizio Cazzati

Matthias Weckmann

Giacomo Carissimi - score

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Thursday, 7 May 2026

Baroque Trio sonatas - Ensemble Diderot

Baroque Trio sonatas

Ensemble Diderot

recorded: March 30, 2026, Wigmore Hall, London

period instruments

flac

programme included [pdf]

Thanks to the uploader of the video capture

Johannes Pramsohler, violin

Roldán Bernabé, violin

Gulrim Choï, cello

Philippe Grisvard, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(01) Trio sonata in C (BWV 529) [11'49"]

Jean-Marie LECLAIR (1697-1764)

(02) Trio sonata in d minor, op. 4,3 [15'06"]

Johann Gottlieb GOLDBERG (1727-1756)

(03) Trio sonata in C ('BWV 1037') (also attr to JS Bach) [12'22"]

François COUPERIN (1668-1733)

(04) Trio sonata in d minor 'La Convalescente' [09'56"]

Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)

(05) Trio sonata in G (RV 820) [10'22"]

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

(06) Trio sonata in F (HWV 392) [10'08"]

Antonio VIVALDI

(07) Trio sonata in d minor, op. 1,12 'La Follia' (RV 63) [09'37"]

[encore]

Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)

Sonata in three parts No. 6 in C (Z 795):

(08) [no tempo] 03'23"]

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Trio sonata

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg

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Freiburger Barockorchester

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Handel: Tamerlano - René Jacobs

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Tamerlano

dramma per musica in 3 acts (HWV 18) (London, 1724)

libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym (after Agostino Piovene)

Mari Eriksmoen, soprano (Asteria)

Kristina Hammarström, mezzo-soprano (Irene)

Alexander Chance, alto (Andronico)

Christophe Dumaux, alto (Tamerlano)

Thomas Walker, tenor (Bajazet)

Matthias Winckhler, bass (Leone)

Freiburger Barockorchester

DIR: RENÉ JACOBS

recorded: Feb 20, 2026, Staatstheater, Karlsruhe

[Internationale Händelfestspiele Karlsruhe 2026]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: SWR2 (Stuttgart)

included:

- programme (D)

- libretto (IT/E)

(01) act 1 [63'32"]

(02) act 2 [62'16"]

(03) act 3 [70'01"]

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Monteverdi, Missa In illo tempore - score

Sunday, 3 May 2026

Monteverdi: Missa In illo tempore - Cappella Mariana

Claudio MONTEVERDI

(1567 - 1643)

Missa In illo tempore

Cappella Mariana

DIR: VOJTĚCH SEMERÁD

recorded: July 31, 2021, Pfarrkirche St. Severus, Boppard

[RheinVokal 2021]

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

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Nicolas GOMBERT (c1495-c1560)

(01) In illo tempore loquente Jesu a 6 [04'01"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(02) Kyrie [04'14"]

(03) Gloria [06'17"]

Annibale PERINI (c1560-1596)

(04) Cantate Domino a 7 [04'11"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(05) Credo [11'38"]

Giovanni Battista STEFANINI (1574-1630)

(06) Beata es Virgo Maria a 7 [02'54"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(07) Sanctus & Benedictus [04'03"]

Giovanni Battista PINELLO DI GHERARDI (c1544-1587)

(08) Pater noster [03'42"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(09) Agnus Dei [04'57"]

Gregorio ZUCCHINI (c1540?/c1560?-after 1615)

(10) Gaudium sit tibi semper a 7 [03'44"]

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Nicolas Gombert

Annibale Perini

Giovanni Battista Pinello di Gherardi

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Grieg: Peer Gynt - Marc Minkowski

Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)

Peer Gynt

incidental music, op. 23 (Christiania/Oslo, 1876)

Miah Persson, soprano (Solveig)

Malena Ernman, mezzo-soprano (Anitra)

Johan Reuter, baritone (Peer Gynt)

Tui Hirv, soprano (1. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Karoliina Kriis, soprano (2. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Kaia Urb, soprano (3. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Allan Vurma, bass (tyv [Thief])

Rainer Vilu, bass (heler [Receiver])

(members of the choir)

Natalie Chee, violin solo

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Camerata Salzburg

DIR: MARC MINKOWSKI

recorded: August 8, 2008, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

source unknown

Thanks to the first uploader

(01) acts 1-3 [37'44"]

(02) acts 4 & 5 [46'42"]

Picture: Henrik Klausen as Peer Gynt at Christiania Theater (1876)

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Orquestra Barroca de Sevilla

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Music at the Spanish court - Soloists of the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

Music at the Spanish court

Soloists of the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

recorded: Nov 11, 2020, Fundación Juan March, Madrid

[concert without audience]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

Guillermo Peñalver, transverse flute

Leo Rossi, violin

Mercedes Ruiz, cello

Ventura Rico, double bass

Alejandro Casal, harpsichord

Joan Baptista PLA (1725-1761) & Josep PLA (1728-1762)

(01-03) Trio sonata No. 2 in d minor [12'12"]

Francesco CORSELLI (1705-1778)

(04-07) Sonata for violin and bc in B flat [1770] [14'25"]

Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)

(08-10) Sonata for cello and bass No. 3 in G (G 5) [10'17"]

Juan OLIVER Y ASTORGA (1733-1830)

(11-13) Sonata for transverse flute and bc in G, op. 1,1 [08'46"]

Joan Baptista PLA & Josep PLA

(14-16) Trio sonata No. 4 in F [09'06"]

Picture: Royal Palace at Madrid, built after the fire of 1734

which destroyed the Alcázar

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Juan Oliver y Astorga

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