Classical Music In Concert

Monday, 19 October 2026

Bach Week (1): Brandenburg Concertos - Concentus musicus Wien (Stefan Gottfried)

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Brandenburg Concertos

(BWV 1046 - 1051)

Concentus musicus Wien

DIR: STEFAN GOTTFRIED

(harpsichord)

recorded: July 20, 2019, Helmut List-Halle, Graz

[Styriarte 2019]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

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(01-04) Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F (BWV 1046) [18'54"]

(05-07) Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F (BWV 1047) [11'41"]

(08-09) Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G (BWV 1048) [11'42"]

(10-12) Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G (BWV 1049) [15'51"]

(13-15) Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D (BWV 1050) [21'28"]

(16-18) Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat (BWV 1051) [17'32"]

Picture: Title page of the Brandenburg Concertos

links:

Brandenburg Concertos

scores

Concentus musicus Wien

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Sunday, 18 October 2026

Music for St Magdalene - Cappella Pratensis

Apostola Apostolorum -

Music for St Magdalene

Cappella Pratensis

DIR: TIM BRAITHWAITE

recorded: Sept 25, 2026, Klosterbasilika Knechtsteden, Dormagen

[Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden 2026]

flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps AAC)

[Mass]

plainchant

(01) [introitus] Gaudeamus omnes [04'42"]

Nicolas CHAMPION (c1475-1533)

Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena:

(02) Kyrie [03'23"]

(03) Gloria [05'13"]

GOTTSCHALK VON AACHEN (?-after 1099)

(04) [sequentia] Laus tibi Christe [05'00"]

Nicolas CHAMPION

Missa de Sanctia Maria Magdalena:

(05) Credo [07'22"]

plainchant

(06) [prefatio] Vere dignum et justum est [02'38"]

Nicolas CHAMPION

Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena:

(07) Sanctus &

Pierre de LA RUE (c1452-1518): O salutaris hostia [06'46"]

plainchant

(08) Pater noster [00'57"]

Nicolas CHAMPION

Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena:

(09) Agnus Dei [04'07"]

plainchant

(10) [communio] Diffusa est gratia [01'05"]

[Vespers]

plainchant

(11) [invitatorium] Deus in adiutorium [00'52"]

plainchant - anon

(12) [antiphona] Mundi fastum abdicavit - Laudate pueri [05'32"]

plainchant - anon

(13) [antiphona] Quando Martha satagebat - Dixit Dominus [05'33"]

plainchant

(14) [hymnus] Sidus solare [03'13"]

plainchant - anon

(15) [antiphona] Fidelis sermo - Magnificat [16'24"]

Picture: Mary Magdalene (anon 16th century woodcut)

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Friday, 16 October 2026

Sonatas with varied reprises - Evgeny Sviridov, Olga Pashchenko

Sonatas with varied reprises

Evgeny Sviridov, violin

Alexander Scherf, cello

Liza Solovey, theorbo

Olga Pashchenko, harpsichord

recorded: Nov 14, 2024, Kreuzkirche, Herne

[Tage alter Musik Herne 2024]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

included: booklet Tage alter Musik with liner-notes (D) [pdf]

Giuseppe TARTINI (1692-1770)

(01-03) Sonata in g minor, op. 2,7 [10'49"]

Franz BENDA (1709-1786)

(04-06) Sonata No. 17 in a minor (L3.118) [15'04"]

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)

(07-09) Sonata in d minor (Wq 50,4 / H 139) [10'53"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(10-13) Partita in b minor (BWV 1002) [13'22"]

Franz BENDA

(14-16) Sonata No. 27 in G (L3.86) [13'16"]

Picture: CPE Bach, VI Sonates pour le clavecin avec reprises variées, 1760

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Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Verdi: Macbeth - Marcus Bosch

Giuseppe VERDI

(1813 - 1901)

Macbeth

opera in 4 acts (Florence, 1847)

libretto: Francesco Maria Piave & Andrea Maffei

Leah Gordon, soprano (Lady Macbeth)

Julia Rutigliano, mezzo-soprano

(Dama di compagnia Lady Macbeth)

Santiago Bürgi, tenor (Malcolm)

David Esteban, tenor (Macduff)

Thomas Weinhappel, baritone (Macbeth)

Daniel Dropulja, bass-baritone (Sicario)

Rory Dunne, bass-baritone (Araldo,

Domestico di Macbeth, Medico)

Don Lee, bass (Banco)

Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno

Cappella Aquileia

DIR: MARCUS BOSCH

recorded: July 16, 2026, Festspielhaus, Heidenheim

[Opernfestspiele Heidenheim 2026]

modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps AAC)

(01) act 1 [46'43"]

(02) act 2 [28'40"]

(03) act 3 [21'49"]

(04) act 4 [33''08"]

links:

libretto (IT/E)

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Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Beethoven - Kit Armstrong, Ilya Gringolts, Christian Poltéra & Jan Caeyers

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

(1770 - 1827)

Triple concerto & Symphony No. 3

Le Concert Olympique

Kit Armstrong, piano

Ilya Gringolts, violin

Christian Poltéra, cello

DIR: JAN CAEYERS

recorded: Sept 13, 2026, Beethovenhalle, Bonn

[Beethovenfest 2026]

modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

Concerto for pianoforte, violin, cello and orchestra in C, op. 56

'Triple Concerto' [34'35"]

(01) allegro [17'29"]

(02) largo - rondo alla polacca [17'25"]

Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 55 'Eroica' [49'03"]

(03) allegro con brio [17'13"]

(04) marcia funèbre. adagio assai [13'51"]

(05) scherzo. allegro vivace - trio [05'59"]

(06) finale. allegro molto - poco andante - presto [12'01"]

Picture: Concert hall of Augarten Palace, Vienna, where the

first public performance of the Triple Concerto took place (1808)

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Christian Friedrich Penzel

Sunday, 11 October 2026

German motets from the 18th century - Gellert Ensemble

German motets from the 18th century

Gellert Ensemble

DIR: ANDREAS MITSCHKE

recorded: Oct 1, 2026, Holy Trinity Church, Gdańsk

[Festival ORGANy PLUS+ 2026]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)

included: lyrics & translations

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Johann Adam HILLER (1728-1804)

(01) Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras [08'01"]

Johann Gottlob HARRER (1703-1755)

(02) Mein Herz ist bereit [05'44"]

Carl Heinrich GRAUN (1704-1759)

Große Passion (GraunWV B,VII,5):

(03) Lasset uns aufsehen auf Jesum [03'41"]

Christoph Ludwig FEHRE (1718-1782)

(04) Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [03'30"]

Antonio CALDARA (c1670-1736)

(05) Peccavi super numerum [03'44"]

Johann Friedrich DOLES (1715-1797)

(06) Unsere Seele harret auf den Herrn [09'39"]

Christian Michael WOLFF (1707-1789)

(07) Unendlicher, Gott [07'14"]

Jacobus HANDL-GALLUS (1550-1591), arr Johann Adam HILLER

(08) Ecce quomodo moritur iustus [02'44"]

Johann Ludwig KREBS (1713-1780)

(09) Erforsche mich, Gott (Krebs-WV 151) [05'27"]

Christian Friedrich PENZEL (1737-1801)

(10) Wenn Christus seine Kirche schützt [03'22"]

Johann Heinrich ROLLE (1716-1785)

(11) Nun danket alle Gott [04'21"]

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714-1788)

(12) Bitten (H 826,3 / Wq 208,3) [04'04"]

Johann Friedrich DOLES

(13) Wer bin ich, Herr? [08'16"]

Gottfried August HOMILIUS (1714-1785)

(14) Siehe, das ist Gottes Lamm (HoWV V.51) [02'53"]

Johann Adam HILLER

(15) Wir stehn ums Grab und hoffen doch [02'57"]

Carl Heinrich GRAUN

(16) Selig sind, die zu dem Abendmahl des Lammes berufen sind

(GraunWV Cv,X,9) [03'42"]

Gottfried August HOMILIUS

(17) Unser Vater in dem Himmel (HoWV V.27) [04'23"]

Picture: Johann Adam Hiller, the editor of the collections

from which the motets are taken

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Johann Adam Hiller

Johann Gottlob Harrer

Carl Heinrich Graun

Christoph Ludwig Fehre

Antonio Caldara

Johann Friedrich Doles

Christian Michael Wolff

Jacobus Handl-Gallus

Johann Ludwig Krebs

Johann Heinrich Rolle

Gottfried August Homilius

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Leclair, Scylla et Glaucus - score

Friday, 9 October 2026

French opera suites - Akademie Versailles (Paul Agnew)

French opera suites

Marin Marais, Jean-Marie Leclair,

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Akademie Versailles

DIR: PAUL AGNEW

recorded: July 17, 2022, Prague Conservatory Concert Hall

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

Marin MARAIS (1656-1728)

(01) Suite from Alcione [15'12"]

Jean-Marie LECLAIR (1697-1764)

(02) Suite from Scylla et Glaucus [24'24"]

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU (1683-1764)

(03) Suite from Les Indes galantes [30'44"]

links:

Marais, Alcione - score

Rameau, Les Indes galantes - score

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Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Villancicos de remedo - Música Temprana (Adrián Rodríguez van der Spoel)

Villancicos de remedo

Música Temprana

DIR: ADRIÁN RODRÍGUEZ VAN DER SPOEL

recorded: August 30, 2026, TivoliVredenburg (Hertz), Utrecht

[Festival Early Music Utrecht 2026]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

included: interview Adrián Rodríguez van der Spoel (NL)

N.B. Villancicos de remedo are 16th- and 17th-century Spanish and Latin American

(polyphonic) songs characterised by imitation and parody. More information inside.

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[Villancicos de pastores]

Gaspar FERNANDES (c1570-1629)

(01) Quieres pastorcillo [04'12"]

Juan Gutiérrez DE PADILLA (c1590-1664)

(02) No hay zagal como Gilillo [05'18"]

[Jácaras]

Sebastián DURÓN (1660-1716)

(03) Vaya pues rompiendo el aire [05'45"]

Manuel MESA Y CARRIZO (c1740-after 1795)

(04) Oigan, escuchen, atiendan

'Jacarilla a la Concepción de Nuestra Señora' [03'04"]

Juan Bautista COMES (1582-1643)

(05) Gozos a Nuestra Señora de la Antigua [04'46"]

[Gitanillas]

anon [Colombia]

(06) Alto mis gitanas [05'37"]

Matías DE DURANGO (1636-1698)

(07) Niño de mil sales [04'16"]

[Guineos]

anon [Peru]

(08) Tonada El Congo [03'20"]

anon [Spain]

(09) A flansico repuntiya [03'21"]

anon [Portugal]

(10) Saõ qui turo zente pleta [06'47"]

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villancico

Gaspar Fernandes

Sebastián Durón

Manuel Mesa y Carrizo

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Dvořák, Cello concerto - score

Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Beethoven & Dvořák - Christian-Pierre La Marca & Jakob Lehmann

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN

Antonin DVOŘÁK

Symphony & Cello concerto

Les Siècles

Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello

DIR: JAKOB LEHMANN

recorded: July 7, 2026, Corum (Opéra Berlioz), Montpellier

[Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier 2026]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

Antonin DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)

Concerto for cello and orchestra in b minor, op. 104 (B 191) [38'48"]

(01) allegro [14'52"]

(02) adagio, ma non troppo [11'22"]

(03) finale. allegro moderato - andante - allegro vivo [12'35"]

[encore]

Pablo CASALS (1876-1973)

(04) El cant dels ocells [03'28"]

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 'Pastorale' [43'34"]

(05) allegro non troppo [11'48"]

(06) andante molto moto [12'24"]

(07) allegro - allegro - allegretto [19'22"]

Picture: Leo Stern, first performer of Dvořák's Cello concerto

links:

Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 - score

Christian-Pierre La Marca

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