Classical Music In Concert

Locatelli, Il Pianto d'Arianna

Sunday, 29 October 2023

Il Pianto d'Arianna - Hana Blažiková & Les Passions de l'Âme

Il Pianto d'Arianna

Les Passions de l'Âme

Hana Blažiková, soprano

DIR.: MERET LÜTHI

recorded: June 3, 2019, Franckesche Stiftungen (Freylinghausen-Saal), Halle

[Handel Festival 2019]

period instruments

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source: ARTE (video capture)

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George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Arianna in Creta (HWV 32):

(01) overture [06'02"]

(02) Quel crudele - Se nel bosco resta solo, rec & aria [07'27"]

(03) sinfonia [02'01"]

(04) Ove son - Qui ti sfido, rec & aria (instr version) [08'40"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)

(05) Lamento d'Arianna (SV 22) [09'14"]

Pietro Antonio LOCATELLI (1695-1764)

(06) Concerto grosso in E flat, op. 7,6 'Il Pianto d'Arianna' [19'14"]

Benedetto MARCELLO (1686-1739)

Arianna (S 493):

(07) sinfonia [08'22"]

(08) Come mai puoi, aria [12'19"]

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Arianna in Creta (HWV 32):

(09) E mi lasciò il crudele! - Sdegno, amore, rec & aria [07'31"]

[encore]

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Arianna in Creta (HWV 32):

(10) So, che non è più mio, aria [04'03"]

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Ariadne

Handel, Arianna in Creta

Benedetto Marcello

Marcello, Arianna

Pietro Antonio Locatelli

Monteverdi, Lamento d'Arianna

Hana Blažiková

Les Passions de l'Âme

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Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Josquin Desprez: Masses - The Tallis Scholars (Peter Phillips)

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

(c1450/55 - 1521)

Masses

The Tallis Scholars

DIR.: PETER PHILLIPS

recorded: Sept 1, 2023, Cathedral, Utrecht

[Festival Early Music Utrecht 2023]

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: NPO4 (NL) (digital radio) (podcast)

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(01) L'homme armé a 1 [00'42"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales a 4 [39'35"]

(02) Kyrie [04'29"]

(03) Gloria [07'02"]

(04) Credo [08'19"]

(05) Sanctus & Benedictus [08'47"]

(06) Agnus Dei [10'58"]

Missa D'ung aultre amer a 4 [18'58"]

(07) Kyrie [02'09"]

(08) Gloria [01'56"]

(09) Credo [04'25"]

(10) Sanctus [02'03"]

(11) Tu solus qui facis mirabilia [05'01"]

(12) Agnus Dei [03'23"]

Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae a 4 [28'59"]

(13) Kyrie [02'55"]

(14) Gloria [04'05"]

(15) Credo [07'22"]

(16) Sanctus & Benedictus [06'11"]

(17) Agnus Dei [08'26"]

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Missa D'ung aultre amer

Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae

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Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda - Benjamin Bayl

Giovanni BONONCINI

(1670 - 1747)

Griselda

opera in 3 acts (London, 1722)

libretto: Paolo Antonio Rolli (after Apostolo Zeno)

recitatives: Dragan Karolic

Johanna Rosa Falkinger, soprano (Almirena)

Sonja Runje, mezzo-soprano (Griselda)

Max Emanuel Cenčić, alto (Gualtiero)

Dennis Orellana, alto (Ernesto)

Sreten Manojlović, bass-baritone (Rambaldo)

Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra

DIR.: BENJAMIN BAYL

recorded: Sept 18, 2022, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth

[Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2022]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (digital radio) (podcast)

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(01) act 1 [38'45"]

(02) act 2 [47'31"]

(03) act 3 [45'38"]

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Griselda

score

Johanna Rosa Falkinger

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Coro e orchestra Ghislieri

Sunday, 22 October 2023

Vivaldi: Sacred music - Coro e orchestra Ghislieri (Giulio Prandi)

Antonio VIVALDI

(1678 - 1741)

Sacred music

Carlotta Colombo, soprano

Marta Redaelli, soprano

Margherita Maria Sala, contralto

Valerio Contaldo, tenor

Massimo Lombardi, tenor

Alessandro Ravasio, bass

Coro e orchestra Ghislieri

DIR.: GIULIO PRANDI

recorded: Oct 18, 2023, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam

period instruments

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source: NPO4 (NL) (digital radio) (podcast)

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(01) Dixit Dominus (RV 807) [25'24"]

(02) Confitebor tibi Domine (RV 596) [13'00"]

(03) Sanctorum meritis (RV 620) [02'59"]

(04) Vos invito, barbarae faces (RV 811) [13'08"]

(05) Magnificat in g minor (RV 611) [21'56"]

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Dixit Dominus

Confitebor tibi Domine

Margherita Maria Sala

Valerio Contaldo

Massimo Lombardi

Alessandro Ravasio

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Thursday, 19 October 2023

Sacred musical rosary - Miriam Feuersinger

Geistlicher musikalischer Rosengarten

Sacred musical rosary -

Vocal music from Central Germany around 1650

Miriam Feuersinger, soprano

Frithjof Smith, cornett

Cosimo Stawiarski, violin

Matthias Müller, violone

Michael Wersin, organ

recorded April 16, 2023, Asamsaal, Ettlingen

period instruments

mp3 (256 kbps)

source: SWR2 (Stuttgart) (podcast)

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Andreas HAMMERSCHMIDT (1611/12-1675)

(01) Wie bin ich doch so herzlich froh

(02) Der Herr ist mein Licht und mein Heil

Tobias ZEUTSCHNER (1621-1675)

(03) Habe deine Lust an dem Herren

William BRADE (1560-1630)

(04) Coral

Heinrich SCHÜTZ (1585-1672)

(05) Mein Herz ist bereit (SWV 341)

(06) O süßer, o freundlicher, o gütiger Herr Jesu Christe (SWV 285)

Johann STADEN (1581-1634)

(07) Sonata I

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

(08) Der Herr ist meine Stärke (SWV 345)

Johann Rudolph AHLE (1625-1673)

(09) Wir gläuben all an einen Gott

(10) Ich freue mich im Herrn

Wolfgang Carl BRIEGEL (1626-1712)

(11) Herr Jesu Christ, in deine Händ

(12) Fuga 7. toni

(13) Fuga 8. toni

Johann ROSENMÜLLER (1619-1684)

(14) Das ist meine Freude

David POHLE (1624-1695)

(15) Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen

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Andreas Hammerschmidt

Tobias Zeutschner

Johann Staden

Johann Rudolph Ahle

Wolfgang Carl Briegel

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Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Berlioz: Les Troyens - Dinis Sousa

Hector BERLIOZ

(1803 - 1869)

Les Troyens

opera in 5 acts (Paris, 1863)

libretto: Hector Berlioz (after Virgil, Aeneid)

Adèle Charvet, soprano (Ascagne)

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Hécube)

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano (Cassandre)

Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano (Didon)

Beth Taylor, contralto (Anna)

Laurence Kilsby, tenor (Hylas, Iopas)

Graham Neal, tenor (Helenus)

Michael Spyres, tenor (Énée)

Sam Evans, baritone (Un Soldat)

Lionel Lhote, baritone (Chorèbe)

Ashley Riches, bass-baritone (Panthée)

Alex Rosen, bass (Hector, Narbal, Sentinelle II)

The Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

DIR.: DINIS SOUSA

recorded: Sept 3, 2023, Royal Albert Hall, London

[BBC Proms 2023]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) act 1 [59'42"]

(02) act 2 [24'01"]

(03) act 3 [46'27"]

(04) act 4 [53'14"]

(05) act 5 [51'33"]

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (7): Cantatas BWV 65, 73, 81 & 190 - Philippe Herreweghe

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 65, 73, 81 & 190

Aisling Kenny, soprano

Alex Potter, alto

Benedict Hymas, tenor

Peter Kooij, bass

Collegium Vocale Gent

DIR.: PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE

recorded: June 10, 2023, Thomaskirche, Leipzig

[Bachfest 2023]

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source: Deutsche Welle

This recording was made available by Melante

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(01) Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen (BWV 65),

cantata for Epiphany [15'16"]

(02) Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir (BWV 73),

cantata for the third Sunday after Epiphany [14'02"]

(03) Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen (BWV 81),

cantata for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany [16'44"]

(04) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 190),

cantata for the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ [17'31"]

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Collegium Vocale Gent

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (6): Cantatas BWV 9, 115 & 125 - Chapelle de la Vigne (Bernhard Schmidt)

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 9, 115 & 125

Sonja Bühler, soprano

Lena Sutor-Wernich, contralto

Christoph Pfaller, tenor

Konstantin Krimmel, bass

Chapelle de la Vigne

DIR.: BERNHARD SCHMIDT

recorded: Oct 22, 2017, Stiftskirche St. Arnual, Saarbrücken

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps)

source: SR (Saarbrücken) (digital radio) (stream)

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1675-1750)

(01) Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit (BWV 115),

cantata for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity [24'31"]

(02) Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (BWV 9),

cantata for the 6th Sunday after Trinity [20'08"]

(03) Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (BWV 125),

cantata for the Feast of the Purification (Candlemas) [23'13"]

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Purcell Choir & Orfeo Orchestra

Friday, 13 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (5): Cantatas BWV 21 & 76 - György Vashegyi

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 21 & 76

Emőke Baráth, soprano

Péter Bárányi, alto

Bernhard Berchtold, tenor

Julian Orlishausen, bass

Purcell Choir

Orfeo Orchestra

DIR.: GYÖRGY VASHEGYI

recorded: July 8, 2023, Church of the Whites, Vac

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: Bartók Radio (digital radio) (stream)

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Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(01-02) Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (BWV 76),

cantata for the second Sunday after Trinity [35'01"]

(03-04) Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (BWV 21),

cantata for the third Sunday after Trinity [41'07"]

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (4): Cantatas BWV 12, 18 & 106 - Ensemble Alia Mens

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 12, 18 & 106

Maïlys de Villoutreys, soprano

Pascal Bertin, alto

Jeffrey Thompson, tenor

Etienne Bazola, bass

DIR.: OLIVIER SPILMONT

recorded: June 4, 2017, Basilika U. L. Frau zur Alten Kapelle, Regensburg

[Tage alter Musik Regensburg 2017]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (BWV 12),

cantata for the Third Sunday after Easter [22'48"]

(02) Gleich wie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt (BWV 18),

cantata for Sunday Sexagesima (second Sunday before Lent) [14'54"]

(03) Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus) (BWV 106) [21'01"]

[encore]

Komm, du süße Todesstunde (BWV 161), cantata for the 16th Sunday after Trinity:

(04) [chorale] Der Leib zwar in der Erden [02'12"]

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Maïlys de Villoutreys

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Wrocław Baroque Orchestra

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (3): Cantatas BWV 205 & 206 - Andrzej Kosendiak

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 205 & 206

Chen Reiss, soprano

Andreas Scholl, alto

Thomas Cooley, tenor

Tomáš Král, bass

NFM Choir

Wrocław Baroque Orchestra

DIR.: ANDRZEJ KOSENDIAK

recorded: Sept 19, 2023, Narodowe Forum Muzyki, Wroclaw

[Wratislavia Cantans 2023]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320k aac)

source: Dwójka (digital radio)

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Jean-Fery REBEL (1666-1747)

Les Elémens, simphonie nouvelle:

(01) Le cahos [07'07"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

(02) Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Luft (Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus) (BWV 205),

dramma per musica [40'23"]

Jean-Fery REBEL

Les Elémens, simphonie nouvelle:

(03) loureI. La terre et l'eau - chaconne. Le feu [04'17"]

Johann Sebastian BACH

(04) Schleicht, spielende Wellen (BWV 206), dramma per musica [41'39"]

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programme

Jean-Fery Rebel

Rebel, Les Élemens - score

Bach, Cantata BWV 205

Bach, Cantata BWV 206

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The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (2): Cantatas BWV 4, 37, 66 & 104 - Ton Koopman

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 4, 37, 66 & 104

Elisabeth Breuer, soprano

Maarten Engeltjes, alto

Tilman Lichdi, tenor

Klaus Mertens, bass

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

DIR.: TON KOOPMAN

recorded: June 11, 2023, Thomaskirche, Leipzig

[Bachfest 2023]

period instruments

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source: Deutsche Welle

This recording was made available by Melante

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(01) Christ lag in Todes Banden (BWV 4), cantata for Easter Sunday

(02) Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (BWV 66), cantata for Easter Monday

(03) Wer da gläubet und getauft wird (BWV 37), cantata for Ascension

(04) Du Hirte Israel, höre (BWV 104), cantata for the second Sunday after Easter

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Monday, 9 October 2023

Bach Cantata Week (1): Cantatas BWV 69, 119 & 137 - Peter Dijkstra

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Cantatas BWV 69, 119 & 137

Miriam Feuersinger, soprano

Alex Potter, alto

Thomas Hobbs, tenor

Peter Kooij, bass

Netherlands Bach Society

DIR.: PETER DIJKSTRA

recorded: Feb 17, 2017, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO4 (NL) (digital radio)

recorded with harddisc recorder

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Johann Sebastian BACH

(01) Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn (BWV 119),

cantata for the Council Election (Leipzig, 1723) [23'32"]

Johann Ernst ALTENBURG (1734-1801)

(02) Quadricinium [01'21"]

Johann Sebastian BACH

(03) Lobe den Herrn, den mächtigen König der Ehren (BWV 137),

cantata for the 12th Sunday after Trinity [13'54"]

[N.B. Some scholars assume that this cantata may have been performed

at the occasion of a Council Election.]

(04) Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (BWV 69),

cantata for the Council Election (Leipzig, 1748) [20'44"]

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Johann Ernst Altenburg

Netherlands Bach Society

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Sunday, 8 October 2023

Krommer & Wranitzky - Czech Ensemble Baroque (Roman Válek)

Franz KROMMER

Paul WRANITZKY

Orchestral works

Czech Ensemble Baroque

Ludmila Peterková, Marjolein de Roos, clarinet

DIR.: ROMÁN VALEK

recorded: Sept 29, 2015, Besední dum Concert Hall, Brno

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Vltáva (digital radio) (stream)

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Franz KROMMER (František Vincenc KRAMÁŘ) (1759-1831)

Concerto for 2 clarinets and orchestra in E flat, op. 35 [20'46"]

(01) allegro [10'54"]

(02) adagio [04'20"]

(03) rondo [05'32"]

Paul (Pavel) WRANITZKY (1756-1808)

Grande Sinfonie charactéristique pour la paix avec la République Française in c, op. 31 [33'41"]

(04) andante maestoso - allegro molto - tempo di marcia più maestoso più allegro -

tempo primo [11'18"]

(05) adagio affetuoso [09'21"]

(06) allegro [04'34"]

(07) andante grazioso - allegro vivace [08'28"]

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Franz Krommer - score

Paul Wranitzky - score

Ludmila Peterková

Czech Ensemble Baroque

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Purcell Choir & Orfeo Orchestra

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Rameau: Les Boréades - György Vashegyi

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU

(1683 - 1764)

Les Boréades

tragédie-lyrique in 5 acts (1763)

libretto: Louis de Cahusac (attr)

Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano (L'Amour, Polymnie, Sémire, Une Nymphe)

Sabine Devieilhe, soprano (Alphise)

Benedikt Kristjánsson, haute-contre (Calisis)

Reinoud Van Mechelen, haute-contre (Abaris)

Tassis Christoyannis, baritone (Adamas, Apollon)

Thomas Dolié, baritone (Borée)

Philippe Estèphe, baritone (Borilée)

Purcell Choir

Orfeo Orchestra

DIR.: GYÖRGY VASHEGYI

recorded: Sept 30, 2023, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

period instruments

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source: NPO4 (NL) (digital radio)

recorded with harddisc recorder

programme [NL] included [pdf]

booklet with libretto & translations included [pdf]

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(01) act 1 [28'37"]

(02) act 2 [34'07"]

(03) act 3 [28'28"]

(04) act 4 [27'26"]

(05) act 5 [27'11"]

links:

Benedikt Kristjánsson

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