Classical Music In Concert

Sunday, 28 July 2024

Bach: Cantatas - Aelbgut, Capella Jenensis

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - July 28, 1750)

Aelbgut

Capella Jenensis

recorded: July 28, 2023, Thomaskirche, Leipzig

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: AAC 256 kbps)

source: MDR (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe (BWV 167),

cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist [16'52"]

(02) Ein ungefärbt Gemüte (BWV 24),

cantata for the 4th Sunday after Trinity [15'54"]

(03) Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht (BWV 186),

cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity [28'35"]

(04) Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (BWV 668)

(arr Aelbgut/Capella Jenensis) [05'49"]

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Johann Friedrich Agricola

Thursday, 25 July 2024

Agricola: Achille in Scira - Gerd Amelung

Johann Friedrich AGRICOLA

(1720 - 1774)

Achille in Scira

opera in 3 acts (Berlin, 1765)

libretto: Pietro Metastasio

Julia Gromball, soprano (Deidamia)

Leila Grace Hills, soprano (Nearco)

Miriam Zubieta, soprano (Arcade)

Angelo Giordano, alto (Achille)

Joël Vuik, alto (Ulisse)

Nicolas Ziélinski, alto (Teagene), alto

Jasper Sung, tenor (Licomede)

Opera choir of the Theater Altenburg Gera

Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera

DIR.: GERD AMELUNG

recorded: April 8 & 9, 2024, Theater Altenburg Gera, Gera

modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: AAC 192 kbps)

source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (digital radio) (stream)

N.B. The performance took place with an audience, but as there is no applause,

this may be a recording made for CD after the live performance.

It will be released in the autumn.

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(01) act 1 [67'52"]

(02) act 2 [44'48"]

(03) act 3 [37'59"]

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Achilles on Skyros

Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera

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Haydn, Quartets op. 20 - score

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Haydn, Almeida & Mozart - Chiaroscuro Quartet

Haydn, Almeida & Mozart

String quartets

Chiaroscuro Quartet

recorded: April 30, 2016, Fundación Juan March, Madrid

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source unknown

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Alina Ibragimova, violin

Pablo Hernán Benedí, violin

Emilie Hörnlund, viola

Claire Thirion, cello

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Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)

Quartet in f minor, op. 20,5 (H III,35) [20'07"]

(01) moderato [07'49"]

(02) minuet - trio [04'24"]

(03) adagio [04'26"]

(04) finale. fuga a 2 soggetti [03'28"]

João Pedro DE ALMEIDA MOTA (1744-1817)

Quartet in g minor, op. 4,3 [19'44"]

(05) largo - allegro [07'05"]

(06) variazzioni. andantino [04'18"]

(07) minuetto [02'49"]

(08) allegro [05'31"]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Quartet in E flat (KV 428 / 412b) [25'05"]

(09) allegro non troppo [07'14"]

(10) andante con moto [07'21"]

(11) menuetto - trio [04'43"]

(12) allegro vivace [05'47"]

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João Pedro de Almeida Mota

Mozart, Quartet KV 428 - score

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Sunday, 21 July 2024

Handel: Chandos Anthems 1, 3, 9 & 11 - Adrian Butterfield

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Chandos Anthems 1, 3, 9 & 11

Grace Davidson, soprano

Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

Edward Grint, bass

London Handel Orchestra

DIR.: ADRIAN BUTTERFIELD

recorded: March 12, 2022, Chandos Estate (Church of St Lawrence), Little Stanmore (Middlesex, UK)

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

source: Youtube

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(01) O be joyful in the Lord HWV 246)

(Chandos Anthem No. 1) [20'26"]

(02) O praise the Lord with one consent (HWV 254)

(Chandos Anthem No. 9) [24'46"]

(03) Have mercy upon me (HWV 248)

(Chandos Anthem No. 3) [21'24"]

(04) Let God arise (HWV 256a)

(Chandos Anthem No. 11) [20'26"]

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Thursday, 18 July 2024

The world of Froberger - Léon Berben & Ute Gremmel-Geuchen

The world of Johann Jacob Froberger

Léon Berben, harpsichord*

Ute Gremmel-Geuchen, organ**

[Ludwig König, 1752]

recorded: Sept 16, 2016, Paterskirche, Kempen

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne)

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Girolamo FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643)

(01) Toccata VI [Libro II]** [04'55"]

(02) Toccata IX [Libro I]* [05'27"]

Johann Jacob FROBERGER (1616-1667)

(03) Toccata XX in a minor (FbWV 120)** [04'29"]

Michelangelo ROSSI (1601/02-1656)

(04) Toccata VII** [04'35"]

Johann Jacob FROBERGER

(05) Toccata I in a minor (FbWV 101)* [05'16"]

Louis COUPERIN (c1626-1661)

(06) Prélude à l'imitation de Mr. Froberger (6)* [09'13"]

Anthoni VAN NOORDT (c1619-1675)

(07) Fantasia in G** [04'24"]

Johann Jacob FROBERGER

(08) Canzona I in d minor (FbWV 301)** [07'55"]

(09) Fantasia sopra sol, la, re in G (FbWV 204)** [04'13"]

(10) Capriccio XVIII in C (FbWV 518)** [05'01"]

(11) Capriccio VIII in g minor (FbWV 508)* [03'45"]

(12) Suite XXVII in e minor (FbWV 627)* [06'49"]

Suite XII in C (FbWV 612):

(13) Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Maestà di Ferdinando IV

Rè de Romani* [05'18"]

Partita in D (FbWV 611a):

(14) Meditation faist sur ma Mort future la quelle se joue lentement

avec discretion* [04'55"]

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Johann Jacob Froberger

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Ravel, Amants qui suivez le chemin

Tuesday, 16 July 2024

Fauré, Sohy & Ravel - Renaud Capuçon & Les Siècles

Fauré, Sohy & Ravel

Renaud Capuçon, violin

Choeur de Radio France

Les Siècles

DIR.: LOUIS LANGRÉE

recorded: July 9, 2024, Le Corum - Opéra Berlioz, Montpellier

[Festival de Radio France et Montpellier 2024]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL) (digital radio) (stream)

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Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937)

(01) Amants qui suivez le chemin for choir and orchestra [03'52"]

Charlotte SOHY (1887-1955)

(02) Thème varié for violin and orchestra op. 15 (1921) [08'41"]

Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924)

(03) Concerto for violin and orchestra in d minor, op. 14 [15'12"]

[encore]

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)

(04) Daphne-Etude for violin (TrV 272b) [02'06"]

Maurice RAVEL

(05) Ma Mère l'Oye, cinq pièces enfantines [18'02"]

Daphnis et Chloé:

(06) Suite No. 2 [17'16"]

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Ravel, Ma Mère L'Oye

Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé

Fauré, Concerto fo violin

Charlotte Sohy

Renaud Capuçon

Choeur de Radio France

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Leipziger Barockorchester

Sunday, 14 July 2024

Handel: Athalia - Philipp Ahmann

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Athalia (HWV 52)

oratorio in 3 parts (Oxford, 1733)

libretto: Samuel Humphreys

Anna Dennis, soprano (Josabeth)

Marie Lys, soprano (Athalia)

Soloist from the MDR Radio Choir, soprano (Joas)

Alex Potter, alto (Joad)

Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Mathan)

Edward Grint, bass-baritone (Abner)

MDR Radio Choir

Leipziger Barockorchester

DIR.: PHILIPP AHMANN

recorded: May 26, 2024, Konzerthalle Ulrichskirche, Leipzig

[Händelfestspiele Halle 2024]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 256 kbps AAC)

source: MDR (Leipzig)

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(01) Part 1 [56'41"]

(02) Part 2 [43'12"]

(03) Part 3 [22'41"]

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Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Mozart & Co - Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie (Reinhard Goebel)

Mozart & Co

Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie

Tobias Feldmann, violin

DIR.: REINHARD GOEBEL

recorded: June 5, 2024, Residenz, Würzburg

[Mozartfest Würzburg 2024]

modern instruments, period style

flac (original bitrate: AAC 192 kbps)

source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (digital radio) (stream)

included: programme (D) [pdf]

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Carl Friedrich ABEL (1723-1787)

(01-03) Symphony in E flat, op. 7,6 (WKO 18) [12'20"]

Johann Christian BACH (1735-1782)

(04-06) Sinfonia concertante in E flat (Warb 41) [17'27"]

Thomas LINLEY (1756-1778)

(07-09) Concerto for violin and orchestra in F [19'23"]

Christian CANNABICH (1731-1798)

(10-12) Symphony No. 72 in B flat [18'48"]

Johann Michael HAYDN (1737-1806)

(13-15) Concerto for violin, strings and bc in A (MH 207) [18'10"]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

(16-19) Divertimento in E flat (KV 113) [11'59"]

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Lodovico Grossi da Viadana

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Viadana: Salmi a quattro chori - Marcin Szelest

Lodovico GROSSI DA VIADANA

(c1560 - 1627)

Salmi a quattro chori (1612)

Polish Radio Choir & Festival Ensemble

DIR.: MARCIN SZELEST

recorded: June 26, 2024, St. Elisabeth's Church, Stary Sacz

[Omnia Beneficia Festival 2024]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)

source: Dwójka (Warsaw)

included: details about performers and programme notes [rtf]

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Paolo QUAGLIATI (c1555-1628)

(01) Toccata dell'ottavo tuono [03'27"]

Lodovico GROSSI DA VIADANA

(02) Deus in adiutorium [02'07"]

(03) Dixit Dominus [05'55"]

(04) Confitebor tibi Domine [07'06"]

(05) Beatus vir [06'46"]

(06) Laudate pueri [05'45"]

(07) Laudate Dominum [01'47"]

Girolamo FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643)

(08) Hinno della Domenica [Lucis creator optime] [03'14"]

Lodovico GROSSI DA VIADANA

(09) Sinfonia a doi tenori (Plaudant nunc organis Maria) - Magnificat [11'06"]

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Giacomo Carissimi - text & translation

Sunday, 7 July 2024

Roman oratorios - Concerto Romano (Alessandro Quarta)

Roman oratorios

Concerto Romano

DIR.: ALESSANDRO QUARTA

recorded: Nov 12, 2022, Kreuzkirche, Herne

[Tage alter Musik Herne 2022]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (digital radio) (stream)

included: programme festival (D), lyrics with German translations

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Francesco ROSSI (1625-1699)

(01) La caduta degli angeli [23'50"]

Agostino DIRUTA (1590-1647)

(02) A Santa Apollonia mentre era tormentata senza denti [02'34"]

Bonifacio GRAZIANI (1604-1664)

(03) Le parche filano la vita humana [03'42"]

Giacomo CARISSIMI (1605-1674)

(04) Historia divitis (Dives malus) [27'12"]

[encore]

Francisco SOTO DE LANGA (1534-1619)

(05) Nell'apparir del sempiterno Sole

(alla Madonna del Presepio in Santa Maria Maggiore di Roma) [02'31"]

links:

Francesco Rossi - score

Agostino Diruta

Bonifacio Graziani - score

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Thursday, 4 July 2024

Portuguese polyphony - Cupertinos (Luís Toscano)

Portuguese polyphony

Cupertinos

DIR.: LUÍS TOSCANO

rec: Dec 6, 2023, Sacra Capilla de El Salvador, Úbeda

[Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza 2023]

mp3 (bitrate: 128 kbps)

source: RNE (Madrid) (digital radio)

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Francisco GARRO (?-1623?)

(01) Verso Alleluia I. Tanto tempore a 8 [04'05"]

(02) In principio erta verbum a 5 [04'10"]

(03) Verso Alleluia II. Vidimus stellam a 8 [03'43"]

Duarte LOBO (c1565-1646)

(04) Hodie nobis de caelo a 4 [01'45"]

(05) Verbum caro a 4 [03'12"]

Giovanni Pierluigi DA PALESTRINA (1525/26-1594)

(06) Quae est ista quae progreditus a 5 [02'55"]

Diego DE BRUCEÑA (1567/71-1622)

Missa Quae est ista a 4 [23'54"]

(07) Kyrie [04'02"]

(08) Gloria [04'52"]

(09) Credo [07'06"]

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

(11) Agnus Dei [03'47"]

Duarte LOBO

(12) Alma Redemptoris Mater a 8 [02'24"]

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Freiburger Barockorchester

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Bach & Telemann - Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier)

Johann Sebastian BACH

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

Sacred works

Vox Luminis

Freiburger Barockorchester*

DIR.: LIONEL MEUNIER

recorded: April 13, 2024, Dom St. Marien, Erfurt (Thüringer Bachwochen 2024);

May 15, 2024, Konzerthaus, Freiburg*

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 192 kbps ACC / 256 kbps*)

sources: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (Berlin); SWR2 (Stuttgart) (digital radio)*

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Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

Die Donner-Ode (TWV 6,3)* [35'14"]

(01) 1. Teil [19'54"]

(02) 2. Teil [15'20"]

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Missa in F (BWV 233)* [25'11"]

(03) Kyrie [03'39"]

(04) Gloria [21'32"]

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147),

cantata for the Feast of the Visitation [28'54"]

(05) [Parte prima] [17'38"]

(06) Parte seconda [11'16"]

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Telemann, Die Donner-Ode (D)

JS Bach, Missa in F

JS Bach, Cantata BWV 147

JS Bach, scores

Vox Luminis

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