Classical Music In Concert

Choeur de l'Opéra Grand Avignon

Thursday, 21 August 2025

Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles - Marc Minkowski

Georges BIZET

(1838 - 1875)

Les pêcheurs de perles

opera in 3 acts (Paris, 18630

libretto: Eugène Cormon & Michel Carré

Elsa Benoit, soprano (Leïla)

Pene Pati, tenor (Nadir)

Florian Sempey, baritone (Zurga)

Edwin Crossley-Mercer, bass (Nourabad)

Choeur de l'Opéra Grand Avignon

Les Musiciens du Louvre

DIR.: MARC MINKOWSKI

recorded: July 19, 2025, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence

[Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2025]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: NPO Klassiek (NL) (stream)

libretto (F/E) included [pdf]

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(01) act 1 [48'24"]

(02) act 2 [32'33"]

(03) act 3 [29'31"]

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Les pêcheurs de perles

Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Les Musiciens du Louvre

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Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Obrecht: Missa Maria zart - Cappella Pratensis

Jacob OBRECHT

(1457/58 - 1505)

Missa Maria zart

Cappella Pratensis

DIR.: TIM BRAITHWAITE

recorded: June 26, 2025, St Elisabeth Church, Stary Sącz

[Festival Omnia Beneficia 2025]

flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)

source: Dwójka (Warsaw) (stream)

Tim Braithwaite, Andrew Hallock, superius

Lior Leibovici, Korneel Van Neste, altus

Peter de Laurentiis, Julian Podger, tenor

Jonty Coy, Grantley McDonald, bassus

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anon

(01) Maria zart [01'49"]

Jacob OBRECHT

Missa Maria zart a 4:

(02) Kyrie [06'03"]

(03) Gloria [13'39"]

(04) Credo [13'10"]

plainchant

(05) Praefatio [02'29"]

Jacob OBRECHT

Missa Maria zart a 4:

(06) Sanctus - Benedictus [13'00"]

(07) Agnus Dei [08'55"]

anon

(08) Maria zart [01'43"]

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Francesco Bartolomeo Conti

Sunday, 17 August 2025

Sacred music in Vienna - György Vashegyi

Sacred music in Vienna

Fux, Werner & Conti

Katalin Szutrély, soprano

Ágnes Kovács, soprano

Bernadett Nagy, contralto

Zoltán Megyesi, tenor

Zoltán Melkovics, bass

Purcell Choir

Orfeo Orchestra

DIR.: GYÖRGY VASHEGYI

recorded: June 27, 2025, Cathedral, Vác

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: Bartók Rádio (Budapest)

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Johann Joseph FUX (1660-1741)

(01) Te Deum (K 271) [14'28"]

Gregor Joseph WERNER (1693-1766)

Missa Divini Amoris [31'17"]

(02) Kyrie [04'18"]

(03) Gloria [09'41"]

(04) Credo [09'01"]

(05) Sanctus [02'36"]

(06) Benedictus [02'23"]

(07) Agnus Dei [03'19"]

Francesco Bartolomeo CONTI (1681-1732)

David:

(08) sinfonia [04'09"]

Missa Sancti Petri et Pauli [51'29"]

(01) Kyrie [08'40"]

(02) Gloria [24'07"]

(03) Credo [18'41']

Picture: emperor Charles VI, employer of Conti

(Johann Gottfried Auerbach, c1730s)

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Johann Joseph Fux - score

Gregor Joseph Werner

Purcell Choir & Orfeo Orchestra

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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Friday, 15 August 2025

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann - Marc Minkowski

Jacques OFFENBACH

(1819 - 1880)

Les contes d'Hoffmann

opéra fantastique in 5 acts (Paris, 1881)

libretto: Jules Barbier (after E.T.A. Hoffmann)

Kathryn Lewek, soprano (Antonia, Giuletta, Olympia, Stella)

Géraldine Chauvet, mezzo-soprano (La Voix)

Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano (La Muse, Nicklausse)

Benjamin Bernheim, tenor (Hoffmann)

Paco Garcia, tenor (Nathanaël)

Michael Laurenz, tenor (Spalanzani)

Yevheniy Kapitula, baritone (Wilhelm)

Philippe-Nicolas Martin, baritone (Hermann, Peter Schlemil)

Marc Mauillon, baritone

(Andrès, Cochenille, Franz, Pitichinaccio)

Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone

(Capitaine Dapertutto, Coppélius, Docteur Miracle, Lindorf)

Jérôme Varnier, bass (Crespel, Maître Luther)

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Wiener Philharmoniker

DIR.: MARC MINKOWSKI

recorded: August 13, 2024, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg

modern instruments, period style

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne) (stream)

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(01) act 1 [35'13"]

(02) act 2 [40'07"]

(03) act 3 [51'07"]

(04) act 4 [34'15"]

(05) act 5 [15'18"]

Picture: scenes from the Paris premiere

links:

Jacques Offenbach

Les contes d'Hoffmann

Production at Salzburg

Philippe-Nicolas Martin

Marc Mauillon

Christian Van Horn

Jérôme Varnier

Wiener Philharmoniker

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Giovanni Benedetto Platti

Thursday, 14 August 2025

A musical evening at Wiesentheid Castle - Julia Doyle, Clara Blessing et al

A musical evening at Wiesentheid Castle

Julia Doyle, soprano

Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, transverse flute

Clara Blessing, oboe

Mayumi Hirasaki, violin

Kristin von der Goltz, cello

Rebecca Mertens, bassoon

Sebastian Küchler-Blessing, harpsichord

recorded: June 15, 2025, Residenz (Kaisersaal), Würzburg

[Mozartfest Würzburg 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (stream)

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Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)

(01) Quartet in d minor (TWV 43,d3) [07'27"]

(also attributed to Handel: Concerto à 4 in d minor, HWV deest)

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

(02) Süßer Blumen Ambraflocken (HWV 204) [07'17"]

Giovanni Benedetto PLATTI (1697-1763)

(03) Sonata in c minor (I,100) [08'20"]

George Frideric HANDEL

(04) Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen (HWV 203) [05'40"]

Giovanni Benedetto PLATTI

(05) Trio in G [10'10"]

(06) Sonata in G [11'27"]

George Frideric HANDEL

(07) Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden (HWV 210) [05'52"]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

(08) Fantasia in d minor (TWV 40,7) (dolce) [01'39"]

Giovanni Benedetto PLATTI

(09) Sonata II in d minor (WD 698.2) (allegro; adagio) [03'44"]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN

(10) Fantasia in D (TWV 40,17) (allegro) [01'53']

George Frideric HANDEL

(11) Meine Seele hört im Sehen (HWV 207) [05'48"]

Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)

(12) Concerto in g minor (RV 107) [09'06"]

[encore]

Johann Valentin RATHGEBER (1682 - 1750)

(13) Amor vincit omnia [01'33"]

Picture: Wiesentheid Castle

links:

Handel, German Arias - scores

Julia Doyle

Michael Schmidt-Casdorff

Clara Blessing

Mayumi Hirasaki

Kristin von der Goltz

Rebecca Mertens

Sebastian Küchler-Blessing

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FJ Haydn, L'isola disabitata - score

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

The classical horn & bassoon - Kammerakademie Potsdam (Sergio Azzolini)

The classical horn & bassoon

Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

Kammerakademie Potsdam

DIR.: SERGIO AZZOLINI, bassoon

recorded: May 21, 2005, Nikolaisaal, Potsdam

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

source: RBB (Berlin) (stream)

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Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)

(01) Overture L'isola disabitata (H Ia,13) [07'40"]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Concerto for bassoon and orchestra in B flat (KV 191) [16'49"]

(02) allegro [06'32"]

(03) andante ma adagio [05'57"]

(04) rondo. tempo di minuetto [04'20"]

Concerto for horn and orchestra in E flat (KV 447) [14'47"]

(05) allegro [07'04"]

(06) romance. larghetto [03'58"]

(07) allegro [03'44"]

Johann Michael HAYDN (1737-1806)

Symphony in B flat (P 52 / MH 133) [15'00"]

(08) allegro molto [06'36"]

(09) adagio ma non troppo [05'24"]

(10) minuetto - trio [02'59"]

François DEVIENNE (1759-1803)

Sinfonia concertante No. 1 for horn, bassoon and orchestra in F [18'54"]

(11) allegro [11'18"]

(12) adagio [03'26"]

(13) rondo [04'09"]

Picture: François Devienne

links:

Mozart, Bassoon concerto

Mozart, Horn concerto KV 447

scores Mozart

JM Haydn, Symphony in B flat

François Devienne

Radovan Vlatkovic

Sergio Azzolini

Kammerakademie Potsdam

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Sunday, 10 August 2025

Galuppi: Didone abbandonata - Ulises Illán

Baldassare GALUPPI

(1706 - 1785)

Didone abbandonata

opera in 3 acts (version Madrid, 1752)

libretto: Pietro Metastasio

Carlotta Colombo, soprano (Araspe)

Federico Fiorio, soprano (Enea)

Alexandra Tarniceru, soprano (Selene)

Natalie Pérez, mezzo-soprano (Didone)

Filippo Mineccia, alto (Osmida)

Joshua Sanders, tenor (Iarbas, Nettuno)

Nereydas

DIR.: ULISES ILLÁN

recorded: June 28, 2025, Nikolaisaal, Potsdam

[Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels) (stream)

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(01) act 1; act 2 (part 1) [1.29'50"]

(02) act 2 (part 2); act 3 [1.16'06"]

Picture: Dido and Aeneas (Italian school, 18th century)

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Haydn, Symphony No. 55 - score

Friday, 8 August 2025

Music at the court of Thurn und Taxis - Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

Music at the court of Thurn und Taxis

Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

Xenia Löffler, Alfredo Bernardini, Michael Bosch, oboe

DIR.: DANIEL DEUTER

recorded: June 7, 2025, Basilika St. Emmeram, Regensburg

[Tage alter Musik Regensburg 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: BR Klassik (Munich) (stream)

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Franz Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)

Symphony in E flat 'Der Schulmeister' (H I,55) [24'46"]

(01) allegro di molto [08'24"]

(02) adagio, ma semplicemente [07'28"]

(03) menuetto - trio [04'17"]

(04) finale. presto [04'37"]

Johann Gottlieb GRAUN (1703-1771)

(05) Sinfonia in B flat (GraunWV A:XII:27) [08'17"]

Theodor VON SCHACHT (1748-1823)

Concertante a tre oboi principale in B flat [28'00"]

(06) allegro [15'53"]

(07) adagio ma non troppo [05'37"]

(08) rondeau. allegretto [06'29"]

[encore]

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)

Musikalischer Spass in F (KV 522):

(09) rondo. presto [02'42"]

Picture: Inside the Thurn und Taxis residence, 1793

links:

Thurn und Taxis

Johann Gottlieb Graun - score

Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

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Thursday, 7 August 2025

Josquin in Europe - Gesualdo Six

Josquin in Europe

Gesualdo Six

DIR.: OWAIN PARK

recorded: August 7, 2021, Basilica Corpus Christi, Cracow

[Festival Musica Divina 2021]

flac (original bitrate: 320 AAC)

source: Dwójka (Warsaw) (stream)

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JOSQUIN DESPREZ (1450/55-1521)

(01) Praeter rerum seriem a 6 [06'31"]

Heinrich ISAAC (1450/55-1517)

(02) Esto mihi a 4 [03'22"]

anon

(03) Pulcherrima rosa [02'19"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

(04) Ave Maria ... virgo serena a 4 [05'40"]

Piotr Z GRUDZIĄDZA (1392-1480)

(05) Presulem ephebeatum a 4 [03'17"]

John PLUMMER (c1410?-c1484)

(06) Tota pulcra es a 3 [04'11"]

Wacław Z SZAMOTUŁ (c1524-1560?)

(07) In te Domine speravi a 4 [02'41"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

(08) Illibata Dei Virgo nutrix/La mi la a 5 [04'12"]

Antoine BRUMEL (c1460-1512/13?)

(09) Mater patris et filia a 3 [02'45"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ, arr Krzysztof BOREK (?-c1570)

Missa Mater Matris a 4:

(10) Kyrie [03'32"]

(11) Gloria [04'28"]

Heinrich FINCK (1444/45-1527)

(12) Veni Sancte Spiritus a 5 [02'14"]

John DUNSTAPLE (c1390-1453)

(13) Veni Sancte Spiritus a 3 [05'05"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ, arr Krzysztof BOREK

Missa Mater Matris a 4:

(14) Agnus Dei [02'53"]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ

(15) O virgo prudentissima a 6 [06'38"]

[encore]

Thomas TALLIS (c1505-1585)

(16) O nata lux de lumine a 5 [02'31"]

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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Haydn: Divertimenti & symphonies - Camerata Augustina

Franz Joseph HAYDN

(1732 - 1809)

Divertimenti & symphonies

Camerata Augustina

DIR.: MICHAEL SCHMIDT-CASDORFF

recorded: August 20, 2024, Schloss Augustusburg, Brühl

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne) (stream)

Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, transverse flute

Philipp Marenholz, oboe

Alexander Janiczek, violin

Mónica Waisman, violin

Corina Golomoz, viola

Markus Möllenbeck, cello

Kinnon Church, double bass

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Divertimento in G (H II,1) [21'50"]

(01) allegro [03'37"]

(02) andante moderato [06'49"]

(03) menuet - trio [02'04"]

(04) La Fantasy. moderato [09'20"]

Symphony in D 'London' (H I,104)

(arr Johann Peter SALOMON, 1745-1815) [28'34"]

(05) adagio - allegro [08'56"]

(06) andante [07'58"]

(07) menuetto. allegro - trio [04'15']

(08) finale. spirituoso [07'25"]

Divertimento in C 'Mann und Weib' / 'Der Geburtstag' (H II,11) [20'26"]

(09) presto [02'29"]

(10) andante 'Mann und Weib' [04'40"]

(11) menuet - trio [02'43"]

(12) tema con variazioni 'Der Geburtstag' [10'34"]

Symphony in G 'Surprise' (H I,94)

(arr Johann Peter SALOMON) [24'44"]

(13) cantabile - vivace assai [09'13"]

(14) andante [06'47"]

(15) menuetto - trio [04'12"]

(16) finale. allegro molto [04'32"]

Picture: Haydn & Salomon

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Sunday, 3 August 2025

Du Mont: Sacred works - László Gesztesi-Tóth

Henry DU MONT

(c1610 - 1684)

Sacred works

Nóra Ducza, soprano

Eszter Balogh, contralto

Barnabás Hegyi, alto

Péter Mészáros, tenor

Lóránt Najbauer, baritone

László Jekl, bass

Capella Du Mont Chamber Choir

Savaria Baroque Orchestra

DIR.: LÁSZLÓ GESZTESI-TÓTH

recorded: June 6, 2025, University Church, Budapest

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: Bartók Rádio (Budapest) (stream)

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(01) Memorare [07'35"]

(02) O gloriosa Domina [04'54"]

(03) Allemanda gravis [03'09"]

(04) Cantemus Domino [12'50"]

(05) O Domine Deus [05'00"]

(06) Benedic anima mea [13'33"]

(07) Congratulamini [03'40"]

(08) Pavana [03'38"]

(09) Magnificat [13'01"]

Picture: assumed portrait of Henry du Mont

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Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco

Friday, 1 August 2025

Venetian Mirrors - Académie d'Ambronay (Amandine Beyer)

Venetian Mirrors

Académie d'Ambronay

DIR.: AMANDINE BEYER, violin

rec: July 11, 2025, Église du Sacré Coeur, Libramont (B)

[Juillet Musical de Saint-Hubert 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels) (stream)

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Evaristo Felice DALL'ABACO (1675-1742)

(01) Concerto a più istrumenti in D, op. 6,12 [06'38"]

Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)

(02) Concerto for bassoon, strings and bc in B flat (RV 503) [10'45"]

[Jorge Vela-Hurtado Sánchez]

Tomaso ALBINONI (1671-1750/51)

(03) Sinfonia à 5 in g, op. 2,1 [07'40"]

Johann Adolf HASSE (1699-1783)

(04) Sinfonia à 4 in g minor, op. 5,6 [06'33"]

Antonio VIVALDI

(05) Concerto for 2 cellos, strings and bc in g minor (RV 531) [09'24"]

[Nikita Ruzhavinskii, Moeko Aiba]

Evaristo Felice DALL'ABACO

(06) Concerto a più istrumenti in D, op. 5,6 [09'13"]

Antonio VIVALDI

(07) Concerto for violin, strings a due cori and bc in C

'Per la Santissima Assontione di Maria Vergine' (RV 581) [13'24"]

[Amandine Beyer]

[encore]

Antonio VIVALDI

Concerto for violin, strings and bc in B flat (RV 372a):

(08) andante [04'34"]

links:

Tomaso Albinoni

L'Académie d'Ambronay

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