This Week’s Links

Daylight Saving Time Begins – March 8, 2026

International Women’s Day – March 8

Jeannette Sorrell – harpsichord, conductor (Suzanne’s Interview)

Sharon Isbin – guitar (Suzanne’s interview)

Iona Brown – violin, conductor

JoAnn Falletta – conductor

Monica Huggett – violin, conductor

Michi Gaigg – violin, conductor

Simone Dinnerstein – piano, conductor

First Hour

Mademoiselle (Louise?) Duval (1718-after 1775), Les Génies (ballet): sarabande & air, Bay Area Women’s Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, Newport Classics, 60102, BAROQUEN TREASURES

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Organ Concerto #6 in Bb HWV294 op.4, Sonnerie, Monica Huggett – dir & violin, Matthew Halls – organ, AVIE, 2055, HANDEL SIX ORGAN CONCERTOS OP.4

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F BWV1046, Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland Baroque Orchestra), Jeannette Sorrell, AVIE, 2207, BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS, HARPSICHORD & VIOLIN CONCERTOS

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Concerto in Eb for 2 horns & strings, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown, Hermann Baumann – horn 1, Timothy Brown – horn 2 (Iona’s brother), Philips, 412226, TELEMANN HORN CONCERTOS

Second Hour

John Dowland, Third Book of Songes: II.Time Stands Still, Ensemble Amarcord, Daniel Hope – violin, Deutsche Gramophon, HOPE

Marin Marais (1656-1728), Bells of St. Genevieve, Boston Museum Trio, Centaur, 2129, MARIN MARAIS: LA GAMME ET AUTRES MOURCEAUX DE SYMPHONIE

Francois Couperin (1668-1733), Book 1:4th Ordre:Le Reveil-matin (alarm clock), Mariko Terashi – piano, Athene, 23207, MARIKO TERASHI – SEIXAS – COUPERIN – RAMEAU

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Timbourin (The Drum), Mariko Terashi – piano, Athene, 23207, MARIKO TERASHI – SEIXAS – COUPERIN – RAMEAU

Jacques Aubert (1689-1753), Carillon Concerto in e op.26 #4, Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage, Chandos, 0577, LE CARILLON

William Byrd (1540-1623), The Bells MB 38, Daniel-Ben Pienaar – piano, AVIE, AV2574, BYRD PAVANS & GALLIARDS VARIATIONS & GROUNDS

Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), Concerto in Bb D117 for violin, La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler – violin & director, Adrian Chandler – violin, AVIE, 2154, RISE OF THE NORTHERN ITALIAN VIOLIN CONCERTO 1690-1740 VOL.3 GOLDEN AGE

Third Hour

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c.1677), Hymnus: Ave maris stella (Hail, star of the sea), Magnificat, Warren Stewart, Hanneke van Proosdij – organ, Musica Omni,, 103, CHIARA MARGARITA COZZOLANI VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Daphnis & Egle Suite, Capella Savaria Baroque Orchestra, Mary Terey-Smith, Naxos, 553746, RAMEAU ORCHESTRAL SUITES

Camilla de Rossi (fl. 1707–1710), The Sacrifice of Abraham, Bay Area Women’s Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, Newport Classics, 60102, BAROQUEN TREASURES

Anna Bon di Venezia (1740-after 1767), (Harpsichord) Sonata in b Op. 2 No. 5, Sarah Cahill – piano, First Hand, FHR131, THE FUTURE IS FEMALE VOLUME 1

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concerto in a BWV1041/in g BWV1058, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Howard Griffiths, Sharon Isbin – guitar, Warner, 45312, SHARON ISBIN PLAYS BAROQUE FAVORITES FOR GUITAR

Fourth Hour

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cantata BWV171 “Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm” – Aria “Jesus soll mein erstes Wort, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, John Nelson, Kathleen Battle – soprano, Itzhak Perlman – violin, Deutsche Grammophon, 429737, THE BACH ALBUM

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Zaïs, RCT 60: Ouverture, gavottes, menuets, & Act II: Air I. Mouvement de chaconne, L’Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, Michi Gaigg, Crystal Classics, RAMEAU: ZAIS & HIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), L’ORFEO (Orpheus): Suite, Les Sacqueboutiers, Le Concert D’Astree, European Voices, Emmanuelle Haim, Virgin Veritas, 545642, MONTEVERDI L’ORFEO

Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704), Ad arma, o spiritus (To arms, O Spirit), Les Kapsber’girls, Alpha Classics, ALPHA1098, VOX FEMINAE

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Keyboard Concerto #2 BWV1053, Baroklyn, Simone Dinnerstein – piano, Supertrain, STR075, COMPLICITE

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