This Week’s Links
Canada Victoria Day – May 20, 2024
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – composer
First Hour
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Suite in g: L’egiptienne & Les tricotets, Angela Hewitt – piano, Hyperion, 67597, JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU KEYBOARD SUITES PIECES DE CLAVECIN
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Cello Concerto in Bb RV423, Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Paul Robinson, Ofra Harnoy – cello, RCA, 77742, VIVALDI CELLO CONCERTOS
John Dowland (1563-1626), Come Again, Sweet Love, Canadian Brass, Steinway, 30008, CANADIAN BRASS TAKES FLIGHT
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Concerto in G for viola, National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada, Pinchas Zukerman – viola, Analekta, AN2 8783, BAROQUE TREASURY
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), Symphony #1 in G op.11: andante & allegro assai, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, THE MUSIC OF JOSEPH BOLOGNE SAINT-GEORGES: VIOLIN CONCERTOS 2
Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716), Concerto Pastorale, Les Violons du Roy (King’s Violins), Bernard Labadie, Dorian, 90180, A TREASURY OF BAROQUE CHRISTMAS CONCERTI
Second Hour
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1571-1630), Sonata XV, Il Giardino Armonico (Harmonic Garden), Teldec, 82536, VIAGGIO MUSICALE: ITALIAN MUSIC OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Francesco Saverio Geminiani (1687-1762), Sonata 4 in Eb Op.5, The Four Nations Ensemble, Loretta O’Sullivan – cello, Andrew Appel – harpsichord, Beiliang Zhu – continuo cello, Orchid Classics, 100049, GEMINIANI SONATAS FOR CELLO OP.5
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem, Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Philips, 454030, THE BEST OF HANDEL
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto in F for 3 violins RV551, English Chamber Orchestra, David Lockington, Anne Akiko Meyers – violin, Anne Akiko Meyers – violin, Anne Akiko Meyers – violin, e-one, EOM-CD-7790, THE FOUR SEASONS
Heinrich Franz Ignaz von Biber (1644-1704), Sonata in A for 8 trumpets (with orchestra), English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard, Wynton Marsalis – trumpets, – kettle drum, Sony, 42478, BAROQUE & CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR TRUMPETS
Anna Bon di Venezia (1738-1767), Keyboard Sonata in C op.2 #6, Ivana Francisci – piano, Aulia, Anna Bon
Esteban Salas (1725-1803), Vayan unas especies, villancico for 4 voices, violins & bass, Exaudi Chamber Players, Maria Felicia Perez, Jade, 91012, BAROQUE CANTATAS/SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Third Hour
Francois Chauvon (fl.1710-1740), Suite #11: courante LA DUCHE, La Samaritaine & Chaconne end rondeau LA LISTENAY, Alison Melville – recorder, Washington McClain – baroque oboe, Michael McCraw – baroque bassoon, Julia Wedman – baroque violin, Charlotte Nediger – harpsichord, Early Music, EMCCD-7773, CHAUVON LES NOUVEAUX BIJOUX
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Concerto in D FWV L:D15, Tempesta di Mare (Sea Tempest), Emlyn Ngai – violin (concertmaster), Chandos, 0751, JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH (1688-1758) ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
Signor (Luis) Detri (18th c.), Sonata for recorder & continuo in c, Ensemble Caprice, Matthias Maute, ATMA, ACD2 2344, LES SEPT SAUTS (translation: The Seven Jumps): BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE STUTTGART COURT
Manoel Dias de Oliveira (c.1735-1813), Magnificat, Musique des lumieres, Jean-Christophe Frisch, K617, 617113, NEGRO SPIRITUALS AU BRESIL BAROQUE
Caterina Assandra (1570-1610), Haec dies (This is the Day …), Claudia Nauheim – recorder, Mechthild Winter – harpsichord, Ramée, RAM0401, O DULCIS AMOR
Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818), Concerto for violin in A op.3 #3, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Stefano Montanari – baroque violin, Early Music, 7776, HIDDEN TREASURES OF ITALY
Fourth Hour
King Henry VIII (1491-1547), Consort Suite, Sirinu, Chandos, CHAN 0621, ALL GOODLY SPORTS: THE COMPLETE MUSIC OF HENRY VIII (1491-1547)
Count Ludovico Roncalli (1654-1713), Sonata #3 in b, Richard Savino – baroque guitar, Dorian Sono Luminus, 90804, SONATAS FOR BAROQUE GUITAR
Princess Natalia Ivanovna Kurakina (1768-1831), It is sad to live in boredom, Anna Bineta Diouf – mezzo soprano, Oleg Timofeyev – guitar, Profil, RUSSIAN WOMEN COMPOSERS OF THE 18TH CENTURY
King Frederick the Great (1712-1786), Flute Concerto #4 in D, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, Emily Newbold – flute, Helicon, HE1003, CHAMBER MUSIC OF FREDERICK THE GREAT
Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723-1787), Sonata #4 in D op.1, Ana Ioana Oltean – flute, Simon Bucher – piano, ARS Production, ARS38089, LADIES FIRST!
Princess Maria Antonia Walpurgis (1724-1780), Da me ti dividi (from Talestri), Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds, Raphaela Gromes – cello, Sony, 19658710712, FEMMES
Moritz, Prince of Hesse, Pavin, Nigel North – lute, Linn, 097, A VARIETIE OF LUTE LESSONS
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