This Week’s Links
Lisa Batiashvili – violin & Francois Leleux – oboe
Jeanne Lamon – violin/conductor & Christina Mahler – cello
Valentine’s Day – history & traditions
Richard Stone – lute & Gwyn Roberts – flute
Rachel Podger – violin (Suzanne’s interview)
Awadagin Pratt – piano (Suzanne’s interview)
Ofra Harnoy – cello & Mike Herriott – trumpet
First Hour
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Royal Fireworks: La Paix & Menuet I, Montreal Baroque, Matthias Maute, ATMA, 2367, MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concerto in c BWV1060, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Lisa Batiashvili – violin, Francois Leleux – oboe, Deutsche Grammophon, 4792479, BACH
Francois Couperin (1668-1733), The Nightingale in Love & Mysterious Barricades, Schmidt Verdery Duo, Benjamin Verdery – guitar, Rie Schmidt – flute, Newport Classics, 60010, REVERIE: FRENCH MUSIC FOR FLUTE
Leonardo Leo (1694-1744), Concerto #6 in d for Cello, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Christina Mahler – cello, Analekta, AN2 9815, CONCERTI VIRTUOSI
Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750), Concerto for lute & flute in F SC9, Tempesta di Mare (Sea Tempest), Richard Stone – lute, Gwyn Roberts – flute, Chandos, CHAN0707, SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS LUTE CONCERTI (PREMIERE RECORDINGS)
John Dowland (1563-1626), Come Again! Sweet Love Doth Now Invite, Lassus Vocal Ensemble, Akos Erdos, Hungaroton, 31477, JACOB VAN EYCK THE NIGHTINGALE A FULEMULE
Second Hour
Sebastian Duron (1660-1716), Vuelo de amor (Flight of Love), La Grande Chapelle, Lauda, LAU003, EL VUELO DE ICARO
Francesco Mancini (1672-1737), Sonata #6 in d AMOROSO, Musica Pacifica, Dorian, 93209, CONCERTI DA CAMERA
Bernardo Pisano (1490-1548), Or vedi, Amor (Now you see, love), Hilliard Ensemble, ECM New Series, 2346, IL COR TRISTO
Michele Mascitti (1664-1760), Psyche op.5 #12, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi – violin, Virgin Veritas, 45588, ITALIAN VIOLIN SONATAS
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto #10 in E RV271 THE LOVER (L’AMOROSO), Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger – violin, Channel Classics, 40318, VIVALDI – LE QUATTRO STAGIONI
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), La Guirlande: pantomime, air gracieux, tambourins & contredanse, Les Arts Florissants (Flourishing Arts), William Christie, Erato, 85774, RAMEAU LA GUIRLANDE ZEPHYRE
Third Hour
Anonymous, Joy to the Person of my Love, Ensemble Galilei, Telarc, 80556, COME, GENTLE NIGHT: MUSIC OF SHAKESPEARE’S WORLD
Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Dido & Aeneas: suite including When I am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rene Jacobs, Lynne Dawson – soprano, Harmonia Mundi, 901683, PURCELL: DIDO & AENEAS / JACOBS,DAWSON,FINLEY, ET AL
Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752), Overture to Venus and Adonis in F, The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Ramee, RAM1109, JOHANN CHRISTOPH PEPUSCH CONCERTOS AND OVERTURES FOR LONDON
John Blow (1649-1708), Venus & Adonis: suite, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rene Jacobs, Harmonia Mundi, 901684, VENUS & ADONIS
Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768), Sonata in a Op.1 #1, Bach-Mozart Ensemble Tokyo, Masahiro Arita – director, Masahiro Arita – flute, Chiyoko Arita -, Denon, 18013, ITALIAN BAROQUE FLUTE MUSIC
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Orchestral Suite #3 in D BWV1068: air (air on the G string), Ofra Harnoy – cello, Mike Herriott – trumpet, Analekta, AN2 8907, BACK TO BACH
Fourth Hour
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Sonata in c K.303, Vladimir Horowitz – piano, Sony, 48093, DISCOVERED TREASURES
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Pur ti Miro “I behold You …”, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Michael Stern, Joshua Bell – violin, Sony, 87894, JOSHUA BELL ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Theodora: Overture, For Ever Thus Stands, & Oh Love Divine (fin chor), Concentus Musicus Vienna & Arnold Schoenberg Chorus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Teldec, 46447, THEODORA
Johann Sebastian Bach/A. Pratt, Passacaglia & Fugue in c BWV582, Awadagin Pratt – piano, EMI, 56836, AWADAGIN PRATT TRANSFORMATIONS
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Semele, Act II: “Where’er You Walk”, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henry Lewis, Leontyne Price – soprano, RCA, LEONTYNE PRICE – PRIMA DONNA VOL.5 GREAT SOPRANO ARIAS FROM HANDEL TO BRITTEN
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Concerto in A RV82 (fr Trio Sonata), Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Howard Griffiths, Sharon Isbin – guitar, Warner, 45312, SHARON ISBIN PLAYS BAROQUE FAVORITES FOR GUITAR
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Mass in b: Gloria, et in terra pax, Bach Choir of Bethlehem & Bach Festival Orchestra, Greg Funfgeld, Dorian, 90253, J.S. BACH: MASS IN B MINOR
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