Various composers – 'Mozart and his predecessors' – Brigitte Haudebourg

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Sonata Op. 17 No..4 in G major
Leontzi Honaüer (1737-1790?):
Sonata No. 1 in G major
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Sonata W 65/29 in E major
Johann Schobert (1735-1767):
Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in F major
Johann Gottfried Eckard (1735-1809):
Sonata Op 1 No. 4 in A major
Sonata Op.1 No. 5 in C major
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Sonata Hob. XVI/23 in F major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Fantasia KV 385g (397) in D minor

Brigitte Haudebourg - hapsichord [after Taskin, 18th cent.], fortepiano [after C.Graf, 1823]

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'In the Name of Bach' – Florilegium

Georg Christoph Bach (1642-1697):
Geburtstagskantate - 'Siehe, wie fein und lieblich ist es'
Johann Ernst Bach (1722-1777):
Sonata in F Major for violin and harpsichord
Wilhelm Friedmann Bach (1710-1784):
Adagio and Fugue in d minor, Falck 65
Johann Ernst Bach (1722-1777):
'Songs from Sammlung auserlesener Fabeln, I'
Wilhelm Friedmann Bach (1710-1784):
Duetto for two flutes in E minor
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Quartetto in G Major
Johann Bernhard Bach (1767-1749):
from Overture in D Major

Catherine Bott - soprano
Florilegium [on period instruments]

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Haydn, J.C.Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin – Keyboard Works – Susanne von Laun

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Adagio in F major, Hob. XVII/9
Keyboard Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI/G1
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Keyboard Sonata in G major, op.5,3
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Adagio in G major, Hob. XV/22,2
Allegretto in G major, Hob. III/41,4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Rondo in D major, K.485
Adagio in C major, K.356
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
8 Valses sentimentales D 779
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Nocturne in C minor, BI 108
Mazurka in B flat major op.7 no.1
Mazurka in A minor op.7 no.2
Mazurka in F minor op.7 no.3
Mazurka in G major op.7 no.5
Nocturne in C sharp minor, BI 49

Susanne von Laun - keyboard [fortepiano, Könnicke, 1795; square piano, Baumann, 1777; fortepiano Schiedmayer, 1801; Müller, 1820; grandpiano, Broadway & Sons, 1841]

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.21/29) – Vivaldi, Telemann, J.S.Bach, C.P.E.Bach, J.C.F.Bach, Schobert – Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD21/29) - 'A tre' the Baroque Trio Sonata:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Sonata in C minor RV 53 *
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Sonata in A minor TWV 41:a3 *
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sonata 'Sopr'il Soggetto Reale' from the Musical Offering BWV 1079 +
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Sonata in F major Wq.154 #
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795):
Sonata in A major F.VII/2 #
Johann Schobert (1740?-1767):
Sonata in F major op.XVI no.4 §

Paul Goodwin - oboe *
Nigel North - archilute *
Susan Sheppard - cello *
John Toll - harpsichord *
Janet See - flute +
John Holloway - violin +
Jaap ter Linden - cello +
Davitt Moroney - harpsichord +
London Baroque #
Chiara Banchini - violin §
Véronique Méjean - violin §
Philipp Bosbach - cello §
Luciano Sgrizzi - fortepiano §

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.9/29) – Sammartini, W.F.Bach, C.P.E.Bach, J.C.Bach, Boccherini – Symphonies

Music of the Enlightenment (CD9/29) - From "Sinfonia" to "Sinfonie":

Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775):
Sinfonia in D major *
Sinfonia in G major *
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784):
Sinfonie in F major +
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Orchester-Sinfonie no.1 Wq.183/1 #
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Symphony in G minor, op.6 no.6 +
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Symphony in D minor "La casa del Diavolo", op.12 no.4 *

Ensemble 415 [on period instruments] *
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [on period instruments] +
The English Concert [on period instruments] #
Chiara Banchini - conductor *
Stephan Mai - conductor +
Andrew Manze - conductor #

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.6/29) – Tartini, Monn, C.P.E.Bach, J.C.Bach – Concertos

Music of the Enlightenment (CD6/29) - Concerto: The conquest of Europe:

Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770):
Concerto grosso no.5 in C major *
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra "à Lunardo Venier" +
Georg Matthias Monn (1717-1750):
Concerto for Cello, Harpsichord and String Orchestra in G minor #
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in G major Wq.43 §
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 Violins & Cello in E flat major, op.7 no.5 ∆

Enrico Gatti - violin +
Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello  #
Andreas Staier - harpsichord §
Lars-Ulrick Mortensen - harpsichord ∆
Ingrid Seifert - violin ∆
Richard Gwilt - violin ∆
Charles Medlam ∆
Ensemble 415  [on period instruments] * +
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments] # §
London Baroque [on period instruments] ∆
Chiara Banchini - conductor * +
Petra Müllejans - conductor # §

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J.C.Bach, Abel, Binder – Works for Cello and Piano – Philippe Foulon

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795):
Cello Sonata in D major
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787):
Cello Sonata no.2
Cello Sonata no.1
Christlieb Siegmund Binder (1723-1789):
Cello Sonata in D major

Philippe Foulon - violoncello 'all'inglese' (violoncelle d'amour)
Brigitte Haudebourg - fortepiano

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Various Composers – 'Organ Concertos of the Classical Era' – Franz Haselböck

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for Organ,2 Horns & Strings in C Major HV XVIII/5
Gregor Joseph Werner (1695-1766):
Pastorella for concertante organ & strings in D major
Johann Georg Zechner (1716-1778):
Concerto for organ & strings in F major:
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Concert Rondo for organ & strings in F major Op.XVII/3
Marianus Koenigsperger (1708-1769):
Pastorella for concertante organ & strings in F major Op.XVIII/8
Joseph Anton Auffmann (1720?-1778):
Concerto for organ,2 horns & strings in E flat major Op. I/1

Franz Haselböck - organ
Capella Academia Vienna [on period instruments]
Eduard Melkus - conductor

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'Musical Humour with the Bach Family' – Hermann Max

Johann Nicolaus Bach (1669-1753):
Der Jenaischer Wein- und Bierrufer
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759-1845):
Das Gesetzbuch
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Der Weise auf dem Lande
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759-1845):
Duetto Comico - Der Dichter und der Komponist
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Mezendore
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759-1845):
Der Pfad des Lebens
Der Vorsatz
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703):
Meine Freudin, du bist schön

Markus Schäfer - tenor
Veronika Winter - soprano
Ekkehard Abele - bass-baritone
Beat Duddeck - tenor
Dieter Wagner - tenor
Ludger Rémy - harpsichord and fortepiano
Rheinische Kantorei
Das Kleine Konzert [on period instruments]
Hermann Max - conductor

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Various Composers – Chamber Music for Piccolo Trumpet – Joachim Schäfer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G minor
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Sonata in E flat major
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Sonata in F major
Maurice André (1933-2012):
Caprice im Stile Barock
François Campion (1686-1719):
Suite facile
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Sonata No.1 in C minor, op.1,8
Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1688-1717):
Sonata in G minor

Joachim Schäfer - trumpet
Gesine Kalbhenn - violin
Bernhard Hendricht - cello
Martin Strohäcker - harpsichord, organ

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The Sons of Bach IV – Johann Christian Bach – Freiburger Barockorchester

The Sons of Bach (Vol.4)

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Overture "Il tutore e la pupilla" Warb G 24
Sinfonia Concertante in D major, Warb C 35
Sinfonia in G major op.6 no.1, Warb C 7
Concerto per il Flauto traverso in D major, Warb 79
Sinfonia in F major op.8 no.4, Warb C 14

Karl Kaiser - flute
Anne Katharina Schreiber - violin
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
Gottfried von der Goltz - violin and direction

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The Sons of Bach III – Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach – Freiburger Barockorchester

The Sons of Bach (Vol.3)

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795):
Sinfonia à 8 in G major
"Concerto grosso" in E flat major
Sinfonia à 10 in B major

Christine Schornsheim - pianoforte
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
Gottfried von der Goltz - violin and direction

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J.C.Bach – Sinfonias (Vol.4) – Hanspeter Gmür

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - the Symphonies (Vol.4):
Sinfonia in E flat major, op.18 no.1
Sinfonia in B flat major, op.18 no.2 (Overture to Lucio Silla)
Sinfonia in D major, op.18 no.3 for double orchestra (Overture to Endimione)
Sinfonia in D major, op.18 no.4
Sinfonia in E major, op.18 no.5 for double orchestra
Sinfonia in D major, op.18 no.6

Failoni Orchestra
Hanspeter Gmür - conductor

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J.C.Bach – Sinfonias (Vol.3) – Hanspeter Gmür

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - the Symphonies (Vol.3):
Sinfonia in B flat major, op.9 no.1
Sinfonia in E flat major, op.9 no.2
Sinfonia in B flat major, op.9 no.3
Sinfonia concertante in A major, T.284/4
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, T.284/6

Camerata Budapest
Hanspeter Gmür - conductor

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J.C.Bach – Sinfonias (Vol.2) – Hanspeter Gmür

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - the Symphonies (Vol.2):
Sinfonia in G major, op.6 no.1
Sinfonia in D major, op.6 no.2
Sinfonia in E flat major, op.6 no.3
Sinfonia in B flat major, op.6 no.4
Sinfonia in E flat major, op.6 no.5
Sinfonia in G minor, op.6 no.6

Camerata Budapest
Hanspeter Gmür - conductor

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J.C.Bach – Sinfonias (Vol.1) – Hanspeter Gmür

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - the Symphonies (Vol.1):
Sinfonia in D major, op.3 no.1
Sinfonia in C major, op.3 no.2
Sinfonia in E flat major, op.3 no.3
Sinfonia in B flat major, op.3 no.4
Sinfonia in F major, op.3 no.5
Sinfonia in G major, op.3 no.6

Camerata Budapest
Hanspeter Gmür - conductor

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Various Composers – 18th-century Overtures – Raymond Leppard

Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782):
Catone in Utica - Opera: Overture
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764):
Les Paladins, comédie lyrique: Overture
Zaïs, pastorale-héroïque: Overture
Pygmalion, acte de ballet: Overture
William Boyce (1711–1779):
Here all thy active fires diffuse, ode: Overture
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725):
Il giardino di rose: La SS Vergine del Rosario, oratorio: Overture
Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801):
I Tre Amanti, opera: Overture
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736):
L'olimpiade, opera: Overture
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Il Pastor Fido, opera, HWV 8a: Overture
André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741–1813):
Le Jugement de Midas, opera: Overture
Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747):
Polifemo, opera: Overture
Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini (1730–1786):
Oedipe a Colonne, opera: Overture
Étienne Nicolas Méhul (1763–1817):
Le Jeune Henri, opera: Overture

New Philharmonia Orchestra
Raymond Leppard - conductor

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Johann Christian Bach – Woodwind Concertos (Vol.2) – Halstead

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Woodwind Concertos (Vol.2):
Oboe Concerto No.2 in F major
Flute Concerto in G major
Bassoon Concerto in B flat major

Anthony Robson - oboe
Rachel Brown - flute
Jeremy Ward - bassoon
The Hanover Band [on period instruments]
Anthony Halstead - conductor

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Johann Christian Bach – Woodwind Concertos (Vol.1) – Halstead

Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Woodwind Concertos (Vol.1):
Oboe Concerto No.1 in F major
Flute Concerto in D major
Bassoon Concerto in E flat major

Anthony Robson - oboe
Rachel Brown - flute
Jeremy Ward - bassoon
The Hanover Band [on period instruments]
Anthony Halstead - conductor

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Various Composers – Masters of the Mozart Era – Various Artists

on the anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death

(27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)

CD 1:
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792):
Symphony in D major "Sinfonia da chiesa"
Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801):
Piano Concerto in B flat major
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825):
Symphony in D major "La Veneziana"
Antonio Rosetti (c.1750-1792):
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799):
Symphony in C major "La Prise de la Bastille"

Christine Schornsheim - fortepiano
Andrew Joy - horn
Concerto Köln
Berliner Barock-Compagney [on period instruments]
Budapest Strings
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
Werner Erhardt - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Johannes Goritzki - conductor


CD 2:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Overture "Orfeo ed Euridice"
Ballet des Ombres heureuses
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809):
Harp Concerto in C major
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
String Quartet No.19 in D major, op.15 no.1
Giuseppe Ferlendis (1755-1802):
Oboe Concerto in F major
Johann Baptis Vanhal (1739-1813):
Symphony in G minor

Andrea Vigh - harp
Burkhard Glaetzner - oboe
Petersen Quartett
Kammerorchester "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach"
Budapest Strings
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Hartmut Haenchen - conductor
Béla Bánfalvi - conductor
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor


CD 3:
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782):
Overture "La Clemenza di Scipione"
Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816):
Piano Concerto in C major
François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829):
Symphony in B flat major
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797):
Concerto for Transverse Flute and Orchestra in G major
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801):
Orchestra Quartet in G major

Maria Luisa Tanzini - fortepiano
Martin Sandhoff - transverse flute
Cappella Coloniensis [on period instruments]
Neue Hofkapelle München
Hans-Martin Linde - conductor
Gabriele Ferro - conductor
Christoph Hammer - conductor
Ulf Björlin - conductor

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