Various composers – 'Gloria Dresdensis' Treasures of the Dresden Court Chapel

Giuseppe Brescianello (circa 1690-1758):
Sinfonia in D major
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755):
Sonata in C minor
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783):
Sinfonia in D major zu 'Demofoonte'
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Ouvertürensuite in F major
Antonio Caldara (circa 1670-1736):
Sinfonia in C major
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775):
Sinfonia in Amajor zu 'Memet'
Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759):
Ouvertüre in D major zu 'Occasional Oratorio'

Dresdner Barockorchester [on period instruments]

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Fasch, Haydn, Kohaut, Hagen – Concertos for Lute – Hopkinson Smith

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in D minor for Lute, 2 Violins, Viola and B.C.
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Cassation in C major for Lute, Violin and Cello
Karl Kohaut (1726-1784):
Concerto in F major, for Lute, 2 Violins and Cello
Bernhard Joachim Hagen (c.1720-1787):
Concerto in A minor for Lute, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello

Hopkinson Smith - lute
Chiara Banchini - violin
David Plantier - violin
David Courvoisier - viola
Roel Dieltiens - violoncello piccolo

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The Art of the Baroque Trumpet (Vol.1) - Telemann, Molter, Fasch, L.Mozart, Torelli

remembering Johann Melchior Molter on his birthday

(10 February 1696 – 12 January 1765)

The Art of the Baroque Trumpet (Vol.1)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Trumpet Concerto No.1 in D major
Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765):
Trumpet Concerto No.1 in D major
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Trumpet Concerto in D major
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787):
Trumpet Concerto in D major
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709):
Trumpet Sonata in D major
Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
Trumpet Sonata in D major
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Mr. Handel's Celebrated Water Piece (Suite in D major)

Niklas Eklund - baroque trumpet
The Drottningholm Baroque Orchestra [on period instruments]
Nils-Erik Sparf - conductor

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Fasch, Vivaldi, Krebs – Guitar Concertos – Jozef Zsapka

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra in D minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra in D major
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780):
Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra in G major
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for Flute, Guitar and String Orchestra in G major

Jozef Zsapka - guitar
Dagmar Zsapovká-Sebestová - flute
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
Bohdan Warchal - conductor

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Paganelli, Telemann, Fasch, Graupner, Hoffmeister – Chalumeau Baroque – Jean-Claudee Veilhan

Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli (1710-1764):
Concerto in B flat major for Soprano Chalumeau and Strings
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Concerto [da camera] in F major for Violin, 2 Chalumeaux & B.C.
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in B flat major for Soprano Chalumeau and Orchestra
Johann Christoph Graupner (1683-1760):
Concerto in F major for 2 Chalumeaux and Strings
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812):
Concerto in F major fpr Soprano Chalumeau and Orchestra

Jean-Claude Veilhan - chalumeau
Eric Lorho - chalumeau
Ensemble Mensa Sonora [on period instruments]
Jean Maillet - conductor

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Fasch – Cantatas, Overture, Concerto – Shalev Ad-El

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Overture in D minor FWV K:d3
"Jauchzet dem Herrn" FWV D:J1
Laetatus sum FWV I:L1
Concerto in B flat major FWV L:B1
"Sanftes Brausen, süsses Sausen" FWV D:S2

Klaus Mertens - baritone
Deborah York - soprano
Accademia Daniel [on period instruments]
Shalev Ad-El - conductor

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Fasch, Graupner – Concertos for Bassoon and Orchestra – Paolo Tognon

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in C major for Bassoon, Strings and B.C.
Johann Christoph Graupner (1683-1760):
Ouverture in G major for Flute, Bassoon, Stringa and B.C.
Concerto in C minor for Bassoon, Strings and B.C.
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Symphony in G major for Strings and B.C.
Johann Christoph Graupner (1683-1760):
Concerto in G major for Bassoon, Strings and B.C.

Paolo Tognon - bassoon
Capella Savaria [on period instruments]
Pál Németh - conductor

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Fasch, Giuliani, Torelli, Krebs – Guitar Concertos – VA

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto for Guitar and Strings in D minor *
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780):
Concerto for Guitar and Strings in G major *
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829):
Concerto for Guitar and Strings in A major, op.30 +
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709):
Concerto for Guitar, Violin and Orchestra in A major +

Konrad Ragossnig - guitar *
Karl Scheit - guitar +
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester *
Chamber Orchestra of the Vienna Festspiele +
Paul Angerer - conductor *
Wilfried Boettcher - conductor +

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Various Composers - Musici da Camera from Eighteenth-Century Prague – VA

Musici da Camera from the Eighteen-Century Prague

CD 1:
Antonín Reichenauer (c.1694-1730):
Quartet in G minor, for Violin, Cello, Bassoon and B.C.
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Quartet in D major for Flute, Violin, Bassoon and B.C.
František Jiránek (1698-1778):
Trio Sonata in B flat major for Two Violins and B.C.
Christian Gottlieb Postel (c.1697-1730):
Trio Sonata in A major for Two Violins and B.C.
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in C major for Flute, Violin, Bassoon and B.C.
Johann Georg Orschler (1698-1767/70):
Trio in F minor for Two Violins and B.C.

CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Trio in G minor for Violin, Luthe and B.C.
Antonín Reichenauer (c.1694-1730):
Trio Sonata in B major for Violn, Cello and B.C.
František Ignác Antonín Tůma (1704-1774):
Partita in C major for Flute and B.C.
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736):
Sonata in A major for Violin and B.C.
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in D major for Two Flutes, Strings and B.C.

Sergio Azzolini - bassoon
Lenka Torgersen - violin
Helena Zemanová - violin
Jana Semerádová - flute & direction
Collegium Marianum [on period instruments]

[other volumes of the 'Music from Eightenn-Century Prague set]

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Various Composers - Concertos for Corno da caccia - Güttler

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745):
Capriccio for 2 Corni da caccia, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and B.C. No.5 in G major
Johann Valentin Rathgeber (1682-1750):
Concerto for Corno da caccia, Strings and B.C. in C major op.6 n.19
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for 2 Corni da caccia, Strings and B.C. in F major RV 539
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto for 2 Corni da caccia, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and B.C. in D major
Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750-1812):
Concerto for Corno da caccia and Orchestra in D major

Ludwig Güttler - corno da caccia
Virtuosi Saxoniae

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Fasch, Schickhardt, Scheibe, etc. - The Virtuoso Recorder - Michael Schneider

The Virtuoso Recorder - Concertos from the German Baroque

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in F major for Recorder, Strings and B.C.
Johann Christian Schikhardt (1688-1758):
Concerto in G minor for Recorder, 2 Oboes, Basson, Strings and B.C.
Johann Adolf Scheibe (1704-1758):
Concerto in B flat major for Recorder, 2 Violins and B.C.
Johann Christian Schultze (c.1680-1740):
Concerto in G major for Recorder, Strings and B.C.
Christoph Graupner (1683-1740):
Concerto in F major for Recorder, Strings and B.C.
Mattheus Nikolaus Stulick (c.1700-1740):
Concerto in C major for Recorder, Bassoon, Strings and B.C.

Michael Schneider - recorder & direction
Capella Academica Frankfurt [on period instruments]

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Oboe Concerti at the Dresden Court - Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755):
Sinfonia in B flat for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings and basso continuo
(anonymus):
Concerto in E flat major for oboe, strings and basso continuo
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755) [?]:
Concerto in G minor for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Overture in G major for 2 oboes, strings and basso continuo
Giuseppe Valentini (1681-1753):
Concerto in D major for oboe, violin, strings and basso continuo
(anonymus):
Concerto in F major for oboe, strings and basso continuo
Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729):
Concerto in C minor for oboe, violin, strings and basso continuo

Xenia Löffler - oboe
Michael Bosch - oboe
Daniel Deuter - violin
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle [on period instruments]

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Fasch - Concertos for various instruments - Il Gardellino

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in D major for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, basson, solo violin, strings and B.C.
Concerto in B minor for flute, oboe, strings and B.C.
Concerto in G major for 2 oboes da silva, 2 violas, 2 bassoons and B.C.
Concerto in D major for 2 flutes, strings and B.C.
Concerto in C minor for bassoon solo, 2 oboes, strings and B.C.
Concerto in D major for trumpet solo, 2 oboes, strings and B.C.

Il Gardellino [on period instruments]

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Fasch - Concertos & Ouverture - Gubert

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto for 2 Oboes in G major
Concerto for Oboe and Flute in B minor
Concerto for Oboe in A minor
Concerto for 2 Oboes in B flat major
Ouverture (Suite) in G major

Giuseppe Nalin - oboe
Marco Cera - oboe
Ermanno Giacomel - transverse flute
Accademia Bach Baroque Orchestra [on period instruments]
Carlos Gubert - conductor

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Pisendel - Violin Concertos from Dresden - Johannes Pramsohler

"When on 27 July 1733 Johann Sebastian Bach sent a Kyrie and Gloria (of what was later to be the B minor Mass) along with an accompanying dedicatory letter to Prince-Elector August II in Dresden, he entertained hopes, unfortunately in vain, of an appointment at the Saxon court. (...) The first major instrumental solo in the Mass, the Laudamus te with its violin part that spirals up to dizzying heights, was undoubtely written with the concertmaster Johann Georg Pisendel in mind. Pisendel (...) took over the position of concertmaster from Jean-Baptiste Volumier in 1728, and was highly esteemed by his collegues and superiors. (...) conscientiousness, discipline, accuracy, and boundless assiduity enable him to work tirelessly on the quality of the orchestra. Moreover, he contributed to making the Dresden music archives into one of the most extensive in Europe. As a composer, however, his oeuvre was rather modest. The Violin Concerto in G major recorded here for the first time is splendid proof of Pisendel's violinistic skills and an excellent example of the typical Dresden sound. (...)"
[Johannes Pramsohler in the booklet]

Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758):
Concerto in D major for Violin, Flutes, Oboes, Strings and Basso continuo, FWV L:D8
Johann David Heinichen (1683-1792):
Concerto in A minor for Violin, Strings and Basso continuo
Georg Friederich Haendel (1685-1759:
Sonata for orchestra in F major HWV 392 (arr. Pisendel)
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Concerto in B flat major for Violi, Strings and Basso continuo (Pisendel Konzert)
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755):
Concerto in G major for Violin, Horns, Oboes, Bassoon, Strings and Basso continuo

Johannes Pramsohler - violin and direction
International Baroque Players [on period instruments]

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Rorate Coeli - Music for Advent and Christmas in Baroque Prague - Semeredová

"(...) At the time of Baroque, more present than today was the accent on Kenosis and Christ's mother, stemming from the ancient Roman tradition (at the time the entire Advent has a markedly Marian nature). In the Czech lands there was the tradition of Advent matin songs accompanying morning votive masses in honour of the Virgin Mary, and often sung in the national language. The introductory verse of the Introit of this mass reads "rorate coeli desuper" - "drop down dew, ye heavens from above". That is also the title of this recording in whose first part compositions focused on the Virgin Mary prevail. The perceptive listener will certainly not fail to hear the arrival of Christmas in the programme.(...)"
[Václav Kapsa in the booklet]

works by:
Václav Karel Holan Rovenský (1644-1718) 
Antonín Reichenauer (ca. 1694-1730) 
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) 
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688–1758) 
Antonio Caldara (c. 1670-1736) 

Collegium Marianum [on period instruments]
Jana Semerádová - direction 

[other volumes of the 'Music from Eightenn-Century Prague set]

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Portrait of Wynton Marsalis

Johann Hummel: Concerto for trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major *
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: "The Flight of the Bumblebee" +
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in C major #
Jules Levy: Grand Russia Fantasia +
Herman Bellstedt: Napoli - Variations on a Neapolitan Song +
Johann Pachelbel: Canon for 3 Trumpets and Strings #
Johann Fasch: Concerto for Trumpet, 2 Oboes, and Strings in D major #
(traditional spiritual): "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" +
André Jolivet: Concerto No.2 for Trumpet §

Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
National Philharmonic Orchestra * §
Eastman Wind Ensemble +
English Chamber Orchestra #
Raymond Leppard - conductor * #
Donald Hunsberger +
Esa-Pekka Salonen §

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Baroque & Classical Bassoon - László Hara

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758): Concerto in C major *
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Sonata in A minor +
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755): Trio Sonata in E minor +
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1633-1712): Trio in F major +
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801): Quartet in F major *
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto in B flat major for Bassoon and Orchestra K.191 #

László Hara - bassoon
Tátrai Quartet *
Hungarian Baroque Trio +
Hungarian State Orchestra #
János Ferencsik - conductor #

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L.Mozart, Mouret, Fasch - Horn Concertante - Baumann

Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Jagd-Symphonie (Sinfonia da caccia) *
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738): Suites de Symphonies: Seconde Suite +
Johann Friederich Fasch (1688-1758): Concerto in D major "Die Jagd" *
Leopold Mozart (1719-1787): Concerto in E flat major for two horns #

Hermann Baumann - horn * #
Radovan Vlatković - horn * #
Timothy Brown - horn *
Nicholas Hill - horn *
Les Trompes de France +
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Iona Brown - violin and direction

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