'Vivaldi senza basso' – Baltic Baroque

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Suonata a 2 Violini da suonarsi anco senza il Basso, RV 77
Prima Suonata da Camera a 2 Violini anco senza Basso se piace, RV 70
Seconda Suonata da Camera a 2 Violini da Camera da suonarsi anco senza Basso, RV 71
Terza Suonata da Camera a 2 Violini da Camera da suonarsi anco senza Basso, RV 68

Baltique Baroque [on period instruments]

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Vivaldi - 'in Bohemia' – Ensemble Inegal

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Dixit Dominus, RV 595
Laudate Pueri Dominum, RV 600
Mafnificat (Czech version), RV 610b
Salve Regina, RV 617

Gabriela Eibenová - soprano
Hana Blažíková - soprano
Marta Fadljevičová - soprano
Jaroslav Březina - tenor
Tomáš Král - bass
Lester Lardenoye - counter tenor
Ensemble Inégal [on period instruments]
Prague Baroque Soloists [on period instruments]
Adam Viktora - conductor

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Various composers – 'Italian Concertos' – Concerto Köln

CD 1:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in D minor
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.3 in E flat major
Leonardo Leo (1694-1744):
Cello concerto in D minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto 'in due cori' in A major
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.1 in F minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for flute in G minor 'La notte'

CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for flute in F major 'La Tempesta di Mare'
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Harpsichord concerto in B flat major
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Violin concerto in B flat major
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for oboe and bassoon in G major
Concerto for violin in A major 'per eco in lontano'
Francesco Durante (1684-1755):
Concerto no.8 in A major 'La Pazzia'

Concerto Köln [on period instruments]
Werner Ehrhardt - conductor

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Vivaldi – Concertos for Two Cellos – Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G major for two cellos, RV 532 (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)
Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV 531
Concerto in E minor for two cellos, RV 409 (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)
Concerto in G major for two cellos, RV 545 (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)
Concerto in F major for two cellos, RV 539 (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)
Concerto in G minor for two cellos, RV 812 (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)
Astor Piazzolla (1912-1992):
Milonga (arr. Julian Lloyd Webber)

Julian Lloyd Webber - cello
Jiaxin Lloyd Webber - cello
European Union Chamber Orchestra
Hans-Peter Hofmann - conductor

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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.5/29) – Vivaldi, Telemann, J.S.Bach, Handel – Concertos

Music of the Enlightenment (CD5/29) - The apotheosis of the Baroque concerto:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Le Quattro Stagioni *
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Violin Concerto "The Frog" +
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Brandenburg Concerto no.6 BWV 1051 #
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Organ Concerto op.4 no.3 §

Midori Seiler - violin * +
Richard Egarr - organ §, harpsichord #
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [on period instruments] * +
Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments] # §
Clemens-Maria Nuszbaumer - conductor *
Stephan Mai - conductor +
Richard Egarr - conductor # §

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Various Composers – Transcriptions for Choir – Accentus

CD 1:
Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Agnus Dei - Adagio pour cordes opus 111
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Kein Deutscher Himmel - Adagietto from Symphonie n°5
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Immortal Bach - Komm süsser Tod BWV 478
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Lacrimosa - Etude pour piano opus 10 n°6
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Soupir - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903):
Das verlassene Magdlein - Mörike Lieder
Auf ein altes Bild - Mörike Lieder
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Die Nachtigall - Sieben frühe Lieder
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen - Rückert Lieder
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Les Angelus
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Lulajze, Jezuniu - Sonate pour piano n°3 en si mineur

CD 2:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1841):
L'hiver - Les Quatre Saisons
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Litanei - Litanei D.34
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Le champ des morts - Alexandre Nevski
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Scheiden und Meiden - Lieder aus dei Jugendzeit
Richard Wagner (1813-1883):
Im Treibhaus - Wesendonck-Lieder
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Grablied - Quartet in D minor D.810 (Death and the Maiden)
Der Wegweiser - Winterreisse D.911
Nacht und Träume - Nacht und Träume D.827 opus 43 n°2
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Die zwei blauen Augen - Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Busslied - Sarabande French Suite n°1 BWV 812
An Babels Wasserflüssen - Sarabande English Suite n°3 BWV 808
Jerusalem - Menuet II Partita n°1 BWV 825
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Des pas sur la neige - Préludes Livre 1
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
La Flûte enchantée - Shéhérazade
L'indifférent - Shéhérazade
Alexandre Scriabine (1872-1915):
Si comme la lune... - Prélude n°13 opus 11
La lune parait - Feuillet d'album n°1 opus 45
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant - Ma Mère l'Oye
Le jardin féerique - Ma Mère l'Oye

Accentus
Laurence Equilbey - conductor

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Bobby McFerrin – 'Paper Music'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Overture to The marriage of Figaro (KV 492)
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805):
Menuet from String quintet no. 1 in E major, Op.13 No.5 (C. 275)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Pavane, Op.50
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Minuetto & Finale from Pulcinella suite (rev. 1949)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, Strings and Continuo (RV 531)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Scherzo from A Midsummer night's dream, Op.61 No.1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
First movement from Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, (BWV 1041)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, (KV 525)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Andante cantabile for Cello and String orchestra, Op.posth.

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Bobby McFerrin - conductor & vocalist

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Vivaldi – Cello Concertos – Queyras

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1714):
Sinfonia in C major RV 709
Concerto in G minor RV 416
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736):
Sinfonia No. 12 in A minor "La Passione di Gesu"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1714):
Cello Concerto in F major RV 412
Concerto in C major RV 114
Cello Concerto in E minor RV 409
Concerto No. 11 in D minor RV 565
Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736):
Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor "San Elena al Calvario"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1714):
Cello Concerto in A minor RV 419

Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [on period instruments]
Georg Kallweit - conductor

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Bach, Biber, Corelli, Locke, Monteverdi, Rossi, Vivaldi – Il Giardino Armonico

CD 1 - Italian Music of the Seventeenth Century:
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Tarquinio Merula (1594/5–1665)
Dario Castello (c.1590–c.1658)
Giovanni Battista Spadi (fl.1609-1624)
Giovanni Battista Riccio (late 16th century–after 1621)
Biagio Marini (1594–1663)
Marco Uccellini (1603/10-1680)
Salomone Rossi (ca.1570–1630)
Giovanni Battista Fontana (ca.1580/89-ca.1630)
Alessandro Piccinini  (1566–ca.1638)
Francesco Rognoni (second half of the 16th century–after 1626)
Giovanni Paolo Cima (c.1570–1622)

CD 2 - Neapolitan Chamber Music:
Domenico Sarri (1679–1744):
Concerto in A minor
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757):
Sonata in D minor
Francesco Durante (1684–1755):
Concerto in G minor
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725):
Sonata in A minor
Francesco Mancini (1672–1737):
Sonata in D minor

CD 3 - Christmas Concertos:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713):
Concerto grosso op. 6 No. 8 "Fatto per la notte di Natale"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in E major RV 270 "Il Riposo" "... per il Natale"
Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709):
Concerto á quattro in G minor op. 8 No. 6 "... per il Santissimo Natale"
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Pastorale in A major dalla Sonata op. 13 No. 4, RV 59
Francesco Antonacci (?-?):
Sinfonia Pastorale in G major for two Violins and B. c.
Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716):
Concerto Pastorale in F major for two Recorders, two Violins, Viola and B. c.
Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762):
Concerto grosso in C major op. 3 No. 12 "con una Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale"

CD 4 - Vivaldi: Chamber Concertos:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto Op.10-1 in F majoe RV98 ''La Tempesta di mare''
Concerto Op.10-2 in G minor RV104 ''La Notte''
Concerto in D major RV93
Concerto Op.1-12 in D minor RV63 '' La Follia''
Concerto in F major RV442 '' Tutti gli istrumenti sordini''
Concerto in D major RV94
Concerto in A minor RV108
Concerto in G minor RV107

CD 5 - Vivaldi: Double and Triple Concertos:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in D major RV564
Concerto in F major RV551
Concerto in G minor RV531
Concerto in A major RV552
Concerto in C major RV561
Concerto in F major RV544 ''Il Proteo o sia Il Mondo al rovescio''

CD 6 - Vivaldi: Concertos for Lute or Mandolin:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in C major, RV 558 for 2 mandolins
Concerto in D minor, RV 540 for lute
Concerto in C major, RV 425 for mandolin
Trio in G minor, RV 85 for lute
Concerto in D major, RV 93 for lute
Trio in C major, RV 82 for violin, lute and bc
Concerto in G, RV 532 for 2 mandolins

CD 7 - Vivaldi: Concertos from "Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Invenzione:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto Op.8-1 in E major RV269 ''Spring''
Concerto Op.8-2 in G minor RV315 ''Summer''
Concerto Op.8-3 in F major RV293 ''Autumn''
Concerto Op.8-4 in F minor RV297 ''Winter''
Concerto Op.8-9 in D minor RV454
Concerto Op.8-8 in G minor RV332

CD 8 - Thaeatrical Music and Music for the Theatre:
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745):
Fanfare in D major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704):
Battalia
Passacaglia in C minor
[Anon.]
Tune for the woodlark
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704):
Sonata Violino solo representativa
Ricercare
Matthew Locke (c.1621–1677):
Canon 4 in 2
Locke - Music for The Tempest

CD 9 - Baroque Masterpieces:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Oboe Concerto in D minor op.9 no.2 - Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for Flautino RV 443
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Adagio for solo violin and strings
Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739):
Concerto for Oboe D minor
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767):
Grave for 2 flutes and strings
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706):
Canon & Gigue
Greensleeves
Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
Chaconne
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751):
Adagio for 2 violons and continuo

CD 10 & CD 11 - Bach - Brandenburg Concertos:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV1046
Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV1047
Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV1048
Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV1049
Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV1050
Concerto No.6 in B flat major, BWV1051

Il Giardino Armonico [on period instruments]

Giovanni Antonini - conductor

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J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Concertos after Vivaldi, Marcello and anonymous – Naoki Kitaya

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 594 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in F major, BWV 978 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 after A. Marcello
Harpsichord Concerto in G major, BWV 973 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 976 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in C major, BWV 977 after anonymous
Harpsichord Concerto in G major, BWV 980 after Vivaldi
Harpsichord Concerto in D major, BWV 972 after Vivaldi
Presto from Concerto in G major, BWV 592a after Johann Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar

Naoki Kitaya - harpsichord
Continuo Consort [on period instruments]

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Vivaldi – The Four seasons & other Concertos – Amandine Beyer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in G minor, RV 578
Concerto for Violin in B flat major, RV 372 "Per Signora Chiara"
"La Primavera" Concerto for Violin in E major, RV 269 - from "The Four Seasons"
"L'estate" Concerto for Violin in G minor, RV 315 - from "The Four Seasons"
"L'autunno" Concerto for Violin in F major, RV 293 - from "The Four Seasons"
"L'inverno" Concerto for Violin in F minor, RV 297 - from "The Four Seasons"
Concerto for Violin in B minor, RV 390

Amandine Beyer - violin & direction
Gli Incogniti [on period instruments]

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Bach – Concertos for 3 & 4 Harpsichords – Christopher Hogwood

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Harpsichord Concertos:
Concerto in D major for 3 Violins (arr. Hogwood after BWV 1064)
Concerto in C major for 3 Harpsichords BWV 1064
Concerto in D minor for 3 Harpsichords BWV 1063
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in B minor for 4 Violins, op.3 no.10 RV580
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto in A minor for 4 Harpsichords BWV 1065

Christopher Hirons - violin
Monica Hugget - violin
Catherine Mackintosh - violin
Elizabeth Wilcock - violin
John Holloway - violin
Davitt Moroney - harpsichord
Christophe Rousset - harpsichord
Christopher Hogwood - harpsichord
Colin Tillney - harpsichord
The Academy of Ancient Music [on period instruments]
Christopher Hogwood - conductor

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Vivaldi – The four seasons; J.S. Bach – Brandenburg concertos – Various Artists

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
The four Seasons - concerti grossi op.8
"La primavera" op.8 no.1 *
"L'Estate" op.8 no.2 *
"L'Autunno" op.8 no.3 *
"L'Inverno" op.8 no.4 *
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Brandenburg Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046 +
Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047 +
Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048 +
Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049 +
Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV 1050 +
Brandenburg Concerto no.6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 +

Enrico Casazza - violin *
La Magnifica Comunità * [on period instruments]
Musica Amphion + [on period instruments]
Pieter-Jan Belder - conductor +

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Vivaldi – Recorder Concertos – László Kecskeméti

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Recorder Concerto in G minor, RV 103
Recorder Concerto in D major, RV 92
Recorder Concerto in G minor, RV 105
Recorder Concerto in D major, RV 94
Recorder Concerto in A minor, RV 108
Recorder Concerto in C major, RV 87
Recorder Concerto in G major, RV 101

László Kecskeméti - recorder
László Hadady - oboe
Attila Falvay - violin
Katalin Párkányi - violin
György Olajos - bassoon
György Kertész - cello
Borbála Dobozy - harpsichord

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'Vivaldi on Portuguese Guitar' – António Eustáquio

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in D major - RV 93
Trio in C major - RV 82
Concerto in D minor  - RV 540
Trio in G minor - RV85

António Eustáquio - portuguese guitar
Camerata Lusitana

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Vivaldi – Concertos for Viola d'amore – Catherine Mackintosh

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Viola d'amore Concerto in D major, RV 392
Viola d'amore Concerto in D minor, RV 395
Viola d'amore Concerto in D minor, RV 393
Viola d'amore Concerto in A minor, RV 397
Viola d'amore Concerto in D minor, RV 394
Viola d'amore Concerto in A major, RV 396

Catherine Mackintosh - viola & direction
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [on period instruments]

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Vivaldi – Music for Lute and Mandolin – Paul O'Dette

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Concerto in G major, RV532 for two mandolins,two violins,viola,cello,bass,organ
Trio Sonata in G minor, RV85 for soprano lute,violin,cello,organ
Concerto in C major, RV425 for mandolin,two violins,viola,cello,bass,organ
Concerto in D major, RV93 for soprano lute,two violins,viola,cello,bass,organ
Trio Sonata in C major, RV82 for soprano lute,violin,cello,organ
Concerto in D minor, RV540 for viola d'amore,baroque lute,two violins,viola,cello,bass,organ

Paul O'Dette - lute & mandolin
Robin Jeffrey - mandolin
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra [on period instruments]
Roy Goodman - conductor

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Vivaldi – Cello Concertos – Roel Dieltiens

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):

CD 1:
Concerto RV 401 in C minor
Concerto RV 417 in G minor
Concerto RV 423 in B flat major
Concerto RV 405 in D minor
Concerto RV 400 in C minor
Concerto RV 419 in A minor
Concerto RV 415 in G major

CD 2:
Concerto RV 420 in A minor
Concerto RV 408 in E flat major
Concerto RV 411 in F major
Concerto RV 407 in D minor
Concerto RV 544 in F major, "Il Proteo o sia Il mondo al revescio"
Concerto RV 421 in A minor
Concerto RV 561 in C major for Violin and 2 Cellos

Roel Dieltiens - cello
Christine Busch - violin
Richte van der Moeer - cello
Ensemble Explorations [on period instruments]
Roel Dieltiens - conductor

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Vivaldi – Four Seasons, La Stravaganza – Andrew Parrot, Andrew Manze

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
The Four Seasons, op.8 *
La Stravaganza, op.10 (excerpts) +

Taverner Players * [on period instruments]
La Stravaganza Köln + [on period instruments]
John Holloway - violin *
Andrew Parrot - conductor *
Andrew Manze - violin & direction +

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