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01 August 2020

Arias for Caffarelli [Franco Fagioli, Riccardo Minasi, Il Pomo d'Oro]



Arias for Caffarelli


Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783)
“Fra l’orror della tempesta” (Siroe re di Persia)
“Ebbi da te la vita” (Siroe re di Persia)

Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)
“In braccio a mille furie” (Semiramide riconosciuta)

Leonardo Leo (1694-1744)
“Misero pargoletto” (Demofoonte)
“Sperai vicino il lido” (Demofoonte)

Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768)
“Passaggier che sulla sponda” (Semiramide riconosciuta)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
“Lieto cosi talvolta” (Adriano in Siria)

Pasquale Cafaro (1716-1787)
“Rendimi piu sereno” (Ipermestra)

Domenico Sarro (1679-1744)
“Un cor che ben ama” (Valdemaro)

Gennaro Manna (1715-1779)
“Cara ti lascio, addio” (Lucio Vero ossia Il Vologeso)
“Odo il suono di tromba guerriera” (Lucio Papiro dittatore)

Franco Fagioli (counter-tenor)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Roy@Susato)


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The British Symphonic Collection CD3 [Douglas Bostock]



The British Symphonic Collection CD3


Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

On the Mountains
Seven Songs from the Norwegian
Paa Vidderne - Melodrama

Jan Lund (tenor)
Peter Hall (narrator)

(flac image, log, cue, covers)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


Review at MusicWeb
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31 July 2020

The British Symphonic Collection CD2 [Douglas Bostock]



The British Symphonic Collection CD2


Frederic Cowen (1852-1935)

Symphony No.6 in E major, The Idyllic

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

Symphony in A minor


(flac image, log, cue, covers)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


Review at MusicWeb
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The Young Felix Mendelssohn [Jaap Schröder]



Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)


CD1

Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.1
Piano Quartet in F minor, Op.2

CD2

Piano Quartet in B minor, Op.3
Piano Sextet in D major, Op.110

CD3

Sonata in F minor for violin & fortepiano, Op.4
Sonata in E flat major for clarinet & fortepiano
Sonata in C minor for viola & fortepiano

The Atlantis Ensemble
Jaap Schröder (violin, viola)
Penelope Crawford (fortepiano)
Daniel Foster (viola)
Owen Watkins (clarinet)
Anne Trout (double bass)

(3CD, flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of grasprelease@Susato)


Review at Audiophile Audition
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Gesualdo, Victoria: Responsories and Lamentations for Holy Saturday [Nigel Short, Tenebrae]





Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)

Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia (1611)

In primo nocturno – Responsorium I꞉ Sicut ovis ad occisionem
In primo nocturno – Responsorium II꞉ Ierusalem, surge
In primo nocturno – Responsorium III꞉ Plange quasi virgo
In secundo nocturno – Responsorium IV꞉ Recessit pastor noster
In secundo nocturno – Responsorium V꞉ O vos omnes
In secundo nocturno – Responsorium VI꞉ Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
In tertia nocturno – Responsorium VII꞉ Astiterunt reges terrae
In tertia nocturno – Responsorium VIII꞉ Aestimatus sum
In tertia nocturno – Responsorium IX꞉ Sepulto Domino
Miserere


Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae (1585)

In primo nocturno – Lectio I꞉ Heth. Misericordiae Domini
In primo nocturno – Lectio II꞉ Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum
In primo nocturno – Lectio III꞉ Incipit oratio Ieremiae Prophetae
(attrib.) Jesu, dulcis memoria (exclusive digital bonus track)

Tenebrae
Nigel Short

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Roy@Susato)




More info at AllMusic

30 July 2020

The British Symphonic Collection CD1 [Douglas Bostock]



The British Symphonic Collection CD1


Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

The Crown of India, Op.66
Piano Concerto, Op.90
The Spanish Lady, Op.89
Civic Fanfare (Hereford)

Peter Hall (narrator)

(flac image, log, cue, covers)

(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


Review at MusicWeb
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Early one morning [Louis Halsey]



Early one morning - Partsongs & Folk songs


CD1

Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

My soul, there is a country
I know my soul hath power
Never weatherbeaten sail
There is an old belief
All the round earth’s imagined corners
Lord, let me know mine end

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Heraclitus
Sweet love for me
My love’s an arbutus
Veneta
Chillingham
Shall we go dance

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

As Torrents in Summer
My love dwelt in a Northern land
Go song of mine
O wild west wind
The Shower
Love’s Tempest
Owls
The Fountain
There is sweet music
Deep in my soul

Louis Halsey Singers
Louis Halsey

CD2

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Midsummer Song
On Craig Dhu
To be sung of a summer night on the water ¹
The splendour falls on castle walls

¹ Ian Partridge (tenor)
Louis Halsey Singers
Louis Halsey

Anonymous

Captain Bover
A fair maid
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
I sowed the seeds of love
Wassail Song
Bushes and Briars
O Waly, Waly
Dance to your Daddy
Bobby Shaftoe
Adam Buckham O!
I love my Love
The Sailor and Young Nancy
Our Captain calls all hands
Bonny at Morn
Soul Cake ²
Down among the dead men
Brigg Fair ¹
Early One Morning
Derwentwater's Farewell

¹ Ian Partridge (tenor)
² Owen Brannigan (bass)
Wilfrid Parry (piano)
Elizabethan Singers

(2CD, flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of grasprelease@Susato)



Antoine Dauvergne: Les Troqueurs [William Christie, Cappella Coloniensis]



Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797)

Les Troqueurs


Les Troqueurs, intermède (“opéra-bouffon”], Paris, 1753
Concert de simphonies a IV parties, op.3 n°2 en Fa majeur (1751)

Nicolas Rivenq (baritone)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Roy@Susato)


More info at AllMusic

29 July 2020

Caccini & Peri: Li due Orfei [Marc & Angélique Mauillon]



Li due Orfei


Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
Dolcissimo sospiro
A quel sospir ardenti
Mentre che fra doglie e pene
Vedrò 'l mio sol

Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607)
Toccata del quarto tono

Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
Tu dormi, e 'l dolce sonno
Tra le donne onde s'onora

Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
Amarilli mia bella
Tutto 'l dì piango
Odi, Euterpe
Movetevi a pietà
Torna, deh torna

Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)
Aria di sarabanda in varie partite

Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
Un di soletto

Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
Perfidissimo volto
Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi

Jacopo Peri (1561-1633)
Tutto 'l dì piango
Al fonte, al prato

Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607)
Canzona

Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
Pien d'amoroso affetto

Marc Mauillon (baritone)
Angélique Mauillon (double harp)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Tom Pouce@Susato)



Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten [Lothar Zagrosek]



Franz Schreker (1878-1934)


Die Gezeichneten


Heinz Kruse (tenor)
Monte Pederson (baritone)
Alfred Muff (baritone)
Christiane Berggold (mezzo-soprano)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


More Info at ArkivMusic
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28 July 2020

Shostakovich: Symphony No.4 [Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra]



Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)


Symphony No.4 in C minor, Op.4



(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Tom Pouce@Susato)


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Biber: Carnival in Kremsier [Gunar Letzbor]



Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)


Un Carnevale a Kremsier


Trombet-undt Musicalischer Taffeldienst à 4
Arien à 4
Harmonia Romana
Balletti
Arien à 4
Balletti
Balletti Lamentabili à 4

Ars Antiqua Austria

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


More Info at Discogs
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27 July 2020

York Bowen: Music for One and Two Pianos [Michael Dussek, John Reid]



York Bowen (1884-1961)


Sonata No.2 in E minor for two pianos, Op.107 ¹²
Two Pieces for two pianos, Op.106 ¹²
Waltz in C for two pianos, Op.108 ¹²
First Rhapsody for solo piano, Op.8 ¹
Theme and Variations for two pianos, Op.139 ¹²

¹ Michael Dussek (piano)
² John Reid (piano)

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


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26 July 2020

Cavalieri: La Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo [Judith Nelson, Paul Hillier]



Emilio de' Cavalieri (c1550-1602)


La Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo


Judith Nelson (soprano)
Paul Hillier (baritone)
The Whole Noyse
Magnificat
Warren Stewart 
Susan Harvey

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Alf Resco@Susato)


More Info at Discogs
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Agostino Steffani: Niobe, Regina di Tebe [Paul O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra]



Agostino Steffani (1654-1728)

Niobe, Regina di Tebe


CD 1
Act 1 - Scenes 1 to 23

CD 2
Act 1 - Scene 23 (conclusion) to Scene 26
Act 2 - Scenes 1 to 12

CD 3
Act 2 - Scene 12 (conclusion) to Scene 16
Act 3

Karina Gauvin (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor)
Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Christian Immler (bass-baritone)
Aaron Sheehan (tenor), Terry Wey (counter-tenor)
Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Colin Balzer (tenor)
José Lemos (counter-tenor)

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Roy@Susato)


More info at AllMusic
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