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Brescianello: Concerti, Sinfonie & Ouverture
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, David Plantier & Vaclav Luks (direction)
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Porpora: l’amato nome
Cantatas Op. 1
Francesca Cassinari (soprano), Emanuela Galli (soprano), Giuseppina Bridelli (contralto), Marina De Liso (contralto); Stile Galante, Stefano Aresi
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Director and flautist Carlo Ipata puts the composer’s gifts on full display. The music is uniformly ravishing and, the cantata apart, all recorded for the first time. Soprano Roberta Invernizzi... —
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Among the highlights are character pieces by Christina’s ‘Prince of Music’, Bernardo Pasquini…Throughout, Galassi combines precision and flair with astute musicological insights, and the regal... —
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The Bach Album: Fahmi Alqhai
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach transcribed for the viola da gamba by F. Alqhai
Fahmi Alqhai (viola da gamba)
Well served by a close, reverberant recording, Alqhai marries a reedy, warmly penetrating tone with finely etched dynamics. His articulations, accentuations and phrasing grow naturally out of... —
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Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 ‘Scottish’ & 4 ‘Italian’
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Frans Brüggen
My instant reaction on first sampling the opening track was that this orchestra makes such a marvellous sound… The pizzicato passages were a particular joy. The phrasing is springy and always... —
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Corelli: The 12 ‘Assisi’ Sonatas (Anhang 38-49)
Enrico Gatti (violin), Gaetano Nasillo (cello) & Anna Fontana (harpsichord)
Ensemble Aurora
They perhaps lack the finished suavity of Corelli’s published work, but their elegance and studied brevity — each sonata consists of three short movements — ring true. —
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Andrea Falconieri: Il Spiritillo Brando
Dance music in the courts of Italy and Spain, c.1650
La Ritirata, Josetxu Obregón
This selection of toe-tapping instrumental music alternating with songs featuring the character voice of Raquel Andueza captures perfectly the essence of Spain… it is a stunning and utterly... —
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Marin Marais: Pieces De Viole: Suites in A minor, G major & D minor
Thomas Boysen (theorbo), Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord), Dolores Costoyas (baroque guitar), Guido Balestracci (viola da gamba), Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba)
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Catel: Sémiramis
Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo-soprano), Gabrielle Philiponet (soprano), Mathias Vidal (tenor), Nicolas Courjal (bass), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) & Nicolas Maire (tenor)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Nicquet puts the drama at the top of his agenda, but also shows a strong sense of line and a gracious way with the dances...Vidal is attractive as the troubled Arzace. This is a passionate performance,... —
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