Review: Contratenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli’s opera arias with the “Artasere” ensemble (Warner Classics, 2019)
Tag: Baroque
Review: Bach – St. Matthew Passion – Bachorchester and Choir Mainz – Ralf Otto
Ralf Otto conducts the Maintz Bach orchestra and choir for his third Bach volume for Naxos.
Review: Bach Cello Suites 1-3 – Amit Peled (Casals’ Cello)
Amit Peled plays Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1-3 on an instrument used by Pablo Casals for his own recording of these pieces.
Album Review: c.1300-c.2000 – Jeremy Denk, Piano
Jeremy Denk presents 700 years of music, played on a piano in (roughly) a chronological order, spanning over 2 CDs.
Winners of the 2019 Grammy Awards for Classical Music Announced
Read our coverage of all the winners of the classical music categories in the 2019 Grammy Awards.
Review: “In a Strange Land” – Stile Antico
This album combines some seven composers, all writing in circumstances of exile. Read the review of this special album performed by the Stile Antico group.
Review: Bach Violin Concertos – Shunske Sato
Violinist Shunske Sato performs Bach’s violin concertos and Double Concerto, with the period instruments group “Il Pomo D’oro”.
Review: Bach – Concertos For 2, 3, 4 Pianos – David Fray
David Fray joins a group of 3 more pianists to record Bach’s multiple pianos concertos.
Review: Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray – Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745), a French Baroque composer and Viola da Gamba master, is the center of this fascinating album. Lucie Boulanger chose pieces which this rather forgotten figure either played or composed. Some are transcribed from violin to Viola da Gamba, other written specifically for the Viola.
Review: Les Arts Florissants and Paul Agnew Perform Brossard And Bouteiller
Sébastien de Brossard is not a well known baroque composer, but his long-time obsession with composers of his and older generations saved some great music from oblivion. His Stabat Mater is arranged for 5 voices and continuo, and the sheer force of his writing is striking from the first movement.
