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Tag: Baroque
Review: Charpentier – Histoires Sacrées – Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé
In their latest release, Ensemble Correspondances and their director Sébastien Daucé continue to champion the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, one of the most sophisticated composers of the French Baroque.
Review: “Kantaten” – Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
Vox Luminis under Lionel Meunier perform Cantatas by members of the Bach family, including one by Johann Sebastian himself.
Review: Bach – The Lute Suites – Franz Halász, Guitar
Franz Halász plays all of the 4 Bach’s Lute Suites on a classical guitar, in their original keys.
Review: Bach – English Suites – Masaaki Suzuki, Harpsichord
Masaaki Suzuki continues his travel through Bach’s keyboard works played on a Harpsichord, this time with the complete English Suites. Read the full review.
Review: “Il giardino dei sospiri” – Magdalena Kožená
Mezzo Soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the Baroque repertoire, with a program built around dramatic love scenes from secular Cantatas.
Review: Lonati – Complete Sinfonias – Ensemble Giardino di Delizie
Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, in the first such project on record, play the complete sinfonias of the early baroque composer Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (1645 – 1712)
Review: Britten – Complete String Quartets – Doric String Quartet
The Doric String Quartet perform britten’s 3 string quartets, along with the English composer’s Divertimenti and Fantasies by Purcell.
“Ombra Mai Fu” – Cavalli Opera Arias – Philippe Jaroussky, Contratenor
Review: Contratenor Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli’s opera arias with the “Artasere” ensemble (Warner Classics, 2019)
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.
