Bach - Cantatas (Montreal Baroque)

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This is a very nice set of Bach cantatas recently put out by the Baroque festival in Montreal, Canada under the direction of Eric Milnes. Eric Milnes follows the school of thought with that of Joshua Rifkin and Andrew Parrot of the Taverner Consort and Players in which he uses one voice per part. The playing is tight and crisp and very clean, the use of continuo is tasteful, particularly in the organ - much lighter than Rifkin's approach on his older Bach recordings and not as heavily improvised and ornamented as Ton Koopman's realisations. The singing is very nice and clean with tasteful ornamentation and reminds me of the better Koopman recordings and sounds lighter than the dark and very "Germanic" sound of the Harnoncourt recordings (a favourite of mine)- more akin to John Eliot Gardiner's recordings. Daniel Ponder, Amazon

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Cantatas 7, 30, 167 "St. John The Baptist" vol.1

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Cantata "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" BWV 30

Cantata "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam" BWV 7

Cantata "Ihr Menschen?" BWV 167

Suzie LeBlanc (sopran)

Daniel Taylor (countertenor)

Charles Daniels (tenor)

Stephan MacLeod (bass)

Cantatas BWV 130, 19, 149 "Saint Michel" vol.2

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Cantata "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir" BWV 130

Cantata "Es erhub sich ein Streit" BWV 19

Cantata "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" BWV 149

Jan Kobow (tenor)

Stephan MacLeod (bass)

Dong Qyu David Lee (countertenor)

Cantatas BWV 1, 82, 147 "Marie de Nazareth" vol.3

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Cantata "Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben" BWV 147

Cantata "Ich Habe Genug" BWV 82

Cantata "Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern" BWV 1

Charles Daniels (tenor)

Stephan MacLeod (bass)

Monika Mauch (soprano)

Matthew White (countertenor)

Cantatas BWV 61, 122, 123, 182 La Nativité vol.4

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Cantata "Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61

Cantata "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122

Cantata "Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen" BWV 123

Cantata "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen" BWV 182

Monika Mauch (soprano)
Matthew White (alto)
Charles Daniels (tenor)
Harry Van Der Kamp (bass)

Montréal Baroque

dir. Eric Milnes

Bal Kan - Honey and Blood

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The name of the Balkans has an unusually graphic etymology. Having discovered the beauty of this pivotal part of Europe and experienced the ruggedness of its people (who put up fierce resistance to invasion), the Turks chose to describe the region with the words Bal (Honey) and Kan (Blood). Never was there so apt a metaphor. On this new set from Alia Vox, Jordi Savall presents an ambitious program that explores the length and breadth of a region that has always had more than its share of human and historical drama. Joined by guest musicians from the Balkan region, Savall traces the cycles of life, structured around the four seasons of the year and the corresponding seasons of human life.

CD 1

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Disc: 1

1. Tzigan nota (improvisation)

2. Alef, Mem, shin

3. Marche Ottomane (Camtemir 209)

4. Emina

5. Doina Olteniasca - Hora Láutareascá (Rumania)

6. Kadona sedi v bachona I

7. Kadona sedi v bachona II

8. Egy veleg Chanson et danse (in the style of Tsiganes of Budapest)

9. Berceuses : Hajda lilibe (Romania, Moldva) Sleep, sleep, my darling (Yidish)

10. Intro. & Gulubovska Ruchenica (Dansa de Trachea)

11. Milo mou kai mandarini - Konial

12. Küçüksu'da Gördüm seni

13. Moma e moma rodila

14. Vrcavo Kolo (Serbie)

15. Dui dui, demonori

Disc: 2

1. Doãna Olteniasca (Rumania) Música Tsigane (instr.)

2. Zapjevata sojka ptika - Ramizem Bosnie & Turquie

3. Chanson de Mariage

4. Selfo (Albanie & Grèce)

5. Godini ludi mladi Macédoine

6. Gidem dedim aman

7. Hermoza muchachica (séfarade)

8. Koniali

9. Elment a két lány

10. Dök Zülfünü meyoana gel T.Mustafa Cavus

11. Intro & Slivensko Paidushko Horo (center Trachea)

12. Yasemi mou. Chanson de Chypre

13. Remembering Dijon (Bora)

14. De man daei moi te peau (Tcha)

15. A csitari hegyek alatt (instr.) Tsigane

16. Ah! sto çemo

Disc: 3

1. Et Sharey Ratzon

2. Serbian Pot - pourri : Stani, Stani Ibar Vodo

3. Taksim & Gazel poème de Fuzuli (impro.)

4. Zaplakala e vdovitsa (Bulgarie)

5. Hung - Rom Tzig

6. Sarhos - Ime Tze

7. Pastirska Elegija (traditionnel serbe)

8. Danse Urbaine (traditionnel serbe)

9. Kradem ti se u veceri

10. Serbian Accordeon

11. Ben bir goámen

12. Midnight Elegy (Serbie)

13. Funeral song

14. Shuvi nav shi

15. Plainte de l'Exil (traditionnel arménien)

16. Torah (juif )

17. Apo xeno meros (traditionnel grec)

18. Üsküdar (traditionnel turc)

19. Oj Javore Javore (Serbie centrale)

20. Durme hermosa donzella - romance séfarade

21. Instrumental tzigane (lent - rapide)

22. Tutti (lent - rapide)

Jordi Savall

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Hesperion XXI

Antonio Soler - Sonatas for harpsichord (Complete)

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Owing mainly to the tireless efforts of the late Father Samuel Rubio and other editors in making his works available in print during the past forty years, Padre Antonio Soler is now justly regarded as the most important composer active in Spain during the second half of the eighteenth century. Spanish folk-song and dance elements, as well as virtuoso effects, such as repeated notes in the left hand against wide leaps and hand crossings in the right, feature prominently in the 150 Sonatas. 

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CD 1

Harpsichord Sonata No. 1 in A Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 85 in F-Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 90 in F-Sharp Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 110 in D-Flat Major

arpsichord Sonata No. 54 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 15 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 101 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 18 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 19 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 43 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 91 in C Major (Op. 4, No. 1; 1779) 

CD 2

Harpsichord Sonata No. 35 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 116 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 16 in E-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 17 in E-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 87 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 42 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 46 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 52 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 106 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 83 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 92 in D Major (Op. 4, No. 2; 1779) 

CD 3

Harpsichord Sonata No. 34 in E Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 32 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 57 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 33 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 117 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 55 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 69 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 28 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 29 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 50 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 93 in F Major (Op. 4, No. 3; 1779) 

CD 4

Harpsichord Sonata No. 30 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 31 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 49 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 120 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 41 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 89 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 36 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 53 in A Major, "Sonata de Clarines"

Harpsichord Sonata No. 26 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 27 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 94 in G Major, Op. 4, No. 4 

CD 5

Harpsichord Sonata No. 73 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 74 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 118 in A Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 38 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 105 in E-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 58 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 114 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 6 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 95 in A Major 

CD 6

Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 102 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 104 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 109 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 56 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 70 in A Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 71 in A Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 111 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 100 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 103 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 96 in E-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 6 

CD 7

Harpsichord Sonata No. 10 in B Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 11 in B Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 39 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 80 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 81 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 82 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 113 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 108 in C Major, "Del Gallo"

Harpsichord Sonata No. 97 in A Major, Op. 8 No. 1 

CD 8

Harpsichord Sonata No. 7 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 8 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 9 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 115 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 40 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 47 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 48 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 59 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 21 in C - Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 98 in B-Flat Major (Op. 2, No. 2) 

CD 9

Harpsichord Sonata No. 86 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 84 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 72 in F Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 132 in B-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 119 in B-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 24 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 25 in D Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 12 in G Major, "De La Codorniz"

Harpsichord Sonata No. 13 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 14 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 99 in C Major, Op. 8, No. 3 

CD 10

Harpsichord Sonata in D-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 88 in D-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 77 in F-Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 78 in F-Sharp Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 37 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 64 in G Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 126 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 61 in C Major 

CD 11

Harpsichord Sonata in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 22 in D-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 23 in D-Flat Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 128 in E Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 45 in C Major, "Por la Princesa de Asturias"

Harpsichord Sonata No. 51 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 65 in A Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 127 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 127 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 62 in B-Flat Major 

CD 12

Harpsichord Sonata in C Major (without Rubio number)

Harpsichord Sonata No. 130 in G Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 121 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 63 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 67 in D Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 125 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata No. 44 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 107 in F Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 79 in F-Sharp Major 

CD 13

Harpsichord Sonata No. 60 in C Minor

Harpsichord Sonata in G Major (without Rubio number)

Harpsichord Sonata No. 66 in C Major

Harpsichord Sonata No. 75 in F Major

Gilbert Rowland, harpsichord

G.F.Handel - La Resurrezione, oratorio, HWV 47

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Such stalwarts as Christopher Hogwood, Marc Minkowski, John Eliot Gardiner, and Nicholas McGegan tackled Handel's early oratorio La Resurrezione before Emmanuelle Haïm, but hers may well be the most passionate performance of the once-rare work yet recorded. Part of the reason is Haïm's own fiery nature. Nothing here is merely filler: every aria, recitative, and interlude is played for maximum musical and emotional value. Part of her success is due to Haïm's choice of soloists. While some listeners might wish soprano Camilla Tilling brought more strength to her part, she and the other four soloists bring plenty of intensity to their singing. All of them, particularly Luca Pisaroni as Lucifero, make the most of every opportunity for virtuoso display and emotional expressivity, and the cumulative effect is close to exhausting. Haïm's orchestra, Le Concert d'Astrée, a sterling group of musicians, is every bit as dedicated to fulfilling the requirements of the music as it is to satisfying the stringent demands of its leader. Recorded in richly detailed and lushly colorful sound, this La Resurrezione deserves to be heard by anyone who likes the work or the composer.

Kate Royal, Soprano

Camilla Tilling, Soprano

Sonia Prina, Contralto

Toby Spence, Tenor

Luca Pisaroni, Bass

Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor, Harpsichord, Organ

Il Canto delle Dame & Caro Amor

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Four of the composers are Italian women of the 17th century, a most favorable time for their gender if the notes are to be accepted. Recordings of Francesca Caccini (1587–1640), the daughter of composer Giulio Caccini, go back as far as 1969 with Max van Egmond on Telefunken; the nun Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704) was also heard in the LP era ( Fanfare 6: 4), and Barbara Strozzi (1619–after 1674) came next (7:2). Another nun, Caterina Assandra (fl. 1609–18), can be found on several CDs. The notes say nothing about the inclusion of a brief canon by Giovanni Pietro del Buono, who was noted here just recently on a recording. Eight of the dozen works are vocal, an opportunity for Maria Cristina Kiehr to continue the elegant work she has given us, first as an ensemble singer and for more than a decade as a soloist in Baroque music.

“[Kiehr] has achieved in this recital an even greater sensitivity and subtlety of expression than ever before...It is not just the performances that merit an 'IRR Outstanding' rating for this disc. The works selected and the construction of the whole programme testify to Kiehr's and Aymes's exquisite taste and superb artistic judgement.” (Record Review)

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1 - Isabella Leonarda - Ave suavis dilectio
2 - Giovanni del Buono - Canone sopra l'Ave Maris Stella
3 - Francesca Caccini - Chi è costei
4 - Francesca Caccini - Maria, dolce Maria
5 - Caterina Assandra - Duo Seraphim
6 - Caterina Assandra - Canzon a 4 (di Benedetto Rè)
7 - Caterina Assandra - O quam suavis
8 - Caterina Assandra - O salutaris hostia
9 - Isabella Leonarda - Sonata VII a tre
10 - Francesca Caccini - Io mi distruggo
11 - Francesca Caccini - Lasciatemi qui solo
12 - Barbara Strozzi - Hor ch'Apollo

 

Maria Cristina Kiehr
Concerto Soave
dir. Jean-Marc Aymes

 

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Auguri, bellissima!


Caro Amor

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In 2009 the music world celebrates the 250th anniversary of Georg Friedich Handel's death.
"Caro Amor" presents on 2 CDs the most beautiful and expressive arias from his most famous operas and oratorios, performed by the best in their field: Ian Bostridge ("Ombra mai fu", "Where'er you walk"), Maria Bayo ("Lascia ch'io pianga"), Vesselina Kasarova ("Caro Amor"), Nuria Rial and Lawrence Zazzo ("Alma mia, dolce ristoro", "Caro amico amplesso"), Angelika Kirchschlager ("Qui d'Amor," "Scherza Infida","Cara Spem"), Marijana Mijanovic ("Qual nave smarrita"), Annette Dasch ("Ah Crudele") and instrumental gems, played by Gabor Boldoczki ("Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"), Il Complesso Barocco, Capriccio Stravagante, Kammerorchester Basel, etc. The double CD will be released as a high quality 2 CD digipak with a very attractive cover and is the right product for the many fans of beautiful Baroque music.

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CD 1

1. Ariodante: Qui D'Amor (Kirchschlager)
2. Alcina: Mi Lusinga Il Dolce Affetto (Kasarova)
3. Arminio: Menuetto
4. Poro: Caro Amico Amplesso (Rial, Zazzo)
5. Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'Io Pianga Akmirena (Bayo)
6. Admeto: Alma Mia, Dolce Ristoro (Rial, Zazzo)
7. Serse: Imbra Mai Fu (Bostridge)
8. Rodelinda: Ritorna, O'Caro E Dolce Mio Tesoro (Rial)
9. Il Pastore Fido: Caro Amor, Sol Per Momenti (Kasarova)
10. Ariodante: Scherza Infida (Kirchschlager)
11. Salomon: Die Ankunft Der Königin Von Saba (Boldoczki, Gadzala, Raczynska, Slowik)
12. Alcina: Torna Mi A Vagheggiar (Bayo)
13. Semele: Where'er You Walk (Bostridge)
14. Radamisto: Passepied - Rigaudon - Passepied
15. Radamisto: Qual Nave Smarrita (Mijanovic)
16. Giulio Cesare: Cara Speme (Kirchschlager)


CD 2

1. Armida Abbandonata- Ah! Crudele, E Pur Ten' Vai (Dasch)
2. Riccardo Primo- Ouverture
3. Riccardo Primo- Se Perì, L'Amato Bene (Rial)
4. Riccardo Primo- V'Adoro, O Luci Belle (Mead)
5. Riccardo Primo- Cessata E' La Procella (Zazzo)
6. Messiah- Why Do The Nations (Terfel)
7. Riccardo Primo- Agitato Da Fiere Tempeste (Zazzo)
8. Concerto G Moll Nr. 3 - Grave
9. Riccardo Primo- Caro, Vieni A Me (Zazzo)
10. Riccardo Primo- Ai Guardi Tuoi (McGreevy)
11. Concerto Es-Dur Op. 4 - Presto
12. Floridante- Se Dolce M'Era Già (Stutzmann)
13. Gigue (Giulio Cesare)
14. Orlando- Già L'Ebro Mio Ciglio (Mijanovic)
15. Rinaldo- Ah, Crudele Il Pianto Mio (Dasch)

Cantate Napoletane del 700

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Niccolò Grillo - Sosutose 'no juorno, cantata for voice & strings
Giuseppe de Majo - Lo finto laccheo, opera : Aria. "Quanno lo pesce è bivo"
Nicola Ugolino - Concerto for lute, violin & strings in B flat major
Leonardo Leo - Siciliana for voice, 2 violins & continuo
Leonardo Leo - Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major
Giuseppe de Majo - Lo finto laccheo, opera : Aria. "Se crede sta' secura"
Niccolò Grillo - Visciole de' sto core, cantata for voice & strings
Nicolo Fiorenza - Sinfonia for violin & continuo
Giuseppe de Majo - Lo finto laccheo, opera : Aria. "Lo villano che 'na chianca"
Giuseppe de Majo - Lo finto laccheo, opera : Aria. "Gia' che 'sto bello sole"


Pino de Vittorio
Cappella de'Turchini
dir. Antonio Florio

Carmina Burana (Clemencic)

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Besides songs criticising their epoch with violent emotion, we find in Carmina Burana graceful love songs, songs of Spring, some based on inner emotions, besides others which are definitely immoral.

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 Bacche, bene venies CB 200
Virent prata hiemata CB 151   
Nomen a sollempnibus CB 52   
Alte clamat Epicurus. Nu lebe ich CB 211. CB 211a
Vite perdite II CB 31   
Vacillantis trutine CB 108   
In taberna quando sumus CB 196
Iste mundus furibundus CB 24   
Axe Phebus aureo CB 71
Dulce solum natalis patrie CB 119
Procurans odium CB 12
Vita perdite I CB 31
Sic mea fata canenda solo CB 116   
Ich was ein chint so wolgetan CB 185
Deduc Syon, uberrimas CB 34   
Ecce torpet probitas CB 3   
In terra summus rex CB 11   
Fas et nefas ambulant CB 19   
Flete flenda CB 5   
Homo qui vigeas CB 22


Clemencic Consort
dir. René Clemencic

W. A. Mozart - Il sogno di Scipione

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Il Sogno di Scipione (K. 126) was written in the summer of 1771, fairly soon after Mozart’s astonishing success in Milan at the end of 1770 with Mitridate, Re di Ponto.
Scholars disagree about whether Sogno was actually ever performed in Mozart’s lifetime.  The piece was originally commissioned to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of the prince-archbishop of Salzburg, Count Siegmund von Schrattenbach, one of Mozart’s earliest and most important patrons.  However, Schrattenbach died before the celebration and Hieronymous, Count Colloredo was elected to replace him.  Sogno’s score shows that Mozart revised his original version changing the references from “Sigismondo” (Siegmund) to “Girolamo” (Hieronymous) in a new aria for Licenza that comes at the end of the piece, but no contemporary evidence has been located testifying to an actual performance of the work although a celebratory cantata was performed in 1772 which may have been Sogno, although we know nothing of the soloists involved.
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The Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus has a dream in which he is forced to choose between the two goddesses Fortune and Constancy. Lisa Larsson (Fortune) and Malin Hartelius (Constancy) are well contrasted as the two competing goddesses. Larsson is all spitfire pyrotechnics while Hartelius exudes grace and charm. The rival recording on Philips has Edita Gruberová and Lucia Popp in these roles – both on excellent form. It also has a fine Scipio in Peter Schreier, who is marginally better than Bruce Ford in this killer role, though both sound strained in places. The supporting cast is good, especially Christine Brandes, who gives us both versions of the final aria. What clinches the matter is the superbly thrusting accompaniment from Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra which makes Leopold Hager on Philips seem very tame.
Clive Portbury

Gramophone review

Scipione - Bruce Ford, tenor
Costanza - Malin Hartelius, soprano
Fortuna - Lisa Larsson, soprano
Publio - Charles Workman, tenor
Emilio - Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Licenza - Christine Brandes, soprano

Freiburger Barockorchester
Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre
dir. Gottfried von der Goltz

G.F.Handel - The Organ Concertos Op.7

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 Concertos Op.7

Concerto no. 1 in B flat major (HWV 306)
Concerto no. 2 in A major (HWV 307)
Concerto no. 3 in B flat major (HWV 308)
Concerto no. 4 in D minor (HWV 309)
Concerto no. 5 in g-moll (HWV 310)
Concerto no. 6 in B-dur (HWV 311)

3 concertos

Concerto in F-dur (HWV 295) [The Cuckoo and the Nightingale]
Concerto in A-dur (HWV 296)
Concerto in d-moll (HWV 304)


Simon Preston, organ
Ursula Holliger, harp

The English Concert
dir. Trevor Pinnock

De Fragilitate - Piae Cantiones

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The Piae Cantiones (1582) is Finland’s one and only collection of early music and reflection of Europe’s medieval musical heritage. Zefiro Torna performs these beautiful carols, devote and student songs with 15th-16th century instruments and includes a children’s choir. The discrete but charming use of a kantele introduces a Finnish-ing touch to the sound.

The majority of the compositions belongs to the Germanic-Bohemian cantio tradition. There are also links to French, Spanish and Italian sources and to Flemish masters such as Jacob Obrecht. The religious songs — the majority being Christmas songs — are grouped together according to the liturgical year. The remaining songs deal with the transitory character of earthly life, the human condition, the life of schoolchildren, Biblical subjects and the rebirth of Nature in the spring.

Very few collections of music from the 16th century are so strongly anchored in contemporary musical life as the Piae Cantiones are in Finland today, becoming a fixed part of Finnish choral and religious music with the flowering of Finnish nationalism and romanticism in the early 20th century. Variants of these cantiones can be found in Finland’s religious folk music, whilst many composers have also made arrangements of the songs, including Jean Sibelius in his ‘Carminalia’.

“These 24 of the 74 songs from Piae Cantiones form not only a wonderful programme, permitting a variety of styles ranging from pure medieval to rustic and folksy but are also delightful performances….There are delicious and always aptly chosen instrumental contributions, including local colour from the Finnish kantele, and the children sing disarmingly with an ardent, earthly grace, like angelic urchins….”

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De Nativitate [18:49]:
Angelus emittitur [1:23], Salve flos et décor [4:16], Verbum caro factum est [2:06], Congaudeat turba fidelium [1:52], Parvulus nobis nascitur [2:59], Personent hodie [1:30], Nobis est natus hodie [2:26], Paranymphus adiens [2:17]

De Passione [7:39]:
Iucundare iugiter [2:05], Aetas carmen melodiae [3:38], Aetas carmen melodiae [1:56]

De Fragilitate et Miseriis [9:29]:
Kurja, paha syntinen [4:44], Mars praecurrit in planetis [1:43]; Cum sit omnis caro foenum [3:02]

De Vita Scholastica [12:11]:
Scholares convenite [3:35], Zachaeus arboris [1:35], O Scholares discite [4:37], Sum in aliena provincia [2:24]

De Tempore Vernali [9:52]:
Ad perennis vitae fontem [2:15]; In vernali tempore [2:42]; Tempus adest floridum [1:40]; Kaikki maailma riemuitkohon [3:15]


Antwerp Cathedral Choir
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Zefiro Torna

A review

Hespèrion XX - Musicque de Ioye

26 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - 1 RAR file 83Mb

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Jacques Moderne, ed., ca 1550

Tracklist:

1. Anon. - Bassedance 7
2. Anon. - Tordion 8
3. Roquelay - Ta bonne grace
4. Anon. - Bassedanse 1 « Ta bonne grace »
5. Anon. - Tordion 2
6. Julius de Modena - Ricercare XIII
7. Julius de Modena - Ricercare XXII
8. Julius de Modena - Ricercare XVI
9. Julius de Modena - Ricercare V
10. Clément Janequin - Il estoit une fillette
11. Anon. - Pavane 13 « La Gaiette »
12. Anon. - Pavane 14
13. Anon. - Gailarde 15
14. Gabriel Costa - Ricercare XXIV
15. Julius de Modena or Cabezon - Ricercare XVII
16. Adrian Willaert - Ricercare IV
17. Pierre Sandrin - Helas amy
18. Anon. - Bassedanse 5 « Hellas amy »
19. Anon. - Tordion 6
20. Anon. - Pavane 11 « La Bataille »
21. Julius de Modena - Ricercare VIII
22. Julius de Modena - Ricercare X
23. Hieronimus Parabosco - Ricercare XIV « Da pacem domine »
24. Anon. - Branle simple 22
25. Anon. - Branle de Bourgoigne 23
26. Claude Gervaise - Branle de bourgoigne 17

Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall

The Martyred Virgins

23 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - RAR 124 Mb


International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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“Violence against women and girls takes many forms and is widespread throughout the globe. […] On this International Day, I urge governments and partners around the world to harness the energy, ideas and leadership of young people to help us to end this pandemic of violence.  Only then will we have a more just, peaceful and equitable world.” Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary-General)  (link to the whole message)

 By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961).

Since the early days, Christianity has shown a reverence and respect towards virgins, usually young girls who rejected the advances of the occupying Roman forces, arguing that they were instead married to Christ. Often, these girls were raped, tortured and crucified by the authorities, and such atrocities extended through the Dark and Middle Ages and beyond, in cultures all over the world.

This stirring new CD sets Gregorian, Ambrosian chant and two episodes from the life of St Agnes, creating a musical memorial to female victims of violence and abuse, raising a plea for freedom, respect and peace to be established in today's world. Poems and texts by Tehlia Lieberman and Marthe Link, read in English, punctuate the chants, and there are moving accounts by women raped in Central Africa and girls forced to enter homes for single mothers and give up their children.

The Gregorian Schola Karolus Magnus from Nijmegen (the Netherlands)  & Brilliant just released their latest CD “The Martyred Virgins: A Gregorian memorial to female victims of violence”.  It features Gregorian music interspersed with spoken words (in English) describing violence against women, historically.   The CD is accompanied by a booklet of 48 pages with text in English, Latin and Dutch.  On it, one can also hear parts of the testimonials of three Rwandan women who were profiled in “The Men Who Killed Me” (Adela, Marie Jeanne and Clementine).  The music is intended to be a tribute to all women all over the world who faced or are still facing violence.

According to the producers: “[It] Started as a project honouring Saint Agnes and all other female martyrs venerated in the Catholic church, it grew into a sung monument in which violence against all women is commemorated.  Typical here is that ‘Martyred Virgins’ does not only honour the women who died for their faith, nor only the women who were physically violated because they believed.  The ‘Martyred Virgins’ is also a monument for the woman and her role in today’s society.  And thus the Schola veers off into a different direction: the old Gregorian chant serves today’s needs.”

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Schola began a tour through the Netherlands to raise awareness of violence against women.  For more information about the Gregorian choir and the CD, see THIS LINK.

The CD (8 euros) can be ordered by sending an e-mail to mr. J. Bernards (janbernards@kabelfoon.nl) or through Amazon ($6,99) via THIS LINK.

 Pro sinceritate corporali et spiritali
A Gregorian Memorial to Female Victims of Violence

 
contents:


1.Litany, Part 1
2.Tertio decimo, AMEM 434
3.De virginibus (1), LHo 1072
4.Agnes beatae virginis, LH 341
5.From 2 Samuel 13: Amnon and Tamar
6.Psalm 43 (42): Iudica me Deus
7.From Jours de famine et de détresse
8.Ingressa Agnes, Psalm 147: 16 AM2 6
9.From The men who killed me
10.Improperium, GT 148
11.From The Magdalen
12.Vox in rama, Psalm 79 (78)
13.Agnes famula, LV 567
14.De virginibus (2), LHo 1072
15.Igne divini, LH 340
16.Christus factus est, GN 108
17.From Tehila Lieberman: The Holy text of Naeeda Aurangzeb 1
18.Ave verum, CS 10
19.From Tehila Lieberman: The Holy text of Naeeda Aurangzeb 2
20.Beati mundo corde, Psalm 37 (36)
21.From Marthe Link: Forgive us our trspasses
22.Stans beata Agnes, Magnificat
23.Litany, Part 2


 Schola Cantorum Karolus Magnus
dir. Stan Hollaardt