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Giuseppe Maria Cambini: String Quartets 4, 5 and 6
Quartetto Le Ricordanze

 

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Antonio Vivaldi: Cello concertos, Vol. 3
Christophe Coin, cello
L’Onda Armonica

 

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Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (1682-1732): Cantatas
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Ars Antiqua Austria - - Gunar Letzbor

 

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Michael Finnissy (b.1946): works for piano trio; In Stiller Nacht, Independence Quadrilles
Trio Fibonacci

 

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George Friedrich Handel: Trio Sonatas Op. 2
Al Ayre Español - - Eduardo López Banzo

 

[KellenVancouver]

Easily my favorite: Ottorino Respighi, "Belkis, Queen of Sheba." Respighi's mentor was Rimsky-Korsakov and it certainly shows in this suite. Excellent workout for your speakers. And subjectively, the color and brilliance are marvelous.
Little known fact: One of history's greatest orchestrators, Respighi's ballet has only been played in its entirety once, that being the debut of "Belkis" at La Scala (Milan) on January 23, 1932. It involved use of an estimated 1,000 performers, thus too grand for ballet companies since then. This is just one of two suites he was extracting from the full work, and sadly there is no second since he died before completion at the relatively young age of 56.

 

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Francesco Zappa (1717-1803): Six Symphonies
Atalanta Fugiens - - Vanni Moretto

 

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I hadn’t heard of Francesco Zappa, at first I thought this was some Frank Zappa cross-over album

 

[Robin L]

I hadn’t heard of Francesco Zappa, at first I thought this was some Frank Zappa cross-over album

" . . . Frank Zappa (1940–1993) found out about him and performed Francesco Zappa's Opus 1 trios and Opus 4 sonatas on a digital synthesizer called the Synclavier. The recordings were released on the album Francesco Zappa in 1984.[5] Frank Zappa described the album as "His (Francesco Zappa's) First Digital Recording in over 200 Years". While assumed by many to have been related, Frank Zappa stated in The Real Frank Zappa Book that in fact they were not an ancestor of the other FZ . . ."

Francesco Zappa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Nitreb]

Here's something nice I discovered recently: Beethoven's Third in a nonet arrangement

 

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Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777): Six quartets for low strings
Piccolo Concerto Wien - - Roberto Sensi

 

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Antonio Vivaldi: Twelve Violin Concertos, Op. 9
Monica Huggett, violin
Raglan Baroque Players - - Nicholas Kraemer

 

[dualazmak]

Early music instrumental ensemble group "Danceries (director: Ichiro OKAMOTO)" album "DOUÇOUR (in Romanesque Mansion)", CSD-13 Misawa Classics, in stunning recording quality; really wonderful quiet 13th century instrumental music well fit for listening at autumn sunset time;

The PDF booklet (liner notes) attached herewith fortunately includes text in English; very interesting read for early music lovers.

The gem CD has been no more available in Japan and all over the world, I believe. About the label Misawa Classics, please refer to my post here on my "lute and early music" thread.

In case if you would be seriously interested in this CD, please simply PM me writing your wish.

 

[dualazmak]

Really unique baroque soprano singer Kumi ARATA, album "LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES: Jeudi Saint", CSD-16 Misawa Classics, in superb recording quality.

The PDF booklet (liner notes) attached herewith fortunately includes text in English; very interesting read for early music lovers.

The gem CD has been no more available in Japan and all over the world, I believe. About the label Misawa Classics and the unique baroque soprano Kumi ARATA, please refer to my post here and here on my "lute and early music" thread. I also referred to this CD for one of the "audio sampler tracks" in my post here on my audio project thread.

In case if you would be seriously interested in this CD, please simply PM me writing your wish.

 

[PatF]

Just released - Highly recommended

 

[MaxBuck]

Really wonderful recording. Very few full orchestral recordings IME reach this level of soundstage and clarity. And the music is exceptional!

 

[dualazmak]

Musica Florea (Marek Stryncl, direction):
Michel-Richard De Lalande (1657 - 1726) Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roi (Extraits du Ballet de la Jeunesse, des Folies de Cardenio et des Fontaines de Versailles)
Jean-Baptiste De Lully Fils (1665 - 1743) Concerto donné au souper du Roy
in Disk No.5 of "200 Ans De Musique À Versailles" (Musique Du Baroque Français – MBF 1107, 20xCD Compilation, released in November 2007).

Please refer to my post here on my "lute and early music" thread for the details of the 20xCD compilation box set "200 Ans De Musique À Versailles".

I really love the style and stunning performance of Musica Florea (dir. Marek Stryncl) as well as the recording quality in this CD No.5, especially the Symphonies by De Lalande; as for exactly the same De Lalande music, I cannot find them performed by this kind of baroque orchestra elsewhere including YouTube. (Please let me know if you would find some on YouTube and/or elsewhere.)

 

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Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet nos. 5 and 6
Pacifica Quartet

 

[dBiz]

Biber: Violin Sonatas Les Élémens​

Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

 

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Antonio Vivaldi: 12 Concertos, Op. 4 “La Stravaganza”
Monica Huggett, violin
The Academy of Ancient Music - - Christopher Hogwood