Johann Sebastian Bach – St. Matthew Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach – St. Matthew Passion Recorded at the Italian Insitute, Budapest from 6th to 14th of February 1993 About this work: The St Matthew Passion, BWV  244, (German: Matthäus-Passion), is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir  and double orchestra, with libretto  by Picander  (Christian [...]

George Frideric Händel – Radamisto

George Frideric Händel – Radamisto Recorded at the Stadthalle, Göttingen, Germany on June 14-18, 1993. About this opera: Radamisto (HWV 12) is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was Handel’s first opera for the Royal Academy of Music. It was first performed at the King’s Theatre, London on 27 April 1720 [...]

George Frideric Händel – Faramondo

George Frideric Händel – Faramondo Recorded at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Paul, New York City in 1996 (world premiere recording) About this work: Faramondo (Pharamond, HWV  39) is an opera  in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian text adapted from Apostolo Zeno’s Faramondo. This opera drew a blank with [...]

George Frideric Händel – Amadigi Di Gaula (Highlights)

George Frideric Händel – Amadigi Di Gaula (Highlights) Recorded at the Maison De La Radio, Studio 103, Paris between November & December 1989 About this work: Amadigi di Gaula (HWV  11) is an opera with music by George Frideric Handel. The identity of the librettist is not known for certain. Previous consensus had been that [...]

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.3 L’Estro Armonico

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.3 L’Estro Armonico Recorded in Konstanz between May & June, 1992 About these works: L’Estro Armonico, Op.  3, (“Harmonic Inspiration” in Italian) is a collection of twelve concertos for 1, 2 and 4 violins written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1711. It largely augmented the reputation of Vivaldi as Il Prete [...]

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.9 “La Cetra”

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.9 “La Cetra” Recorded at St. John’s, Smith Square, London in 1975 ( Two Concerts for wind instruments) & 1977 (“La Cetra”) About these works: La Cetra may not be as well known or as frequently recorded as either Vivaldi’s Op. 8 (including the Four Seasons) or Op. 3, L’Estro [...]

Jean-Philippe Rameau – Suite “Les Paladins”

Jean-Philippe Rameau – Suite “Les Paladins” Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London on January, 1991 About this work: Les Paladins is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau first performed on 12 February 1760. The author of the libretto  is unknown, but it has been attributed to Duplat de Monticourt. Rameau called Les Paladins a comédie lyrique, [...]

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.4 “La Stravaganza”

Antonio Vivaldi – 12 Concertos Op.4 “La Stravaganza” Recorded in 1963. About these works: La stravanganza (“The Extraordinary”) is a set of concertos, op.  4, written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1712-1713. The set was first published in 1714 and was dedicated to Vettor Delfino. All of the concertos were scored for solo violin, strings, and [...]

Antonio Vivaldi – Six Violin Concertos Op.12

Antonio Vivaldi – Six Violin Concertos Op.12 Recorded in 1997 About these works: This album contains the second group of six concertos published in 1729 in Amsterdam by Le Cane, the series making, with Opus 11, published in the same year, the now usual set of twelve. The Artists: The Academy Of Ancient Music Christopher [...]