Bach: Concerto for Two Violins [Kokas, Kelemen]

Accompanied by the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, the Hungarian violinists Katalin Kokas and Barnabás Kelemen perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043, also known as the Double Violin Concerto or “Bach Double”. Recorded during the St. Gellert International Music Festival 2022.

Händel: Tornami a vagheggiar [Amanda Forsythe, Apollo’s Fire]

Accompanied by the Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, the American light lyric soprano Amanda Forsythe sings “Tornami a vagheggiar”, a soprano aria from George Frideric Händel‘s 1735 opera Alcina. Recorded in October 2014 at the Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Hts., Ohio.

Bach: Johannes-Passion [St John Passion] [Netherlands Bach Society, Van Veldhoven]

Conducted by Van Veldhoven, the Netherlands Bach Society performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passio secundum Johannem or St John Passion (German: Johannes-Passion), BWV 245. This performance was recorded on March 11, 2017, at the Grote Kerk, Naarden, the Netherlands.

Vivaldi: “Gelido in ogni vena” from Farnace [Christopher Lowrey, Voices of Music]

Accompanied by the San Fransisco-based early music ensemble Voices of Music, the American countertenor Christopher Lowrey sings Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gelido in ogni vena” from the opera Farnace. This performance was recorded during the Voices of Music “Harmonic Labyrinth” concert, December, 2019.

Händel: Dixit Dominus [Barrocade, Voces Musicales]

Conducted by Andres Mustonen, the Israeli Baroque Collective Barrocade and the Tallinn-based Estonian choir Voces Musicales perform Georg Friedrich Händel’s psalm setting Dixit Dominus (cataloged as HWV 23). The work uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 (Vulgate 109), which begins with the words Dixit Dominus (“The Lord Said”). Soloists: Tal Ganor – soprano, Jaanike …

Desandre and Davies sing Händel: To thee, thou glorious son of worth [from Theodora, HWV 68]

Accompanied by the French lutenist Thomas Dunford and his Jupiter ensemble, the Franco-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and the British countertenor Iestyn Davies sing “To thee, thou glorious son of worth”, Theodora and Didymus’ duet from George Frideric Händel‘s Theodora (HWV 68), a dramatic oratorio in three acts.