A cadenza in music is a virtuosic passage, typically appearing near the end of a concerto movement, where the soloist performs a dazzling, improvised, or pre-composed display of technical skill and musical expression. Originally improvised, cadenzas allow performers to showcase…
Accompanied by the Italian early music ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro (English: The Golden Apple), the Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński sings Baroque arias. The program, entitled “Facce d’Amore” includes 8 world premieres and recorded on July 21, 2021, at the…
Accompanied by the Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (the Harmonious Garden), the great Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli sings “Ombra mai fu”, the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse (Xerxes) by George Frideric Händel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
Conducted by Yizhar Karshon (harpsichord), the Israeli Baroque ensemble Barrocada plays Georg Philipp Telemann‘s Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor, TWV 52:a1. Soloists: Shai Kribus, recorder; Amit Tiefenbrunn, viola da gamba.
Grigory Sokolov plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Gigue from Partita No. 1, BWV 825. This performance was recorded during the Festival de La Roque d’Anthéron 2015 by the French filmmaker, writer, and violinist Bruno Monsaingeon.
The Bremer Barockorchester (Bremen Baroque Orchestra) performs Georg Philipp Telemann‘s Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor, TWV 52:a1. Soloists: Recorder: Anninka Fohgrub, Viola da Gamba: Lina Manrique. This performance was recorded at the “Unser Lieben Frauen…
Accompanied by his own early music ensemble, Ensemble Artaserse, French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky sings Ombra Mai Fu by Francesco Cavalli, the Venetian composer, organist, and singer of the early Baroque period.
Accompanied by her own early music ensemble Orfeo 55, the French contralto Nathalie Stutzmann sings Georg Friedrich Händel’s “Ah, mio cor, schernito sei,” an aria from the 1735 opera Alcina. This performance is recorded for Stutzmann and Orfeo 55’s 2017…
Accompanied by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks), the German trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7. Conductor: Reinhard Peters. This performance was recorded on September 2, 1986, during the…
Early music ensemble Musica Gloria performs Georg Friedrich Händel’s Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor (HWV 287), a beautiful piece showcasing the oboe’s expressive qualities. Soloist (oboe): Nele Vertommen.
The Bremer Barockorchester performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Sonata in D major, TWV 44:1. This performance was recorded at the “Unser Lieben Frauen Church”, Bremen, on October 1st, 2021.
Accompanied by the Camerata Estense Baroque Orchestra, the Italian trumpeter Prof. Michele Santi performs Georg Frideric Händel’s Trumpet Suite in D Major, HWV 341. This performance was recorded on September 5, 2023, at the Chiesa di Santa Maria – Galeazza…