Telemann: Fantasie No. 3 [Brüggen]

Dutch conductor, recorder player, and baroque flautist Frans Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) plays Georg Philipp Telemann’s Fantasie No. 3, the 3rd of the 12 Fantasias for Flute without Bass, TWV 40:2-13 with alto recorder, also known as a treble (and, historically, as consort flute and common flute). Year of the recording: …

Monteverdi: L’Orfeo [La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall]

Conducted by Jordi Savall, the La Capella Reial de Catalunya (accompanied with the period-instrument ensemble Le Concert des Nations, also conducted by Savall) performs Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (SV 318), sometimes called La favola d’Orfeo, a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. Written in 1607 for a court …

Christmas in Vienna 2013 [Full Concert]

Christmas in Vienna 2013: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, ‘Wiener Singakademie’ choir, and the ‘Wiener Saengerknaben’ choir at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Soloists: Ursula Langmayr (soprano), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Joel Prieto (tenor) and Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone). Conductor: Erwin Ortner.

Vivaldi: Symphony in G-Major [Venice Baroque Orchestra]

Conducted by Luca Meles, the Venice Baroque Orchestra performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Symphony in G-Major for Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 146 during the Schwetzingen Festival, 2010. From the concert given in the Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen Castle, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany on May 16, 2010.

Bach: Air on the G String [Piano: Valentina Lisitsa]

Ukrainian classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa plays August Wilhelmj’s arrangement of the second movement, Aria, from Johann Sebastian Bach’s orchestral suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, commonly known as “Air on the G String”, with the arrangement of Alexander Siloti. Lisitsa dedicated this recording to the innocent victims of the terror attacks.

Vivaldi: String Concertos [Giuliano Carmignola and the Venice Baroque Orchestra]

International Paganini Competition awarded Italian violinist Giuliano Carmignola performs Vivaldi’s string concertos at the Enescu Festival. Accompanied by the Venice Baroque Orchestra also conducted by himself. An amazing performance, enjoy.