Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (German: Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV 248. Soloists: Claron McFadden: soprano, Katharine Fuge: soprano, Christoph Genz: tenor, Bernarda Fink: alto, Dietrich Henschel: bass. This performance is recorded at the beautiful church where this work was originally performed – HerderkircheNotes 1 in Weimar, …
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Vivaldi – Four Seasons (Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter)
Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), the German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a group of four violin concerti. The opening concert of the Berlin Philharmonie Chamber Hall in 1987. Conductor (and harpsichord): Herbert von Karajan.
Bach – Magnificat (Savall, Le Concert des Nations)
Conducted by Jordi Savall, the orchestra with period instruments, Le Concert des Nations and La Capella Reial de Catalunya perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat, BWV 243, a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat and one of Bach’s most popular choral works. Soloists: Hanna Bayodi-Hirt and Johannette Zomer (soprano), Damien Guillon (countertenor) (alto), David Murderloh …
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Bach – Air (Vienna Philharmonic Women’s Orchestra)
Conducted by Izabella Shareyko, Vienna Philharmonic Women’s Orchestra performs the second movement, Aria, from Johann Sebastian Bach’ orchestral suite in D Major, BWV 1068, commonly known as “Air on the G String” or simply as “Bach’s Air”. Performed at St. Thekla Church, Vienna Wieden.
Telemann – Concertos for Four Violins No. 2 in D major (Croatian Baroque Ensemble)
Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concertos for Four Violins No. 2 in D major TWV 40:202. Recorded on November 22, 2015. Violins: Laura Vadjon, Tanja Tortić, Lada Magdalenić, Saša Reba. Published by the Croatian Baroque Ensemble channel.
Marin Marais – Pieces for flutes, violin and Pardessus de viole – Croatian Baroque ensemble
Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs pieces for flutes, violin and Pardessus de viole by Marin Marais (31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris), the French composer and viol player.
Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin in D minor ‘Per Pisendel’ RV 242 (Il Giardino Armonico)
Italian early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico (English: The Harmonious Garden) performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin in D minor ‘Per Pisendel’, RV 242. Soloist (Baroque Violin): Enrico Onofri. Recorded at the Große Musikvereinssaal, or Goldene Saal (Golden Hall) in Musikverein, Vienna.
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (European Union Baroque Orchestra)
European Union Baroque Orchestra performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048. Director and harpsichord: Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Concertmaster: Huw Daniel. Recorded in Trifolion Centre Culturel, Touristique et de Congrès in Echternach, Luxembourg on 20 and 21 November 2011 by fz film (Anette Fleming, Stefan Zednik).
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder, Flute and Strings (Croatian Baroque Orchestra)
Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Recorder and Flute, TWV 52:e1. Soloists: Stjepan Nodilo, recorder; Ana Benić, transverse flute.
Bach – “Aria” from Goldberg Variations (Project Goldberg – Marco Salcito: guitar, Esperanza Garcìa: dancer)
Italian classical guitarist Marco Salcito performs “Aria” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. This video is a part of a particular show that combines the magnificent “Goldberg Variations” by J. S. Bach on the guitar with dance gestures and expressions. Dance steps and notes intervene, chase each other and melt through time and …
