Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel – Symphonies – Werner Ehrhardt

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750-1817):
Symphony op.35 no.1 in D major
Symphony op.35 no.2 in B flat major
Ouverture à Grand Orchestre

l'arte del mondo [on period instruments]
Werner Ehrhardt - conductor

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J.S. Bach – Köthener Trauermusik – Raphael Pichon

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244a

Sabine Devieilhe - soprano
Damien Guillon - alto
Thomas Hobbs - tenor
Christian Immler - bass
Ensemble Pygmalion [on period instruments]
Raphaël Pichon - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Violin Concertos – Freiburger Barockorchester

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for three violins in D major

Gottfried von der Goltz - violin & direction
Petra Müllejans - violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber - violin
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]

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Brahms – Cello Sonatas, Clarinet Trio – Ophélie Gaillard

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Cello Sonata no.2 in F major, op.99
Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor, op.38
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op.114

Ophélie Gaillard - cello
Louis Schwizgebel-Wang - piano
Fabio Di Càsola - clarinet

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Beethoven – Complete works for Cello and Piano – Jean-Guihen Queyras

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 1:
12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66
Cello Sonata no.1 op.5 no.2 in F major
Cello Sonata no.2 op.5 no.2 in G minor
12 Variations on Haendel's "Judas Maccabäus" WoO 45

CD 2:
Cello Sonata no.3 op.69 in A major
7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" WoO 46
Cello Sonate no.4 op.102 no.1 in C major
Cello Sonata no.5 op.102 no.2 in D major

Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Alexander Melnikov - piano

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.28/29) – Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven – String Quartets

Music of the Enlightenment (CD28/29) - The great classical Quartets:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
String Quartet no.17 in B flat major, K.458 *
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
String Quartet in D major, op.76 no.2, Hob.III:76 *
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
String Quartet in B flat major, op.18 no.6 +

Jerusalem Quartet *
Tokyo String Quartet +

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.26/29) – Beethoven – Piano Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD26/29) - The classical Sonata: Ludwig van Beethoven:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Sonata no.1 in F major, op.2 no.1
Sonata no.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 "The Tempest"
Sonata no.21 in E flat major, op.21 "Waldstein"

Paul Lewis - piano

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.25/29) – Mozart – Piano Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD25/29) - The classical Sonata: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sonata in E flat major, K.282
Sonata in C major, K.330
Sonata in F major, K.332
Sonata in C minor, K.457

Andreas Staier - fortepiano

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.24/29) – Haydn – Piano Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD24/29) - The classical Sonata: Joseph Haydn:

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Piano Sonata in C minor no.33, Hob.XVI:20
Piano Sonata in D major no.39, Hob.XVI:24
Piano Sonata in C major no.60, Hob.XVI:50
Piano Sonata in E flat major no.62, Hob.XVI:52

Alain Planès - piano

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.23/29) – Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven – Keyboard Trios

Music of the Enlightenment (CD23/29) - 'A tre' the keyboard Trio:

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Trio in C major no.43, Hob.XV:27 *
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Trio in G major, K.496 +
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Trio in C major, op.1 no.3 #

Erich Höbarth - violin *
Christophe Coin - cello *
Patrick Cohen - fortepiano *
The Mozartean Players +
Daniel Sepec - violin #
Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello #
Andreas Staier - fortepiano #

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.22/29) – Kuhnau, Mondoville, Mozart – Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD22/29) - 'A tre' from the Sonata to the classical Trio:

Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722):
Suonata terza *
Suonata quinta *
Suonata settima *
Jean-Joseph Mondonville (1711-1772):
Pièces de clavecin avec voix et violon op.5 +
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Violin Sonata in F major, K.376 #
Violin Sonata in G major, K.379 #

John Butt - harpsichord *
Judith Nelson - soprano +
Stanley Ritchie - violin +
William Christie - harpsichord +
Chiara Banchini - violin #
Temenuschka Vesselinova - fortepiano #

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.21/29) – Vivaldi, Telemann, J.S.Bach, C.P.E.Bach, J.C.F.Bach, Schobert – Sonatas

Music of the Enlightenment (CD21/29) - 'A tre' the Baroque Trio Sonata:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
Sonata in C minor RV 53 *
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Sonata in A minor TWV 41:a3 *
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sonata 'Sopr'il Soggetto Reale' from the Musical Offering BWV 1079 +
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788):
Sonata in F major Wq.154 #
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795):
Sonata in A major F.VII/2 #
Johann Schobert (1740?-1767):
Sonata in F major op.XVI no.4 §

Paul Goodwin - oboe *
Nigel North - archilute *
Susan Sheppard - cello *
John Toll - harpsichord *
Janet See - flute +
John Holloway - violin +
Jaap ter Linden - cello +
Davitt Moroney - harpsichord +
London Baroque #
Chiara Banchini - violin §
Véronique Méjean - violin §
Philipp Bosbach - cello §
Luciano Sgrizzi - fortepiano §

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.20/29) – Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro (part 3)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD20/29) - The Spirit of the People:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Le nozze di Figaro (part 3)

Simon Keenlyside - baritone
Véronique Gens - soprano
Patrizia Ciofi - soprano
Lorenzo Regazzo - bass
Angelika Kirchschlager - mezzo-soprano
Marie McLaughlin - soprano
Kobie van Rensburg - tenor
Antonio Abete - bass
Nuria Rial - soprano

Collegium Vocale Gent
Concerto Köln [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.19/29) – Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro (part 2)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD19/29) - The Spirit of the People:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Le nozze di Figaro (part 2)

Simon Keenlyside - baritone
Véronique Gens - soprano
Patrizia Ciofi - soprano
Lorenzo Regazzo - bass
Angelika Kirchschlager - mezzo-soprano
Marie McLaughlin - soprano
Kobie van Rensburg - tenor
Antonio Abete - bass
Nuria Rial - soprano

Collegium Vocale Gent
Concerto Köln [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.18/29) – Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro (part 1)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD18/29) - The Spirit of the People:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Le nozze di Figaro (part 1)

Simon Keenlyside - baritone
Véronique Gens - soprano
Patrizia Ciofi - soprano
Lorenzo Regazzo - bass
Angelika Kirchschlager - mezzo-soprano
Marie McLaughlin - soprano
Kobie van Rensburg - tenor
Antonio Abete - bass
Nuria Rial - soprano

Collegium Vocale Gent
Concerto Köln [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.17/29) – Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (part 2)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD17/29) - Gluck's Reform:

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Orfeo ed Euridice (part II)

Bernarda Fink - mezzo-soprano
Veronica Cangemi - soprano
Maria Cristina Kiehr - soprano
RIAS Kammerchor
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.16/29) – Gluck – Orfeo ed Euridice (part 1)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD16/29) - Gluck's Reform:

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787):
Orfeo ed Euridice (part I)

Bernarda Fink - mezzo-soprano
Veronica Cangemi - soprano
Maria Cristina Kiehr - soprano
RIAS Kammerchor
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.15/29) – Rameau – Castor et Pollux (part 3)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD15/29) - The last Glories of 'Tragédie lyrique':

Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764):
Castor & Pollux (part III)

Sarah Connolly - contralto
Howard Crook - tenor
Jérôme Corréas - baritone
Agnes Mellon - soprano
Véronique Gens - soprano
René Schirrer - bass
Sandrine Piau - soprano
Mark Padmore - haute-contre
Claire Brua - soprano
Sophie Daneman - soprano
Adrian Brand - tenor
Jean-Claude Sarragosse - bass

Les Arts Florissants [on period instruments]
William Christie - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.14/29) – Rameau – Castor et Pollux (part 2)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD14/29) - The last Glories of 'Tragédie lyrique':

Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764):
Castor & Pollux (part II)

Sarah Connolly - contralto
Howard Crook - tenor
Jérôme Corréas - baritone
Agnes Mellon - soprano
Véronique Gens - soprano
René Schirrer - bass
Sandrine Piau - soprano
Mark Padmore - haute-contre
Claire Brua - soprano
Sophie Daneman - soprano
Adrian Brand - tenor
Jean-Claude Sarragosse - bass

Les Arts Florissants [on period instruments]
William Christie - conductor

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Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.13/29) – Rameau – Castor et Pollux (part 1)

Music of the Enlightenment (CD13/29) - The last Glories of 'Tragédie lyrique':

Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764):
Castor & Pollux (part I)

Sarah Connolly - contralto
Howard Crook - tenor
Jérôme Corréas - baritone
Agnes Mellon - soprano
Véronique Gens - soprano
René Schirrer - bass
Sandrine Piau - soprano
Mark Padmore - haute-contre
Claire Brua - soprano
Sophie Daneman - soprano
Adrian Brand - tenor
Jean-Claude Sarragosse - bass

Les Arts Florissants [on period instruments]
William Christie - conductor

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