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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Mozart – Requiem (reconstruction of first performance) – John Butt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Requiem in D minor, K.626 (reconstruction of first performance)

Joanne Lunn - soprano
Rowan Hellier - alto
Thomas Hobbs - tenor
Matthew Brook - bass
Dunedin Consort [on period instruments]
John Butt - conductor

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Bach – Das wohltemperierte Klavier – John Butt

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
"Das wohltemperierte Klavier" Book I, BWV 846-869
"Das wohltemperierte Klavier" Book II, BWV 870-893

John Butt - harpsichord [copy of instrument by Michael Mielke, 1702-04]

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