Episodes
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| 20170212 | Simon Heighes presents a concert featuring Telemann's take on the story of Don Quixote and an early Italian cantata by Handel, performed by Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen. Telemann: Burlesque de Quichotte, orchestral suite in G, TWV 55:G10 Jonathan Cohen, director Handel: Il delirio amoroso - Italian Cantata No.12, HWV 99 Louise Alder, soprano Recorded in the Sint-Jakobskerk in Bruges as part of the 2016 MaFestival of early music.
Telemann: Burlesque de Quichotte, orchestral suite in G, TWV 55:G10 Handel: Il delirio amoroso - Italian Cantata No.12, HWV 99 Simon Heighes presents music from Telemann and Handel performed in Bruges by Arcangelo. Performances of early music | ||
| Accademia Del Piacere And Nuria Rial At The Pyrenees Fesitval Of Early Music | 20180211 | Celine Scheen and Elin Manahan Thomas presents Nuria Rial and Accademia del Piacere in a concert from last year's Pyrenees Festival of Early Music, centered around the music of Sebastian Duron, Master of the Royal Chapel of King Charles II in Madrid, and one of the most influential Spanish composers of his time. Duron: Sinfonia from 'Muerte en Amor es la ausencia' Nuria Rial (soprano) Nuria Rial and Accademia del Piacere perform the music of Sebastian Duron. Performances of early music Nuria Rial (soprano) | |
| Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin | 20160522 | A performance of Handel's Water Music given the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a performance of Handel's Water Music performed by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw earlier this year. Handel: Water Music, HWV 348-350 Akademie für Alter Musik Berlin Georg Kallweit (director/violin).
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| Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin - Biber, Telemann And Vivaldi | 20170326 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces music performed by Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin recorded last December in Gdansk, Poland, including music by Biber, Telemann and Vivaldi. Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 4 in D minor ('The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple') Telemann: Overture in F, TWV 55:F7 ('A la pastorelle') Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in C, RV 450 Pezel: Concerto pastorale.
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin performs music by Biber, Telemann and Vivaldi. Performances of early music | |
| Al Ayre Espagnol | 20190818 | Spanish Baroque music from Schwetzingen Festival. Elin Manahan Thomas presents. Performances of early music | |
| Alamire And The English Cornett And Sackbut Ensemble | 20181118 | Alamire and the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble in Mouton, de la Rue and Agricola. Performances of early music Alamire and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble in Mouton, de la Rue and Agricola. | |
| Al-andalus: Sollazzo Ensemble In Granada | 20190929 | As part of Radio 3's celebration of Al-Andalus, the culture of medieval Spain and Portugal, The Sollazzo Ensemble, directed by Anna Danilevskaia, perform sacred music in the Ars Nova style in a concert recorded at San Jeronimo Monastery as part of the Festival de Granada in Spain - one of the most influential cities in Al-Andalus. The Ensemble was founded in Basel in 2014 and in 2015 won the York Early Music International Young Artists Prize. Elin Manahan Thomas presents. The Sollazzo Ensemble perform sacred music at the Festival de Granada in Spain. Performances of early music | |
| Aleaensemble | 20190825 | An all-Boccherini concert from Locarno International Early Music Festival in Switzerland. Performances of early music | |
| Amsterdam Sinfonietta | 20180624 | Hannah French presents a concert given last November at the Concertgebouw by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, lead by Candida Thompson. The orchestra is joined by pianists and brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen who play two of Bach's concertos for two keyboards, and as a glorious sandwich filler, Mozart's Serenata Notturna, K.239. Hannah French presents a concert of Bach and Mozart performed by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta Performances of early music Hannah French presents a concert given last November at the Concertgebouw by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, lead by Candida Thompson. The orchestra is joined by pianists and brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen who play two of Bach's concertos for two keyboards, and as a glorious sandwich filler, Mozart's Serenata Notturna, K.239. | |
| Andreas Staier | 20170101 | Harpsichordist Andreas Staier at the 2016 Spring Arts Festival in Monte Carlo. Performances of early music Simon Heighes introduces highlights from a recital given by German harpsichordist Andreas Staier at the 2016 Spring Arts Festival in Monte-Carlo, including music by Couperin, Froberger, Muffat and Clerambault.
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| Anna Prohaska Sings Dido And Cleopatra | 20160515 | Soprano Anna Prohaska sings music inspired by the characters of Dido and Cleopatra. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert given by soprano Anna Prohaska and Il Giardino Armonico inspired by the characters of Dido and Cleopatra in operatic settings. From the familiar Purcell Dido and Aeneas to less well known arias from Christoph Graupner's Dido Queen of Carthage and Antonio Sartorio's Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Purcell: Overture to 'Dido and Aeneas' Purcell: Ah Belinda from 'Dido and Aeneas' Christoph Graupner: Holdestes Lispeln der spielenden Fluten from 'Dido Queen of Carthage' Antonio Sartorio: Non voglio amar, from 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto' Matthew Locke: The Tempest: excerpts Daniele da Castrovillari: A Dio regi, a Sio scettri, from 'La Cleopatra' Sartorio: Quando voglio, from 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto' Purcell: Chaconne - Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman, from 'The Fairy Queen' Graupner: Der Himmel ist von Donner..Indio Cupido from 'Dido, Queen of Carthage' Graupner: Agitato da tempeste, from 'Dido, Queen of Carthage' Dario Castello: Sonata decimaquinta a4, from 'Sonate concertante, Book II Francesco Cavalli: Re de Getuli altero, from 'La Didone' Johann Adolf Hasse: Morte col fiero aspetto, from 'Marc Antonio e Cleopatra' Luigi Rossi: Passacaglia Purcell: Oft she visits, from 'Dido and Aeneas' Purcell:Thy hand, Belinda, from 'Dido and Aeneas' Anna Prohaska (soprano) Giovanni Antonini (director). | |
| Anna Reinhold And Thomas Dunford | 20170806 | Soprano Anna Reinhold and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform music from 17th-century Italy. Soprano Anna Reinhold and lutenist Thomas Dunford perform music from 17th-century Italy, including songs by Strozzi, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Caccini and Merula, and lute solos by Kapsberger. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas Strozzi: L'eraclito amoroso Anna Reinhold (mezzo-soprano) Concert recorded on 17 January 2016 at the Temple, Montagny-près-Yverdon Producer Lindsay Kemp. Strozzi: L'eraclito amoroso Performances of early music | |
| Ars Nova Copenhagen At The Naestved Early Music Festival | 20190623 | Ars Nova Copenhagen's concert of love & death-obsessed music from late Renaissance Italy. Performances of early music | |
| Ascona Music Weeks Festival 2015 | 20160131 | Music for recorder and ensemble by Vivaldi and Veracini, performed in Ascona. Performances of early music Music for recorder and ensemble by Vivaldi and Veracini, recorded at last year's Ascona Music Weeks festival.
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| Avi Avital And Les Violons Du Roi | 20190421 | Mandolin player Avi Avital joins Les Violons du Roi for a concert in Montreal. Performances of early music | |
| Bach Cello Suites Bwv 1009 And Bwv 1012 | 20181111 | Alexander Kniazev performs Bach's solo Cello Suites No.3 in C major, BWV.1009 and No. 6 in D major, BWV.1012 in a concert recorded in Tokyo earlier this year. The Suites had long been written-off as mere studies and all but disappeared from the cello repertoire until 1890, when legendary cellist Pablo Casals stumbled across them in a sheet music shop in Barcelona. Casals went on to record all six, and to install the works in the canon of Baroque masterpieces. Alexander Kniazev gives two of the Suites - by turns joyful and contemplative. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Alexander Kniazev performs JS Bach's Solo Cello Suites No 3 and No 6 in Tokyo. Performances of early music | |
| Bach Orchestral Suites From Slovenia | 20180916 | Bach orchestral suites played by the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana Performances of early music | |
| Bach Performances Around Europe | 20171224 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights of Bach performances from around Europe. Performances of early music Simon Heighes introduces highlights of Bach performances from festivals and concert halls recorded earlier this year around Europe, including organ and keyboard music, concertos and cantatas. J.S. Bach J.S. Bach arr. W.F. Bach J.S. Bach J.S. Bach J.S. Bach J.S. Bach J.S. Bach | |
| Bach's Goldberg Variations | 20160918 | Pianist Christian Ihle Hadland performs Bach's Goldberg Variations. Performances of early music played by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland recorded at a concert given in May in Haakon Hall, Bergen as part of this year's Bergen Festival Presented by Simon Heighes JS Bach (1685-1750) Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Christian Ihle Hadland, piano One of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire, Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations present technical and interpretative challenges of the highest order. The piece describes a perfect arch of thirty variations, beginning and ending with a beautifully simple aria. Bach's Goldberg Variations played by pianist Christian Ihle Hadland recorded at a concert given in May in Haakon Hall, Bergen as part of this year's Bergen Festival
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| Barocco Boreale | 20170416 | Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert given by Barocco Boreale at the Liminka church as part of the Oulunsalo Music Festival in Finland. Kreeta-Maria Kantala is the soloist in Vivaldi's complete Four Seasons, and mezzo-soprano Virpi Raisanin sings Dopo notte from Handel's Ariodante. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, RV269 'Spring' Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G minor, RV315 'Summer' Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F, RV293 'Autumn' Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 'Winter' Kreeta-Maria Kentala (violin) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp, regale, psaltery and kantele continuo) Handel: Harp Concerto, based on Handel's Opp. 4 and 7 organ concertos Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) Handel: Doppo notte (Ariodante) Virpi Raisanen (mezzo-soprano) Barocco Boreale.
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, RV269 'Spring' Handel: Harp Concerto, based on Handel's Handel: Doppo notte (Ariodante) Barocco Boreale at the Liminka church as part of the Oulu Music Festival in Finland. Performances of early music | |
| Barokkanerne Play Telemann And Bach | 20160925 | Early music ensemble Barokkanerne perform music by Telemann and Bach. Performances of early music Early music ensemble Barokkanerne under Alfredo Bernadini play Telemann and Bach Presented by Simon Heighes Georg Philipp Telemann Overture in B flat major, TWV 55:B10, for three oboes, bassoon and strings Oboe Concerto in C minor, TWV 51:c1 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 Marianne Beate Kielland (contralto) Barokkanerne, Alfredo Bernardini (oboe, conductor) Joyously inventive Telemann is paired with one of Bach's most moving solo cantatas in this concert recorded in May as part of Germany's Regensburg Early Music Days festival.
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| Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Handel, Rameau | 20170611 | Emmanuelle Haim conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Handel and Rameau. Simon Heighes present highlights of a concert recorded at Herkulessaal in Munich, in which Emmanuelle Haïm conducted the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and soprano Katherine Watson in music by Handel and Rameau. Handel: Concerto grosso in G, Op 6 No 1 Katherine Watson (soprano) Concert recorded in the Herkulessaal, Munich, on 17 March 2017. Performances of early music | |
| Camerata Bern | 20170129 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights from a concert given by Camerata Bern at the Cour de l'Hotel de Ville, Geneva. Inspired by the world of 17th and 18th century Parisian ballet, Amandine Beyer leads the group in music by Rameau, Campra and Rebel. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral Suite from the ballet 'Zaïs' Andre Campra: Orchestral Suite from the opera 'L'Europe galante' Jean-Féry Rebel: Les Elemens - Simphonie Nouvelle Amandine Beyer (violin/director).
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral Suite from the ballet 'Zaïs' Camerata Bern Camerata Bern performs music by Rameau, Campra and Rebel in Geneva. Performances of early music | |
| Canada 150: Ensemble Masques | 20170702 | Hannah French introduces a concert given by Montreal-based Ensemble Masques. As a postlude to Radio 3's Canada 150 celebrations, Hannah French introduces highlights from a concert entitled 'Erbarme dich', cantatas and instrumental music from 17th-century Germany, by Montreal-based Ensemble Masques. The name of the ensemble is inspired by the masques of the Elizabethan England-mystical performances which fused poetry, music, dance and drama. Biber: Sonata No. 3 in D minor - Fidicinium sacro-profanum (1683) Damien Guillon, countertenor Performances of early music | |
| Canada 150: La Nef | 20170626 | 20170625 (R3) | For Canada 150, Hannah French introduces a concert by La Nef of Purcell arrangements. As part of Radio 3's Canada 150 celebrations, Hannah French introduces a concert by Quebec-based ensemble La Nef featuring instrumental and vocal arrangements by members of the ensemble of music by Purcell Purcell arr. Grégoire Jeay: Air (La Furstenburg) from 'The Virtuous Wife'; Gigue from 'Abdelazar' Purcell arr. Grégoire Jeay: 'Music for a while' from 'Oedipus' Purcell arr. Seán Dagher: Halcyon Suite Purcell arr. Grégoire Jeay: 'If Love's a sweet passion' from 'The Fairy Queen' Purcell arr. Amanda Keesmaat: King Arthur Suite Purcell arr. Michael Slattery: 'Fairest Isle' from 'King Arthur' Michael Slattery, tenor CANADA 150: a week of programmes from across Canada, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation and exploring the range and diversity of Canadian music and arts. As part of Radio 3's Canada 150 celebrations, Hannah French introduces a concert by Quebec-based ensemble La Nef featuring instrumental & vocal arrangements by members of the ensemble of music by Purcell Performances of early music |
| Cantar Di Pietre Festival | 20160508 | Ensemble Peregrina perform motets and tropes from the 12th to the 14th century. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert given by Ensemble Peregrina in St Ambrose's Church, Cademario, as part of last year's Cantar di Pietre Festival. The music comprises motets and tropes from the 12th to the 14th century across Europe, including names such as Fulbert of Chartres, Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume Dufay.
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| Cantar Lontano, Directed By Marco Mencoboni | 20171112 | Music by Monteverdi, Sances and Marini performed by Cantar Lontano. Music by Monteverdi, Sances and Marini performed at this summer's Concentus Moraviae Festival by Cantar Lontano, directed by Marco Mencoboni. Introduced by Simon Heighes. Monteverdi: Ed è pur dunque vero Luca Dordolo (tenor) Performances of early music | |
| Canto Fiorito | 20190519 | Rodrigo Calveyra directs his Lithuanian ensemble Canto Fiorito performing music from the 15th-century Codex Faenza at St Lawrence's Church in Soderskoping, Sweden. The programme includes pieces by Flemish composer and theorist Johannes Ciconia. Born in Liège around 1370, Ciconia was active mostly in Italy. His work is varied in genre (madrigal, virelai, ballata, canon) and language (French, Italian, Latin). He held important positions in Rome, Pavia and Padua, and he is the composer around 1400 from which we have nowadays the biggest amount of surviving music. Presented by Elin Manahan-Thomas Anon.: Kyrie from the Codex Faenza Guillame de Machaut: De tout flors Canto Fiorito Lithuanian ensemble Canto Fiorito performs music from the 15th-century Codex Faenza. Performances of early music | |
| Cantus Colln | 20171015 | performs music by composers who lived and wrote through the Thirty Years' War Cantus Cölln performs a programme of music by Heinrich Schutz, Johann Herman Schein, and Heinrich Albert; three composers who lived and wrote through the Thirty Years' War which raged in much of present-day Germany from 1618 to 1648. Introduced by Elin Manahan Thomas. Heinrich Schütz: Il primo libro de madrigale Johann Hermann Schein: Israelsbrünnlein Heinrich Albert (1604-1651): Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672): Il primo libro de madrigali Cantus Cölln Cantus Cölln Performances of early music | |
| Cantus Colln At The Schwetzingen Festival | 20160717 | Cantus Colln perform a programme of Bach at the 2016 Schwetzingen Festival. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert performed by Cantus Cölln and their director Konrad Junghänel at this year's Schwetzingen Festival. They perform Bach's church cantata, Erschallet ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten, along with his Lutheran Mass in A major, BWV.234. Bach: Erschallet ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten, BWV.172 Bach: Mass in A major, BWV.234 Konrad Junghänel (director).
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| Cappella Mariana | 20170910 | Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love and War. Simon Heighes introduces a concert recorded earlier in the summer at Riding Castle Hall, Litomysl in the Czech Republic. Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love, performed by Cappella Mariana. Performances of early music | |
| Cappella Marina | 20170910 | Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love, performed by Cappella Marina. Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love and War. Simon Heighes introduces a concert recorded earlier in the summer at Riding Castle Hall, Litomysl in the Czech Republic. Simon Heighes introduces a concert recorded earlier in the summer at Riding Castle Hall, Litomysl in the Czech Republic. | |
| Carlos Mena And Daniel Zapico | 20160612 | The countertenor Carlos Mena and theorbo player Daniel Zapico perform music by Cesti, Kapsberger and Purcell in a concert in Girona, presented by Simon Heighes Alessandro Grandi: Confitebor tibi Domine, motet Benedetto Ferrari: Queste pungenti spine, from 'Musiche varie a voce sola', cantata Antonio Cesti: Era la notte, cantata G.G. Kapsberger: Arpeggiata G.G. Kapsberger: La Kapsberger Giovanni Felice Sances: Stabat Mater, from 'Pianto della Madonna' Purcell: Music for a while, from 'Oedipus' Purcell: Oh, fair Cedaria Purcell: Since from My Dear Astrea's Sight, from 'The Prophetess' Purcell: Here Let My Life, from 'If Ever I More Riches did Desire' Carlos Mena, countertenor Daniel Zapico, theorbo.
Carlos Mena and Daniel Zapico perform music by Cesti, Kapsberger and Purcell. Performances of early music | |
| Charpentier | 20150927 | with Simon Heighes, featuring sacred music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) performed by ensembles La Fenice and Vox Luminis recorded in June at the Stockholm Early Music Festival Charpentier: Messe pour les trepasses a 8 (excs); Miserere des Jesuites a 6 Jean Tubéry (director). | |
| Christiane Karg And The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | 20170820 | The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and soprano Christiane Karg perform Haydn and Mozart. In a concert recorded at the 2017 Würzburg Mozart Festival, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra perform Haydn's Symphony No 70 and Mozart's 'Prague' Symphony, and are joined by Christiane Karg in an aria from Mozart's opera Mitridate, re di Ponto. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Haydn: Symphony No 70 in D Christiane Karg (soprano) Concert recorded on 2 June 2017 in the Kaisersaal, Würzburg, as part of the 2017 Würzburg Mozart Festival Producer Lindsay Kemp. Performances of early music | |
| Claire Lefilliatre And Vincent Dumestre | 20160424 | perform a programme of songs and guitar pieces. Performances of early music A programme of songs and guitar pieces given by Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano) and Vincent Dumestre (baroque guitar and theorbo), introduced by Simon Heighes. | |
| Collegium Vocale 1704 | 20170423 | Biber's Missa Salisburgensis performed by Collegium Vocale 1704. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert given by Collegium and Collegium Vocale 1704 at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. They perform Biber's mighty Missa Salisburgensis. Biber: Missa Salisburgensis Collegium 1704 Vaclav Luks (conductor).
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| Concentus Musicus Wien | 20170226 | Simon Heighes introduces music performed by Concentus Musicus Wien, in a concert performed last summer at the Stockholm Early Music Festival. Concentus Musicus Wien is one of the most successful early music ensembles worldwide, founded in 1953 by the recently passed away Nikolaus Harnoncourt. in this concert, the ensemble presents works by Baroque composers active in Austria. Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (~1623-1680) Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinandi III a 4 (1657) Die Fechtschule, ballet in G a 4 Romanus Weichlein (1652-1706) Sonata I in C Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Sonata II in G minor Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) Serenade in C a 8.
Concentus Musicus Wien is one of the most successful early music ensembles worldwide, founded in 1953 by the late Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In this concert, the ensemble presents works by Baroque composers active in Austria. Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (~1623-1680) Romanus Weichlein (1652-1706) Georg Muffat (1653-1704) Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) Programmes featuring performances of early music. Performances of early music | |
| Concerto Copenhagen | 20160501 | Highlights of a concert given by Concerto Copenhagen in Garrison Church, Copenhagen. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas present highlights of a concert given by Concerto Copenhagen in Garrison Church, Copenhagen last year. The theme was dreams, nightmares and madness, and includes music by Fux, Telemann, Zelenka, and a contemporary setting of the Folia dance. Fux: Concerto in D minor/major, Le dolcezze, e l'amerezze della notte Telemann: Oboe concerto in C minor, TWV 51:c1 Zelenka: Hipocondrie a 7 Reinhard Keiser: Sinfonia from 'Der Lächerliche Printz Jodelet' (The laughable Prince Jodelet) Karl Aage Rasmussen: Follia, follia (premiere) Geminiani: Concerto grosso no.12 in D minor, after A Corelli's 'La Folia' Alfredo Bernardini (director/oboe).
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| Concerto Copenhagen | 20170402 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights of a concert given by Concerto Copenhagen at last year's Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen. Handel's Overture to the opera Rodrigo is followed by his cantata Apollo e Dafne. Handel: Overture in B flat from 'Rodrigo', HWV.336 Handel: Cantata 'Apollo e Dafne', HWV.122 Julia Doyle (soprano) Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone) Alfredo Bernardini (director).
Handel: Overture in B flat from 'Rodrigo', HWV.336 Simon Heighes introduces Concerto Copenhagen at the 2016 Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen. Performances of early music | |
| Concerto Copenhagen At Melk International Baroque Days | 20190616 | Suites and concertos from around 17th century Europe performed by Concerto Copenhagen. Performances of early music | |
| Concerto Koln - Handel | 20161127 | Concerto Koln performs Handel's The King Shall Rejoice and excerpts from Hercules. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert given by Concerto Köln of Handel's 'The King Shall Rejoice' plus extracts from his fiery oratorio 'Hercules' Handel: The King Shall Rejoice Olof Boman (conductor) Handel: 'Hercules' (excerpts) Overture Recitative- O Hercules why art thou absent from me Aria The world when day's career is run Act II - Sinfonia Recitative - Welcome the rising day! Aria - Begone my fears fly hence away Chorus - Crown with festal pomp the day Act III - Sinfonia Aria - Cease, ruler of the day to rise Chorus - Jealousy! Infernal pest! Scene - Where shall I fly? Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Annika Hudak (contralto) Niklas Engquist (tenor) Swedish Radio Chorus | |
| Concerto Koln With Attilio Cremonesi | 20170618 | Attilio Cremonesi conducts Concerto Koln in music by Vivaldi and Telemann. Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert recorded last month in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, in which Attilio Cremonesi conducted Concerto Koln in works by Vivaldi and Telemann, including Vivaldi's Stabat mater with countertenor Carlos Mena. Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for 2 violins and cello, RV565 Carlos Mena (countertenor) Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert recorded last month in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, in which Attilio Cremonesi conducted Concerto Köln in works by Vivaldi and Telemann, including Vivaldi's Stabat mater with countertenor Carlos Mena. Carlos Mena (countertenor) Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for 2 violins and cello, RV565 Performances of early music | |
| Concerto Romano | 20160605 | Simon Heighes with music by Pinto, Vivaldi and A Scarlatti performed by Concerto Romano. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents music by Pinto, Vivaldi and Scarlatti performed by Concerto Romano and the soprano Francesca Aspromonte in the Palestrina Hall of the Pamphilj Palace in Rome: Luis À?lvares Pinto: Lições de Solfejo XXII, XXIII, XXIV Vivaldi: Laudate Pueri, RV 600 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 356 Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata - O di Betlemme altera Francesca Aspromonte (soprano) Alessandro Quarta (director).
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| Cut Circle | 20170319 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of Renaissance polyphony given by the vocal group Cut Circle recorded at last year's Regensburg Early Music Festival in Germany, with music by Josquin, Dufay and Busnois. Josquin Desprez (~1440-1521): Virgo prudentissima Antoine Busnois (ca.1430-1492): Quant vous me ferez Guillaume Dufay (~1397-1474)/Josquin: Hymnus-Ave maris stella Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini Johannes Ockeghem (~1410-~1497): Aultre Venus Josquin Desprez: Christe fili dei, motet No. 7 from 'Vultum tuum deprecabuntur' Antoine Busnois: Terrible dame Jesse Rodin (director).
Josquin Desprez (~1440-1521): Virgo prudentissima Cut Circle Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of Renaissance polyphony given by Cut Circle. Performances of early music | |
| Daniel Hope, Berlin Baroque Soloists - Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach | 20160221 | Concertos and sonatas by Vivaldi, Telemann and Bach recorded last summer at Germany's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins in A minor, RV.522 Telemann: Concerto for two violins in A minor, TWV.51:a1 Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor, RV.63 'La Follia' Bach: Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV.1043 Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV.315 'Summer' from 'The Four Seasons' Bernhard Forck (violin) Berlin Baroque Soloists Daniel Hope (violin/director).
Concertos and sonatas by Vivaldi, Telemann and Bach performed in Germany. Performances of early music | |
| Dhrupad Fantasia - Part 2: Afternoon, Evening And Night | 20180923 | Hannah French presents the second half of a concert from the York Early Music Festival - an imaginary meeting of Elizabethan consort music and Hindustani Dhrupad from the court of Akbar the Great. This concert, given at the National Centre for Early Music as part of this year's York International Early Music Festival features the Belgium-based ensemble - the Hathor Consort, alongside Hindustani vocalist Uday Bhawalkar and jori player Jasdeep Singh. "Dhrupad Fantasia" is the imagination of creating a wondrous fancie, a visionary idea or illusion to bring together raga-based improvisations over the idea of polyphonic instrumental music, both rooted in the art music of the 16th Century. This second half focuses on music associated with the afternoon, evening and night-time. The programme also includes interviews with cultural historian Nima Poovaya-Smith and poems read by actor Art Malik. A meeting of music from the 16th-century courts of Elizabeth I and Akbar the Great. Performances of early music The programme also includes interviews with cultural historian Nima Poovaya-Smith and poems read by actor Art Malik. | |
| Early Birds | 20160619 | From concerts around Europe, music inspired by birds from Schmelzer and Handel. Performances of early music Early music from concerts around Europe inspired by birds Schmelzer: Sonata 'Cucù' Quirine van Hoek, violin Handel: Organ Concerto in F, HWV 295 ('The Cuckoo and the Nightingale') Combattimento Consort Amsterdam.
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| Emoke Barath At The Vac Early Music Days | 20190303 | Soprano Emoke Barath sings Kuhnau, Handel and Vivaldi at the Vac Early Music Days. Performances of early music | |
| Endless Telemann | 20180701 | The 18th-century ensemble with a concert of Telemann, presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Performances of early music The 18th Century Ensemble, directed by Susanne Regel, give a concert of choice ensemble works by Telemann from Herne Early Music Days Festival 2017. Telemann was both prolific - writing almost as many works as Bach and Mozart combined - and accomplished - as a fine oboe player. Today's concert explores just some of this output, including his descriptive Overture 'Les Nations' and a Suite for oboe and strings. It's presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Programmes featuring performances of early music. | |
| Ensemble 1700 | 20151206 | and guests including recorder player Dorothee Oberlinger and soprano Dorothee Mields perform 'nature music' by Van Eyck, Telemann, Biber, Vivaldi and others, in a concert recorded at the 2015 Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival. Presented by Simon Heighes.
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| Ensemble 1700 | 20161009 | Highlights from a concert by Ensemble 1700 at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from a concert of Baroque music at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany, given by Ensemble 1700 directed by Dorothee Oberlinger, who also features as a soloist on the recorder. The music includes concertos for recorder and transverse flute. J.F. Fasch (1688-1758) - Flute Concerto in F Frantisek Jiránek (1698-1778) - Flute Concerto in G Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Flautino Concerto in G, RV 443 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - Largo, from 'Flute Duet in B minor' Georg Philipp Telemann - Concerto in E minor for recorder, flute, strings and continuo, TWV 52:e1 Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, transverse flute Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder/director.
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| Ensemble 1700 | 20180520 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights from a concert of chamber concertos by Telemann given last year at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg by Ensemble 1700, directed by recorder-player Dorothee Oberlinger. Telemann: Concerto in C, TWV51:C1; Concerto in F, TWV52:F1; Concerto in D, TWV53:D5; Concerto in E minor, TWV52:e1 Ensemble 1700 Ensemble 1700 perform chamber concertos by Telemann. Performances of early music Ensemble 1700 Ensemble 1700 | |
| Ensemble 1700 | 20180527 | Ensemble Nevermind perform chamber music by Marin Marais and Francois Couperin. Performances of early music Simon Heighes introduces chamber music by Marin Marais and François Couperin, performed by Ensemble Nevermind. Marais: Suite No 4 in B flat (from Pièces en trio) Recorded in Paradyz, Poland, as part of the 2017 (Music in Paradise Festival). | |
| Ensemble Amarillis In Montpellier | 20180930 | Ensemble Amarillis performs 18th-century French music at the Pasteur Hall in Montpellier. Performances of early music | |
| Ensemble Clement Janequin | 20160313 | performs chansons from 16th-century France. Performances of early music Ensemble Clément Janequin (director Dominique Visse) perform chansons from 16th-century France by Compère, Sermisy, Janequin, Lassus and others in the Knights' Hall of Moravsky Krumlov Castle, as part of the 2015 Concentus Moraviae Festival in the Czech Republic. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas Compère: Nous sommes de l'ordre de Saint Babouyn Anon: Frapes petit coup, Jehan mon amy Anon: Fricasée (Aupres de vous) Sermisy: Hau, hau je boiys Costeley: Elle craint l'esperon Le Roy: Allemande 'Le pied de cheval'; Bransles de Champagne Lassus: Un jeune moine est sorti du couvent Ninot Le Petit: Mon amy m'avoit promis Janequin: Blason du beau tétin Sermisy: La, la, maistre Pierre Janequin: Or vien ça mamye Parrette Attaingnant: Basses danses Lassus: Lucescit jam, o socii Janequin: Ung jour Robin vint Margot empoigner Mittantier: Laissons amour qui nous fait tant souffrir Lejeune: Je bois à toy mon compagnon Janequin: La chasse Anon: Tourdion Dominique Visse (director).
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| Ensemble Inegal In Stockholm | 20180909 | Ensemble Inegal performs music by Zelenka at the 2018 Stockholm Early Music Festival. Performances of early music | |
| Ensemble Nevermind | 20171022 | Hannah French introduces a recital of Bach and Telemann given by the young and versatile 'Nevermind' ensemble, recorded at this year's Wallonie Festival in Brussels Bach: Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Nevermind Ensemble: Hannah French introduces a recital of Bach and Telemann given by the Nevermind ensemble. Performances of early music | |
| Ensemble Plus Ultra | 20160403 | perform sacred works by Victoria and Palestrina in Girona. Performances of early music Ensemble Plus Ultra perform sacred music by Victoria and Palestrina in Girona Cathedral, as part of the Classic Nights in Girona Festival. Introduced by Simon Heighes. | |
| Ensemble Plus Ultra | 20180107 | Simon Heighes presents a concert of vocal music highlights from the BRQ Vantaa Festival in Finland. Ensemble Plus Ultra perform a selection of choral pieces reflecting the Cantiones Sacrae, a joint publication by William Byrd and his teacher Thomas Tallis which was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas Tallis: Salvator mundi (I) Tallis: Salve intemerata Byrd: Mass for Four Voices (Credo) Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine Byrd: Mass for Four Voices (Sanctus and Benedictus) Tallis: O nata lux de lumine Ensemble Plus Ultra Simon Heighes presents a concert of highlights from the BRQ Vantaa Festival in Finland. Performances of early music Ensemble Plus Ultra | |
| Europa Galante At Sanssouci | 20190203 | A concert given by Europa Galante at the 2018 Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival in Germany. Performances of early music | |
| Finnish Baroque Orchestra | 20181021 | The Finnish Baroque Orchestra performs music by Telemann and Leclair in Regensburg. Performances of early music | |
| Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - Purcell, Sammartini, Vivaldi | 20170604 | Maurice Steger and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra: Purcell, Sammartini and Vivaldi Elin Manahan Thomas introduces music by Purcell, Sammartini, Handel and Vivaldi, performed at the Frankfurt Hessischer Rundfunk by Maurice Steger and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Henry Purcell: Suite from 'King Arthur' Giuseppe Sammartini: Concerto in F major for recorder and strings Handel: Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major HWV.334 Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV.443 for flautino and orchestra Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Concert recorded at the Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt in November. Performances of early music | |
| Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra And Jean-christophe Spinosi | 20170813 | Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the Frankfurt RSO in Monteverdi, Handel and Haydn. Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Monteverdi's Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, arias by Handel and Haydn, and Haydn's 'Military' Symphony. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Ekaterina Bakanova (soprano) Concert recorded on 3 March 2017 in Broadcasting Hall, Hessicher Rundfunk, Frankfurt Performances of early music | |
| Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | 20151115 | Simon Heighes presents highlights from a concert given by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona. Gottfried von de Goltz conducts the orchestra in music by Corelli and Bach, and Juan de la Rubia is soloist in organ works by Handel. Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, HWV.289 Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6'2 Bach: Orchestral Suite no.1 in C major, BWV.1066 Handel: Allegro from Organ Concerto No.13 in F major, HWV.295 Juan de la Rubia (organ) Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor).
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| Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | 20151122 | Simon Heighes presents a concert given by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra at the Concert Hall in Freiburg, featuring works by composers who were all born in the year 1714. Christine Schornsheim joins the orchestra for a harpsichord concerto by Gottfried August Homilius before Gaelle Arquez takes centre stage with arias by Gluck and Jommelli. Homilius: Harpsichord Concerto in F major Gluck: Ballet music and arias from Alceste Jommelli: Arias from Fetonte and L'Olimpiade Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord) Gaelle Arquez (mezzo-soprano) Gottfried von der Goltz (conductor).
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| Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | 20170917 | Hannah French introduces a concert by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra of music by JS Bach. Following the Early Music Show earlier today plotting Bach's arrival in Cöthen and the wealth of instrumental works he composed there, Hannah French continues that exploration through secular cantatas and concertos, as well as works composed or reworked in Leipzig. The performances come courtesy of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra in the sumptuous surroundings of the Ansbach Residenz Orangerie where they performed during the Ansbach Bach Week in July this year. JS Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 Anna Lucia Richter, soprano Anna Lucia Richter, soprano Performances of early music | |
| French Baroque Chamber Music From Ensemble Nevermind | 20180527 | Simon Heighes introduces chamber music by Marin Marais and François Couperin, performed by Ensemble Nevermind. Marais: Suite No 4 in B flat (from Pièces en trio) Recorded in Paradyz, Poland, as part of the 2017 (Music in Paradise Festival). Ensemble Nevermind perform chamber music by Marin Marais and Francois Couperin. Performances of early music | |
| Friederike Heumann | 20151011 | with Simon Heighes, featuring works for viola da gamba by father and son JS and CPE Bach performed by Friederike Heumann with harpsichordist Dirk Borner. Recorded at last year's Poznan Baroque Festival in Poland JS Bach (1685-1750): Sonata in G, BWV 1027 CPE Bach (1714-1788): Sonata in D, Wq 137; Trio Sonata in G minor, Wq 88 Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba) Dirk Borner (harpsichord).
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| Gemma Bertagnolli, Dorothee Oberlinger, Ensemble 1700 | 20160207 | Cantatas and short works by Porpora, Geminiani and Handel. Performances of early music Cantatas and short works by Porpora, Geminiani and Handel performed by soprano Gemma Bertagnolli, recorder player Dorothee Oberlinger and Ensemble 1700 in a concert recorded at last year's RheinVokal Festival in Germany Porpora: Cantata 'Gia la notte si avvicina' Geminiani: Cello Sonata no.2 in D minor Handel: Cantata 'Mi palpita il cor', HWV.132b Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano) Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder) Ensemble 1700. | |
| Gesualdo Madrigals | 20151101 | Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, is known for the striking harmonies of his music, as well as being notorious for the violence of his personal life. He wrote seven books of madrigals of which six survive, and it is the sixth book that forms the basis of this concert given at the Stockholm Early Music Festival in June 2015, performed by Collegium Vocale, Gent, with lutenist Thomas Dunford, directed by Philippe Herreweghe. The themes are of life and death, darkness and light, brought to life with extreme harmonies and dynamic contrasts. Centuries later this collection of madrigals was dubbed "canapes of caviar" by Igor Stravinsky. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas.
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| Gesualdo Six | 20170903 | Simon Heighes introduces a concert of English Renaissance polyphony by Gesualdo Six. A Journey through the Music of the English Renaissance Masters Simon Heighes introduces a concert of English Renaissance polyphony performed by The Gesualdo Six directed by Owain Park, recorded at Regensburg Early Music Days Festival in June. Music includes works by Dunstable, Cornysh, Taverner, Sheppard, Tallis and Byrd. Simon Heighes introduces a concert of English Renaissance polyphony performed by Gesualdo Six directed by Owain Park, recorded at Regensburg Early Music Days Festival in June. | |
| Ghislieri Choir And Consort | 20171210 | The Ghislieri Choir and Consort perform Mediterranean polyphony. Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights of a concert of Mediterranean polyphony given by the Ghislieri Choir and Consort at the MAFestival in Bruges. The programme includes music by the little-known Benigno Zerafa , whose entire collection of sacred vocal works was found in a cupboard in Malta Cathedral in 1969, and an unusual version of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Benigno Zerafa: Improperia per il Venerdi Santo per la Cappella della Cattedrale di Malta Performances of early music | |
| Ghislieri Chorus And Consort | 20151227 | Sacred works by Durante, d'Astorga and Handel given by the Ghislieri Chorus and Consort, recorded at this year's Göttingen International Handel Festival Francesco Durante: Magnificat in B flat Handel: O del ciel Maria Regina, HWV.230 Emanuele d'Astorga: Stabat Mater Marta Redealli (soprano) Ghislieri Chorus and Consort, Giulio Prandi (director).
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| Giuliano Carmignola At The 2016 Aschau Festival | 20161120 | A concert from the Aschau Festival featuring baroque violinist Giuliano Carmignola. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents a concert from the Aschau Festival featuring baroque violinist Giuliano Carmignola. He is joined by friends to perform a programme of Italian baroque music. Nicola Antonio Porpora: Violin Sonata in G major Op12?2 Nicola Matteis: Excerpts from ?Ayres for the Violin? Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Sonata in D major, RV 10 Domenico Scarlatti: Three Keyboard Sonatas Emanuele Barbella: Sonata in B flat major "Arlecchino, Arlecchinessa, Rosetta, e Pulcinella con Ninna Nanna e Minuetto del Pazzo Giuliano Carmignola (baroque violin), Riccardo Doni (harpsichord), Ivano Zanenghi (lute), Francesco Galligioni (cello). | |
| Giuliano Carmignola With Academia 1750 | 20170507 | Giuliano Carmignola and Academia 1750 perform Haydn and Mozart in Catalonia. Elin Manahan Thomas presents violin concertos by Haydn and Mozart performed by Giuliano Carmignola with Acadèmia 1750 recorded at the Torroella de Montgri Music Festival in Catalonia Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. VIIa:1 Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob. I:49 ('Passione') Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat, K. 207 Giuliano Carmignola, violin Performances of early music | |
| Giuliano Carmignola With Concerto Koln | 20180304 | in baroque concertos by Charles Avison and Vivaldi. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights of a concert of baroque violin concertos given by Giuliano Carmignola with Concerto Köln at the George Enescu International Festival and Competition in Bucharest. Vivaldi's Four Seasons is paired with less familiar works by Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco and Charles Avison. Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Concerto in D minor, Op.2'1 from 'Concerti a quarto da chiesa' Giuliano Carmignola (violin) | |
| Gli Incogniti | 20161030 | perform Purcell and Matteis at the 2016 Pyrenees Festival of Early Music. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert from the Pyrenees Festival of Early Music. Taking as its theme the false consonances of melancholy, Gli Incogniti perform a programme of Purcell and Nicola Matteis. Purcell: Sonata no.6 in C, Z795 from 'Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts' Nicola Matteis: Suite in A minor, From 'Ayrs for the Violin' Purcell: Sonata no.10 in A, Z799 from 'Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts' Matteis: Suite in G, From 'Ayrs for the Violin' Purcell: Works for harpsichord Matteis: Suite in C, From 'Ayrs for the Violin' Amandine Beyer (director). | |
| Gli Incogniti | 20181125 | perform music by Francois Couperin including his tributes to fellow composers "L'Apothéose de Lully" and "L'Apothéose de Corelli", alongside music by Marin Marais and Jean-Fery Rebel. Simon Heighes introduces highlights of this concert recorded at the Pau Casals International Music Festival in the Spanish town of El Vendrell, birthplace of the cellist Pablo Casals. Baroque music ensemble Gli Incogniti perform music by Couperin, Marais, Rebel and Rameau. Performances of early music | |
| Gondolas On The Seine | 20180819 | Hannah French introduces a concert given by harpsichordist Beatrice Martin, who plays French & Italian keyboard music at the Clam-Gallas Palace in Prague, as part of the city's annual Summer Festivities of Early Music. Music includes pieces by Domenico Scarlatti, Louis Couperin, Rameau, Vivaldi and Francois Couperin. Beatrice Martin plays French and Italian harpsichord music at Prague's Clam-Gallas Palace. Performances of early music Music includes pieces by Domenico Scarlatti, Louis Couperin, Rameau, Vivaldi and Francois Couperin. Hannah French introduces a concert given by harpsichordist Beatrice Martin, who plays French and Italian keyboard music at the Clam-Gallas Palace in Prague, as part of the city's annual Summer Festivities of Early Music. | |
| Gottingen Festival Orchestra | 20161002 | The Gottingen Festival Orchestra under Laurence Cummings in CPE Bach, Quantz, Bach, Handel Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from the Göttingen International Handel Festival in a concert recorded last May. The Göttingen Festival Orchestra performs Baroque music directed from the harpsichord by Laurence Cummings, well-known in the UK as Musical Director of the London Handel Festival. C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) - Symphony No. 3 in F, Wq. 183/3 Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) - Concerto for Two Flutes in G, QV 6:7 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 G.F. Handel (1685-1759) - Aria No. 13, from 'Imeneo' Kate Clarke, flute Brian Berryman, flute William Berger, tenor Laurence Cummings, harpsichord and director.
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| Hesperion Xxi | 20160529 | in a concert recounting the life of writer and philosopher Ramon Llull. Performances of early music Hesperion XXI directed by Jordi Savall performs music recounting the life of the 13th century writer, philosopher, logician & Franciscan tertiary Ramon Llull who is credited with writing the first major work of Catalan literature. Anonymous: Fanfare Raimon de Miraval (1191-1229): Ductia Anonymous: Veri dulcis in tempore (codex from 1010) Lluís Vilamajó, tenor Alphonse The Wise: Cantiga de Santa Maria, 100: Santa Maria, strela do dia La Capella Reial de Catalunya Anonymous: Ya Mariam el bekr, Arabic hymn to the Virgin Waed Bouhassoun, vocals, ud Anonymous: Mater Dei plena gratia / Mater, virgo pia / Eius Anonymous: Lauda di Cortona: Ave, donna santissima María Cristina Kiehr, soprano Anonymous: Complaint of Jerusalem against Rome: Jerusalem se plaint et li païs Anonymous: Mowachah Billadi Askara Mon abdi Llama Anonymous: Conductus: Roma gaudins jubila Teobaldo I de Navarra (1201-1253): Deus est ainsi comme li pelicans Anonymous: Quant ai lo mont consirat, spiritual chant Anonymous: Wind Dance Moslem Rahal, ney (Syria) Anonymous: Piangeti christiani Philippe de Vitry (1291-1361): Motet: Tribum / Quoniam secta / Merito hec patimur Anonymous: Taksim (duduk) and Ghazali Waed Bouhassoun, ud Hakan Güngör, kanun Yurdal Tokcan, ud Haïg Sarikouyoumdjia, duduk, ney Dimitri Psonis, santur, moresca Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474): Veni Sancte Spiritus Pascal Bertin, countertenor David Sagastume, countertenor Anonymous: Propiñan de Melyor - Der Makam 'Uzzäl usules Darb-i feth' Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474): Gloria Patri et Filio (Magnificat) Anonymous: Dindirindin Jordi Savall (director). directed by Jordi Savall performs music recounting the life of the 13th century writer, philosopher, logician and Franciscan tertiary Ramon Llull who is credited with writing the first major work of Catalan literature.
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| Hesperion Xxi Directed Jordi Savall | 20170122 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights of a concert given by La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hesperion XXI under Jordi Savall featuring profane and sacred songs from two of the most important Iberian music collections; the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Alfonso the Wise: Alba; Rotundellus (CSM 105) Alfonso the Wise: Santa Maria, strela do dia (CSM 100) Alfonso the Wise: Ductia (CSM 123) Anon: Los set gotxs (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat) Marcabru (1127-~1150): Lament - Pax in nomine Domini Anon: Mariam matrem Virginem (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat) Anon: Istampitta: Saltarello (Italian Trecento) Anon: Imperayritz de la ciutat joyosa (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat) Trad Catalan: El Mestre (The master) Trad Catalan: La Mare de Déu (The Mother of Jesus) Trad Catalan: La Mariagneta Bartomeu Càrceres (fl.-mid 16th): Tau garçó la durundena Jordi Savall (director). Alfonso the Wise: Alba; Rotundellus (CSM 105) La Capella Reial de Catalunya Elin Manahan Thomas presents a highlights of a concert given by Hesperion XXI. Performances of early music | |
| Hortus Musicus | 20160214 | Sequences of music from Italy and England by composers including Monteverdi and Purcell. Performances of early music Sequences of vocal and instrumental music from Italy and England by composers including Monteverdi and Purcell performed by Estonian ensemble Hortus Musicus, recorded at last year's RheinVokal Festival in Germany Gabrielli: Canzona quarta Monteverdi: Salve Regina; Si dolce e'l tormento; Chiome d'oro; Seventh Book of Madrigals (excerpts) Frescobaldi: Toccata nono Holborne: Pavaan; Heigh ho holiday; The Honeysuckle Purcell: I spy Celia; Sound the trumpet; Music for a while Andres Mustonen (director). | |
| Huelgas Ensemble | 20170205 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents a sequence of music for Advent from a concert given last year by the Huelgas Ensemble at St Paul's Church, Antwerp. They perform music from the manuscript J.11.9, the only source of medieval Cypriot music in existence. Ordo sanctorum militum, à 1 Sanctus in eternis O Sapientia (triplum) / Nos demoramur (duplum) O Adonay (triplum) / Pictor eterne (duplum) O Radix Yesse (triplum) / Cunti fundent (duplum) O clavis David (triplum) / Quis igitur (duplum) O lucis eterne (triplum) / Veni splendor (duplum) O rex virtutum (triplum) / Quis possit (duplum) O Emanuel (triplum) / Magne virtutum (duplum) O sacra virgo (triplum) / Tu nati nata (duplum) Hodie puer (triplum) / Homo mortalis (duplum) The Huelgas Ensemble Paul Van Nevel (director).
Ordo sanctorum militum, à 1 The Huelgas Ensemble Elin Manahan Thomas presents music from medieval Cyprus sung by the Huelgas Ensemble. Performances of early music | |
| Huelgas Ensemble At Resonanzen 2018 | 20180805 | The Huelgas Ensemble performs a range of polyphony from England, France, Spain, Italy, Poland and Croatia from as long ago as the 11th Century, including pieces from the Winchester Troper and music by Palestrina, LeJeune, Skjavetic, de Rore, Soriano, Rossi, Klabon and Ponce in a concert from the 2018 Resonanzen Festival in Vienna. The Huelgas Ensemble sings a range of European polyphony from across 700 years. Performances of early music The Huelgas Ensemble performs a range of polyphony from England, France, Spain, Italy, Poland and Croatia from as long ago as the 11th Century, including pieces from the Winchester Troper and music by Palestrina, LeJeune, Skjavetic, de Rore, Soriano, Rossi, Klabon and Ponce in a concert from the 2018 Resonanzen Festival in Vienna. | |
| I Barocchisti | 20160626 | Simon Heighes presents music by Vivaldi performed by I Barocchisti under Diego Fasolis. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents a concert of Vivaldi by I Barocchisti conducted by Diego Fasolis Vivaldi: Overture to 'Il Farnace, RV 711' Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon in G, RV 545 Paolo Grazzi, oboe Michele Fattori, bassoon Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439, Op.10 No.2 ('La notte') Maurice Steger, recorder Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 152 Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589 RSI Chorus Diego Fasolis, conductor. | |
| I Pellegrini Al Sepolcro Di Nostro Signore | 20180826 | Hasse's oratorio I pellegrini al sepolcro di Nostro Signore from Warsaw's Capuchin Church. Performances of early music | |
| Il Gardellino - Colours Of The Winds | 20151108 | Colours of the Winds"" is the title given to this concert of baroque music for wind instruments and orchestra given by the ensemble Il Gardellino at this year's Stockholm Early Music Festival. Elin Manahan Thomas presents a programme which includes : Handel: Concerto in G minor for strings and continuo, HWV 287 Marcello: Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings and continuo. Soloist Marcel Ponseele (oboe) CPE Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq 22. Soloist Jan De Winne (flute) Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B minor for strings and continuo, RV 169 (""Al Santo Sepolcro"") Fasch: Concerto in B minor for oboe, flute, strings and continuo, FaWV L:h1. | |
| Il Giardino Armonico | 20160103 | Works by Biber, Locke, Vivaldi and Bach from Il Giardino Armonico under Giovanni Antonini. Performances of early music Works by Biber, Locke, Vivaldi and Bach performed by Il Giardino Armonico directed by Giovanni Antonini, recorded at this year's Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival Biber: Battaglia Locke: Suite - The Tempest Vivaldi: Concerto in C, RV.443 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto n.4 in G, BWV.1049 Giovanni Antonini (director).
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| Il Giardino Armonico | 20170430 | in a concert of 16th- and 17th-century European instrumental music. Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of 16th- and 17th-century European instrumental music by Il Giardino Armonico, led by their charismatic director the flautist and recorder player Giovanni Antonini. The concert is entitled 'La morte de la ragione' - the death of reason, taken from the title of an anonymous Renaissance Italian pavan. Thomas Preston: Uppon La Mi Re Giovanni de Macque (1548/50-1614): Seconde Stravaganze Dario Castello (1590-~1650): Sonata 14 a Quattro John Baldwine (ca.1560-1615): 4 Vocum Giovanni Pietro del buono (ca.1641-1657): Sonata VII 'Stravagante', after 'Ave Maris stella' Il Giardino Armonico Il Giardino Armonico in a concert of 16th- and 17th-century European instrumental music. Performances of early music | |
| Il Pomo D'oro | 20160410 | and recorder player Maurice Steger perform concertos by Vivaldi. Performances of early music Concertos by Vivaldi played by Il Pomo d'Oro directed by Zefira Valova with recorder player Maurice Steger, recorded at last summer's Menuhin Festival in Gstaad. Introduced by Simon Heighes.
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| Imaginarium Ensemble | 20180114 | Simon Heighes presents highlights from a concert of 17th century virtuoso Italian violin repertoire, given at the Pyrenees Festival of Early Music in 2017. Imaginarium Ensemble explore the music of a period when the violin was liberated from its role as a vocal accompanist and became a solo instrument in its own right. Gian Paolo Cima: Sonata a 2 in G minor from 'Concerti ecclesiastici' Imaginarium Ensemble: Simon Heighes presents highlights from the Pyrenees Festival of Early Music in 2017. Performances of early music Imaginarium Ensemble: | |
| Jean-guihen Queyras At The Schwetzingen Festival | 20160710 | Jean-Guihen Queyras performs a concert of Bach interspersed with contemporary music echoes Performances of early music Jean-Guihen Queyras performs a concert of Bach Cello Suites, interspersed with contemporary music 'echoes' at the Schwetzingen Festival. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas Jonathan Harvey: Pre-echo for Jean-Guihen Bach: Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV.1008 Ichiro Nodaira: Enigme Bach: Cello Suite No.6 in D, BWV.1012 Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello).
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| Jordi Savall | 20151129 | Presented by Simon Heighes. Catalan viola da gamba virtuoso Jordi Savall plays works by Marais, Sainte-Colombe and Bach, in a concert recorded at the Fundacion Juan March in Madrid.
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| Jordi Savall And Hesperion Xxi | 20170409 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights of a concert given to explore The Routes of Slavery with music from Spain and Latin America ranging from the 15th to 19th centuries. Jordi Savall curates and directs the combined forces of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI and the Tembembe Ensamble Continuo.
Simon Heighes introduces highlights of a concert focusing on the routes of slavery. Performances of early music | |
| Jordi Savall At The 2016 Poblet Early Music Festival | 20161113 | Jordi Savall performs Irish and Scottish music from the 17th to 19th centuries. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents highlights from the Poblet Early Music Festival. The theme of the concert is 'Man and Nature', with sequences of music of Celtic dialogues between the Ancient and the New World. Jordi Savall goes back to original manuscripts to reveal the hidden beauties of Irish and Scottish music from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Caledonia Set The Lancashire Pipes Set Flowers of Edinburg Set The Donegal Set Jordi Savall (viols - treble and lyra) Andrew Lawrence-King (Irish harp and psaltery) Frank MacGuire (bodhran). | |
| Jos Van Immerseel | 20160306 | performs organ works by Valente, Gibbons, Purcell, Mozart, Bach and others at the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Doubravnik in the Czech Republic, as part of the 2015 Concentus Moraviae Festival. Introduced by Elin Manahan Thomas. Valente: Gagliarda napoletana Bull: In nomine IX Bruna: Letania de la Virgen Gibbons: Fantazia of four parts Kerckhoven: Prelude and Fugue in D minor Purcell: Voluntary in D minor, Z719 Mozart: Andante in F, K618 JS Bach: Pastorale in F, BWV790 Jos van Immerseel (organ). Jos van Immerseel performs organ works by Valente, Gibbons, Mozart, Bach and others. Performances of early music | |
| Kristian Bezuidenhout In Tokyo | 20181007 | Kristian Bezuidenhout plays Mozart sonatas on the fortepiano in Tokyo. Performances of early music | |
| La Capella De Ministrers Performs The Llibre Vermell | 20180902 | Simon Heighes introduces a concert given at the Palau de Musica Catalana in Barcelona by the Spanish ensemble La Capella de Ministrers. They perform excerpts from the fascinating 14th Century illuminated manuscript - the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, or "Red Book of Montserrat". The manuscript was prepared around the year 1399, originally containing 172 double pages, of which 32 have since been lost. The title "The Red Book of Montserrat" describes the red binding in which the collection was placed in the 19th century. The monastery after which the book was named holds the shrine of the Virgin of Montserrat, which was a major site of pilgrimage during the time it was compiled. La Capella de Ministrers performs excerpts from the 14th-century Red Book of Montserrat. Performances of early music The manuscript was prepared around the year 1399, originally containing 172 double pages, of which 32 have since been lost. The title "The Red Book of Montserrat" describes the red binding in which the collection was placed in the 19th century. The monastery after which the book was named holds the shrine of the Virgin of Montserrat, which was a major site of pilgrimage during the time it was compiled. | |
| La Compagnia Del Madrigale | 20170115 | A concert from the 2016 Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music Festival. Performances of early music Simon Heighes introduces a concert from the International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg. The Italian vocal group La Compagnia del Madrigale perform 16th and 17th century music, including sacred madrigals by Monteverdi and some of the tenebrae responsories by Gesualdo.
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| La Follia And Ensemble Polyharmonique | 20181014 | Simon Heighes introduces a concert given by La Follia and Ensemble Polyharmonique at the Regensburg Early Music Days festival in Germany. The music all has a Bach connection, although we're hardly going to hear a note by the man himself, because we're entering the shadowy world of ‘Bach the arranger'. Many of his arrangements are now amongst his best-loved works, like his keyboard versions of Vivaldi's concertos, and tonight we're going to hear his tinkerings with the works of Francesco Durante, Marco Peranda and Francesco Conti. La Follia & Ensemble Polyharmonique in music by Peranda, Conti and Durante in Regensburg. Performances of early music La Follia and Ensemble Polyharmonique in music by Peranda, Conti and Durante in Regensburg. | |
| La Nascita Dell'opera (the Birth Of Opera) | 20190714 | Soprano Magdalena Kožená and La Cetra perform in a concert that mines the dramatic wealth of early Italian opera. From that great operatic pioneer Monteverdi to Marula, composers revelled in the dramatic potential of the new form to explore the depths of human emotions through the power of the voice. Works by Uccellini and Castello sit alongside a passionate aria from Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea and his opera in all but name, the 'scena' Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda in a concert recorded at 2018's Verbier Festival. Soprano Magdalena Kozena and La Cetra mine the dramatic wealth of early Italian opera. Performances of early music | |
| La Reverdie At The Granada Festival | 20190512 | A concert of C13th devotional music from laReverdie at the 2018 Granada Festival in Spain Performances of early music | |
| La Risonanza With Yetzabel Arias Fernandez | 20160117 | La Risonanza and soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez in Handel, Vivaldi, Duron and Torres. Performances of early music La Risonanza (director Fabio Bonizzoni) and soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez perform chamber music by Handel and Vivaldi and arias by Duron and Torres at the 54th Cuenca Sacred Music Week in Spain. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor, HWV 399 (Op 5 No 4) Fabio Bonizzoni (director) Sebastián Durón: Atiendan, escuchen Yetzabel Arias Fernandez (soprano) Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D minor, RV64 (Op 1 No 8) Fabio Bonizzoni (organ/director) José de Torres: Ego vir videns Fabio Bonizzoni (organ) Sebastián Durón: Ay, que me abraso de amor en la llama Sebastián Durón: Corazón que suspiras atento | |
| L'arpeggiata At The George Enescu International Festival | 20180708 | Simon Heighes presents soprano Celine Scheen singing Handel arias with L'Arpeggiata. Performances of early music | |
| L'arpeggiata Directed By Christina Pluhar | 20180204 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents a sequence of vocal music by Bach and his predecessors, performed by Philippe Jaroussky, Celine Scheen and L'Arpeggiata under their director Christina Pluhar at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Bach: Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh, BWV 487 Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) Elin Manahan Thomas presents L'Arpeggiata in concert at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. Performances of early music Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) | |
| L'arpeggiata In Utrecht | 20170108 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights from a concert given by the Baroque ensemble L'Arpeggiata directed by Christina Pluhar in the Utrecht Early Music Festival last summer. The music is mostly by the the prolific Italian opera composer Francesco Cavalli, who flourished in Venice during the 17th century. L'Arpeggiata perform music by Cavalli at the Utrecht Early Music Festival 2016. Performances of early music
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| Le Concert Spirituel Performed Orazio Benevoli's Missa Si Deus Pro Nobis | 20171119 | Orazio Benevoli's Missa Si Deus pro nobis performed by Le Concert Spirituel. Hervé Niquet directs Le Concert Spirituel in Orazio Benevoli's Missa Si Deus pro nobis and Magnificat a 16, in a concert given at this year's Radio France and Montpellier Festival. Introduced by Simon Heighes. Benevoli: Missa Si Deus pro nobis Le Concert Spirituel Chorus and Orchestra Performances of early music | |
| Le Consort At The 'music In Paradise' Festival, Poland | 20190407 | Le Consort travel to the Music in Paradise Festival in Poland to perform music from England which was influenced by the Italian Baroque style. Coupled with Purcell and Handel, Le Consort delve into works of lesser known lights of that period in England, John Eccles and Nicholas Matteis (II) to give a rounded picture of the music from that time. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Corelli: Sonata in D major, op. 5 no. 1 Corelli: Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 2 no. 8 Purcell: A new ground in E minor Purcell: Sonata no. 6 Z. 807 John Eccles: An Air from 'The Mad Lover' Handel: Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 2 no. 1 Nicola Matteis (II): Trio Sonata in G minor Le Consort perform Baroque music in the Italian style at the Music in Paradise Festival Performances of early music | |
| Le Poeme Harmonique | 20161016 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert from Le Poeme Harmonique and Vincent Dumestre. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas transports us to Versailles in the seventeenth century, with a concert given earlier this year in Brussels by Le Poème Harmonique conducted by Vincent Dumestre. Music includes Jean-Baptiste Lully - Choeur des Quatre Parties du Monde, from 'Ballet de Flore' Jean-Baptiste Lully - extracts from 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme', 'Ballet de l'Impatience' and 'Ballet des Muses' Charles Tessier - Chansons Suisses, from 'Airs de cour'; Airs Turquestes Etienne Moulinié - Air du Juif Errant, from 'Airs de Cour' Joseph-Marie Amiot - See hoang sien Tsou Yo Ling yu Tien, from 'Hymne en l'honneur des ancêtres'.
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| Leipzig Bach Festival | 20180722 | Simon Heighes presents highlights of the opening concert of the 2018 Leipzig Bach Festival Performances of early music | |
| L'ensemble Inegal | 20161023 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces Baroque music performed in Dresden by L'Ensemble Inegal. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert recorded earlier this year in Belgium, given by the Czech consort L'Ensemble Inégal, directed by Adam Viktora, and featuring soprano soloist and co-founder of the ensemble, Gabriela Eibenova The music transports us to eighteenth-century Germany, with a focus on Dresden, as a pearl of baroque eastern Germany at its pinnacle. The programme features the foremost composers of the Dresden Court. Music includes Johann David Heinichen - Concerto in G, S238, for recorder, oboe and strings Johann Adolf Hasse - Salve Regina in G, for soprano, strings and basso continuo Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor, RV 242, for violin, strings and basso continuo ('For Pisandel') Jan Dismas Zelenka - Alma redemptoris mater in A, ZWV 123 Antonio Vivaldi - In turbato mare irato, RV 627.
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| Les Ambassadeurs | 20161211 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert from the theatres of 18th-century France. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of theatrical music from 18th-century France by Rameau, Leclair, Marais and de Mondonville performed by Les Ambassadeurs Rameau: Zoroastre Overture Marin Marais: Aria of the High Priestess of Bacchus, from 'Sémélé ' Rameau: Tambourin, from 'Castor et Pollux' Rameau: Trajan's aria, from 'Le Temple de la Gloire' Rameau: Entrée des quatre nations, from 'Les Indes Galantes' Leclair: 1er et 2ème Airs en rondeau, from 'Scylla et Glaucus' Rameau: Bataille, from 'Dardanus' Leclair: Circe's invocation, from 'Scylla et Glaucus' Rameau: Ballet figuré, from 'Zoroastre' Rameau: Finale, from 'Les Indes Galantes' J.-J. de C. de Mondonville: Overture to 'Titon et l'Aurore' Rameau: Neides' aria, from 'Le Temple de la Gloire' Campra: Récit de Zaide, from 'L'Europe Galante' Rameau: De rochers entassés, from 'La Princesse de Navarre' Rameau: Air for Trumpet, from 'La Princesse de Navarre' Rameau: Duo d'un Français et un Espagnol, from 'La Princesse de Navarre' Rameau: Chaconne, from 'Les Indes Galantes' Rameau: Pénétrez les humains, from 'Le Temple de la Gloire' Katherine Watson (soprano) Anders Dahlin (tenor) Aimery Lefèvere (baritone) Alexis Kossenko (director).
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| Les Muffatti | 20150920 | with Simon Heighes, featuring works by Vivaldi, Jiranek and Zelenka in a concert given by early music ensemble Les Muffatti during last year's Liege Festival in Belgium Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto grosso in F, op. 8/3 ('Autumn' from 'The Four Seasons') Frantisek Jiranek; Oboe Concerto in B flat; Flute Concerto in G Jan Dismas Zelenka: Simphonie in A Benoit Laurent (oboe) Stefanie Troffaes (flute) Peter van Heyghen (director).
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| Les Talens Lyriques | 20160417 | French baroque music played by Les Talens Lyriques directed by Christophe Rousset. Performances of early music French baroque music by Couperin, Marais, Rebel and Jacquet de la Guerre, played by Les Talens Lyriques directed by Christophe Rousset. Introduced by Simon Heighes. | |
| Les Talens Lyriques | 20180318 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from a concert recorded in the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg last year, given by Les Talens Lyriques directed by Christophe Rousset, featuring music by Telemann and Rameau. The instrumental and vocal ensemble Les Talens Lyriques was founded twenty-five years ago by the harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset. It owes its name to an opera by Rameau, and it's the music of Rameau which features in this performance, along with two colourful overtures by Telemann. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - Overture in G, TWV 55:G1 ('La musette') Les Talens Lyriques Producer Helen Garrison. Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from a concert given by Les Talens Lyriques. Performances of early music Producer Helen Garrison. | |
| L'homme Arme And Grand Motets From Utrecht | 20190317 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights from two concerts recorded at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. The song L'Homme Armé (The armed man) caught the imagination of numerous European composers during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries and there are over 30 known settings based on the melody. This concert features one of two such settings by Josquin. The Grands Motets were fairly early works by Rameau, who was not generally known to write sacred music and is became more famous for his immensely colourful theatrical works. Deus noster refugium - Our God is our refuge - takes its text from the psalms. Josquin des Prez: Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales Jean-Philippe Rameau: Grands Motet - Deus noster refugium Josquin's Missa L'Homme arme and Rameau's Grand Motets from Utrecht Early Music Festival. Performances of early music | |
| London Calling: Violin Works From The Baroque Capital | 20190120 | Beautiful and unusual works spanning two centuries by Byrd, Geminiani, Babell, Matteis, Eccles, given by Ilia Korol (violin) and Jermaine Sprosse (harpsichord). London has always drawn artists and musicians to its cultural heart, and perhaps especially so in the Baroque era. German-born Handel spent most of his career in the English capital, and not only composed his finest works but also influenced notable local musicians such as William Babell. Such successes attracted musicians from other English cities, as well as places as far-flung as Italy. But it wasn't all grand gestures - this concert presents works for smaller ensembles and drawing rooms, by turns florid, intimate and fun. Byrd, Geminiani, Babell, Matteis, Eccles and a nod to Handel in works for violin. Performances of early music | |
| L'orfeo Baroque Orchestra | 20160110 | Telemann's late cantata Ino, performed by Nuria Rial and L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra. Performances of early music Telemann's late dramatic cantata Ino performed by Nuria Rial and L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra, recorded at last year's Bad Arolsen Baroque Festival. Written at the age of 84, the culmination of this prolific composer's lifetime of experience, it is preceded by his vibrant Overture 'Les Nations anciennes et modernes' Telemann: Overture (Suite) - Les Nations, TWV.55:B5 Telemann: Cantata: Ino, TWV.20:41 Nuria Rial (soprano) | |
| Love, Jupiter And The Underworld | 20190113 | Zefiro, directed by oboist Alfredo Bernardini, performs suites from Jean-Philippe Rameau's greatest operas. Love, the Underworld, Jupiter and immortality - add a step-mother, a genie or fraternal vying for a princess's affections, and you have all the ingredients for Rameau's 'new style' of opera. Zefiro open with Rameau's first, Hippolyte et Aricie, and end with his somewhat risky wedding gift to the Dauphin Louis, Platee, via his greatest work, the tragedy Castor et Pollux. Zefiro perform suites from Hippolyte et Aricie, Castor et Pollux and Platee by Rameau Performances of early music | |
| Lucia Cirillo And I Barocchisti | 20171105 | Soprano Lucia Cirillo sings Handel with I Barocchisti conducted by Diego Fasolis. Soprano Lucia Cirillo performs excerpts from Handel's oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with I Barocchisti conducted by Diego Fasolis, in a concert given in the Lac Theatre in Lugano. Introduced by Simon Heighes. Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (excerpts) Performances of early music | |
| Lumen Valo | 20190901 | Music from the Finnish Reformation presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Performances of early music | |
| L'univers Frane7ais Celebrate Couperin's 350th Anniversary | 20181209 | L'univers fran\u00e7ais with music for the 350th anniversary of the birth of Fran\u00e7ois Couperin. Performances of early music | |
| Magdalena Kozena And The Venice Baroque Orchestra | 20180311 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights of a concert of Handel given by Magdalena Kožená and the Venice Baroque Orchestra at the George Enescu International Festival and Competition in Bucharest. A selection of opera arias are interspersed with his Concerto Grossi. Handel Magdalena Kožená A concert of Handel given by Magdalena Kozena and the Venice Baroque Orchestra. Performances of early music Magdalena Kožená | |
| Mahan Esfahani | 20161204 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents music by the Bach family and Dusek played by Mahan Esfahani. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert of music by the Bach Family and Frantisek Xaver Dusek performed by the virtuoso harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani JS Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 874 CPE Bach: Keyboard Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65/17 JC Bach: Keyboard Sonata in C minor, op. 5/6 Frantisek Xaver Dusek: Keyboard Sonata in B flat Frantisek Xaver Dusek: Andante, from 'Keyboard Sonata in G minor' Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord). Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert of music by the Bach Family & Frantisek Xaver Dusek performed by the virtuoso harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani
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| Marian Consort | 20160228 | Sacred music by Byrd and others performed by the Marian Consort at the RheinVokal Festival Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas introduces sacred music by William Byrd (including movements from his Mass for 4 voices), plus works by Strogers, Gerarde, Mundy and Peerson, performed by the Marian Consort in the Pfarrkirche St Severus in Boppard, as part of the 2015 RheinVokal Festival. Byrd: Miserere mei Deus Byrd: Gaudeamus omnis in Domino Byrd: Kyrie (Mass for 4 voices) Strogers: Non me vincat, Deus meus Byrd: Gloria (Mass for 4 voices) Byrd: Timete Dominum Mundy: Adhaesit pavimento Byrd: Justorum animae Byrd: Sanctus and Benedictus (Mass for 4 voices) Peerson: Laboravi in gemitu meo Byrd: Agnus Dei (Mass for 4 voices) Byrd: Ave verum corpus The Marian Consort Rory McCleery (director). Byrd: Sanctus & Benedictus (Mass for 4 voices) | |
| Merseburg Organ Festival | 20190217 | Collegium Vocale Leipzig perform Lully and de Grigny at the Merseburg Organ Festival. Performances of early music | |
| Mezzogiorno: Medieval Hymns And Sacred Chant From Italy And Sardinia | 20181104 | Medieval hymns and sacred chant from southern Italy and Sardinia, given by the Tiburtina Ensemble and presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. The concert was recorded in the atmospheric Church of the Our Lady of the Slavs at the Emmaus monastery of Na Slovanech, Prague, and the venue reflects the special intimacy of these thirteenth century anonymous Laudas (or vernacular songs) from the famous manuscript collection ‘Laudario di Cortona. Medieval hymns from southern Italy and Sardinia performed by the Tiburtina Ensemble. Performances of early music | |
| Midori Seiler And Christian Rieger At The Schwetzingen Festival | 20160703 | Midori Seiler and Christian Rieger perform Biber's Rosary Sonatas in Schwetzingen. Performances of early music Midori Seiler and Christian Rieger perform Biber's devotional Rosary Sonatas at the Jagdsaal in Schwetzingen: We'll hear the complete Glorious Mysteries with the famous final Passacaglia. Introduced by Elin Manahan Thomas Biber: Rosary Sonatas Nos 11-15 (The Glorious Mysteries): The Resurrection; The Ascension; Pentecost; The Assumption of the Virgin; The Beatification of the Virgin Rosary Sonata No 16: Passacaglia (The Guardian Angel) Midori Seiler (violin) Christian Rieger (harpsichord/organ). | |
| Monica Piccinini And Friends At The Resonanzen Festival | 20190804 | 16th Century Italian music for voice, harp and gamba from the 2019 Resonanzen Festival. Performances of early music | |
| Monteverdi Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin | 20171203 | Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 performed by Ensemble La Fenice. Elin Manahan Thomas presents a complete performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, performed by I Favoriti della Fenice and Ensemble La Fenice at this summer's Torroelle de Montgri Music Festival in Catalonia. Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Performances of early music | |
| Music For Voice And Cornett | 20170305 | Simon Heighes introduces Italian Baroque music from the RheinVokal Festival, Germany, focusing on music written for the voice and cornett in a programme devised by cornett player Bruce Dickey. Maurizio Cazzati (~1620-1677) Regina coeli Nicolo Corradini (?-1646) Spargite flores Biagio Marini (~1594-1663) Sonata seconda Sigismondo d'India (1580-1629) Dilectus meus Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) Summi regis puerpera Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Non pianger solo, dolce usignuolo From 'L'Emireno overo il consiglio dell'ombra' Tarquinio Merula (~1595-1665) Nigra sum Giovanni B. Bassani (1657-1716) Sonata prima a 3, Op. 5/12 Excerpts from 'La Morte delusa' Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) Bruce Dickey (cornett) Veronika Skuplik (violin) Catherine Aglibut (violin) Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba) Jakob Lindberg (theorbo) Kris Verhelst (organ).
Maurizio Cazzati (~1620-1677) Nicolo Corradini (?-1646) Biagio Marini (~1594-1663) Sigismondo d'India (1580-1629) Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Tarquinio Merula (~1595-1665) Giovanni B. Bassani (1657-1716) Suzie LeBlanc (soprano) Simon Heighes introduces Italian Baroque music from the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival, Germany. Performances of early music | |
| Music From Luther's Wedding | 20180715 | Katharina B\u00e4uml conducts Capella della Torre in music associated with Martin Luther. Performances of early music | |
| Nevermind | 20171022 | Hannah French introduces a recital of Bach and Telemann given by the Nevermind ensemble. Hannah French introduces a recital of Bach and Telemann given by the young and versatile 'Nevermind' ensemble, recorded at this year's Wallonie Festival in Brussels Bach: Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Nevermind Ensemble: | |
| Northern Lights: Hans-ola Ericsson | 20151213 | Hans-Ola Ericsson plays works by Bach, Frescobaldi, Rameau and Böhm on the organ of the German Church, Stockholm, as part of the 2015 Stockholm Early Music Festival. Ericsson's programme, entitled The Golden Queen, was recorded on the renowned Düben Organ.
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| Nuria Rial With The Basel Chamber Orchestra | 20171126 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights from the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. Elin Manahan Thomas presents highlights of a concert of Baroque music from the 2017 Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. The Basel Chamber Orchestra is joined by soprano Nuria Rial for a sequence of operatic arias and concertos with recorder player Maurice Steger. Vivaldi: Overture to La Senna festeggiante, RV 693 Francesco Mancini: Sonata No 14 in G minor, for recorder, two violins, viola and continuo Andrea Stefano Fiorè: Usignolo che col volo, from 'Engelberta' Charles Dieupart: Recorder Concerto in A minor Nuria Rial (soprano) Performances of early music | |
| Os Musicos Do Tejo | 20180513 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert of vocal and instrumental music from 18th-century Lisbon, given last November at the Tage Alter Musik festival in the German city of Herne, near Dortmund. Marcos Magalhães directs the ensemble Os Músicos do Tejo, with Joana Seara (soprano) and João Fernandes (bass), in music by Francisco António de Almeida, Carlos de Seixas, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, António Cláudio Pereira, Pedro António Avondano, Joaquim Manoel da Câmara, José Palomino, and Domenico Scarlatti who lived in Lisbon for eight years. Elin Manahan Thomas presents 18th Century vocal & instrumental music from Lisbon. Performances of early music Marcos Magalhães directs the ensemble Os Músicos do Tejo, with Joana Seara (soprano) and João Fernandes (bass), in music by Francisco António de Almeida, Carlos de Seixas, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, António Cláudio Pereira, Pedro António Avondano, Joaquim Manoel da Câmara, José Palomino, and Domenico Scarlatti who lived in Lisbon for eight years. Elin Manahan Thomas presents 18th Century vocal and instrumental music from Lisbon. | |
| Passionate Cantatas | 20190728 | I Barocchisti and the Swiss Radio Choir perform four of JS Bach's choral cantatas, including surely one of his greatest, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 - Jesus, you who have my soul, based on Johann Rist's popular hymn. Director lutenist Luca Pianca opens the concert with Luther's grand Advent hymn, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Come now, saviour of the heathen) BWV 62 with its ringing soprano lines, and the introspective Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende, BWV 27 (Who knows how near I am to my death). There's also Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Ah, how fleeting, how empty) - all performed with soloists Bernhard Bechtold (tenor) and Florian Boesch (bass) at the Lugano festival earlier this year. I Barocchisti and the Swiss Radio Choir perform four of JS Bach's great choral cantatas. Performances of early music | |
| Patricia Petibon And La Cetra | 20160124 | perform Purcell, Rameau, Charpentier and Nebra. Performances of early music Soprano Patricia Petibon and orchestra La Cetra perform works by Merula, Purcell, Rameau, Charpentier, Nebra and Lambert in concert in Copenhagen. Introduced by Elin Manahan Thomas. Merula: Ballo detta il Pollicio (from Canzoni, overo sonate concertante per chiesa e camera, Venice 1637) Henri le Bailly: Yo soy la locura (from Airs de cours mis en tablature, Paris, 1614) Patricia Petibon (soprano) Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen segue Purcell: Thy hand Belinda - When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas) Rameau: La nuit couvre les cieux (Les Indes galantes); Air pour les fous gais; Air d'Emilie (Les Indes galantes) Air pour les fous tristes; Tambourin (Platée) Aux langueurs d'Apollon (Platée); Air de la folie (Platée) Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour (Médée) Handel: Sarabande; Gigue José de Nebra: El bajel que no recela (from Vendado es amor, no es ciego) Lambert: Vos mespris chaque jour José de Nebra: En amor, pastorcillos La Cetra.
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| Phantasm | 20170514 | Hannah French introduces a concert given by Phantasm at the Frick Collection in New York. Hannah French presents a concert of risk-taking repertoire for four viols from Byrd to Bach, the Elizabethan era to the Baroque, performed by the viol consort Phantasm at the Frick Collection, New York ALFONSO FERRABOSCO (1543‒1588) RICHARD MICO (CA. 1590‒1661) MATTHEW LOCKE (1622‒1677) HENRY PURCELL (1659‒1695) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685‒1750) Phantasm | |
| Phantasm | 20170521 | 20170514 (R3) | Hannah French presents a concert of risk-taking repertoire for four viols from Byrd to Bach, the Elizabethan era to the Baroque, performed by the viol consort Phantasm at the Frick Collection, New York ALFONSO FERRABOSCO (1543‒1588) RICHARD MICO (CA. 1590‒1661) MATTHEW LOCKE (1622‒1677) HENRY PURCELL (1659‒1695) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685‒1750) Phantasm Hannah French introduces a concert given by Phantasm at the Frick Collection in New York. Performances of early music |
| Philippe Jaroussky | 20151025 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert given at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona by the great French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. He sings virtuoso operatic arias by the eighteenth century Neapolitan composer Nicola Porpora, who also taught the famous singer Farinelli. Jaroussky is accompanied by the Venice Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Andrea Marcon. | |
| Philippe Jaroussky And Artaserse | 20170528 | Elin Manahan Thomas with a recital of arias and instrumental music from baroque Italy. Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a recital by the celebrated countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and the Artaserse Ensemble of arias and instrumental music from across baroque Italy Antonio Cesti (1623-1669): Sinfonia, from 'Le disgrazie d'amore'; Festeggia mio core, Amicizia's aria, from 'Le disgrazie d'amore' Luigi Rossi (1597-1653): Lasciate averno, from 'L'Orfeo' G.A. Pandolfi Mealli (fl. 1660-1669): Violin Sonata, Op. 3 No. 2 ('La Cesta') Biagio Marini (~1594-1663): Passacaglia a quattro, Marco Uccellini: Sinfonia sesta à cinque stromenti, Op. 7 Francesco Cavalli: Sinfonietta, from 'Ercole Amante'; Delizie contente, Giasone's aria, from 'Il Giasone' Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor Performances of early music | |
| Pieter Wispelwey Plays Bach | 20160327 | Pieter Wispelwey performs Bach's Cello Suites Nos 5 and 6, BWV1011 and BWV1012. Performances of early music Cellist Pieter Wispelwey plays Bach's Solo Cello Suites Nos 5 and 6 in the Vienna Konzerthaus. Introduced by Elin Manahan Thomas. JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011 JS Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012 Pieter Wispelwey (cello) (Recorded last March at the Konzerthaus, Vienna).
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| Poblet Early Music Festival | 20180121 | Simon Heighes introduces highlights from a concert recorded at last summer's Early Music Festival in the Catalonian town of Poblet. Recorded al fresco in the square of the 12th-century Cistercian monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, Jordi Savall and the Hespèrion XXI Ensemble with guest musicians from China, Afghanistan, Armenia, Syria and Turkey, perform music inspired by the extraordinary journey of the Medieval Morrocan explorer Ibn Battuta. Savall takes us via Constantinople to the Far East and to Sub-Saharan Africa before returning to Fez, recreating Battuta's 14th-century journey through music. Producer Helen Garrison. Simon Heighes introduces highlights from last year's Poblet Early Music Festival. Performances of early music Producer Helen Garrison. | |
| Rachel Podger And Eubo | 20160724 | Rachel Podger joins the European Union Baroque Orchestra for music by Lully, Vivaldi and Handel recorded at the Regensburg Early Music Days festival in Germany in May this year. Presented by Simon Heighes Lully: Phaeton (excerpts) Handel: Concerto grosso in B flat, Op 3 No 1 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E, RV 265 (Op 3 No 12) Handel: Concerto grosso in C, HWV 318, 'Alexander's Feast' Rachel Podger, violin/director. Rachel Podger joins the EU Baroque Orchestra in music by Lully, Vivaldi and Handel.
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| Raquel Andueza And La Galania | 20171029 | Soprano Raquel Andueza and La Galania perform music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries. Simon Heighes introduces a concert given by soprano Raquel Andueza and the ensemble La Galanía at the Alhambra Place in Granada, as part of last June's Granada International Music Festival. Merula: Sentirete una canzonetta Raquel Andueza (soprano) Performances of early music | |
| Rebel Against The Renaissance | 20180603 | Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert recorded at the Herne Early Music Days Festival in Germany in November 2017. The Magnificat Consort and Philip Cave perform vocal music inspired by the execution of the Dominican friar Savonarola, who rebelled against the Renaissance. Music includes pieces by Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Orlando Lassus and Heinrich Isaac. The Magnificat Consort with Philip Cave in vocal music inspired by Girolamo Savonarola. Performances of early music Elin Manahan Thomas presents a concert recorded at the Herne Early Music Days Festival in Germany in November 2017. The Magnificat Consort and Philip Cave perform vocal music inspired by the execution of the Dominican friar Savonarola, who rebelled against the Renaissance. Music includes pieces by Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Orlando Lassus and Heinrich Isaac. | |
| Ricercar Consort | 20170312 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from a concert given by the Ricercar Consort at the Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival in Germany. With music by Marais, Corelli, Couperin and Rameau. Marin Marais (1656-1728) La Rêveuse and L'Arabesque, from 'Suite d'un goût étranger' Couplets de folies Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Variations on La Folia, Op. 5 No. 12 Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Fifth Concerto, from 'Pièces de clavecin en concerts' Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747) Récit: Très doux-gai, from Violin Sonata No. 4 in E minor Anonymous Allegro, from Sonata No. 6 in A minor François Couperin (1668-1773) Concert Royal No. 3 Jean-Philippe Rameau arr. L.C. Hesse La Lyre enchantée (encore) François Fernandez (violin) Rainer Zipperling (cello, viola da gamba) Julien Wolfs (harpsichord) Philippe Pierlot (director/viola da gamba).
Marin Marais (1656-1728) Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747) Anonymous François Couperin (1668-1773) Jean-Philippe Rameau arr. L.C. Hesse Ricercar Consort Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights from the 2016 Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival. Performances of early music | |
| Sacred Music By Charpentier And Du Mont | 20180415 | Simon Heighes introduces sacred music by Du Mont and Charpentier (including his famous Te Deum) performed by Ensemble Correspondances, directed by Sébastien Daucé. Charpentier: Miserimini Ensemble Correspondances Recorded in the TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht , during the 2017 Utrecht Early Music Festival. Ensemble Correspondances perform sacred music by Charpentier and Du Mont. Performances of early music Recorded in the TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht , during the 2017 Utrecht Early Music Festival. | |
| Sacred Music By Monteverdi | 20190310 | The Lautten Compagney conducted by Wolfgang Katschner performs excerpts from the 1610 Vespers and selected works from "Selva morale e spirituale", Monteverdi's large collection of spiritual madrigals and sacred music for Mass and Vespers, published in the 1640s and written whilst the composer was working as choirmaster at St Mark's in Venice. The concert was recorded at the 2018 International Organ Week in Nuremberg. Introduced by Simon Heighes. The Lautten Compagney performs sacred works by Claudio Monteverdi, recorded in Nuremburg. Performances of early music The Lautten Compagney and amarcordplus conducted by Wolfgang Katschner perform excerpts from the 1610 Vespers and selected works from "Selva Morale e Spirituale", Monteverdi's large collection of spiritual madrigals and sacred music for Mass and Vespers, published in the 1640s and written whilst the composer was working as choirmaster at St Mark's in Venice. The concert was recorded at the 2018 International Organ Week in Nuremberg. | |
| Sarah Connolly And The Gottingen Festival Orchestra | 20151018 | Elin Manahan Thomas introduces highlights of a gala concert from this year's Göttingen International Handel Festival, including arias by Handel and Charpentier sung by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, and orchestral excerpts from Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's opera Céphale et Procris. Laurence Cummings directs the Göttingen Festival Orchestra. Handel: Excerpts from Serse: Overture; Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu; Più che penso Jacquet de La Guerre: Excerpts from Céphale et Procris: Ouverture; Passepied pour les violons - Passepied pour les hautbois; Air pour les Athéniens; Second Air pour les Athéniens; Air des Démons Passacaille Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour (from Médée) Handel: Overture 'Alceste' Handel: Excerpts from Ariodante: E vivo ancora... Scherza infida; Dopo notte, altra e funesta Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Laurence Cummings (director). | |
| Scherzi Musicali | 20170924 | 20171001 (R3) | Belgian ensemble Scherzi Musicali performs Antonio Bertali's oratorio 'La Maddalena'. The exciting young Belgian ensemble Scherzi Musicali performs Antonio Bertali's oratorio 'La Maddalena', recorded at the Regensburg Early Music Festival. With anywhere from three to over twenty musicians, the ensemble was founded and is directed by Nicolas Achten, who sings and simultaneously accompanies the ensemble on the lute, the harp, and the harpsichord, reviving this forgotten practice. Monteverdi: Prologue (Su le penne de' venti) to 'La Madddalena' Mutio Effrem: Frà le rugiade eterne Alessandro Ghivizzani: Da la fonte del core Mutio Effrem: Anime fortunate Salomone Rossi: Spazziam pront' o'vecchiarelle Antonio Bertali: La Maddalena. Performances of early music |
| Scherzi Musicali | 20171001 | Belgian ensemble Scherzi Musicali performs Antonio Bertali's oratorio 'La Maddalena'. The exciting young Belgian ensemble Scherzi Musicali performs Antonio Bertali's oratorio 'La Maddalena', recorded at the Regensburg Early Music Festival. With anywhere from three to over twenty musicians, the ensemble was founded and is directed by Nicolas Achten, who sings and simultaneously accompanies the ensemble on the lute, the harp, and the harpsichord, reviving this forgotten practice. Monteverdi: Prologue (Su le penne de' venti) to 'La Madddalena' Mutio Effrem: Frà le rugiade eterne Alessandro Ghivizzani: Da la fonte del core Mutio Effrem: Anime fortunate Salomone Rossi: Spazziam pront' o'vecchiarelle Antonio Bertali: La Maddalena. | |
| Schutz/praetorius Mass For Reformation Jubilee (dresden, 1617) | 20180128 | Musica Fiata and La Capella Ducale perform a reconstruction of a mass celebrated in Dresden in 1617 on the 100th anniversary of the Reformation movement, based on works by Michael Praetorius and Heinrich Schütz. Then more music by Schütz - excerpts from his Symphoniae Sacrae II performed by L'Arpeggiata. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Schütz/Praetorius: Mass for the Reformation Jubilee (Dresden, 1617) Schütz: Excerpts from Symphoniae Sacrae II, Op.10 Musica Fiata peform a reconstruction of a mass celebrated in Dresden in 1617. Performances of early music Schütz: Excerpts from Symphoniae Sacrae II, Op.10 | |
| Schwetzingen Festival - Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin | 20170723 | Sandrine Piau and Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin at the 2017 Schwetzingen Festival. Simon Heighes presents highlights from a concert Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin gave at this year's Schwetzingen Festival. They were joined by soprano Sandrine Piau for a programme of music by Rameau, Handel and Vivaldi. Rameau: Excerpts from 'Les Indes galantes' and 'Platée' Sandrine Piau (soprano) Producer Ellie Mant. Performances of early music | |
| Schwetzingen Festival - Neobarock | 20170716 | NeoBarock perform music by Biber, Bach and Handel at the 2017 Schwetzingen Festival. Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert given by the early music ensemble NeoBarock at this year's Schwetzingen Festival. Music for two violins features, including a trio sonata arrangement of Bach's Double Violin Concerto. Biber: Partita IV from 'Harmonia Artificiosa-ariosa' NeoBarock. Performances of early music | |
| Schwetzingen Festival 2017 - Helene Schmitt And The Luceram Ensemble | 20170709 | Violinist Helene Schmitt with the Luceram Ensemble at the 2017 Schwetzingen Festival. Simon Heighes presents highlights of a concert given by violinist Hélène Schmitt with the Luceram Ensemble as part of this year's Schwetzingen Festival. A programme of Baroque violin sonatas includes music by Matteis, Tartini and Veracini. Nicola Matteis: Suite in E minor, from 'Ayrs for the Violin' (1685) Hélène Schmitt (violin/director) Performances of early music | |
| Seville Baroque | 20180812 | Hannah French presents highlights of two concerts from Seville Baroque with sopranos Vivica Genaux & Ann Hallenberg, and from viola player Nils Monkemeyer with lutenist Andreas Arend. Seville Baroque are joined by sopranos Vivica Genaux and Ann Halldenberg, who perform operatic arias by Handel and Vivaldi. Nils Monkemeyer and Adreas Arend put together a concert of Baroque pieces alongside contemporary music by John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix and Arend himself - we'll hear the pieces from the early end of the spectrum, by Bach, Marais and Robert de Visee. Highlights of concerts from Seville Baroque and from viola player Nils Monkemeyer. Performances of early music Seville Baroque are joined by sopranos Vivica Genaux and Ann Halldenberg, who perform operatic arias by Handel and Vivaldi. Nils Monkemeyer and Adreas Arend put together a concert of Baroque pieces alongside contemporary music by Robbie Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix and Arend himself - we'll hear the pieces from the early end of the spectrum, by Bach, Marais and Robert de Visee. Hannah French presents highlights of two concerts from Seville Baroque with sopranos Vivica Genaux and Ann Hallenberg, and from viola player Nils Monkemeyer with lutenist Andreas Arend. | |
| Sonnambula Ensemble | 20190602 | The Sonnambula Ensemble plays DeLalande, Charpentier and Jacquet de la Guerre. Performances of early music | |
| Sonnambula Ensemble At The Nordic Festival For Medieval Music | 20190602 | The Sonnambula Ensemble plays DeLalande, Charpentier and Jacquet de la Guerre in New York. Performances of early music | |
| Stylus Phantasticus | 20151004 | with Simon Heighes. Featuring works by Monteverdi, Landi, d'India and other Italian composers performed by Stylus Phantasticus, recorded at last year's Poznan Baroque Festival in Poland works include: Stefano Landi: Bevi, bevi sicura l'onda; Volge Orfeo gli occhi; Narrerò s'il dolore lascia Claudio Monteverdi: Rosa del ciel; Possente spirto Sigismondo d'India: Cara mia cetra Luigi Rossi: Lasciate Averno o pene Stylus Phantasticus: Marc Mauillon (baritone) William Dongois (cornett) Pablo Valetti (violin) Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba, lirone) Angelique Mauillon (baroque harp) Eduardo Eguez (theorbo, guitar) Dirk Borner (organ, harpsichord). | |
| Stylus Phantasticus | 20181202 | and soprano Claire Lefilliatre with music of 17th-century France Performances of early music | |
| Summer Early Music Festival, Prague | 20190630 | Celebrating a summer of love with songs and dances of late-Renaissance Italy in a concert given at Prague's Troja Castle. Soprano Lore Binon, recorder player Jowan Merckx, lutenist Sofie Vanden Eynde and harpist Sarah Louise Reidy bring us the full gamut of love, from the cicada who hopes to die singing in the heat of the day to the tears of an abandoned lover. Simon Heighes presents. Celebrating a summer of love with songs and dances of late-Renaissance Italy. Performances of early music Celebrating a summer of love with songs and dances of late-Renaissance Italy in a concert given at Prague's Troja Castle. Soprano Lore Binon, recorder player Jowan Merckx, lutenist Sofie Vanden Eynde and harpist Sarah Louise Ridy bring us the full gamut of love, from the cicada who hopes to die singing in the heat of the day to the tears of an abandoned lover. Simon Heighes presents. | |
| Tempesta Di Mare | 20170521 | Hannah French introduces Tempesta di Mare in concert at the Frick Collection in New York. Hannah French presents a Tale of Two Italian Cities: Venice and Naples, through music performed by Tempesta di Mare, the Philadelphia Baroque Chamber Players, at the Frick Collection in New York City. Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonata à 3, No. 1 in C; Sonata à 3, No. 5 in D from La Cetra, Op. 10 (1673) Dario Castello: Sonata à 4, No. 16 from Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno (1629) Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (1730) Pietro Marchitelli: Sonata a Quattro, No. 2 in F (ca. 1710) Andrea Falconieri: L'Eroica, Fantasia, Folias, L'Arcibizzarra from Canzone con il basso continuo (1650) Francesco Mancini: Concerto in A Minor (1725) Tempesta di Mare: Tempesta di Mare: Performances of early music | |
| The Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin Play Vivaldi's Four Seasons | 20180422 | The Akademie f\u00fcr Alte Musik Berlin play Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Performances of early music French violinist Amandine Beyer directs the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in a Sinfonia by Johann Friedrich Fasch, and is the soloist in Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a concert recorded at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Introduced by Simon Heighes. Fasch: Sinfonia in G minor, FWV M:g1 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Concert recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 25 October 2017. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin | |
| The Gesualdo Six | 20170903 | A Journey through the Music of the English Renaissance Masters Simon Heighes introduces a concert of English Renaissance polyphony performed by The Gesualdo Six directed by Owain Park, recorded at Regensburg Early Music Days Festival in June. Music includes works by Dunstable, Cornysh, Taverner, Sheppard, Tallis and Byrd. Simon Heighes introduces English Renaissance polyphony performed by The Gesualdo Six. Performances of early music | |
| The International Summer Academy Of Early Music | 20161106 | Highlights from the International Summer Academy of Early Music in Warsaw. Performances of early music Simon Heighes presents highlights of the opening concert of the International Summer Academy of Early Music in Warsaw. Given in memory of Frans Brüggen, the 23rd ISAEM Orchestra perform a programme of music in the Italian Style. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6 No.4 Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op.3 No.11 (RV 565) for two violins, cello, strings and basso Simon Standage (violin), Agata Sapiecha (violin), Teresa Kaminska (cello) Bach, reconstructed Brüggen: Recorder Concerto in D, BWV 169/1053/49 Daniel Bruggen (recorder) Bach Concerto in C minor for two harpsichords and strings, BWV 1060 Nicholas Parle and Weronika Janyst (harpsichords) International Summer Academy of Early Music Orchestra Simon Standage (director). | |
| The Italian Job: Music From The Polish Court | 20190721 | Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble perform a concert of works in the Italian style that was all the rage in Warsaw's Commonwealth Court. Composers such as Gabrieli and Merula made their homes there, alongside native composers such as Marcin Mielczewski and Adam Jarzebski. Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble are joined by sopranos Olga Pasiecznik), Ewelina Siedlecka and Katarzyna Bienias, along with Piotr Olech (contralto), Aleksander Rewiński (tenor) and Piotr Pieron (bass) in a concert given at the Royal Castle in Warsaw as part of the International Summer Academy of Early Music 2018. Il Tempo Baroque Ensemble perform the Italian style that was all the rage in Warsaw. Performances of early music | |
| The London Handel Players At The Frick Collection | 20180617 | Hannah French presents a concert given by The London Handel Players in New York. Performances of early music | |
| The Musical Birth Of Paganini | 20190922 | 'The devil's violinist' didn't just spring up fully-formed in pyrotechnical isolation. Italy has a long and noble tradition of violin playing, and in this concert Fiorenza De Donatis and Luca Pianca explore the connections between them. They include works by eminent musical progenitors such as Corelli, Castello and that other famous fiend of the violin, Antonio Vivaldi. 'The devil's violinist', who emerged from a noble tradition of Italian bow-wielding. Performances of early music | |
| The Regenc'hips | 20170924 | Two great interpreters of Monteverdi's music pay tribute to the great composer in this anniversary year. Neopolitan tenor Marco Beasley and the young Belgian conductor Nicolas Achten are joined by the Regenc'hips to perform the love drama Il Combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda which ends with a death scene to rival any for emotional drama. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas Monteverdi: Marco Beasley, tenor Marco Beasley and the Regenc'hips perform Combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda. Performances of early music | |
| The Tallis Scholars - Palestrina | 20170219 | Simon Heighes presents a concert celebrating that master of Italian Renaissance polyphony Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, performed by The Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips at the Abbey Church of Maria Laach on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, during the RheinVokal Festival in July last year. Gregorian Chant: Assumpta est Maria Palestrina: Motet, Assumpta est Maria Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria Palestrina: Stabat Mater a 8 Francesco Soriano: Salve Regina a 8 Palestrina: Laudate Pueri Peter Phillips (director). Gregorian Chant: Assumpta est Maria The Tallis Scholars Simon Heighes presents a concert of music by Palestrina, featuring The Tallis Scholars. Performances of early music | |
| The Tallis Scholars In Utrecht | 20180218 | The Tallis Scholars perform at the 2017 Utrecht Early Music Festival. The first of two programmes in which the Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips, perform psalm settings by Victoria, Gibbons, Guerrero, La Rue, Haydn and others at the 2017 Utrecht Early Music Festival. Gregorian Chant: Psalm 58 The Tallis Scholars Gregorian Chant: Psalm 58 Performances of early music | |
| The Tallis Scholars In Utrecht | 20180225 | The Tallis Scholars perform at the 2017 Utrecht Early Music Festival. Performances of early music | |
| Treasures From The Royal Swedish Court | 20190526 | The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble performs musical treasures from the 18th-century Swedish Royal Court, including music by Roman, Dall'Oglio, Szarzynski, Agrell and Muthel. This concert was given at Radio France in Paris. Introduced by Elin Manahan-Thomas Domenico dall'Oglio: Sinfonia for Strings in F major Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble performs music from the C18th Swedish Royal Court Performances of early music | |
| Trio Mediaeval At Schwetzingen | 20190811 | Trio Mediaeval sing music from the 12th-century Huelgas Codex at the Schwetzingen Festival Performances of early music | |
| Un Compas: Circumnavigating The Mediterranean | 20181028 | Be transported to Spain, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova and Turkey with the Euskal Baroque Ensemble's concert of Mediterranean music. Tonight their programme is called ‘Un compas' – compass – with music the navigational tool linking Europe with the Orient. Elin Manahan Thomas explores the riches they've gleaned from their musical travels. Un Compas: Euskal Baroque Ensemble performs early music from around the Med. Performances of early music | |
| Utrecht Early Music Festival - Buxtehude | 20180401 | The Netherlands Bach Society directed by Jos van Veldhoven perform sacred and secular works by Buxtehude, Bach, Hassler and Schein. Using a chorale melody as a starting point in each half, the director Jos van Veldhoven has devised a programme of music with melodic links threading through each half of this concert, which includes organ works and choral cantatas by Germany's greatest Baroque composers. This concert was recorded last summer as part of the Utrecht Early Music Festival. The longer works by Buxtedhude include: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Maria Keohane, Lucia Caihuela, sopranos Producer Helen Garrison. The Netherlands Bach Society directed by Jos van Veldhoven perform Buxtehude. Performances of early music The longer works by Buxtehude include: Maria Keo, soprano Producer Helen Garrison. | |
| Venice: City Of Music And Loss | 20190224 | Inalto performs music from the time of the plague in Renaissance Venice, including works by Monteverdi, Bassano and Gabrieli. In the 1570s, Venice was a crossing point, a place of east meets west and a celebration of life, colour and the flourishing arts. But it was also a time of plague and of immense, terrible loss. Inalto lead us through the shadowy city and a gamut of emotions, including the constant, plaintive cry of "I have sinned": Domine Deus meus peccavi by Giovanni Rovetta. Inalto performs music from the time of the plague in Renaissance Venice. Performances of early music | |
| Vox Luminis | 20160911 | Lionel Meunier directs Vox Luminis in a performance of music by Purcell, Locke and Blow. Performances of early music Both of our presenters, Simon Heighes and Elin Manahan Thomas, join together to launch the brand new season of Early Music concerts from around Europe with a terrific programme of Purcell, Locke and Blow from Vox Luminis directed by Lionel Meunier. Purcell: Hear My Prayer Purcell: An Evening Hymn Blow: God Spake Sometime in Visions Purcell: Morning Hymn Blow: My God, My God, Look upon Me Locke: Curtain Tune, from 'The Tempest' Purcell: My Heart is Inditing Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway Lionel Meunier (director).
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| Vox Luminis At Klarafestival | 20180729 | Vox Luminis performs Schutz, Buxtehude, Steffani and Kerll at the KlaraFestival in Belgium Performances of early music | |
| Vox Luminis At The Utrecht Early Music Festival | 20190324 | Lionel Meunier conducts his ensemble Vox Luminis at the 2018 Utrecht Early Music Festival. which focussed on music from the court of Burgundy. A native of Dijon, Jean-Philippe Rameau's total sacred output comprised of only four motets. Quam dilecta and In convertendo Dominus, written whilst Rameau was organist at Lyon Cathedral, are both grand and contemplative masterpieces. Presented by Elin Manahan Thomas. Rameau: Quam dilecta Vox Luminis Vox Luminis performs two of Rameau's Grand Motets at the 2018 Utrecht Early Music Festival Performances of early music | |
| War! Huh! England And The Glorious Revolution | 20190908 | Henry Purcell's depiction of English battle through his operatic arias, in a concert given by La Folia Barockorchester at Nuremberg's Historical City Hall in July. Purcell lived through the overthrow of the Catholic king James II in 1689, and many of his works - such as King Arthur, Bonduca and Dido and Aeneas - employ ancient history and literature to address the theme of conflict. Soprano Anna Prohaska, alto Julia Bohme, tenor Richard Resch and bass Nikolay Borchev join the ensemble to run the gamut of emotion in war, from pride, to bravery, to despair and to the ultimate joy of victory. Presented by Simon Heighes. Henry Purcell's depiction of English battle performed by La Folia Barockorchester. Performances of early music | |
| Warsaw Summer Academy | 20171008 | Elin Manahan Thomas with a concert of music by Telemann, Hasse, Philidor and Boismortier. Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of music by Telemann, Hasse, Philidor and Boismortier recorded at the Warsaw International Summer Academy of Early Music featuring soloists Simon Standage, Frank de Bruine and Daniël Brüggen Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio in F major for recorder, horn and continuo, TWV 42:F14 Daniël Brüggen, recorder Performances of early music |
