Among Handel’s vocal works – from the early, operatic solo cantatas to the full-blown operas and the oratorios of his London years – the Nine German Arias hold a special place. Possibly composed around the time that the composer made a final journey to Germany to take leave of his ailing mother, they were Handel’s last settings of texts in his native language. It seems likely that these circumstances contributed to the intimate character of these highly personal works, in combination with the texts themselves. Barthold Heinrich Brockes’ poems point ahead towards the Enlightenment, establishing as their setting a harmonically organised world, in which benevolent Nature is the prime example of God’s bounty. Emma Kirkby has chosen to combine these arias with the much earlier Gloria, discovered in 2001 and given its première recording – by Emma Kirkby herself – in the same year. As a result of the smaller forces (two violins, cello and chamber organ) employed on this re-recording of the exuberant work, the performance has a more intimate atmosphere, giving an interesting perspective on a piece which although written 300 years ago, is still a new addition to the repertoire. Emma Kirkby and London Baroque share a musical relationship of long standing, and appear together on two previous Handel recordings on BIS. The recent ‘Handel in Italy’, a programme of early, secular solo cantatas, was highly praised by the reviewers, for instance in the German magazine Fono Forum: ‘Emma Kirkby presents these pieces with a deep insight into human thought and feeling… her interaction with London Baroque is an impressive demonstration of how a common musical understanding has matured and strengthened throughout a collaboration of many years.’ An earlier disc of ‘Sacred Cantatas’ also received a number of distinctions, including a ‘BBC Music Choice’ in BBC Music Magazine, whose reviewer had ‘seldom been as moved by a recording, both music and performance.’


  • Wykonawca London Baroque , Kirkby Emma
  • Data premiery 2009-01-01
  • Nośnik CD
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Młoda czeska sopranistka, Hana Blažíkóva, jest jedną z najbardziej ekscytujących wokalistek dzisiejszej sceny muzyki barokowej. Tytuł płyty, "Vienna 1709", nawiązuje do arii z oper i oratoriów z początku XVIII wieku, powstałych specjalnie na zamówienia rodziny cesarskiej. Warto zwrócić uwagę na postać Petra Wagnera, który występuje w roli dyrygenta zespołu Tourbillon, a także wybitnego instrumentalisty violi da gamba, której wspaniałe brzmienie prowadzi dialog z wcześniej wspomnianą Haną Blažíkóvą.


  • Wykonawca Blazikova Hana , Ensemble Tourbillon
  • Data premiery 2014-10-01
  • Nośnik CD
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Utwory instrumentalne - sonaty, kwartety i koncerty różnych kompozytorów, których rękopisy znajdują się w archiwach z Pragi. Płyta wydana w serii "Muzyka z XVIII-wiecznej Pragi". Wykonawcy to Sergio Azzolini - fagot, Lenka Torgersen i Helena Zemanová  - skrzypce oraz zespół Collegium Marianum pod dyrekcją Jany Semerádovej.


  • Wykonawca Collegium Marianum , Azzolini Sergio , Torgersen Lenka , Zemanova Helena
  • Data premiery 2012-11-12
  • Nośnik CD
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Tracklista:1. Sonata N° 1 in B Minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014 2. Sonata N° 2 in A Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 3. Sonata N° 3 in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016 4. Sonata N°4 in C Minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1017 5. Sonata N° 5 in F Minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1018 6. Sonata N° 6 in G Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1019 7. Cantabile, ma un poco Adagio in G Major (Early Version of the slow movement of Sonata 6)


  • Wykonawca Agsteribbe Frank
  • Data premiery 2017-05-01
  • Nośnik CD
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Work 11. Trietto in G, TWV42: G 2Work 21. Scherzo in A, TWV42: A 1Work 31. Quartet in D minor, TWV43: d 3Work 41. Trietto in D minor, TWV42: d 1Work 51. Scherzo in D, TWV42: d 3Work 61. Quartet in A minor, TWV43: a 3Work 71. Trietto in D, TWV42: D 2Work 81. Scherzo in E, TWV42: E 1


  • Wykonawca Parnassi Musici
  • Data premiery 2009-01-30
  • Nośnik CD
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Płyta poświęcona jest madrygłom Claudia Monteverdiego. Na płycie nagrane są utwory z ksiąg II, VI, VII i VIII. Wykonawcy to zespoły Musica Ficta i Ensemble Fontegara pod dyrekcją Raúla Mallavibarreny.


  • Wykonawca Musica Ficta
  • Data premiery 2019-04-12
  • Nośnik CD
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the Gabrieli Consort and Players return to the programme that put them on the musical map when it was originally recorded and released in 1990: A Venetian Coronation 1595 is a musical re-creation evoking the grand pageantry of the Coronation Mass for Venetian Doge Marino Grimani. His love of ceremony and state festivals fuelled an extraordinary musical bounty during his reign and formed the background to the musical riches of the period, especially to the works of Giovanni Gabrieli. with cornetts, sackbuts and an all-male consort, Paul McCreesh fully exploits the dazzling polyphony of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli’s music and captivates the audience in a theatrical and ceremonious performance. two decades later, the Gabrieli's New Venetian Coronation takes advantage of huge developments in early instruments, performance techniques and research into the pieces that were on the original (as well as advances in recording techniques). this disc follows on from two critically lauded releases with Signum – Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts (BBC Music Magazine Award winner – technical excellence) and A Song of Farewell (5 Stars – Classic FM Magazine, Double 5 stars – BBC Music Magazine).


  • Wykonawca Gabrieli Consort
  • Data premiery 2012-05-01
  • Nośnik CD
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