Kompozycje wokalne francuskiego kompozytora barokowego Marc-Antoine Charpentiera w wykonaniu kontratenora Cyrila Auvity z towarzyszeniem zepsołu L‘Yriade. Utwory te są charakterystycznymi dla Francji okresu renesansu i baroku pieśniami, wykonywanymi przez wszystkie warstwy społeczne tamtych czasów.
Although Flavio, premiered in 1723, deals with motives of love, honour, and duty, the tone is domestic, with less emphasisthan in many other operas on political or military changes of fortune. Though hardly a comedy, it does seem to move to amore detached view of human interactions. The action is set in Lombardy during the dark ages: the stratagem of sendingunwanted individuals away to govern Britain – striking overtones of honour and punishment – would no doubt have beentaken humorously by the London audiences.The music embraces a wide variety of emotions, with duets, one for each pair of lovers, framing the beginning and end ofthe opera. In Act III, as one lover pleads the case of his rival, the ambiguity of the situation causes a splendid ironicalfrisson in the plot, reflected in the music. Handel revived Flavio once, in 1732, its modest success in its day reflecting thetastes of contemporary audiences rather than its musical or dramatic quality. It is far better appreciated today as one of the composer’s most inventive operas, full of the varied imagination, superb arias, and excellent melody we expect fromHandel’s best operas.Founded in 1994 by its music director, Christian Curnyn, the Early Opera Company is now firmly established as one ofBritain’s leading early music ensembles. The Company’s debut production of Handel’s Serse led to an invitation toperform at the BOC Covent Garden Festival, and this was followed by three performances of Ariodante. In 1998 theCompany made its debut at St John’s, Smith Square with a concert performance of Charpentier’s Actéon and Purcell’sDido and Aeneas and was invited to stage Handel’s Orlando at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the South Bank EarlyMusic Festival.Since then the Company has performed at many leading festivals. Highlights have included productions of Dido andAeneas at the Vic Early Music Festival in Spain, Handel’s Agrippina at St John’s, and Handel’s Partenope at the BuxtonFestival and the Snape Proms at Aldeburgh.Future plans include performances of Così fan tutte at New York City Opera and Medée at Chicago Opera Theater.For Chandos, Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera Company have recorded Handel’s Partenope and Semele (winner ofthe 2009 Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize) and Eccles’s The Judgment of Paris.
Muzyka na instrumenty klawiszowe solo renesansowego kompozytora Andrei Antico tworzącego we włoszech na początku XVI wieku. Wykonawca to Glen Wilson - klawesyn.
Tracklista: 1. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:8, 9 2. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:2 3. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:11,7,30 4. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:3 5. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:29 6. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:16, 15 7. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:12, 6, 10 8. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:1 9. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:21 10. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:4 11. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:14 12. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:26 13. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:17, 28 14. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:20 15. Danse Polonoise TWV 45:18 16. Marcia Funebre (Anonym XVIII) Dance Polonoise TWV 45:13
Tracklista:1. D minor, Kk1 (L366)2. G, Kk2 (L388)3. A minor, Kk3 (L378)4. F minor, Kk4 (L390)5. D minor, Kk5 (L367)6. F, Kk6 (L479)7. A minor, Kk7 (L379)8. G minor, Kk8 (L488)9. D minor, Kk9 (L413): also arr Tausig as 'Pastorale' in E min10. D minor, Kk10 (L370)11. C minor, Kk11 (L352)12. G minor, Kk12 (L489)13. G, Kk13 (L486)14. G, Kk14 (L387)15. E minor, Kk15 (L374)16. B flat, Kk16 (L397)17. F, Kk17 (L384)18. D minor, Kk18 (L416)19. F minor, Kk19 (L383)20. E, Kk20 (L375): also arr Tausig as 'Capriccio'21. D, Kk21 (L363)22. C minor, Kk22 (L360)23. D, Kk23 (L411)24. A, Kk24 (L495)25. F sharp minor, Kk25 (L481)26. A, Kk26 (L368)27. B minor, Kk27 (L449)28. E, Kk28 (L373)29. D, Kk29 (L461)30. G minor, Kk30 (L499 - 'The Cat's Fugue')
Tracklista: CD 1 1. Deus In Adiutorium 2. Gaudeamus Omnes 3. Sanctum Ericum Comitans 4. Sanctus Ericus Dulcite 5. Quidam Homines De Kwmo 6. Martir Iste Militauit 7. Multitudo Languencium 8. O Vita Commendabilis 9. Christi Pugil Eximius 10. Digitus Martiris Gloriosi 11. Mitator Saluatoris 12. Perfecte Desiderium 13. Omnes Gentes Iubilate 14. Dum Deuotis Poscitur 15. Preclari Patris Sanctitas 16. Gaude Cetus Fidelium 17. Alleluya. Pie Presul 18. Ecce Magnus Presbiter CD 2 1. Iucundare Iugiter 2. Iucundare Iugiter 3. Cedit Hiems Eminus 4. Cedit Hiems Eminus 5. Aetas Carmen Melodiae 6. Aetas Carmen Melodiae 7. Iesu Dulcis Memoria 8. Ramus Virens Olivarum 9. Ave Funda Davidis 10. Zachaeus Arboris 11. Puer Natus In Bethlehem 12. De Radice Processerat 13. Verbum Caro Factum Est 14. Omnis Mundus Iucundentur 15. Paranymphus Adiens 16. Laetetur Ierusalem 17. Resonet In Laudibus 18. Jumalisten Joucko 19. Ad Cantus Laetitiae 20. Parvulus Nobis Nascitur 21. Kunniallisuuden Hyvys 22. Vanitatum Vanitas 23. Coeperit Faustis 24. Insignis Est Figura 25. Mars Praecurrit In Planetis 26. Mirum Si Laeteris 27. Ad Perennis Vitae Fontem
1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 22:492. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 15:053. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 10:024. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 14:15
Motety skomponowane na Boże Narodzenie przez hiszpańskiego kompozytora epoki renesansu Cristobala de Morales. Wykonawcy to zespół Weser Renaissance pod dyrekcją Manfreda Cordesa.
Tracklista:1. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata I in F major: Vivace. Lento2. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata I in F major: Allegro. Adagio3. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata I in F major: Andante4. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata I in F major: Grave5. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata I in F major: Presto6. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata II in G major: Lento. Vivace7. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata II in G major: Adagio. Allegro8. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata II in G major: Largo9. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata II in G major: Arioso10. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Adagio11. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Allegro12. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Lento13. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Vivace14. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Largo15. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata III in A minor: Presto. Lento16. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata IV in B flat major: Ciaccona. Vi17. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata IV in B flat major: Lento18. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata IV in B flat major: Allegro19. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata V in C major: Vivace20. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata V in C major: Violino solo. Alle21. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata V in C major: Largo22. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata V in C major: Allegro23. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata V in C major: Adagio. Allegro24. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VI in D minor: Grave. Allegro25. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VI in D minor: Con discretione26. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VI in D minor: Allegro. Adagio.27. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VI in D minor: Vivace. Allegro.28. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VI in D minor: Poco presto. Poco29. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Allegro30. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Largo31. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Presto32. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Vivace. Adagio33. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Poco presto. Len34. Sonatas (7) (Trio Sonatas) for 2 violins, viola da gamba & harpsichord, Op. 1, BuxWV 252-258: Sonata VII in E minor: Prestissimo
Pasja wg Św. Mateusza Jana Sebastiana Bacha w wykonaniu solistów - James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Sarah Connolly, Thomas Hobbs i Christopher Maltman oraz zespoły Choir of the AAM i Academy of Ancient Music pod dyrekcją Richarda Egarra.