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John Kitchen - Instruments from the Raymond Russell Collection Vol. 2 (2005)

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John Kitchen - Instruments from the Raymond Russell Collection Vol. 2 (2005)

John Kitchen - Instruments from the Raymond Russell Collection Vol. 2 (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 445 Mb | Total time: 77:22 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Delphian | # DCD34039 | Recorded: 2005

Edinburgh University’s Russell Collection is one of the world’s finest collections of early keyboard instruments. The second volume in John Kitchen’s ongoing project to bring its musical exhibits to life matches music by Handel, Purcell, the Scottish composer Robert Bremner and others including Mozart’s son Franz Xaver with a gloriously vigorous menagerie of spinets, virginals, chamber organs, clavichord and harpsichords.

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,54 Gb | Total time: 05:19:56 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 00289 479 0377 | Recorded: 1986, 2000, 2002, 2003

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln s recordings of J. S. Bach are classics of the Early Music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music of the Bach family stretching from the mid-17th to the late 18th century: a treasure trove of vocal and instrumental works. Here they are complete in a single box for the first time, with Magdalena Kozená a stunning soloist.

The Vivaldi Project - Discovering The Classical String Trio, Volume 2 (2018)

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The Vivaldi Project - Discovering The Classical String Trio, Volume 2 (2018)

The Vivaldi Project - Discovering The Classical String Trio, Volume 2 (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 329 Mb | Total time: 64:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MSR Classics | # MS1622 | Recorded: 2017

Volume 2 of Discovering the Classical String Trio is a continuation of The Vivaldi Project's exploration of the 18th-century string trio, of its relationship to the earlier Baroque trio sonata (as exemplified by Vivaldi and contemporaries) and of its role as an important genre in its own right, side-by-side with the emerging string quartet. The string trio, although largely overlooked during the past century, was manifestly popular in its day at its compositional peak (c. 1760-1770) out-publishing the string quartet by a ratio of more than five to one! These forgotten works, some 2000 string trios by more than 200 composers, reveal not only a wonderful amalgam of instrumental techniques and styles, but also a significant, untold part of chamber music history.

The Vivaldi Project - Discovering the Classical String Trio (2016)

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The Vivaldi Project - Discovering the Classical String Trio (2016)

The Vivaldi Project - Discovering the Classical String Trio (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 362 Mb | Total time: 73:00 | Scans included
Classical | Label: MSR Classics | # MS1621 | Recorded: 2015

It is curious that only a few Classical string trios survive as celebrated works for today s performers and audiences. These are Beethoven's Op.9 set of three trios, the two youthful works of Schubert, and the grand 6- movement Divertimento in E-flat by Mozart, notably the sole representative from the 18th century. All are truly masterful works, frequently performed and recorded, but which naturally beg the question: Is this really all there is? A little research quickly unearthed a whole history of string trios from many of the 18th century's most prolific and eminent composers. Those represented on this CD alone collectively contributed upwards of 200 works, exhibiting an extraordinary variety of textures and expressions, as well as astonishing instrumental techniques.

Clematis - O Jesulein: A German Baroque Christmas Oratorio (2022)

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Clematis - O Jesulein: A German Baroque Christmas Oratorio (2022)

Clematis - O Jesulein: A German Baroque Christmas Oratorio (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 318 Mb | Total time: 71:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ricercar | # RIC444 | Recorded: 2021

This innovative programme presents an imaginary Christmas oratorio made up of works by German composers of the 17th century. Many of these works are unpublished and come from the splendid Düben collection in the library of the University of Uppsala; they are arranged here in a sequence that introduces the scenes and the principal characters of the Nativity: Mary, Joseph, the Archangel Gabriel, the angels, the shepherds, the Magi and Simeon. These works belong to the genre of the historia sacra and depict the dialogue of the Annunciation between the archangel Gabriel and Mary, the arrival of the Magi — guided by angels — at the manger, and the scene where Mary and Joseph look for Jesus in the Temple.

Raymond Leppard, New Philharmonia Orchestra - Curtain Up!: 18th-century Overtures (1996)

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Raymond Leppard, New Philharmonia Orchestra - Curtain Up!: 18th-century Overtures (1996)

Raymond Leppard, New Philharmonia Orchestra - Curtain Up!: 18th-century Overtures (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 403 Mb | Total time: 79:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 454 426-2 | Recorded: 1967, 1969

Raymond Leppard, CBE (born 11 August 1927, London, England - died 22 October 2019, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) was an English-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer & editor. In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music. he was appointed Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1987 (a position which he held for fourteen years).

Sophie Yates - The Pleasures of the Imagination: English 18th Century Music for the Harpsichord (2016)

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Sophie Yates - The Pleasures of the Imagination: English 18th Century Music for the Harpsichord (2016)

Sophie Yates - The Pleasures of the Imagination: English 18th Century Music for the Harpsichord (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 501 Mb | Total time: 75:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0814 | Recorded: 2012

Collections of Baroque keyboard music are often focused on famous French and German composers, so there's comparatively little available on CD of English harpsichord music of the 18th century, aside from recordings of works by Henry Purcell and George Frederick Handel. Considering the rarity of its material, Sophie Yates' 2016 album on Chaconne, The Pleasures of the Imagination, holds a certain appeal because its selections haven't been dulled by excessive anthologizing. While some of the composers' names may ring a bell, such as John Blow, Jeremiah Clarke, Thomas Arne, and Johann Christian Bach (the "London Bach"), their contributions here will be unknown to most listeners, while William Croft, Maurice Greene, and Richard Jones are known only to specialists in the period.

Ruth Ziesak, Michael Schneider, La Stagione - Pergolesi, Mozart, J.C.Bach (1996)

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Ruth Ziesak, Michael Schneider, La Stagione - Pergolesi, Mozart, J.C.Bach (1996)

Ruth Ziesak, Michael Schneider, La Stagione - Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate & Ergo Interest; Pergolesi: Salve Regina; J.C.Bach: Salve Regina (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 312 Mb | Total time: 57:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi | # 74321 935522 | Recorded: 1994, 1995

Mozart’s Motet Exsultate, Jubilate was originally written in Milan in 1773 for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini but is now frequently used as a showpiece work for the soprano voice. The motet is considered to be an excellent example of sacred music that is Baroque in structure and mood. Ruth Ziesak’s melting soprano voice sounds impressive throughout this exultant music especially in the brilliant concluding section which is spun elaborately around the single word Alleluia.

Simon Standage, Academy of Ancient Music - J.C. Bach: Overture, Adriano in Siria; Symphonies; Sinfonia Concertante (1994)

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Simon Standage, Academy of Ancient Music - J.C. Bach: Overture, Adriano in Siria; Symphonies; Sinfonia Concertante (1994)

Simon Standage, Academy of Ancient Music - Johann Christian Bach: Overture, Adriano in Siria; Symphonies; Sinfonia Concertante in C major (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 305 Mb | Total time: 65:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos ‎| CHAN 0540 | Recorded: 1993

Chandos Chaconne's J.C. Bach: Overture "Adriano in Siria" features the Academy of Ancient Music under Simon Standage in four symphonies (one is an overture; for Bach there was no difference between the structure and function of these two forms) and the Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T. 289/4. The last-named work is the best music here; a loving realization featuring soloists Rachel Brown (flute), Frank de Bruine (oboe), and conductor Standage (violin) combining in pleasing harmony while managing to shine individually. This is exactly what Bach had in mind when he wrote the music, and this performance is to be preferred over the only other recording of the work on Capriccio.

Didier Talpain, Musica Florea Prague - Johann Christian Bach: Amadis de Gaule (2012)

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Didier Talpain, Musica Florea Prague - Johann Christian Bach: Amadis de Gaule (2012)

Didier Talpain, Musica Florea Prague - Johann Christian Bach: Amadis de Gaule (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 684 Mb | Total time: 67:10+64:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ediciones Singulares | # 849396860 | Recorded: 2010

In the midst of the artistic debate between the German and Italian styles, as the Age of Enlightenment was lighting its final fires during the reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Johann Christian Bach was presenting his Amadis de Gaule to Paris. Reduced and revised from a libretto of Quinault for Lully, this operatic work is shot through from one end to the other with the first frissons of the awakening Romanticism.

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies [5CDs] (2002)

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Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies [5CDs] (2002)

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,48 Gb | Total time: 309:58 min | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 896-2 | Recorded: 1994-1996, 2000

This is the first complete coverage on period instruments - and very impressive it is.

Giuliano Carmignola, Riccardo Doni, Accademia Dell'Annunciata - Felice Giardini: Un italiano a Londra (2017)

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Giuliano Carmignola, Riccardo Doni, Accademia Dell'Annunciata - Felice Giardini: Un italiano a Londra (2017)

Giuliano Carmignola, Riccardo Doni, Accademia Dell'Annunciata - Felice Giardini: Un italiano a Londra (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 684 Mb | Total time: 57:23+65:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Musica Viva Records | # MV 118 | Recorded: 2016

Born in Turin, Felice Giardini since he was young, he manifested a predilection for the violin, but his father sent him to study singing, harpsichord and composition at the Chapel of the Cathedral of Milan. Back in Turin, he went on to study violin with the renowned Giovanni Battista Somis and began to hold positions as a violinist first in Turin and then to Naples, where he later became vice-master of the Teatro San Carlo chapel. Giardini decided to pursue a solo career, he traveled to Europe and after the great successes during the concerts held in Berlin and France, he settled in England, where he remained for more than forty years, supported by the relevant protection families of London. He was Italian opera director throughout his stay in London.

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)

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Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)

Carlos Mena, Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort - De Æternitate (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 337 Mb | Total time: 67:02 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Mirare | # MIR 9911 | Recorded: 2000

From the beginning of time songs of mourning, sorrow and lamentation have been a part of Western music. Aristotle had written that nothing was more powerful than rhythm and song for imitating all the turmoil of the soul. Composers of the Baroque Period strove to deal with nothingness and eternity by exploring the utter depths of the heart. And this is what these songs are all about.

Camerata Köln - Johann Christian Bach: Flute Quartets, Op. 19 (1998)

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Camerata Köln - Johann Christian Bach: Flute Quartets, Op. 19 (1998)

Camerata Köln - Johann Christian Bach: Flute Quartets, Op. 19 (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 278 Mb | Total time: 58:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 579-2 | Recorded: 1997

Dass Johann Christian Bach weitaus mehr als nur ein galanter Unterhaltungskomponist war, hat die großangelegte cpo-Edition seiner Werke wohl schon zur Genüge bewiesen. Die Vielfalt und Kunstfertigkeit seiner Mittel wird aber nicht nur an seiner Orchestermusik deutlich, auch die Kammermusik wird - trotz ihrer Anmut und Gefälligkeit - höchsten kompositorischen Ansprüchen gerecht.

Gerhard Jenemann, Concerto Köln, Süddeutscher Kammerchor - Johann Christian Bach: Mailänder Vesperpsalmen (2010)

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Gerhard Jenemann, Concerto Köln, Süddeutscher Kammerchor - Johann Christian Bach: Mailänder Vesperpsalmen (2010)

Gerhard Jenemann, Concerto Köln, Süddeutscher Kammerchor - Johann Christian Bach: Mailänder Vesperpsalmen (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 394 Mb | Total time: 60:01+32:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Carus | # 83.347 | Recorded: 2009

For the arch-Protestant Bach Family – as for German musicology in the 19th and early 20th centuries – through his conversion to Catholicism and his turning to Italian opera Johann Christian Bach was considerd the “black sheep” of the family. Prior to his brilliant career as an opera composer and impresario in London, from 1757 to 1760 he held the position of organist at the Milan Cathedral. During this period he composed numerous sacred works which are least well-known among the works of the youngest Bach son. Under the direction of Gerhard Jenemann, the renowned solo quartet centered around Joanne Lunn and Thomas E. Bauer, the Süddeutsche Kammerchor and Concerto Köln bring to light a completely unknown Johann Christian Bach and they make clear why the “London Bach” was also called the “Milan Bach.”