In the early 1990’s I saw Cecilia Bartoli in recital and was very impressed with her coloratura, which has always been her signature brand. However, it was her performance of this moving and passionate aria that stuck with me for ever. The beauty of her legato lines and her breath control are inimitable. Miguel Rodriguez […]
Antonio Vivaldi: “Sposa son disprezzata” Read More »
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Marc Destrubé is one of the world’s foremost baroque violinists. He has few solo recordings but he has led the Orchestra of the 18th Century for many years. This recording has a beautiful warmth to it and can be listened to many many times.
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonates a Deux Violons, Op. 12 Read More »
Join early music fans throughout the glove on this international day devoted to the love and enjoyment of early music.
Celebrate Early Music Day 2019! Read More »
I’ve been in love with this cantata for at least 20 years. For me, it rates alongside any of the composer’s other work (it also constitutes some of the music Bach re-used in his Markus-Passion). I directed it at Indiana University in April 2015, and it will open the Washington Bach Consort’s 2019-2020 season in
Johann Sebastian Bach: “Laß, Fürsten, laß noch einen Strahl” from Trauerode, BWV 198 Read More »
Here is a side of Telemann we rarely see, and one that those of us who know him through his recorder sonatas or flute fantasias may not have dreamed possible. This concerto-en-suite was a gift from Telemann to his life-long friend Pisendel, concertmaster of the famed Dresden Hofkapelle, the most admired orchestra in Europe. Written
Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto-en-Suite, TWV 51:F4 Read More »
