The theme of the music in this hour is Christmas: two Christmas cantatas, two instrumental Christmas concertos and a sonata on a Christmas motet.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Violin concerto ‘Il Riposo’ per il S. Natale, RV 270 (arranged for recorder)
Performers: Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder. Ensemble 1700
(CD label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Nr. 19075912522)
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760)
2. Christmas cantata ‘Der Herr hat mich gehabt im Anfang’, GWV 1107/49
Performers: Veronika Winter, soprano. Franz Vitzthum, countertenor. Jan Kobow, tenor. Markus Flaig, bass. Das Kleine Konzert olv. Hermann Max
(CD label: CPO Nr. 777572-2)
Anonymous (from Minoritenkonvent Wien, No. 87):
3. Sonata ‘Wie schön leuchtet die Morgenstern’ (MS XIV)
Performers: The Illyria Consort olv. Bojan Čičić, violin
(CD label: Delphian Records no. DCD34278, 2022)
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
4. Cantata pastorale per la Natività: ‘Oh di Betlemme altera povertà’
Performers: Dorothee Mields, soprano. Ensemble 1700 conducted by Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder
(CD label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi No. 19658766682
Johann Christoph Pez (1664-1716)
5. From the ‘Concerto pastorale’ in F gr.
– Passacaglia
Performers: Dorothee Oberlinger, recorder. Ensemble 1700
(CD label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi No 19658766682)
Supplement:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
6: From ‘Noëls pour les instruments’: ‘Joseph est bien marié’
Performer: Ensemble Masques olv. Olivier Fortin
(CD label: Analekta, no. AN 2 9908)
On photo: Dorothee Oberlinger
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