Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal serves up the most wonderful and recent classical and Early Music CD’s. In today’s episode, we’ll listen to new CDs made by Les Escapades, Tiento Nuovo, Giuseppina Bridelli, André Lislevand, and François Lazarevitch.
1. Georg Christoph Strattner (1644/45-1704)
– Geistliches Konzert: ’Ich stelle mich bei meinem Leben’
Performed by Mariam Feuersinger and Monika Mauch, soprano. Alexander Schneider, countertenor. Daniel Schreiber, tenor. Markus Flaig, bass. Les Escapades conducted by Cosimo Stawiarski
(CD: ‘Ich will den Herrn loben allezeit’, Christophorus no. CHR 77454, 2021)
2. Domenico Scarlatti (1709-1770)
– Harpsichord sonata K. 11
3. Charles Avison (1685-1757)
– Concerto Grosso no. 5
Performed by Tiento Nuovo conducted by Igńacio Prego, harpsichord
(CD: ‘Concerti Grossi, Glossa no. GCD 923526, 2021)
4. Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)
– Cantata: ‘Innocente cor mio’
Performed by Giuseppina Bridelli, mezzo-soprano. Quartetto Vanvitelli
(CD: ‘Appena chiudo gli occhi’, Arcana, no. A487, 2021)
Antoine Forqueray (1671-1745) / Marin Marais (1656-1728)
5. Chaconne ‘La Buisson’ (Forqueray)
6. Prélude no. 123 (Marais)
7. Jupiter (Forqueray)
Performed by André Lislevand, viola da gamba. Paola Erdas, harpsichord. Jadran Duncumb, lute
(CD: ‘Forqueray unchained’, Arcana no. A486, 2021)
Jacob van Eyck (approx. 1590-1657)
8. Praeludium of Voorspel
9. Janneman en Alemoer
10. Een schots Lietjen
Peformed by François Lazarevitch, recorder
(CD: ‘Van Eyck – Der Fluyten Lust-Hof’, Alpha no. 558, 2021)
