Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal serves up the most wonderful and recent classical and Early Music CD’s. Attention is given to the new albums of Seicento Stravagante, La Grande Chapelle, Accademia dell’Annunciata, and Xenia Löffler.
Giovanna Battista Fontana (1571-1630)
1. Third Sonata (Venice 1628)
Biagio Marini (1594-1663)
2. Sonata for organ and violin/cornett from the collection Opus 8 (Venice 1628)
Performers: Seicento Stravagante
(SA-CD: ‘Seicento Stravagante – Music for cornetto and keyboard’, BIS 2526, 2022)
Carlos Patiño (1600-1675)
3. ‘On the longest night’
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz (1650-?)
4. Pavana
Carlos Patiño
5. ‘Beautiful girl’
Performers: La Grande Chapelle conducted by Albert Recasens
(cd: ‘Carlos Patiño – Vocal Music in Castilian’, Lauda LAU 023, 2022)
Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
6. Concerto No. 8 in A major, ‘La Pazzia’
Performers: Accademia dell’Annunciata conducted by Riccardo Doni
(2-CD set: ‘Concerti per archi – Francesco Durante’, Arcana A540, 2023)
Franz Xaver Kerzelli (ca.1730- ca.1794)
7. Oboe Concerto in F major
Performers: Xenia Löffler, Baroque oboe. Batzdorfer Hofkapelle conducted by Daniel Deuter
(CD: ‘Oboe Concertos at the Court of Thurn und Taxis’, Accent AC 24388, 2023)
