Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal serves up the most wonderful and recent classical and Early Music CD’s. New releases from Le Banquet Céleste, Anna Paradiso and Ensemble Gilles Binchois.
1. Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682)
– Part II of oratorio ‘San Giovanni Battista’ (listen to part 1 in the episode from 31 May 2020)
Performed by: various soloists, Le Banquet Céleste led by harpsichord player Damien Guillon
(album: ‘San Giovanni Battista’, label Alpha, no. 579, 2020)
2. Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1706/07-1791)
– Sonata in G major
Performed by: Anna Paradiso, harpsichord
(album: ‘Paradiso plays Paradisi’, label BIS, no. SACD 2415, 2020)
3. Claude Lejeune (ca. 1530-1600)
– ‘Brunelette, joliette’ (Le Printemps IX)
Performed by: Ensemble Gilles Binchois led by Dominique Vellard
(album: ‘Le Printemps’, label Evidence Classis, no. EVCD 069, 2020)
