Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal hand-picks the most beautiful and recent CDs with early and classical music for you from the shelves of his own record store.
Georg Muffat (1653-1704).
1. ‘Gloria’ from the Missa in labber requies
Performing artists: Miriam Feuersinger & Stephanie Petitlaurent, soprano. Alex Potter & William Purefoy, countertenor. Hans Jörg Mammel & Manuel Warwitz, tenor. Markus Flaig & Lisandro Abadie, bass. Cappella Murensis, Les Cornets Noirs conducted by Johannes Strobl
CD: Audite No. 4022143975393, 2016
John Jones (1728-1796)
2. From the Lesson VII of ‘Eight Sets of Lessons for the Harpsichord’, London 1754:
I. Moderato and II. Allegro
Performing artist: Mitzi Meyerson, harpischord
CD: Glossa No. 8424562218086, 2016
Laurence Greene (1696-1755)
3. Overture 3 in C major of ‘Six Overtures in Seven Parts’
Performing artists: Baroque Band conducted by Garry Clarke
CD: Çedile 0735131915229, 2016
Johann Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
4. Sonata XII in D major
Performing artists: Dan Laurin, recorder. Ensemble Paradiso Musicale
CD: BIS 7318599921556, 2016
Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)
5. Duet ‘Mor che l’Aurora’ from the opera Egisti (1643)
Performing artists: Giulia Semenzato, soprano. Raffaela Pe, alto. La Venexiana conducted by Claudio Cavina
CD: Glossa 8424562209404, 2016