Lumieres: The Unprecedented Expansion of Music in the Age of Enlightenment [30 CD set]

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Lumieres: The Unprecedented Expansion of Music in the Age of Enlightenment [30 CD set]
Paul Lewis (piano) / Tokyo String Quartet / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / English Concert / etc

[ Harmonia Mundi / 30 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 December 2011

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"Harmonia Mundi have somehow contrived to telescope that most industriously inventive of musical centuries into this 30CD set, by dint of ingenious thematic programming which apportions discs to different modes...it's an indisputable bargain box."
(The Independent)

The 18th century is probably the most extraordinary period of transformation Europe has known since antiquity. Political upheavals kept pace with the innumerable inventions and discoveries of the age; every sector of the arts and of intellectual and material life was turned upside down. Between the end of the reign of Louis XIV and the revolution of 1789, music in its turn underwent a radical mutation that struck at the very heart of a well-established musical language. In this domain too, we are all children of the Age of Enlightenment: our conception of music and the way we 'consume' it still follows in many respects the agenda set by the 18th century. And it is not entirely by chance that harmonia mundi has chosen to offer you in 2011 a survey of this musical revolution which, without claiming to be exhaustive, will enable you to grasp the principal outlines of musical creation between the twilight of the Baroque and the dawn of Romanticism.

Tracks:

Bach, C P E:
Harpsichord Concerto in G major Wq 43 No.5
Andreas Staier (harpsichord) / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Wq 183/1
English Concert, Andrew Manze
Trio Sonata for two violins and basso continuo in F major, H576 (Wq154)
London Baroque

Bach, J C:
Piano Concerto in E flat, Op. 7 No. 5
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)/ London Baroque
Sinfonia in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai

Bach, J C F:
Trio in A major HW VII/2 for two violins with basso continuo
London Baroque

Bach, J S:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV1051
Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr
Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering, BWV1079
Davitt Moroney (harpsichord), Janet See (flute), John Holloway (violin), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Martha Cook (harpsichord)

Bach, W F:
Sinfonia in F major, Fk 67 'Dissonant'
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai

Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Melanie Diener (soprano), Petra Lang (mezzo), Endrik Wottrich (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone)/ La Chapelle Royale Paris, Collegium Vocale, Champs-Élysées Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Paul Lewis (piano)/ BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlávek
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Andreas Staier (fortepiano), Daniel Sepec (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
Paul Lewis (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
Paul Lewis (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
Paul Lewis (piano)
String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
Tokyo String Quartet
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Tokyo String Quartet
Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133
Tokyo String Quartet
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Tokyo String Quartet

Boccherini:
Symphony in D minor, Op. 12 No. 4, G506 'La Casa del diavolo'
Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini

Campra:
Messe de Requiem
Elisabeth Baudry (soprano), Monique Zanetti (soprano), Josep Benet (countertenor), John Elwes (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)

Couperin, F:
Pièces de clavecin IV: Ordre 26ème in F sharp minor
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
Pièces de clavecin IV: Ordre 25ème in E flat major
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)
Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

Dauvergne:
Les troqueurs
Marie Saint-Palais (soprano), Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Jean-Marc Salzmann (bass) / Cappella Coloniensis, William Christie

Gluck:
Orfeo ed Euridice
1762 Viennese version in Italian, recorded 2001
Bernarda Fink (Orfeo) Veronica Cangemi (Euridice), Maria Cristina Kiehr (Amor)/ Freiburger Barockorchester & Rias Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Handel:
Solomon
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)/ RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Reuss

Organ Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV291, Op. 4 No. 3
Richard Egarr (organ)/ Academy of Ancient Music

Haydn:
Symphony No. 7 in C major 'Le Midi'
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans
Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford'
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs
Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Alain Planès (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
Alain Planès (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24
Alain Planès (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20
Alain Planès (piano)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1
Gottfried Von der Goltz (violin)/ Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27
Erich Höbarth (violin), Christophe Coin (cello), Patrick Cohen (piano)
String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3 in C major 'The Bird'
Jerusalem String Quartet
String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2 in D minor 'Fifths'
Jerusalem String Quartet

Kuhnau:
Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 3
John Butt (harpsichord)
Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 5
John Butt (harpsichord)
Frische Clavier-Früchte: Sonata No. 7
John Butt (harpsichord)

Mondonville:
Paratum Cor Meum
Judith Nelson (soprano), Stanley Ritchie (violin), William Christie (harpsichord)
In Domine Laudabitur
Judith Nelson (soprano), Stanley Ritchie (violin), William Christie (harpsichord)

Monn:
Cello Concerto in G minor
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)/ Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Petra Müllejans

Mozart:
Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro), Simon Keenlyside (Count Almaviva), Véronique Gens (Countess Almaviva), Angelika Kirchschlager (Cherubino), Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina), Kobie van Rensburg (Basilio/Curzio), Antonio Abete (Bartolo), Nuria Rial (Barbarina)/ Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Piano Concerto in G major, K 107 No. 2
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)/ London Baroque
Sinfonia concertante in E flat for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Orchestra, K297b
Javier Zafra (bassoon), Susanne Kaiser (flute), Ann-Kathrin Bruggemann (oboe), Erwin Wieringa (horn)/ Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Gottfried Von der Goltz
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Stefan Vladar (piano)/ Camerata Salzburg
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K551 'Jupiter'
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, René Jacobs
Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376
Chiara Banchini (violin), Temenuschka Vesselinova (fortepiano)
Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K379
Chiara Banchini (violin), Temenuschka Vesselinova (fortepiano)
Piano Trio No. 1 in G major, K496
Mozartean Players
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
String Quartet No. 4 in C major, K157
Jerusalem String Quartet
String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K458 'The Hunt'
Jerusalem String Quartet

Pergolesi:
Stabat Mater
Anna Prohaska (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo)

Pleyel:
Cello Concerto in C major, Ben. 106
Ivan Monighetti (cello)/ Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Stephan Mai

Rameau:
Castor & Pollux
Howard Crook (Castor), Jérôme Corréas (Pollux), Agnès Mellon (Télaire), Véronique Gens (Phébé), René Schirrer (Mars/Jupiter), Sandrine Piau (Vénus), Mark Padmore (L'Amour), Mark Padmore (Grand Prêtre de Jupiter), Claire Brua (Minerva)/ Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Cinquième concert
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (bass viola da gamba)
Pièces de clavecin en concerts: premiere concert
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (violin), Kaori Uemura (bass viola da gamba)

Sammartini, G B:
"Avertura" in D Major Jc 14
Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchin
Sinfonia in G major, Jc 39
Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini

Schobert:
Sonata for harpsichord, violin and cello in F major, Op. 16 No. 4
Chiara Banchini (violin), Luciano Sgrizzi (piano), Philipp Bosbach (cello)

Stamitz, C:
Quartet in D Major Op. 8 No. 1 for clarinet/oboe and strings
Paul Goodwin (oboe)/ Terzetto

Tartini:
Concerto grosso n°5 in E minor
Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini
Violin Concerto in A minor D115
Enrico Gatti (violin)/ Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini

Telemann:
Concerto in A major ("Die Relinge") TWV 51:A4, for violino principale, 3 violins, viola and Basso continuo
Midori Seiler (violin)/ Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a3
John Toll (harpsichord), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Nigel North (archlute), Susan Sheppard (cello)
Quartet TWV 43:a1
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Consort

Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons
Midori Seiler (violin)/ Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Sonata for Oboe and Continuo in C Minor RV53
John Toll (harpsichord), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Nigel North (archlute), Susan Sheppard (cello)