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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas and Arias (with arias by Schutz, Caccini, Scarlatti, etc) Suzanne Danco (soprano), Jeanne Demessieux (organ), Guido Agosti (piano) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, KarI Münchinger [ Testament / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] The Belgian soprano Suzanne Danco was the epitome of the well-schooled, clear voiced soprano in the French tradition. She sang her wide repertory with impeccable taste...her readings both thoughtful and well-groomed. (The Guardian) |
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GABRIEL FAURE / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Franck/Debussy: Melodies Suzanne Danco (soprano) Guido Agosti (piano) [ Testament / CD - released 27/Jul/2006 ] A fine Mélisande, she is completely at home with Debussy's Villon and Bilitis; miraculously, she finds nine different shades of rapture for Fauré's La bonne chanson. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Divertimenti Per Il Partiton A Tre Guido Balestracci (baryton), Alessandro Tampieri (viola) & Bruno Cocset (cello) [ Ricercar / CD - released 13/Jun/2011 ] Prince Nicolas Esterhazy, in whose service Haydn spent a large part of his life, was an enthusiastic champion of an instrument that was in the process of disappearing: this was the Baryton, a type of viola da gamba with sympathetic strings that were... |
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GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: Suonate a violino e violoncello o cimbalo Enrico Gatti (violin), Gaetano Nasillo (cello), Guido Morini (harpsichord) [ Arcana / 2 CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] 2020 offers a good opportunity to take a closer look at Giuseppe Tartini, 250 years after his death. A first-rate virtuoso, he was the violin teacher who most influenced 18th-century style: his pupils, who came to study with him from all over the... |
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FRANCESCO MARIA VERANCINI
Veracini: Sonate a violino solo e basso Enrico Gatti (violin), Guido Morini (harpsichord), Alain Gervreau (cello) [ Arcana / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Of the many important anniversaries occurring in 2018, it is worth remembering the 350th death anniversary of the violin virtuoso Francesco Maria Veracini. What better occasion to (re-)discover Enrico Gatti's first reference recording for the label... |
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CAPTAIN TOBIAS HUME
Harke, Harke! Lyra Violls Humors & Delights Guido Balestracci / Les Basses Réunies, Bruno Cocset [ Alpha / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] With this new recording, Bruno Cocset's Les Basses Réunies propose a journey back to 17th-century England, centring on the work of Tobias Hume, an emblematic musician of the viola da gamba and, more precisely, the lyra violl. This exploration in... |
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DIEGO ORTIZ
Ortiz: Trattado de Glosas Guido Balestracci / Les Basses Réunies, Bruno Cocset [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Born in Toledo, Diego Ortiz published the Trattado de Glosas in Rome in 1553. At that time he was living in Naples in the service of Ferdinand Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and Viceroy of Naples. This region was deeply influenced by Spain. His... |
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Guido Cantelli
Cantelli Conducts Rossini [ Testament / CD ] |
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Guido Cantelli
The Nbc Broadcast Concerts [ Testament / 4 CD ] |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Aladdin Op. 34, Fairy Tale drama in Five Acts Guido Paevatalu (baritone) Mette Ejsing (contralto) / Danish National Radio Chamber Choir. Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The two soloists are very good and the Danish forces respond keenly to Rozhdestvensky'a baton...excellent recording." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |