Considered Handel's most accomplished opera, Ariodante contains some of the most iconic arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando furioso, the libretto takes place in medieval Scotland, where the love affair between Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the dark scheming of Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair […]
Considered Handel's most accomplished opera, Ariodante contains some of the most iconic arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando furioso, the libretto takes place in medieval Scotland, where the love affair between Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the dark scheming of Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair […]
Considered Handel's most accomplished opera, Ariodante contains some of the most iconic arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando furioso, the libretto takes place in medieval Scotland, where the love affair between Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the dark scheming of Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair […]
Considered Handel's most accomplished opera, Ariodante contains some of the most iconic arias in the Baroque repertoire. Inspired by Ariosto's Orlando furioso, the libretto takes place in medieval Scotland, where the love affair between Ariodante and Ginevra is thwarted by the dark scheming of Polinesso. But a final twist will save the hero from despair […]
Campra, Miserere Campra, Messe de Requiem Les Arts Florissants, W. Christie André Campra (1660-1744), a Provençal composer and renowned choirmaster at the cathedrals of Toulon, Arles, Toulouse and Paris, wrote this Requiem mass probably shortly after his arrival in Paris in 1694, while he was director of the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame. Perhaps composed for a […]
Campra, Miserere Campra, Messe de Requiem Les Arts Florissants, W. Christie André Campra (1660-1744), a Provençal composer and renowned choirmaster at the cathedrals of Toulon, Arles, Toulouse and Paris, wrote this Requiem mass probably shortly after his arrival in Paris in 1694, while he was director of the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame. Perhaps composed for a […]
Haydn, Die Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob.XX:2 Mozart, Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339 Les Arts Florissants, W. Christie The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross is one of Joseph Haydn’s major works, along with The Creation and The Seasons. Composed in response to a commission from the Church of Santa Cueva in Cádiz, Spain for […]
A musical voyage around Europe, with stops in England, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany. Works by Henry VIII, Salamone Rossi, Tompkins, Weelkes, van Eyck, Senfl, Chardavoine, du Caurroy, Susato, Morley, Falconiero, Dornel, Hotteterre, Boismortier and Quantz Ensemble Eins, zwei, drei Mareike Albrecht, recorders, vocals Marianne Gudowius, treble viol, recorder, traverso Jonathan Cable, bass viol
Music that honors ancient heroes of legend, literature, and life. Many of these iconic persons and immortals were also renowned lovers, and this often let to their downfall. Works by Telemann, Charpentier, Couperin, Campra, Händel, Uccellini, Corbett and Porpora. La Fiocco, directed by Lewis Baratz
Music that honors ancient heroes of legend, literature, and life. Many of these iconic persons and immortals were also renowned lovers, and this often let to their downfall. Works by Telemann, Charpentier, Couperin, Campra, Händel, Uccellini, Corbett and Porpora. La Fiocco, directed by Lewis Baratz
J. S. Bach, Cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis," BWV 21 and Magnificat in D-major, BWV 243 Ensemble La Sportelle Bremer Barockorchester Noé Chapolard, music director