The World of Baroque

A spotlight on music of the Baroque period, from mid-16th to late18th centuries, including instrumental and vocal works both sacred and secular (tavern as well as court).


20th February

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  • "Baroque Cello Masters'
  • Caldara, Antonio: Concerto per camera a violoncello con due violini e basso in D minor. Jan Vogler, Cello./ La Folia Barockorchester.
  • Ruhe, Johann Friedrich: Viola da Gamba Solo in A minor. Sandor Szaszvarosi, v.d.g. Angelika Csizmadia, h'chord.
  • Fiorenza, Nicola: Cello Concerto in D major. Catherine Jones, cello. Van Dieman's Band/ Julia Fredersdorff, dir & vln.
  • Costanzi, Giovanni Battista: Sonata in C major for 2 cellos. Giovanni Sollima, Monika Leskovar, cellos. Arianna Art Ensemble
  • Caldara: Cantata, 'Porgete per pieta'. Eugenia Boix, sop. Josetxu Obregon clo & dir. La Ritirata.
  • Leo, Leonardo: Cello Concerto No. 4 in A major. Anner Bylsma, clo. Tafelmusik Baroque Orch./ Jeanne Lamon, dir.
  • Geminiani, Francesco: Cello Sonata in C, Op.5/3. Heinrich Schiff, vlc., Jaap ter Linden, vlc., Ton Koopman, hpschd.
  • Porpora: Sinfonia in C major for cello, and strings. Josetxu Obregon, clo. & dir. La Ritirata.
  • Caldara: Aria from Cantata, 'Vicino a un rivoletto' for Alto, cello, violin and bass continuo. Luciana Mancini, alto.La Riterata/ Josetxu Obregon, clo & dir.

    • 13th February

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  • 'Unexplored Baroque'
  • Barsanti, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in C major, Op. 3 No. 6. Ensemble Marsyas/Peter Whelan, dir.
  • Walther, Johann Jakob: Sonata VIII in C. Pavlo Beznosiuk, vln. Paula Chateauneuf, theorbo. Richard Tunnicliffe, bass viol.Timothy Roberts, organ.
  • Richter, Franz Xaver: Oboe Concerto in G minor. Xenia Löffler, oboe. Capricornus Consort Basel/ Peter Barczi, dir.& vln.
  • Mele, Giovanni Battista: Aria from Angelica e Medoro Wagenseil, Georg Christoph: Aria from Ariodante. Filippo Mineccia, c/tenor. The New Baroque Times.
  • Benda, Georg Anton: Trio Sonata in E major. Ensemble Diderot
  • Molter, Johann Melchior: Cantata, 'L'augellin tra verdi fronde'. for sop and strings. Julia Sophie Wagner, sop. Russian Chamber Orch./ Werner Ehrhardt, cond.
  • Molter, Johann Melchior: Concerto a Flauto traverso. MWV IV-15 Andreas Knoop, flute. Russian Chamber Orch./ Werner Ehrhardt, cond.
  • Mondonville: Venite, exultemus. Gillian Fisher, sop. Charles Daniels, c/ten. Stephen Varco, bass. Choir of New College, Oxford. London Baroque/ Edward Higginbotham, cond/ h'chord
  • Barsanti: A Collection of Old Scots Tunes. Ensemble Maryas/ Peter Whelan, dir.

    • 6th February

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  • Celebration: Jan Dismas Zelenka:
  • Zelenka, Jan Dismas: Overture a 7 in F, ZWV188. Collegium 1704/Vaclav Luks.
  • Zelenka: Italian Aria, 'Son da piu venti'. ZWV176. Tomas Selc, bass. Ensemble Tourbillon/ Petr Wagner, dir.
  • Zelenka: Sonata in B flat major for 2 oboes & bassoon. Paul Dombrecht, oboe. Chiara Banchini, vln. Danny Bond, bassoon. Robert Kohnen, h'chord. Richte v.d.Meer, cello.
  • Zelenka: Missa Omnium Sanctorum. Carlotta Colombo, sop. Filippo Mineccia, alto. Cyryl Auvity, ten. Lukas Zeman, bass. La Barocca/ Ruben Jais, dir.

    • 30th January

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  • "A Baroque Bestiary"
  • Handel: (Lion) Aria from Arianna in Creta,HWV32, Angelika Kirchschlager, m-sop. Kammerorchester Basel/ Laurence Cummings, cond.
  • Handel: (Snake) Aria from Giulio Cesare,HWV17, 'L'angue offeso mai riposa'.Joyce Di Donato, m-sop. Les Talens Lyriques/ Christophe Rousset, cond.
  • Handel: (Tiger) Aria from Alcina,HWV34, 'Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana'. Ann Murray, m-sop. Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment/ Sir Charles Mackerras, cond.
  • Handel, George Frederic: (The Cuckoo and the Nightingale) Organ Concerto No.13 in F. Nicholas Parle, org. London Baroque/Charles Medlam.
  • Handel: (Silver Dove), Aria from Theodora HWV68, 'O that I on wings could rise'. Karina Gauvin, sop. Il Complesso Barocco/ Alan Curtis, cond.
  • Handel, George Frederic: (Dove), Aria from Acis and Galatea, HWV49. 'As when the Dove', Sophie Daneman, sop. Les Arts Florissants/William Christie.
  • Handel, George Frederic: (Silver Dove), Aria from Deidamia, HWV42.'Nasconde l'usignol', Simone Kermes, sop. Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis.
  • Telemann: (The Frogs),Violin Concerto in A major TWV51:A4, Elizabeth Wallfisch, vln. & dir. L'Orfeo Baroque.
  • Rameau: (Nightingale) Aria from Hippolyte et Arice, 'Rossignols amoureaux'. Carolyn Sampson, sop. Ex Cathedra/ Jeffrey Skidmore, cond.
  • Handel: (Elephant), Aria from Judas Maccabaeus HWV63. 'With honour let desert be crowned'. Ryland Davies, ten. ECO/ Sir Charles Mackerras, cond.
  • Handel: (Stag), Aria from Ottone,HWV15. 'Cervo altier'. Max Emanuel Cencic, c/ten. Il Pomo D'Oro/ George Petrou, cond.
  • Handel: (Phoenix), Aria from Admeto, HWV22, 'Lo son qual fenice'. Karina Gauvin, sop. Il Complesso Barocco/ Alan Curtis, dir.
  • Telemann: (Swans, Frogs, Crows), from the Alster Suite TWV55:F11. Rundfunk Sinfonie Orch. Leipzig/ Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, cond.
  • Couperin, Francois: (Gnats), Le moucheron. Max Cooke, hpschd.
  • Handel: (Bee) Aria from Berenice, HWV38, Vedi l'ape'. John McMaster, ten. Brewer Chamber Orch./ Rudolph Palmer, cond.
  • Handel: (Moth) Aria from Partenope, HWV27, 'Qual Farfalletta'. Rosemary Joshua, sop. Early Opera Company/ Christian Curnyn, dir.

    • 23rd January

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  • "Forgotten Baroque"
  • Bononcini, Giovanni: Sinfonia Decima a 7 for 2 trumpets and strings, Op.3. John Wallace, tpt. Philharmonia Orch/Christopher Warren-Green.
  • Bononcini, G.: Cantata,'Ecco Dorinda il giorno'. Ensemble L'Yriade/ Cyril Auvity, ten & dir.
  • Weichlein, Romanus: Sonata No.1 for Strings and 2 Trumpets. Andreas Lackner, Herbert Walser, trumpets. Ars Antiqua Austria/ Gunar Letzbor, vln, dir.
  • Caldara, Antonio: Aria from Ifigenia in Aulide, 'Tutto nemici e rei'. Philippe Jaroussky, c/ten. Concerto Koln/ Emmanuelle Hain, dir.
  • Forster, Kasper: Sonata a 3 in C minor for 2 vlns, cello, & cont. Katarzyna Solecka, solo vln. Ensemble Giardino di Delizie/ Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, dir.
  • Montalbano, Bartolomeo: Sinfonia Marescotti, Sinfonia Sphemma, Sinfonia Bargellini. Exit Ensemble/Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, vln & dir.
  • Purcell: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, Z338(1691) 'Welcome, welcome, glorious morn'. Gillian Fisher, Evelyn Tubb, sops. James Bowman, Nigel Short, c/tenors. Rogers Covey-Crump, John Mark Ainsley, ten. Michael George, Charles Pott, bass. The King's Consort/ Robert King, dir.
  • Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice: Concerto a piu instrumenti Op. 5, No. 6. Artemandelino.

    • 16th January

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  • Fete de Baroque Francaise
  • Royer, Pancrace: Overture "Le pouvoir de l'amour". Orfeo Orchestra/ Gyorgy Vashegyi, cond.
  • Royer, Pancrace: Chorus from Le Pouvoir de l'Amour, "Quelle vengeance! quelle horreur". Purcell Choir/ Orfeo Orchestra/ Gyorgy Vashegyi, cond.
  • Couperin, Francois: Concert No. 7 from Les Gouts Reunis. Barthold Kuijken, flute. Bruce Haynes, oboe. Sigiswald Kuijken, vln. Wieland Kuijken, bass viol. Robert Kohnen, h'chord.
  • Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Anacreon: L'amour est le dieu de la paix. Sandrine Piau, sop. Les Paladins/Jerome Correas.
  • Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Les fetes de Ramire: Three dances. Les Paladins/Jerome Correas.
  • Forqueray, (le fils), ean-Baptiste: Chaconne. Lucile Boulanger, v da g. Pierre Gallon, h'chord. Romain Falik, theorbo.
  • Lambert, Michel & Lully, Jean-Baptiste:Airs de Cour. Musica Favola. Stephan van Dyck, tenor/dir.
  • Campra, Andre: L'Europe galante Suite. English CO/Raymond Leppard.
  • Masse, Jean Baptiste: Sonata Sexta in C Major for 2 Cellos and B.C. Brandywine Baroque
  • Gilles, Jean: Velum templi scissum est. Jean Lombard, alto., Jean-Francois Novelli, ten., Rene Linnenbank, bass Orpheus Festival Choir, Orpheus Festival Ensemble/Guy Laurent.

    • 9th January

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  • "Barocco Italiano"
  • Veracini, Francesco Maria: Sonata Accademica in G, Op.2/3. Locatelli Trio .
  • Veracini, Francesco Maria: Adriano in Siria: Amor, dover, rispetto. Vivica Genaux, m-sop. Armonia Atenea/George Petrou.
  • Veracini, Francesco Maria: Violin Concerto in D, a otto strumenti. Alberto Martini, vln. Accademia I Filarmonici .
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Alla caccia dell'alme e de'cori, RV670. Philippe Jaroussky, alto. Ensemble Artaserse .
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Cello sonata in B Flat, RV46. Heinrich Schiff, vlc., Jaap ter Linden, vlc., Ton Koopman, hpschd.
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Oboe concerto in D, RV453. Stefan Schilli, oboe Failoni CO .
  • Legrenzi,Giovanni: Hodie collentatur Coeli from Harmonia d'affetti devoti. Roberto Rilievi, ten. Ensemble Zenit.
  • Legrenzi, Giovanni: Sonata Quinta a quattro. Concerto de Viole .
  • Durante, Francesco: Organ Concerto in B flat major. Clive Driskill-Smith org. Oxford Baroque/ Stephen Darlington, cond.
  • Durante: Laudate, pueri 'Breve'-'Detto il Grottesco'. Monica Piccinini, Christina Kuhne, sops. Ursula Eittinger, alt. Alberto ter Doest, ten. Thilo Dahlmann, bass. Die Kolner Akademie/ Michael Alexander Willens, cond.

    • 2nd January

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  • A Happy Baroque New Year!
  • Telemann: Concerto for 3 Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings & Continuo in D. TWV54 D3. La Serenissima/ Adrian Chandler, dir.
  • Krieger, Johann: Neu Jahrs-Andacht. Jan Kobow, ten. United Continuo Ensemble.
  • Buchner, Philipp Friedrich: Sonata for Violin & Bassoon. United Continuo Ensemble
  • Brentner, Jan Josef Ignac: Concerto in G major. Aria No. 5 in G major, "Cor meun tibi dedo". Hana Blazikova, sop. Collegium Marianum/ Jana Semeradova, dir.
  • Schieferdecker, Johann Christian: Concert No. IX in G for 2 Violins, Viola and Bassoon continuo. Hamburger Ratsmusik/ Simone Eckert, dir.
  • Hacquart, Carolus: 'De Triomfeerende Min', (The triumph of love). Heike Meppelink, Mariet Kaasschieter, Susan Jonker, Renate Arends, sops. Talitha van der Spek, m-sop. Syste Buwalda, alto. Nico van der Meel, Bernard Loonen, tenors. Camerata Trajectina./ Louis Peter Grijp, dir.
  • Krause, Christian Gottfried: Trio Sonata in D minor for Oboe, Violin and b.c. Notturna/ Christopher Palameta, oboe & dir.
  • Brescianello, Giuseppe Antonio: Sinfonia No. VI in E flat Major. Banchetto Musicale.

    • 26th December

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  • 'Yuletide Felicitations"
  • Lampe, John Frederick (arr. Holman, Peter): Pyramus and Thisbe. Andrew Knight, bass, Arwel Treharne, ten., Colin Baldy, bass, Mark Padmore, ten., Michael Sanderson, enor, Philippa Hyde, sop., Susan Bisatt, sop. Opera Restor'd/Peter Holman.
  • Selected Elizabethan Street Songs. Tarleton's Jig.
  • Anon: Greensleeves song and Divisions. Alexandra Oomens, sop. Latitude 37
  • Boyce, William: Tell me, lovely shepherd. Bronwen Mills, sop. Parley Of Instruments/Roy Goodman.
  • Dibdin, Charles: The Ephesian Matron: So there she lies upon the floor. Bronwen Mills, sop., Jane Streeton, sop. Opera Restor'd/Peter Holman.
  • Jackson, William: Where the bee sucks, Op.11/6. Ana-Maria Rincon, sop., Christopher Purves, bass, Frances Kelly, harp, Julia Gooding, sop., Rufus Muller, ten./Timothy Roberts.
  • Holborne, Anthony: 3 Ayres. Isabella d'Este Ensemble.
  • Anon: The Parsons Farewell. Tarleton's Jig.

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    The World of Baroque is proudly sponsored by Genesis Baroque; a critically acclaimed baroque chamber orchestra based in Melbourne. Led by renowned baroque violinist, Lucinda Moon, the ensemble comprises some of Australia’s finest period musicians.

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