
Buxtehude’s Op. 1 sonatas have received expert (and deserved) attention on disc, both in trio form–violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord–and with an added violin.
This fine recording of the rarely-heard and very easy on the ears Op. 2 trio sonatas by Dietrich Buxtehude originally was released on Dacapo in
When a flute is involved, you have to wonder whether there must be a tradeoff between the authentic sound of period-performance and a reasonably pleasurable
Twenty years ago Wilbert Hazelzet first recorded J.S. Bach’s oeuvre for transverse flute as part of Musica Antiqua Köln’s ongoing Archiv cycle of Bach’s complete
This 2-for-1 set of baroque specialist Jaap ter Linden’s Bach cello suites reintroduces yet another contender to an already overstuffed field. Just a few weeks
The virtues of the English Concert in Vivaldi (indeed in more or less anything) are well known: stylish but urbane, technically and stylistically well-founded, and
Jordi Savall and Ton Koopman recorded these sonatas years ago, a disc that is happily still in the catalog (Virgin Veritas). Only their recent retake
If you’re already an Andrew Manze fan, you probably have most if not all of the recordings represented on this compilation (22 tracks from 11
Although our modern perception of Baroque music centers around a handful of big names–Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Couperin, Rameau, Lully–there were dozens of other composers
What more do you say about a musician who’s already stormed and conquered the world of Baroque violin repertoire and performance? About to embark on