Two new CDs: ‘What’s next Vivaldi’ with concertos of Antonio Vivaldi and others by Il Giardino Armonico, and a double CD with ‘The Messiah’ of George Frederic Handel.
This programme is compiled by Peter Nijland by order of Klassieke Zaken (Classical Matters), also publisher of the free bimonthly Klassieke Zaken.
1. ‘What’s next Vivaldi’. Works of Antonio Vivaldi and others
a. Violin Concerto in C major, RV 191.
b. Violin Concerto in D major ‘Il grosso Mogul’, RV 208.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin. Il Giardino Armonico conducted by Giovanni Antonini.
[ALPHA 624]
2. George Frederic Handel. ‘The Messiah’, oratorio HWV 56 (beginning).
Performing musicians: Julia Doyle, soprano. Tim Mead, countertenor. Thomas Hobbs, tenor. Roderick Williams, baritone. RIAS Kammerchor Berlin (RIAS Chamber Choir). Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Justin Doyle.
[PENTATONE 2CD: PTC 5186853]
