New CDs with early music. Two new CDs are featured in this episode of Nuove Musiche: eighteenth-century music by Vivaldi from the CD Vivaldi – Masques by Café Zimmerman conducted by Pablo Valetti, with countertenor Paul Antoine Benos-Djian. Also, recently discovered fifteenth-century songs from the CD Leuven Chansonnier, performed by Sollazzo Ensemble conducted by Anna Danilevskaia.
Playlist
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Concerto for violin and string orchestra in D minor:
– Allegro
– Grave
– Allegro
From Orlando Furioso:
2. Sol da te, mio dolce amore
Antonio Vivaldi
3. Concerto for French horns, cello and string orchestra RV.538 in F major:
– Allegro
– Largo
– Allegro non molto
From Orlando Furioso:
4. Piangerò sin che l’onda
Paul Antoine Benos-Djian, countertenor / Café Zimmerman conducted by Pablo Valetti, violin
(CD: Vivaldi – Masques, label Alpha Classics – Alpha 1195, januari 2026)
Johannes Ockeghem (1410-1497)
5. Ma Maistresse
6. Ma Bouche Rit
Anonymous
7. J’ay des semblans
8. Henri Phlippet
Sollazzo Ensemble conducted by Anna Danilevskaia, vielle
(CD: Leuven Chansonnier, label Passacaille – Pas 1150, 2024/2026)
Addition:
Antonio Vivaldi
9. Bajazet RV.703; Sinfonia part I
Café Zimmerman conducted by Pablo Valetti
(CD: Masques)
