Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal serves up the most wonderful and recent classical and Early Music CDs.
In this episode, the new CDs of Pygmalion conducted by Raphaël Pichon, La Rêveuse, violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky and pianist Philippe Grisvard.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
– ‘Jesu meine Freude’ BWV 227
Performing musicians: Pygmalion conducted by Raphaël Pichon
(CD: ‘Bach Motets’, brand Harmonia Mundi, no. HMM 902657, 2020)
2. Johann Christian Schickhardt (1682-1762)
– Concerto for 4 Flutes and Basso Continuo, opus 19 No.2
Performing musicians: Sébastien Marq and Marine Sablonnière, recorder. Serge Saitta & Olivier Riehl, transverse flute. La Rêveuse
(CD: ‘London circa 1720’, brand Harmonia Mundi, no. HMM 905322, 2020)
3. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
– Overture Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major Op. 56
Performing musicians: Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano. Dmitry Sinkovsky, violin. Alexander Rudin, cello. Musica Viva
(CD: ‘Beethoven Idylle héroïque’, brand Glossa, no. GCD 924401, 2020)
4. Carl Friedrich Fasch (1736-1800)
– ‘La Hagenmeister’
Performing musician: Philippe Grisvard, fortepiano
(CD: ‘Fasch, Works for Keyboard’, brand Audax, no. ADX 13725, 2020)
