Early Music expert Kees Koudstaal serves up the most wonderful and recent classical and Early Music CDs. Today: the new albums of Syntagma Amici & Vox Luminis, Les Abbagliati, Accademia dell’Annunciata and Ensemble Dragma.
1. Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630)
– ‘Hosianna dem Sohne Davids’
2. Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684)
– Sonata settima a 4
3. Johann Rudolf Ahle (1626-1673)
– ‘Fürchtet euch nicht’
Performing musicians: Ensembles Syntagma Amici & Vox Luminis
(CD: ‘Fürchtet Euch Nicht’, brand Ricercar, no. RIC 420, 2020)
4. Emanuele Rincon d’Astorga (1680-1757)
– Cantata ‘Que te giova Amor crudele’
Performing musicians: Soetkin Elbers, soprano. Les Abbagliati
(CD: ‘D’Astorga & Lalli’, brand Ramée, no. RAM 1907, 2020)
5. Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770)
– Cello Concerto in A major
Performing musicians: Mario Brunello, 4-stringed cello piccolo. Accademia dell’Annunciata conducted by Riccardo Doni
(CD: ‘Concerti e Sonate per violoncello piccolo’, brand Arcana, no. A 478, 2020)
6. Anonymous (14th century)
– ‘Or sus vous dormé trop’ (instrumental)
Performing musicians: Ensemble Dragma
(CD: ‘Song of Beasts’, brand Ramée, no. RAM 1901, 2020)
