Early music expert Kees Koudstaal presents the most beautiful and recent CDs of old and classical music. Today, his attention is drawn to the albums of Les Arts Florissants, Ricercar Consort, Aux Pieds du Roy, and Il Gardellino.
Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
- Psalm 51 ‘Miserere mei, Deus’ Performers: Les Arts Florissants conducted by Paul Agnew (cd: ‘Gesualdo – Tenebræ Responsoria’, Harmonia Mundi HAF 8905363, 2023)
- “Truly, he bore our sickness”, BuxWV 31 Performers: Ricercar Consort conducted by Philippe Pierlot (album: “Buxtehude – Salvator Mundi”, Mirare MIR 668, 2023)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 3. Concerto in B-flat major, after BWV 525 & 1032 Performers: Aux Pieds du Roy: Michael Form, recorder. Emmanuel Laporte, oboe. Jeremie Papasergio, bassoon (cd: ‘J.S. Bach – Recovered Chamber Concertos’, Pan Classics PC 10445, 2023)
Johann Heinrich Rolle (1716-1785)
4. From ‘Die Befreiung Israëls’
a. Opening Chorus: ‘Du Hirte Jacobs, hilff den deinen’
b. Aria Zipporah: ‘Ich zittre, Theurer, für dein Leben’
c. Aria Moses: ‘Pflanze sie, Herr, auf den Hügeln’
d. Final Chorus: ‘Der Herr wird König sein’
Performers: Miriam Feuersinger, soprano (b). André Morsch, bass (c), vocal & instrumental ensemble Il Gardellino conducted by Peter van Heyghen
(cd: ‘Die Befreiung Israels – Telemann Rolle’, Passacaille PAS 1132, 2023)
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