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Johan van Veen
Fiddlers Three – Music from Charles II’s ‘Private Musick’ (Barn Cottage Records)
An exciting recording given an exemplary production [JV]
Baroque German Bass Cantatas (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Cantatas by completely unknown German composers of the early 18th century – music and performances of high quality [JV]
Le Coeur et la Raison (Alpha Classics)
Interesting and musically compelling survey of French music from around 1700 [JV]
Bella Napoli (Alba)
(Déjà Review) Lively and energetic performances of music by Neapolitan composers [JV]
Chambonnières: Overseas (Alpha Classics)
Louise Acebo is the ideal interpreter of Chambonnières’ music [JV]
La Rue: Missa Iste confessor domini (Coviello Classics)
Interesting recording, but the performance practice is debatable [JV]
Vivaldi in Prague (Accent)
An excellent survey of Vivaldi’s contacts and influence in Prague [JV]
Linarol Consort: Epitaph for a Green Lover (CRD)
A compelling musical survey of the world of Margaret of Austria [JV]
Orgelpunkt: Historic Organ Villanueva de Huerva (MDG)
A fine contribution to our knowledge of Spanish organs and organ music [JV]
Coccia: Sacred Music from Eighteenth-Century Rome (Toccata Clasics)
Coccia’s music may not be everyone’s cup of tea but is excellently performed [JV]
Ferrari: 6 Violin Sonatas (Capriccio)
The best possible case for the little-known Ferrari [JV]
Schuback: Brockes-Passion (cpo)
A major discovery, which deserves to be treated on equal footing with the better-known versions of Telemann and Handel [JV]
Lasso, Agostini: Lagrime di San Pietro (Alpha Classics)
A welcome addition to Passiontide discography and testimony to the art of the late Denis Raisin Dadre [JV]
Giardini: 6 Sonate per violino e continuo (Tactus)
Excellent performances of virtuosic sonatas [JV]
Æmilia – Renaissance keyboard music (Da Vinci Classics)
A compelling demonstration of an interesting historical instrument and repertoire that fits it as a glove [JV]
L’entropia (Glossa)
A demonstration of the stylus phantasticus at its very best [JV]
Lechner: Of Death and Resurrection (Coviello)
A recording of Lechner’s music is very welcome, but the performance practice is debatable [JV]
Caldara: Forgotten castrato arias (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A bouquet of fine arias by a great yet underestimated composer [JV]
Passing Fancy. Beauty in A Moment of Chaos (Avie)
Although the programme lacks stylistic coherence, every piece is well worth hearing and is given what it needs [JV]
Il violone impertinente (NovAntiqua)
I would have liked to hear more, which is a compliment to the performers [JV]
La Sirena 1530 (NovAntiqua)
Excellent performances of early specimens of the madrigal genre [JV]
Hammerschmidt: Du Bist Schön und Lieblich (Rivercar)
A further step towards the revaluation of Andreas Hammerschmidt [JV]
Riccio: Vocem iucunditatis – Sacred Music (Dynamic)
An important step towards a more complete portrait of a composer who has left more than just a few canzonas [JV]
Charpentier: Actéon (cpo)
(Déjà Review) Lively performances of three compositions which show Charpentier’s theatrical instincts [JV]
