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Johan van Veen
J.C. Bach, C.F. Abel & Friends: London circa 1760 (Harmonia Mundi)
An historically interesting and musically compelling portrait of the London music scene around 1760 [JV]
Fasch: Orchestral Music (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Creativity and originality … first recordings of three works by Fasch [JV]
Au douz tens nouvel. Chansons de trouvères (Ricercar)
An interesting disc but with some serious issues [JV]
Manchicourt: Requiem for an Emperor (Ramée)
An excellent first recording of Manchicourt’s Requiem [JV]
Northern Light. Echoes From 17th-Century Scandinavia (Harmonia Mundi)
This will be one of my recordings of the year [JV]
Duranowski and Lolli: Violin Duets (Prospero)
The technical skills of the performers are impressive, but they are not used to show off [JV]
Crossing Borders (Signum Classics)
A nice mixture of familiar and little-known pieces in top-class performances [JV]
Benda: Six Violin Sonatas (cpo)
(Déjà Review) The first recording ever entirely devoted to the technically demanding and musically enthralling violin sonatas by Franz Benda [JV]
Sacred Treasures of Rome (Hyperion)
Excellent performances which demonstrate that Palestrina’s music is anything but boring [JV]
A Due – Baroque Violin (Da Vinci Classics)
A convincing demonstration of the value of a performance of the basso continuo with a single cello [JV]
Clérambault: Te Deum, La femme adultère (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
An impressive testimony of Clérambault’s qualities in the field of sacred music [JV]
Sacred concerti of the 17th century (Passacaille)
A exciting disc with first recordings of German 17th century sacred music [JV]
Zieleński: Offertoria et Communiones totius anni – II (CD Accord)
A disc to treasure, given the quality of the music and the performances [JV]
Musica Warmiensis Vol 4 (Dux)
Fine performances of little-known music from 18th century Poland [JV]
Vivaldi: Heroes – Opera Arias (Erato)
A very impressive recital of some of Vivaldi’s finest opera arias [JV]
Liechtenauer: Masses (cpo)
A well-deserved monument to a forgotten composer [JV]
Cabanilles: Organ Works (MDG)
A nice survey of Cabanilles’ organ music but compromised by the temperament of the organ [JV]
Boismortier: Sonatas for 2 Pardessus de viole (First Hand Records)
A lovely disc and a perfect case for a forgotten instrument [JV]
Bach’s Roots: Early Influences on the Young Master (Arcana)
An interesting and musically compelling survey of the musical world into which Bach was born [JV]
Handel and Colonna: Sacred music (Ricercar)
A good case for Colonna and one of the best performances of Handel’s Dixit Dominus [JV]
Arianna in Rome (Arcana)
A compelling survey of the art of female singers in Rome in the first half of the 17th century [JV]
Charpentier: Te Deum H146 (Ricercar)
(Déjà Review) The mass is especially interesting for its highly original scoring and for the way it is performed here [JV]
Bach: Bach-Centricity (Nimbus Records)
Engaging and lively playing of arrangements that remain close to the original [JV]
Handel: Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo (Arcana)
Excellent playing, but the concept is debatable [JV]
