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Johan van Veen
Le parfaict danser – Dance Music, 1300-1500 (Ricercar)
A splendid and highly entertaining disc [JV]
Locatelli: Introduttioni teatrali (Audite)
Fine performances of lesser-known music by Locatelli [JV]
Philips & Dering: Motets (Linn)
Welcome contribution to the acquaintance of the sacred oeuvre of Philips and Dering [JV]
Nuit à Venise (Alpha Classics)
The concept of this programme lacks consistency and the performances are uneven [JV]
Bernabei: Concerto madrigalesco (En Phases)
A compelling collection of madrigals, performed by a group of top-class singers [JV]
Biber: Mystery Sonatas (Passacaille)
An exciting, intense and often dramatic performance of these masterpieces [JV]
Das ist meine Freude – Love Songs and Psalms (cpo)
A compelling survey of sacred concertos from the 17th century [JV]
Music for Cornetto and Keyboard (BIS)
An instructive and compelling survey of Italian instrumental music from the late 16th and early 17th centuries [JV]
Jistebnický Kancionál (Supraphon)
It is hard to see a better ensemble to take care of these chants than the Tiburtina Ensemble [JV]
The Queen’s Favourites (Arcana)
A highly entertaining disc to which the lover of wind music will regularly return [JV]
Pegolotti: Trattenimenti Armonici (Tactus)
Well-written pieces, which receive fine performances by Opera Qvinta [JV]
Bach: Motets (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
This recording earns a place among the best in the catalogue [JV]
Vivaldi: Nulla pax in mundo (Gramola)
The performances are neat and stylish, but the expressive and theatrical features of Vivaldi’s music are underexposed [JV]
Reforming Hymns (Dacapo)
Interesting and important disc from a musical, historical and social angle [JV]
Giovannini: Mass (Tactus Records)
A curious combination of an 18th-century mass, 17th-century organ music and ‘neo gregorian’ chants [JV]
The Crown (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
These performances of Handel’s Anthems are among the best that I have heard [JV]
Boismortier: Trios, Quartets & Concerto (Christophorus)
This music is intended for entertainment, and that is what we get here [JV]
Die Kunst des Sterbens (Genuin)
This disc’s concept makes it a valuable addition to the Bach discography [JV]
Splendours of the Gonzaga (Arcana)
Top-class performances by an excellent ensemble [JV]
Neri: Sonate da sonarsi con varij stromenti (Arcana)
Concerto Scirocco combines technical brilliance with a thorough understanding of the style of Neri’s time [JV]
Hamal: Motets (Musique en Wallonie)
This is how to put a relatively little-known composer on the map [JV]
El cielo y sus estrellas (Orchid Classics)
An interesting disc with little-known repertoire from the New World [JV]
Patiño: Música sacra para la Corte (Lauda)
An interesting survey of the impressive qualities of Patiño as a composer of sacred music for the liturgy [JV]
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