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Johan van Veen
Bach: Motets (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
This recording earns a place among the best in the catalogue [JV]
Bach: Mass (Claves)
One of the best recordings with a small ensemble [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]
Kleinknecht: Trio Sonatas for 2 Flutes (TYXart)
The Ensemble La Cantonnade is the ideal advocate of Kleinknecht’s music [JV]
Tourout: Portrait of an Imperial Cantor (Passacaille)
Outstanding performances of music by an unjustly neglected master [JV]
Schütz: Auferstehungshistorie (Accentus Music)
A fine performance of Schütz’s masterpiece [JV]
Nebra & Corselli: Cantatas (Pan Classics)
Another step toward full appreciation of Spanish music of the 18th century [JV]
Hildegard of Bingen: Sacred Chants (Signum Classics)
This disc goes straight to my list of recordings of the year [JV]
The Galant David Rizzio (Olde Focus Recordings)
An interesting contribution to our knowledge of the music scene in 18th-century England and the history of Scottish traditional music [JV]
A & B Marcello: Cantatas (Elegia Classics)
I am very impressed by Lucia Cortese’s performances of these cantatas [JV]
van Helmont: Leçons de Ténèbres (Ricercar)
Van Helmont’s Leçons fully deserve to be recorded, and Scherzi Musicali has done a great job of performing them [JV]
Neander: Psalter und Harffe (Cantate)
This disc opens a window to a part of 17th century religious and musical culture that is little-known [JV]
Ténèbres et Abysse (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
Excellent and often exciting performances of partly little-known music [JV]
Brussels Trio Sonatas (Et’cetera)
An interesting production, because of the repertoire and the instruments of the performers [JV]
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