Ricercar
Handel and Colonna: Sacred music (Ricercar)
A good case for Colonna and one of the best performances of Handel’s Dixit Dominus [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]
Schütz: Wehnachtshistorie (Ricercar)
A valuable compilation, in excellent performances and sound [RWe]
Bach: Musikalisches Opfer (Ricercar)
A really approachable edition of A Musical Offering [JF]
Pohle: Complete Sonatas & Ballet Music (Ricercar)
Very fine performances of little-known music from mid-17th century Germany [DJB]
Le Berger Innocent – recital (Ricercar)
This fills a gap in the musical repertoire of the French Rococo [MP]
Les Hautbois à la Chambre du Roi (Ricercar)
A fascinating picture of music at the time of Louis XIV [JV]
Luzzaschi: Il Concerto Segreto (Ricercar)
An impressive revival of the art of the Concerto delle donne [JV]
Ein deutsches Barockrequiem (Ricercar)
Vox Luminis strikes again – a special recommendation is inevitable [JV]
Le parfaict danser – Dance Music, 1300-1500 (Ricercar)
A splendid and highly entertaining disc [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]
O Jesulein (Ricecar)
A little too much reverence in the music somewhat dampened my enthusiasm for this interesting exercise [DJB]