Gardiner / Monteverdi: Poppea — KKL Lucerne, 2017-08-26

Concert review, Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea @ KKL Lucerne, 2017-08-26 — Sir John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir; Hana Blažiková (Poppea, Fortuna), Kangmin Justin Kim (Nerone), Gianluca Buratto (Seneca), Carlo Vistoli (Ottone), Lucile Richardot (Arnalta, Venere), Silvia Frigato (Amore, Valletto), Michał Czerniawski (Nutrice), Anna Dennis (Drusilla, Virtù, Pallade), John Taylor Ward (Mercurio, Littore)

Gardiner / Monteverdi: Orfeo — KKL Lucerne, 2017-08-22

Concert review, Monteverdi: L’Orfeo @ KKL Lucerne, 2017-08-22 — Sir John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir; Krystian Adam (Orfeo), Hana Blažiková (La Musica, Euridice), Kangmin Justin Kim (Speranza), Anna Dennis (Ninfa), Lucile Richardot (Messaggiera), Francesca Boncompagni (Proserpina), Gianluca Buratto (Caronte, Plutone), Furio Zanasi (Apollo)

Bach: St.John Passion BWV 245

Bach, St.John Passion BWV 245, with the following artists: Harnoncourt / Equiluz (1965), Jochum / Haefliger (1967), Rotzsch / Schreier (1976), Koopman / de Mey (1993), Suzuki / Türk (1998), Gardiner / Padmore (2003), Layton / Bostridge (2012)

Bach: The Motets

Bach: The Motets — comparing recordings with the following artists: Bernius (2012), Christophers (1989), Gardiner (1980), Gardiner (2011), Harnoncourt (1980), Herreweghe (1985), Junghänel (1995), Katschner (2012)

Bach: Cantata BWV 140

Bach: Cantata BWV 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” — Comparing 5 recordings: Leppard/English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices (1981), Harnoncourt/Concentus musicus (1984, partial), Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists (1992), Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (2006), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2008, DVD)