Bach: Cantata BWV 36
Bach: Cantata BWV 36, “Schwingt freudig euch empor” — Comparing 2 recordings: Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (2002), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2007, DVD)
Koopman
Bach: Cantata BWV 18
Bach: Cantata BWV 18, “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt” — Comparing 2 recordings: Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (1995), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2009, DVD)
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)
Forqueray: The Attraction of the Deep
Totally addicted!! In most of baroque Europe, the number of chamber music works for deep string instruments is rather small. Also, viols were very popular in France and in England (to some degree), but rarely used in Italy in baroque times, but at the French Court there was an entire school of famous viola da gamba players…
Organ Fascination
(…) once my record collection started featuring organ recordings — though organ recordings took a rather slow and non-systematic start. At least, the beginning was OK — for that time (1970), at least: a box with all of Handel’s organ concertos, played by the Collegium aureum and Rudolf Ewerhart on magnificent organs such as the famous Gabler organ in Weingarten, or the Riepp organs in Ottobeuren…