Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Since its creation in 1933, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (SCB) and its working philosophy have lost nothing of their topicality. Founded by Paul Sacher and close colleagues in Basel, Switzerland, this University of Early Music (since 2008 part of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland) remains to this day unique in numerous respects. From the very beginning, musicians gathered here who decisively influenced the course of historical performance practice. The scope of activities at the SCB ranges from the early Middle Ages to the 19th century.
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J. A. Hasse: La Contadina
Graciela Oddone (soprano) & Lorenzo Regazzo (bass-baritone)
Ensemble Arcadia, Attilio Cremonesi
This lively undertaking is buoyant and spirited, with Oddone and Regazzo in fluent voice … Oddone’s crystalline sound pours out with sparkle … They complement each other with their mutual exuberance... — More…
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Brescianello: Concerti, Sinfonie & Ouverture
La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, David Plantier & Vaclav Luks (direction)
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Franz Benda: Violin Sonatas
Leila Schayegh (violin), Václav Luks (harpsichord & fortepiano) & Felix Knecht (cello)
Leila Schayegh plays her Guarneri violin (Cremona, 1675) with an astounding mastery over technical execution that never eclipses sincere feeling. Continuo support from Felix Knecht and Vaclav... — More…
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Crux
Parisian Easter music from the High Middle Ages (13th & 14th centuries)
Ensemble Peregrina: Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett (voice & harp), Kelly Landerkin, Lorenza Donadini (voice) & Baptiste Romain (vielle & rubeba)
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Indian Ragas & Medieval Song
Dominique Vellard (tenor), Ken Zuckerman (sarod, dhotar & medieval lute), Anindo Chatterjee (tabla & dhupki) & Keyvan Chemirani (zarb & gattam)
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Music and Poetry in Saint Gall
Sequences and tropes (9th century)
Raphaël Boulay (tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Dominique Vellard (tenor), Emmanuel Bonnardot (baritone), Jacques Bona (bass) & Stephen Grant (bass)
Ensemble Gilles Binchois with Wulf Arlt
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Piano e forte
Music at the Medici Court on Cristofori’s early pianoforte (c. 1730)
María Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Edoardo Torbianelli (cimbalo di marteletti pianoforte), Chiara Banchini (violin), Marc Hantaï (traverse), Rebeka Rusò (viola da gamba) & Daniele Caminiti (theorbo & archlute)
[Marcello's] writing is melodious, eccentric and profoundly expressive and the subtle dynamic flexibility of the Cristofori...suits their elegant swooning lines very well. They are also Kiehr's... — More…
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William Hayes: Six Cantatas & Orpheus & Euridice
Evelyn Tubb, Mirjam Berli, Ulrike Hofbauer, Daniel Cabena, David Munderloh & Paul Bentley
The SCB Hayes Players, Antony Rooley
an intriguing collection of six solo cantatas...Tubb's voice may have lost some of its lustre nowadays but her experienced story-telling pays dividends. — More…
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Odi Euterpe
Italian monody in the early 17th century
Rosa Domínguez (mezzo), Mónica Pustilnik (archlute, Renaissance guitar & organ) & Dolores Costoyas (theorbo & Baroque guitar)
Rosa Dominguez has an attractively light and lyrical voice, warm in the middle register and bright in the upper one. Her phrasing is sensitive and improvised ornamentation in an appropriate... — More…
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Hayes, W: The Passions
Evelyn Tubb, Ulrike Hofbauer (sopranos), Sumihito Uesugi (countertenor), David Munderloh (tenor) & Lisandro Abadie (bass)
Chor der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis & La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Anthony Rooley (direction)
...the qualities of Hayes's composition emerge impressively in this excellent performance...Rooley's direction conveys the narrative of the ode astutely and demonstrates that Hayes's imaginative... — More…
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