Consists of previously released material, 1947-2013. "A celebration of artistic ecxellence from the home of early music"--Container. Various artists. Recorded between 1947-2013. Compact discs.
Contents:
disc 1. Bach: Organ works -- disc 2. Bach: Cantatas (Fischer-Dieskau, Ristenpart, Lehmann) -- disc 3. Bach: Cantatas (Weber, Fischer, Krebs, Schey, Lehmann) -- disc 4. Gregorian chant (Mönche der Erzabtei St. Martin, Beuron) -- disc 5. De la Halle; de Vaqueiras; D'Amiens: Dances; Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion (Pro Musica Antiqua, Cape) -- disc 6-7. Bach: Brandenberg Concertos; Sonatas (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Wenzinger) -- disc 8. Gibbons; Morley; Loosemore: Anthems; Madrigals; Fantasies (Deller Consort, Ambrosian Singers) -- discs 9-11. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Haefliger, Seefried, Töpper, Fischer-Dieskau, Proebstl, Richter)-- disc 12. Bach: Cantatas (Buckel, Töpper, Baefliger, Van Kesteren, Richter) -- disc 13. Praetorius; Widmann; Schein: Dances (Neumeyer) -- disc 14. Mouret; Delalande: Simphonies; Fanfares (Scherbaum, Kuentz) -- disc 15. Muffat; Biber: Suites; Sonatas (Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt) -- disc 16. Telemann: Musique de table (excerpts) (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Wenzinger) -- disc 17. C.P.E. Bach; J.S. Bach: Orchestral Sinfonias (Münchener Bach-Orchester, Richter) -- discs 18-19. Handel: Israel in Egypt; Purcell: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (Mackerras) -- disc 20. D. Scarlatti: Sonatas (Kirkpatrick) -- disc 21. Monteverdi; Caccini; D'India; Saracini; Peri; Gagliano; Rasi; Del Turco; Calestani: Canti Amorosi (Rogers, Partridge, Jürgens) -- disc 22. Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis; Desprez; Obrecht: Motets (Pro Cantione Antiqua, Turner) -- disc 23. Corelli: Violin sonatas (Melkus) -- disc 24. Leoninus; Perotinus; Anonymous; Petrus De Cruce; De La Halle; Vitry; Machaut: Music of the gothic era (Melkus) -- disc 25. Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin, works for harpsichord (Gilbert) -- disc 26. Zelenka: Orchestral works (Camerata Bern) -- disc 27. Bach: Goldberg variations (Pinnock) -- disc 28. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Handel: Concertos (The English Consort, Pinnock) -- disc 29. Telemann: Wassermusic; Concertos (Musica Antiqua Köln, Goebel) -- discs 30-31. Bach: Mass in B minor (Gardiner) -- disc 32. Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Tu es Petrus; Allegri: Miserere; Anerio: Venite ad me omnes; Nanino: Haec dies; Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo (CHoir of Westminster Abbey, Preston) -- disc 33. Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 19 (Bilson, Gardiner) -- discs 34-35. Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Gardiner) -- disc 36. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 39, 41, 48 & 65 (Pinnock) -- disc 37. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Gardiner) -- disc 38. Rebel: Les Elemens; Telemann: Sonata in E minor; Gluck: Les Amours d'Alexandre et de Roxane (Musica Antiqua Köln, Goebel) -- discs 39-40. Handel: La Resurrezione (Minkowski) -- disc 41. Gabrieli: Music for San Rocco; Barbarino; Gabrieli (McCrssh) -- discs 42-43. Handel: Messiah (McCreesh) -- disc 44. Monteverdi; Bertali: LeGrenzi; Vivaldi; Purcell; Piccinini: Lamenti (von Otter) -- disc 45. Anonymous; La Rue; Susato; Obrecht; Agricola; Lapicida; Ghiselin; Alamire; Clemens non Papa; Tyling; Pullois; Brassart: A Flemish feast (Piffaro) -- disc 46. Desprez: Motets (Orlando Consort) -- disc 47. Handel: Italian Cantatas (Kožená) -- disc 48. Rameau: Une symphonie imaginaire (Minkowski) -- disc 49: Myslivecek: Symphonies (Concerto Köln. Ehrhardt, conductor) -- disc 50. Vivaldi: Concertos for 2 violins (Carmignola, Mullova) -- discs 51-53. Handel: Alcina (Curtis) -- disc 54. Victoria: Motets; Hymns (Ensemble Plus Ultra, Noone) -- disc 55. Monteverdi: Lamento della ninfa; Handel: Furie terribili; Cavalli: Restino imbalsamate; Gesualdo: Reponsories I & III; Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso: New from Archiv 2013 (Prohaska, Tenebrae, Carmignola).
Summary:
"A celebration of the pioneering early music label from its beginnings in 1947 to the present day, this 55-CD limited-edition box set brings together many iconic recordings -- several new to CD - of performances by an unrivalled roster of artists. The music ranges from Gregorian chant to Beethoven, with J.S. Bach a key figure throughout the label's history. All the CDs are presented in their original cover art sleeves, and a full-colour 200-page book includes four newly commissioned essays with many rare photos"--Container.
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