Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord
Arias with obbligato viola da gamba
Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba
Markus Hünninger, harpsichord & organ
Michael Chance, countertenor
Harry van der Kamp, bass
François Joubert-Caillet, violone
Six-string viola da gamba attributed to
Nicolas Bertrand (end of the 17th century)
Harpsichord built by Thomas Friedemann Steiner (Basel, 1992)
after Jean-Claude Goujon (Paris, 1749)
Recorded in the Église Saint-Appolinaire in Bolland,
Belgium, in May 2010
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Acante et Céphise
(Paris, 1751. Suite from the Pastorale héroique)
Les Fetes d’Hébé
(Paris, 1739. Suite from the Opéra-ballet)
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Frans Brüggen, conductor
Recorded live in Utrecht (Vredenburg),
The Netherlands,
in September 1996 (Les Fetes d’Hébé)
and February 1997 (Acante et Céphise)
GCD C81103
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Gran Partita
Nachtmusique
directed by Eric Hoeprich
Michael Niesemann, Piet Dhont: oboe
Eric Hoeprich, Toni Salar Verdu: clarinet & basset horn
Carles Riera, Albert Gumí: basset horn
Jane Gower, Javier Zafra: bassoon
Teunis van der Zwart, Helen MacDougall, Erwin Wieringa, Bolko Kloosterman: horn
David Sinclair: contrabass
Recorded in Delft (Oude Katholieke Kerk), Netherlands,
in July and August 2001
Gesualdo da Venosa (1566-1613)
Quinto Libro di Madrigali
La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina, director
Rossana Bertini, soprano
Valentina Coladonato, soprano
Claudio Cavina, countertenor
Giuseppe Maletto, tenor
Sandro Naglia, tenor
Daniele Carnovich, bass
Recorded at Chiesa di Cuceglio, Italy, in May 2003 and June 2004
Engineered by Davide Ficco & Giuseppe Maletto
Gesualdo da Venosa (1566-1613)
Quarto Libro di Madrigali
La Venexiana
Claudio Cavina, director
Rossana Bertini, soprano
Emanuela Galli, soprano
Lucia Sciannimanico, mezzosoprano
Claudio Cavina, countertenor
Giuseppe Maletto, tenor
Sandro Naglia, tenor
Daniele Carnovich, bass
Franco Pavan, lute
Gabriele Palomba. lute
Fabio Bonizzoni, harpsichord
Recorded at Chiesa della BV al Colletto, Roletto (Italy), in March 2000
Engineered by Davide Ficco & Giuseppe Maletto
