ARCANA RECORDS

The discovery of the inventory of an extraordinary collection of music from the late seventeenth century has made it possible to track down a previously unknown work by Stradella: Amare e fingere...

The reputation of San Giovanni Battista, by far Alessandro Stradellas best-known and most recorded work by, has so far overshadowed the rest of his surviving oratorio output, amounting to a total of...

Alessandro Stradella's place in the annals of the history of music is not only due to the adventurous circumstances that marked his brief existence, but also to the reputation as an opera composer he...

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To mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Tartini, Mario Brunello and the Accademia dell'Annunciata commemorate one of the great partnerships in the history of eighteenth-century music:...

Telemann / Tripla Concordia Sonate A Flauto Solo CD1. I. Andante 2. II. Allegro Assai 3. III. Largo 4. IV. Allegro 5. I. Largo 6. II. Allegro 7. III. Andante Semplicemente 8. IV. Allegro 9. I. Tardi...

Recorded in the bright acoustics of the Teatro Bibiena in Mantua, Zefiro's second release on the Arcana label is devoted to the colorful world of Telemann's Overtures. The three masterworks presented...

A tireless explorer of territories off the beaten track, Gaetano Nasillo has already addressed Venetian music with a memorable album devoted to composer and 'musico di violoncello' Antonio Caldara...

Venice ca. 1700: having recently arrived from France, the instruments a la mode- the oboe, bassoon, baroque recorder, and flute traversiere- go on to conquer the musical centers of the Serenissima...

Of the many important anniversaries occurring in 2018, it is worth remembering the 350th death anniversary of the violin virtuoso Francesco Maria Veracini. What better occasion to rediscover Enrico...

Underplayed, under-recorded, and quite underappreciated, the repertory for two unaccompanied violins rose in popularity in the first decades of the eighteenth century. But few listeners are aware...

Vivaldi / Biondi / Alessandrini / Naddeo Manchester Sonatas CD1. Sonata for Violin ; Continuo in C Major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 1), RV 3: 1. Preludio 2. Sonata for Violin ; Continuo in C Major...