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As attractive as it is fluent and copious in quantity, the music of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1682-1765) gave immense pleasure to his courtly French audiences, so lucratively that he was able,...

Boismortier (1689-1755) was a highly successful composer, active at the same time as Jean-Louis Rameau (1683-1764) during the Rococo era and the reign of Louis XV. He wrote over 100 compositions...

Composing came easily to Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755). Having arrived in Paris in 1724, he embarked on writing what would become a vast catalogue of instrumental music focused on the flute...

Boismortier / Wentz / Musica Ad Rhenum Joseph Bodin De Boismortier: Sonatas Opp 44 CD1. I. Pr?lude. Lentement 2. II. Allemande. Mod?r?ment 3. III. Rondeau, 'Les Charites'. Gracieusement 4. IV...

Bolling / Meucci / Claude Quartet Claude Bolling: Concerto For Classical Guitar & CD

Aurelio Bonelli's life is shrouded in mystery and today little remains of his creative output. The set features works from the collection Il primo libro de ricercari et canzoni a quattro voci of...

The light and airy chamber-scaled divertimenti on this recording were composed in London in the early 1720s. They must have been among the first works with which Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) sought...

Bononcini / Piccollo / Clarich / De Paoli Antonio Maria Bononcini: Stabat Mater CD1. Stabat Mater: Largo 2. O Quam Tristis: Andante 3. Quis Est Homo: Andante 4. Pro Peccatis: Adagio 5. Eja Mater:...

'The playing is of a high order,' observed Early Music World when reviewing Labirinti Armonici's debut on Brilliant Classics (BC95718), with the Op.2 Sonatas of Francesco Antonio Bonporti: 'the...

Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672-1749) was a priest first and musician second: a 'gentiluomo di Trento' as he described himself on the title page of his Op.1 trio sonatas. Chamber music continued to...

'The playing is of a high order,' observed Early Music World when reviewing Labirinti Armonici's debut on Brilliant Classics (95718), with the Op.2 Sonatas of Francesco Antonio Bonporti: 'the overall...

Hidden behind the late 19th century's great symphonies, sumptuous ballets and concertos with moving climaxes is something much more thoughtful and contemplative. A delicate sonic world, where silence...