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The narrative of the last hours of Christ's life by the German poet Barthold Brockes inspired Telemann to write one of the most powerful Passion settings of the early eighteenth century. In 2009,...

Volume 4 of Benjamin Alard's complete recording of Bach's keyboard works continues to explore the Weimar period. After ? la fran?aise, we turn to Italy, where the Vivaldian concerto reigned in Venice...

BACH: COMPLETE WORKS FOR KEYBOARD 1 BENJAMIN ALARD From the years of apprenticeship in Ohrdruf to his first major post as organist at Arnstadt, Bach constantly enriched his musical culture. He was...

Having already attracted attention for his exceptional gifts, Bach entered the service of the Weimar court at the age of twenty-three. This was the start of the period known as his 'early maturity',...

In this second installment of the complete keyboard works, Benjamin Alard demonstrates with splendid eloquence how invaluable the young Bach's north German experience proved to be. His attentive...

After five volumes devoted to the early years of J. S. Bach, up to the Weimar period, Benjamin Alard takes an utterly fascinating approach to the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. First he...

Eagerly pursuing his exploration of Bach's corpus for solo keyboard, Benjamin Alard focuses here on works associated with the composer's first wife, Maria Barbara, and her untimely death in 1720...

With it's forty-five chorale preludes, the Orgelb?chlein bears witness to a mastery of the art of improvisation on the organ, as the congregation heard it at the time before singing the hymn in it's...

With this volume 5, Benjamin Alard reaches the toccatas, preludes, fantasies and fugues that show the extent to which Bach now mastered French and Italian influences, only to emancipate himself from...

Alia Musica / Sanchez Camino De Alia Musica CD1. Agnus Dei 2. Instrumental 3. Instrumental

JAZZ ON FILM - David Amram's Classic American Film Scores 1956-2016 - Rightfully hailed as a Renaissance man of American music, David Amram was a pioneer in introducing the French horn to jazz while...

Cappella Amsterdam does not just sing music that charms and captivates, but does this at the highest possible level. For it's performances, the choir has received many prizes and a stream of positive...