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A Venetian Christmas
Ewa Golińska, Komalé Akakpo, Ruby Hughes
Arte dei Suonatori, Martin Gester
Some tenuous theming here, but who cares when the music-making - tart and spicy on period-instruments - is so appealing? — More…
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Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in E Major, RV 270a, "Il riposo Per il Santissimo Natale": II. Andante (reconstructed by O. Foures)
- Ewa Golińska (violin), Komalé Akakpo (psaltery)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
Excerpt,
- Ruby Hughes (soprano), Komalé Akakpo (psaltery)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
Giustino, RV 717, Act II: Aria: Ho nel petto un cor si forte
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Organ in C Major, RV 774 (arr. O. Foures for psaltery and organ)
- Martin Gester (organ), Komalé Akakpo (psaltery)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Hasse, J A: Alma Redemptoris Mater
- Ruby Hughes (soprano)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Tu quae genuisti
Virgo prius
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 266 (first version, ed. O. Foures)
- Ewa Golińska (violin)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro
Fulgenzio Perotti: Sonata in G Major (arr. K. Akakpo for psaltery and basso continuo)
- Dohyo Sol (archlute), Tomasz Pokrzywiński (cello), Martin Gester (organ), Komalé Akakpo (psaltery)
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro con spirito
Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 617
- Ruby Hughes (soprano)
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus
Eia ergo
Et Jesum benedictum
Torelli: Christmas Concerto Op. 8 No. 6
- Arte dei Suonatori
- Martin Gester
- Recorded: October 2013
- Recording Venue: St John Evangelical Church, Mikolow, Poland
I. Grave - Vivace - Adagio
II. Largo
III. Vivace