Batzdorfer Hofkapelle - Oboe Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After the very successful album with the B minor Mass - according to the Rheinische Post, Inchthe most beautiful recording of this work currently in existenceInch - Vaclav Luks and his Collegium 1704 ensemble return to Johann Sebastian Bach. Joined by Xenia Loffler, the solo oboist of AKAMUS Berlin, and the renowned soprano Anna Prohaska, Luks presents a deluxe setup for a programme of concertos and cantatas in which the oboe plays a prominent role. As a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician, Xenia Loffler has gained an outstanding reputation as a baroque oboist over the past several years. Working with ensembles such as the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, where she has been active as a member and soloist since 2001, she has toured throughout the world and has performed at some of the most important music festivals and concert halls.

Tertis Viola Ensemble - Concerto / Fantasy / Blues [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/31/2011

The famous InchSchranck IIInch, now heard it's contents to the treasures of the Saxon State Library in Dresden, was home to a long private music archive of Johann Georg Pisendel (1687-1755), in the Dresden concertmaster for their own use and for personal interest on the years had the best collated at European music works by Antonio Vivaldi with personal dedication, his former teacher Giuseppe Torelli, orchestral works and chamber music by George Frideric Handel and many other musical treasures. To the practical processing of these precious objects, the Batzdorfer Hofkapelle has already earned a highly regarded album on ACCENT (ACC 24202). This time she delights us with some exceptional trio sonatas from the private archive Pisendel. No doubt, the Dresden concertmaster had an exceptionally good musical taste!