Harpsichord by Keith Hill, 1978
RICERCAR offers an intriguing perspective into the works of Johann Jakob Froberger, Georg Bohm, and Johann Kuhnau. This disc pays homage to the wealth of keyboard music in the century preceeding J.S. Bach-- those pieces with certain technical structures that undoubtedly contributed to Bach's musical education. Contains the rarely-recorded Kuhnau masterpiece "The Death and Burial of Jacob." Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City.
In the winter of 1705, Johann Sebastian Bach made a grueling journey on foot, to witness and study with Dieterich Buxtehude, then considered the greatest organist in Germany. Bach was so captivated by Buxtehude that he allowed his four weeks' vacation to slip from his mind, returning instead after four months. This disc marks the beginning of a long-overdue edition of Buxtehude's works on Compact Disc.
Gavin Black, Harpsichordist
Featuring the world premiere of PGM's "Buxtehude" harpsichord constructed by Tyre & Goudzwaard. Click here for details on the instrument.
This collection of Buxtehude keyboard music includes the 32 variations on La Capricciosa, which were the inspiration for Bach's Goldberg Variations.
Suite in C major -- Suite in D minor -- Suite in E minor -- Variations on More Palatino -- Variations on La Capricciosa
Trinity Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra -- Eric Milnes, Director
Recorded LIVE on March 31, 1996 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. This performance features a unique gathering of some of America's finest Early Music performers, and offers one of the few recorded American interpretations of this work. Available August 1996
Mark Bleeke, Evangelist -- Nathaniel Watson, Jesus
The first full collection of Salamone Rossi's 17th-century Jewish service music from 17th-century italy, this first volume (of two) is a collection of liturgical works for the sabbath. Featuring the New York Baroque, Eric Milnes, Director. Available September 1996.
Featuring works of Heinichen, Lotti, Fux, and Ristori
Tamara Matthews, soprano; Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano; Jorg-Michael Schwarz & Karen Marmer, violins; Loretta O'Sullivn, cello; Timothy Burris, lute & theorbo; Eric Milnes, organ and harpsichord.
Includes the world-premiere recording of Ristori's "Canto Divoti Affetti" which was presumed until early 1995 to have been destroyed in the bombings of Dresden during WW II.
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano -- Timothy Burris, theorbo
Gavin Black, organist
Gwyn Roberts, Richard Stone, et al.