Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Overtura
Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Ballo
Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Chorus: Ah! Se intorno a quest'urna funesta
Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Aria: Che farò senza Euridice
Livietta e Tracollo, intermezzo in 2 acts: Recitative: Invano ti lusinghi
Livietta e Tracollo, intermezzo in 2 acts: Duet: Vado... vado. Ed avrai core
La serva padrona, intermezzo in 2 acts: Aria: Sempre in constrasti
Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Ouverture
Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Aria: Un aura amorosa
Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Recitative et Aria: Ei parte, senti, ah no!... Per pietà, ben mio, perdona
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Aria: Madamina, il catalogo è questo
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1. Finale (tutti): Presto, presto, pria ch'ei venga
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1. Finale (tutti): Venite pur avanti
Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Aria: Deh vieni alla finestra
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Aria: Non so più, cosa son, cosa faccio
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Aria: Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Aria: Giunse alfin il momento
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 3. Final (tutti): Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi
Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Terzetto: Zu dir, o Herr, blickt alles auf
Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Chorus: Vollendet ist das große Werk
Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Introitus
Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Kyrie
Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 626: Sequenz: Dies irae
Armide, opera, LWV 71: Passacaille
La Fantaisie, ballet: Tambourin
La Fantaisie, ballet: Chaconne
Les Plaisirs champêtres, for ensemble: Musette
Les Plaisirs champêtres, for ensemble: Gavotte
Les Plaisirs champêtres, for ensemble: Passepied
Les Plaisirs champêtres, for ensemble: Bourée-Rigoudon-Bourée
Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque: Ouverture
Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque: Menuet en Rondeau
Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque: Tambourins 1 & 2
Daphnis et Églé, pastorale héroïque: Contredanse
Cello Concerto, for cello, strings & continuo in D major, RV 403: Allegro
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): La Primavera. Allegro
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): La Primavera. Largo e pianissimo sempre
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera"), RV 269, Op. 8/1 (The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1): La Primavera. Danza Pastorale
Cassation for orchestra in G major, K. 63: Andante
Cassation for orchestra in G major, K. 63: Finale - Allegro assai
Divertimento No. 7 for 2 horns, bassoon & strings in D major, K. 205 (K. 167A): Adagio
Divertimento No. 7 for 2 horns, bassoon & strings in D major, K. 205 (K. 167A): Finale
Divertimento for 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon & strings in F major, H. 2/20: Adagio
Keyboard Concerto in G major, H. 18/4: Finale
Cantata No. 178, "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält," BWV 178 (BC A112)
Cantata No. 144, "Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin," BWV 144 (BC A41)
La Petite Bande, the Belgian Baroque orchestra that Sigiswald Kuijken founded in 1972, has gone on to become a leader in the historically informed performance movement, basing its performances on scrupulous research into period practices in details such as intonation, the use of authentic instruments, and the appropriate size of ensembles. The group was the first to make a recording of Haydn's Creation using authentic period instruments, and the first to record Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice with a male (a counter tenor) as ...
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La Petite Bande, the Belgian Baroque orchestra that Sigiswald Kuijken founded in 1972, has gone on to become a leader in the historically informed performance movement, basing its performances on scrupulous research into period practices in details such as intonation, the use of authentic instruments, and the appropriate size of ensembles. The group was the first to make a recording of Haydn's Creation using authentic period instruments, and the first to record Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice with a male (a counter tenor) as Orfeo. In celebration of the group's 40th anniversary, the Accent label, which has recorded the orchestra since 1982, has issued three sets: A Portrait, including excerpts from a representative broad range of albums; Haydn's Creation; and Mozart: The da Ponte Operas. A Portrait is a three-CD set made up of tracks personally selected by Kuijken. The first disc is devoted to opera, including the Mozart operas, Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, and Livietta e Tracollo and La serva padrona by...
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