Since you are interested in La Folia, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RICHARD STRAUSS / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: R. Strauss: String Quartet / Verdi: String Quartet in E minor The Delme Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2004 ] 'An eminently recommendable issue' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
FINZI / GURNEY / FARRAR / BROWNE / KELLY / BUTTERWORTH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: War's Embers: a legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War 1 Michael George (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine) |
REINCKEN
Hortus musicus and Works for Harpsichord Purcell Quartet [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 22/Aug/2002 ] ''Listening to the suites of Hortus musicus, I am at a loss to know why they are not played more often. The italianate part-writing is elegantly crafted, well-sustained and plentifully endowed with harmonic interest. They are qualities to which the... |
GEMINIANI
La Folia, and other concertos & sonatas The Purcell Quartet / The Purcell Band [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'The Purcell Quartet play with dedication and spirit' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
MONTEVERDI
Masses (Incls 'In illo tempore') The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Strongly recommended to anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of Monteverdi beyond the Vespers - much less dramatic music, but well worth getting to know in such excellent performances" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'An issue of the first importance. It unquestionably merits a place in every serious record collection' (Gramophone) |
MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / GLINKA / MASSENET / BEETHOVEN / HAHN / etc
Souvenirs de Venise The Songmakers' Almanac with Felicity Lott, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ann Murray and Richard Jackson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Delightful' - The Sunday Times |
HANDEL / BLOW / BOYCE
Music for St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments, John Scott (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Invigorating and uplifting, this is a disc to raise the lowest and most jaded of spirits" Fanfare |
WILLIAM CROFT
Te Deum & Burial Service St Paul's Cathedral Choir / The Parley of Instruments / John Scott (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'This is choral singing of the highest quality' - Choir & Organ |