Since you are interested in Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (complete opera), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi' La Venexiana / Claudio Cavina [ Glossa La Venexiana Monteverdi Madrigals / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "In their Monteverdi Editions, La Venexiana bring a dramatic delivery of the words and a uniquely Italian blend of solo voices to this glorious music, unrivalled on disc." Sunday Times |
ESTEVE Y GRIMAU / LASERNA / VALLEDOR
La Tirana Contra Mambru: The tonadilla and popular musical comedies in Spain c.1800 El Concierto Espanol / Emilio Moreno (violin & director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] The musical soundtrack for the ordinary people of Spain at the turn of the 18th- century, was the tonadilla. |
HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 2 - Cantatas for Marchese Ruspoli Emanuela Galli & Roberta Invernizzi (sopranos) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice October 2007 - "…the Italian ensemble… deliver delectable performances at an unmatched level of thoughtful preparation, penetrating programming and artistic interpretation." |
HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 5 - Rome (1707) Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Yetzabel Arias Fernández (soprano) & Romina Basso (alto) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice June 2009 - "Bonizzoni has the admirable knack of conveying the strong rhetorical elements in Handel's vivacious music, and the entire performance is beautifully... |
CHARPENTIER
Te Deum / Dixit Dominus / etc Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "even for those who have a Te Deum or two in their collection, Niquet's reading of it is another…as limpid and lithe a performance of the piece as you are likely to hear. Good recorded sound and balance make this a disc to have." Gramophone Magazine,... |
W. A. MOZART
Horn Concerto KV447 / Horn Quintet KV407 / A Musical Joke KV522 / Duets for Horns (excerpts) Teunis van der Zwart (natural horn) / Orchestra of the 18th Century / Frans Bruggen (conductor) [ Glossa / CD - released 20/Nov/2009 ] Of the various wind instruments, it was the natural horn which proved to be the one most favoured by Mozart in his solo instrumental music. |