Since you are interested in Daphnis et Chloe, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CRISTOFARO CARESANA / GAETANO VENEZIANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tenebrae: Music for Holy Week in Naples Valentina Varriale / I Turchini / Antonio Florio [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "It is a tribute to Antonio Florio's direction that one never notices his interference with the natural flow of these fine performances." Gramophone |
DESPRES / PENALOSA / ISAAC / WILLAERT / GUBANOV / etc
Stella Del Nostro Mar: Past and present reflections of the Marian inspiration Cantica Symphonia [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "an intense musical and spiritual experience…Blend, control and breadth of tone abound…if Renaissance polyphony is one of your great loves, then this is a most important addition to your listening library." Organists Review |
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. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Music for the Prix de Rome Guylaine Girard / Sophie Marilley / Bernard Richter / Alain Buet / Brussels Philharmonic / Orchestra of Flanders / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2010 ] Claude Debussy presented himself as a candidate for the Prix de Rome on three separate occasions during the 1880s, the most innovative decade in the history of that competition; a time when success entitled the victors (at the French government's... |
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... |
MONTEVERDI
Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614 La Venexiana / Claudio Cavina [ Glossa La Venexiana Monteverdi Madrigals / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "The elite Italian ensemble La Venexiana bring words and music vividly to life." The Sunday Times |
DESMAREST
Grands Motets Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "I can hardly wait for the next Desmarest recording, but in the meantime this one will certainly be keeping me happy." Gramophone |