Since you are interested in Caldara in Vienna, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme Gerard Lesne, Philippe Jaroussky, Virginie Pochon / Il Seminario musicale [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "Full praise should go first to gerard Lesne, whose presence on this recording is the critical element in its undoubted success. This isn't just a question of his stylish singing, but of a vision of the dramatic articulation of the work as a... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Teatro d'Amore Nuria Rial (soprano) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] "The gorgeous singing of the soloists and stylish instrumental performances, though dazzling and gimlet-eyed, are also elegant and respectful without being obsequiously slavish to convention." BBC Music Magazine, May 2009 **** |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Virtuoso Cantatas Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Artaserse [ Virgin Records / CD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Forty of Vivaldi's chamber cantatas survive - short, dramatic works for solo voice and continuo on the conventional theme of unhappy love, written to order for an aristocratic audience. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Heroes - Vivaldi Opera Arias Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Matheus / Jean-Christophe Spinosi [ Virgin Records / CD - released 10/Feb/2007 ] "With a top-notch recording and unequivocally first-rate playing from Ensemble Matheus, Jaroussky and Spinosi have come up with a really outstanding disc of Vivaldi dramatic arias." (International Record Review March 2007) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Faramondo (complete opera) Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Sophie Karthäuser, Marina de Liso / Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis [ Erato / Virgin Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 23/Mar/2003 ] "The cast is notable for the flamboyant contributions of the impressive young countertenors Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky. Strongly recommend to diehard Handel fans." The Telegraph |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat (with Handel-Dixit Dominus) Natalie Dessay, Karine Deshayes, Philippe Jaroussky, Toby Spence / Le Concert d'Astree / Emmanuelle Haim [ Erato Classics / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "Haïm's performances are light-footed and elegantly phrased and her mainly pleasing line-up of soloists is attentive to textural content and word-painting." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Via Crucis: Rappresentazione della gloriosa Passione di Cristo Philippe Jaroussky (counter tenor) & Nuria Rial (soprano) / L'Arpeggiata & Ensemble Barbara Fortuna (Corsican Choir), Christina Pluhar [ Virgin / Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "Concept discs uniting early music with folk music can be suspect, but this one is very classy...Pluhar's arrangements are stylishly varied." The Observer, 28th March 2010 |