Since you are interested in Cantatas for solo voice, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Gloria in excelsis Deo (first recording) / Dixit Dominus Emma Kirkby, Anne Sofie von Otter / Royal Academy Baroque Orch / Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] 'The Handel discovery of our time performed with sublime dexterity by Emma Kirkby.' Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Aug 2001) |
LAWES / BLOW / WILSON / CAMPION / ECCLES / etc
Classical Kirkby - Orpheus and Corinna Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "These are delightful songs, superbly sung with delicate, tactful accompaniments played on the theorbo-lute by Anthony Rooley" Rod Bliss (Sunday Times) |
COUPERIN / de LALANDE
Lecons de Tanabres Emma Kirkby and Agnas Mellon (sopranos)Charles Medlam (bass viol) Terence Charlston (organ) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] The five Leçons de Ténèbres gathered here are performed by two of the finest sopranos in the field of early music, Emma Kirkby and Agnès Mellon, who here makes her first appearance on BIS. They are given expert support by Charles Medlam |
JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
VIVALDI / PERGOLESI / BACH
Stabat Mater Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Daniel Taylor (counter-tenor) / Theatre of Early Music [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A mightily impressive disc with affecting performances throughout." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Musique and Sweet Poetrie Emma Kirkby (soprano) Jakob Lindberg (lute) [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "This exquisite collection of musical gems is arranged so as to represent a tour around musical Europe at the end of the Renaissance. Moreover, on this musical journey we are accompanied by two of the finest musicians around, and by a magnificent... |
JOHN DOWLAND / HENRY PURCELL
Orpheus in England - Songs and Lute Music Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Jakob Lindberg (lute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg have devised a programme which takes in a wide spectrum of emotions: from the pastoral joyfulness of By a fountain and the melancholy of In darkness let me dwell, we are led via the desperation and drama of Bess of... |
CATALDO AMODEI / GIOVANNI ZAMBONI / BERNARDO STORAGE
Amodei Emma Kirkby (soprano) Jakob Lindberg (theorbo/archlute) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "BIS have uncovered a notable composer and brought him back to sometimes startling life" (MusicWeb) |
HANDEL
Handel in Italy - solo cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] This exciting programme is presented by Emma Kirkby and London Baroque, household names in the sphere of 'early music' and beyond, and certainly no new-comers to the works of Handel. |
Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque / Charles Medlam
Christmas Music [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Kirkby revels in her vocal powers throughout this disc" International Record Review |
HANDEL
Neun Deutsche Arien [Nine German Arias] Emma Kirkby (soprano) London Baroque Ensemble [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "Emma Kirkby made the world premiere recording of the Gloria in 2001. It was a breath-taking performance… Yet I prefer her second thoughts, a touch slower, pure exhilaration tempered by subtle nuances. London Baroque accompanies most sensitively, and... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Sacred Cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque. Medlam [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
AMY BEACH
Piano Trio in a minor op. 150 / Romance for violin and piano / Songs Emma Kirkby (soprano) / The Romantic Chamber Group of London [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] Unusual repertoire from Emma Kirkby |
HANDEL / BACH / DOWLAND / BLOW / SCARLATTI / etc
The Artistry of Emma Kirkby: highlights from the original BIS recordings Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) etc [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Artistry indeed, and praise to BIS for recognising how to honour it." Gramophone Magazine Reissue of the Month - July 2009 |
CARISSIMI / ROSSI / CESTI / etc
The Queen's Music: Italian vocal duets and trios Emma Kirkby / Susanne Ryden (sopranos) / Peter Harvey (baritone) / Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] The programme on this disc consists of a selection of Italian 17th-centruy vocal duets and trios from the Whitelocke manuscript, with Carissimi's large-scale cantata I Naviganti at its heart. These duets and trios form a kind of refined entertainment... |
ATTILIO ARIOSTI
Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas III Thomas Georgi (viola d'amore) Lucas Harris (archlute) Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (violoncello) Emma Kirkby (soprano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] 'Thomas Georgi's accomplishment is a triumph… In both discs the playing brims with grace, unity, assurance, and great beauty.' (American Record Guide) |