Since you are interested in Goldberg Variations, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ANTONIO CALDARA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo Maria Cristina Kiehr, Rosa Dominguez, Bernarda Fink, Andreas Scholl / Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra / RenAC Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 25/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (pre 1700) - "...among [the arias] is a hypnotic contralto solo, sung beautifully by Bernarda Fink...[and] two florid arias by the outstanding alto Andreas Scholl...René Jacobs has a well-nigh... |
J.S. BACH
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina Le Concert Francais / Pierre Hantaa¯ [ Mirare / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] “Pierre Hantai, among the most impressive keyboard interpreters of Bach today, here assumes the additional role of directing Le Concert Francais, an ensemble he founded over 15 years ago…this performance is music making of a high order.” - Five... |
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
La Calisto (Complete Opera) Maria Bayo, Marcello Lippi, Simon Keenlyside / Concerto Vocale, Rena Jacobs - director [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Maria Bayo (soprano) in the title role is splendid, and Gilles Ragon (tenor) as the old, tetchy Linfea makes the most of this comic figure." (BBC Music Magazine) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4: Juditha Triumphans Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Jean Rigby (mezzo) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
FASCH / HANDEL / TELEMANN / PURCELL
The Art of the Baroque Trumpet Vol 1 Niklas Eklund (Baroque Trumpet) / Drottningholm Baroque Ens. / Nils-Erik Sparf [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) "...a good introduction to the repertoire, especially at a bargain price." BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman (harpsichord, spinet, chamber organ, director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'Classic accounts deserving a place in anyone's CD collection' (BBC Music Magazine) |
WILLIAM LAWES
Consorts in Four and Five Parts Phantasm, Laurence Dreyfus, treble viol, director [ Channel / CD - released 12/Jun/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Baroque Instrumental |