Focus on Flowers

French harpsichordist Celine Frisch and the Alpha label bring us an essential recording of music by Jean-Henry d'Anglebert.

This week on Harmonia we’ll take a look at the extravagant medieval banquet known as the Feast of the Pheasant. Hosted by Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy, the event was intended to kick-off a crusade. The feast itself was nothing short of a spectacle, especially its musical entertainments. Plus, a new release by Ensemble Dulce Melos.

Francesco Geminiani's complete cello sonatas, op. 5 with cellist Jaap ter Linden and harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen.

This week on Harmonia we’ll mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Friedrich Fasch with a commemoration of his life as an exceptional composer. Instrumental works both large and small ensemble will be the focus along with a pair of cantatas. A new release of French baroque cantatas by Ensemble Battistin will also be featured.

An ATMA label release of selections from the Scottish Balcarres Lute Book with French-Canadian lutenist Sylvain Bergeron.

This week on Harmonia we’ll listen to settings of Psalm 42 – As pants the hart for cooling streams. Italy, Germany, France, England, and America will be represented as we explore a lesser-known yet beautiful psalm. A new release by Brandywine Baroque on the Plectra label will also be featured.

A Harmonia Mundi release of music by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis.

Antoine Guerber leads the French ensemble Diabolus in Musica.

Marco Beasley and Accordone bring us the Renaissance popular song known as the frottola.

A recording of Handel's cantatas on Marian themes with mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Reinhard Goebel directing Musica Antiqua Cologne.