CD Review: Classical Obscurities Elegantly Shaped

A new recording by Simon Murphy and the New Dutch Academy includes world-premiere recordings of three symphonies and Stephen Storace’s aria “Domestic Peace,” as well as the first recording of Carl Friedrich Zelter’s Concerto in E-flat for Viola and Orchestra on period instruments.

CD Review: Bach’s Luther Cantatas Inspirited

“Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott,” a hymn virtually synonymous with Lutheranism, opens BWV 80 and exemplifies the reverent yet uniquely moving aesthetic of this recording by Montréal Baroque under Eric Milnes.

CD Review: Fischer’s Gifts Celebrated

The Boston-based Renaissance vocal ensemble Exsultemus teams with Newton Baroque for a complete Vespers setting from Johann C. F. Fischer’s Opus 3 of 1701.

CD Review: Lorenzani Opera Charms

‘Nicandro e Fileno,’ an 1681 comic opera by Paolo Lorenzani, receives a winning account by Le Nouvel Opéra and Les Boréades de Montréal under Francis Colpron.

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