Academy of Ancient Music / Julian Perkins JOHN ECCLES Semele

 

SEMELE

 

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Academy of Ancient Music / Sir Stephen Cleobury BACH St. Matthew Passion

ST. MATTHEW PASSION

Chen Reiss / Academy of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr IMMORTAL BELOVED

                                                           IMMORTAL BELOVED

Lucie Horsch / Academy of Ancient Music BAROQUE JOURNEY

The astonishing 19-year-old Dutch recorder player Lucie Horsch returns to takes us on a journey around Baroque Europe, showcasing the most virtuosic music from her native Netherlands, as well as Germany, Italy, France, Spain and England.

Highlights from the album include Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Bach’s Badinerie and the world premiere recording of a concerto by Jacques-Christophe Naudot and Dido’s Lament by Purcell.

For her second album, Lucie is joined by the Academy of Ancient Music who are making their first DECCA recording in over 20 years!

Grace Davidson / Academy of Ancient Music VIVALDI - HANDEL

It is a great pleasure to have recorded these glorious sacred works after performing them before an audience so many times. To make a recording with such a wonderful orchestra and in the pearly acoustic of All Hallows’ Church, Gospel Oak was a joy. I hope you will share these feelings when you hear the result. Special thanks to my dearest parents, Nigel and our wonderful children for their constant love and support. (Grace Davidson, 2018)

Alison Balsom JUBILO Bach - Corelli - Torelli - Fasch

With this release Alison records on the natural trumpet for the first time since the hugely successful album Sound the Trumpet. Inspired by seasonal Baroque repertoire, the recording includes Bach’s concertos by Corelli, Torelli, and Fasch performed with the Academy of Ancient Music under the direction of violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk. The Schübler Chorales and In dulce jubilo by Bach, performed in arrangements for trumpet and organ played here by Stephen Cleobury, act as a beautiful foil to the full orchestral sound of the concertos. Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring featuring Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge tops off this Christmas cracker of an album. This classy winter-themed album is a perfect core classical seasonal offering. The release coincides with a major tour of Germany.