Bach: Sei suonate à cembalo certato è violoncello piccolo solo

Sonata No. 2 in A Major BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco (Transcription for violoncello piccolo and continuo)

The Imaginary Music Book of J.S. Bach

Himmelskönig, sei wilkommen, BWV 182: Sinfonia in G Major

Bach: Missa in h-moll

Missa in h-moll, BWV 232, Gloria: IX. Cum Sancto Spiritu

Second part J.S.Bach Concerto a- moll BWV 593. Realizaed on two accordions: Pigini Super Master and Excelsior Midivox Evolution. Maria Kownacka ( 13 y.o.) and Dariusz Kownacki. Enjoy the music!

J.S.Bach - A.Vivaldi - Concerto in a-moll  BWV 593, Part 2

One of the tracks from the new album "Knife in the Back"
Day of Wrath.

Knife in the Back: Dies Irae

Second movement (Largo) of Bach's famous Concert for 2 violins in D minor, performed on virtual strings (Aria/EWI by Garritan) with the Viola from Samplemodeling on the viola part. Continuo includes theorbo from the Conservatoire Collection by SonicCouture.

Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto (2015.11.30)

Bach: Fantaisies chromatiques, sonates & transcriptions

Partita, BWV 1004: Ciaccona

Bach: Partitas

Partita II in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande

Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments I

Concerto pour violon in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai

Bach: Fait pour les Anglois

Suite III in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande

Album release: November 2016

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Actus Tragicus (Cantatas BWV 106, 150, 131, 12)
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

BACH // Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150: IV. Chorus "Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit"

Alpha has been a noted reference in the world of classical music since its inception twelve years ago. Today, the label is broadening its horizons, welcoming outstanding new artists and opening its doors to an array of innovative projects.

Vocal repertoire becomes a major focus of the new ALPHA: Véronique Gens has just recorded a recital of French songs with Susan Manoff as part of an ongoing collaboration with the label. The baritone Georg Nigl also joins Alpha. He will collaborate with Andreas Staier on a Bach album. The new generation is represented by Gaëlle Arquez and the soprano Mari Eriksmoen. She will record a programme of songs by Grieg, Strauss and Wolf in April in the framework of the partnership between ALPHA and the Academy of the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

Outstanding instrumental soloists have also signed with ALPHA: the pianist Anna Vinnitskaya presents the Shostakovich concertos with Kremerata Baltica. Others will be announced soon.

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As part of the new series ALPHA OPERA, a DVD collection has been created in conjunction with major institutions such as the THEATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE in Brussels and the Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, featuring top ensembles including Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset and Le Concert Spirituel under Hervé Niquet (Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse by Boismortier, directed by Corinne et Gilles BENIZIO, aka SHIRLEY & DINO).

ALPHA remains faithful to the artists who have made its history and its reputation. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poème Harmonique will present a disc of Airs de Cour in the autumn. Bruno Cocset has recorded a second volume of works by Barrière, and Olivier Fortin, Alexis Kossenko, Lucille Boulanger, Arnaud de Pasquale, Céline Frisch and Café ZIMMERMANN will also offer new releases. The ambitious Haydn 2032 project continues under the direction of Giovanni Antonini, while the ‘Château de Versailles’ collection presents recordings of Campra and Leclair by Olivier Schneebeli and Sébastien d’Hérin respectively.

In order to strenghten the label on the international scene, ALPHA will bring together all its house artists with those who recorded for ZIG-ZAG TERRITOIRES. This merger will make for greater coherence among the 600 recordings in the existing catalogues (especially in the field of early music, the strong point of both labels) and the new releases. By the end of 2015 ALPHA will thus offer a chance to renew acquaintance with such major artists as the Belcea Quartet, Doulce Mémoire and Denis Raisin Dadre, Nelson Goerner in Chopin, Tedi Papavrami in Bartók, Amandine Beyer, Mario Ceccato, and Alexei Lubimov and many others. Another highlight of the year is the seventieth birthday of Jos Van Immerseel: with Anima Eterna Brugge, he will present a magnificent Schubertiade as well as a symphonic programme with Janácek and Dvoràk.

Since December 1st 2014, the label is directed by Didier Martin.

BACH // Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150: IV. Chorus "Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit"

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