Salut! Baroque announces the release of twelfth recording Musica Poetica

We are thrilled to announce the release of our twelfth recording, Musica Poetica. The album showcases beautiful compositions for voice and instruments, celebrating favourite composers we have performed over the last 30 years including Bach, Handel, Telemann, Purcell and Couperin.

Musica Poetica and the complete collection are available on Bandcamp: salutbaroque.bandcamp.com

Track Listing

1. Henry Purcell: O! fair Cedaria
2-5. William Williams: Sonata In Imitation of Birds 
6. Georg Friedrich Handel: Aria Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle
7. François Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses
8. Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria Gott versorget alles Leben
9-11. Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata Durchsuche dich, o stolzer Geist
12-14. William McGibbon: Sonata No. 3 in B minor
15. Luigi Rossi: Due labra di rose
16-20. Johann Joachim Quantz: Trio in F major

Performers

Alana Blackburn, Recorder
Anna Fraser, Soprano
Anna Starr, Baroque Oboe
Hans-Dieter Michatz, Recorder and Voice Flute
Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord and Organ
Sally Melhuish, Recorder and Voice Flute
Simon Martyn-Ellis, Theorbo
Tim Blomfield, Baroque Cello and Bass Violin

Complete track listing details

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

  1. O! fair Cedaria, Z402 (1702) (4:33)

Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Tim Blomfield, Bass Violin
Simon Martyn-Ellis, Theorbo
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

William Williams (c1675-1701)

Sonata In Imitation of Birds (c1700)

  1. Adagio (1:50)
  2. Allegro (1:46)
  3. Grave (1:09)
  4. Allegro (1:35)

Hans-Dieter Michatz, Recorder
Sally Melhuish, Recorder
Tim Blomfield, Bass Violin
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)

  1. Aria Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle (6:26)
    from Nine German Arias, HWV 205 (1724-26)

Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Sally Melhuish, Recorder
Tim Blomfield, Bass Violin
Simon Martyn-Ellis, Theorbo

François Couperin (1668-1733)

  1. Les Barricades Mystérieuses (3:06)
    from Deuxieme Livre de Pièces de clavecin, Sixième Ordre (1717)

Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  1. Aria Gott versorget alles Leben (3:58)
    from Cantata Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 (1726)

Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Anna Starr, Baroque Oboe
Tim Blomfield, Baroque Cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis, Theorbo
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Cantata Durchsuche dich, o stolzer Geist, TWV 1:399 (1726)

  1. Aria – Durchsuche dich, O stolzer Geist (6:03)
  2. Recitative – Ach, welcher sich (1:50)
  3. Aria – Herr der Gnade, Gott des Lichts (3:44)

Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Sally Melhuish, Recorder
Tim Blomfield, Baroque Cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis, Theorbo
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

William McGibbon (1696-1756)

Sonata No. 3 in B minor (1734)

  1. Largo (1:33)
  2. Allegro (3:13)
  3. Minuet-Andante (1:31)

Hans-Dieter Michatz, Voice Flute
Sally Melhuish, Voice Flute
Tim Blomfield, Bass Violin
Monika Kornel, Harpsichord

Luigi Rossi (c1597-1653)

  1. Due labra di rose (2:15)

Jane Sheldon, Soprano
Anna Fraser, Soprano
Tim Blomfield, Bass Violin
Monika Kornel, Organ

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)

Trio in F major Op. 3 No. 6, QV 3:3.1

  1. Preludio (2:17)
  2.  Aria (3:19)
  3. Rigaudon (1:58)
  4. Minuetto (1:35)
  5. Capriccio (1:47)

Hans-Dieter Michatz, Recorder
Sally Melhuish, Recorder
Alana Blackburn, Recorder

Total playing time: 55:37