
Rameau's Les Indes Galantes Mercury Baroque's newest recording! Jean-Phillipe Rameau's Les Indes Galantes was originally an opera-ballet and is presented on this recording as an orchestral suite. This work features colorful compositions for strings, winds, percussion, haprishord, and theorbo. The music depicts scenes from many parts of the globe including Peru, Turkey, and North America.
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Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico, Op.3 Our much anticipated recording of Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico is here! The unanimous crowd favorite of our 2009-2010 season, Mercury Baroque recorded these epic Violin Concertos by Vivaldi in March, 2010. This recording features Jonathan Godfrey, Oleg Sulyga, Noel Martin and Hae-a Lee as violin soloists and Barrett Sills on cello. To hear samples from this recording, click here. "The orchestra radiates enjoyment...They are absolutely superb!" |
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Handel's Concerti Grossi Op.6 No. 2,3,4,5,7, & 10 Mercury Baroque’s strings, the core of the ensemble, show their virtuosity and musicality in six of the twelve concerti from Handel’s Opus 6. This recording features Mercury’s own Jonathan Godfrey and Oleg Sulyga, violins, and Barrett Sills, cello. To hear samples from this recording, click here. |
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Handel's Acis & Galatea This opera, one of Handel's most highly regarded, was fully-staged as part of Mercury’s 2005-2006 season. The recording features Mercury Baroque regulars, soprano Ana Treviño-Godfrey, DMA as Galatea, tenor Karim Sulayman as Acis, and bass-baritone Sam Handley as Polypheme. To hear samples from this recording, click here.
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8 Seasons - Vivaldi's & Piazzolla's Four Seasons This unique recording pairs the well-known Four Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi with the Four Seasons of 20th century Argentinean tango composer Astor Piazzolla. Mercury’s concertmaster Jonathan Godfrey dazzles as the violin soloist. To hear samples from this recording, click here.
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10.08.11 | 8 pm Saturday
Encyclopedia Bach-tannica
11.19.11 | 8 pm Saturday
Love, Power and Politics
12.09.11 | 8 pm Friday
Sing-Along Messiah
12.10.11 | 8 pm Saturday
Complete Messiah
01.21.12 | 8 pm Saturday
"Farewell" Haydn, Hello Mozart
02.14.12 and 02.17.12 | 8 pm
A French Valentine
03.30.12 | 8 pm Friday
The Virtuoso Violin
05.11.12 | 8 pm Friday
Heroic Beethoven
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George Hixson, Amitava Sarkar, Jim Caldwell, Jorge Vinueza G., and Francisco Montaño.
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