Da pacem gathers music by Heinrich Schütz that expressed the prayers of his listeners during the troubling times of the Thirty Years' War, a period when the people of Central Europe "in such great... more

Ricercar first released this collection of cantatas by Buxtehude in 2007 to mark the 300th anniversary of the composer's death; it provides a comprehensive summary of the different musical styles... more

Funerary cantatas are highly individual works within the German Protestant liturgy, often calling for specific instruments such as the recorder and the viola da gamba. This release includes not only... more

A surprising amount of chamber music is to be found amongst the surviving works of Johann Sebastian Bach's eldest son. Above all else, it is music at it's most intimate, for it seems to have been... more

Bach: Consolatio This release features the first cantatas Bach composed in Leipzig. They are not only stamped with the composer's customary eloquence, but also brimming with poetry amid their... more

The repertory for viol consort of the Stuart age in England consists of fantasias and miscellaneous pieces whose dense, continuous polyphony conveys a sonic and social ideal of Concord and harmony.... more