Notes and Editorial Reviews
The renaissance of the recorder in the 20th century was a significant chapter in the instrument’s history. Its beautiful Baroque repertoire was rediscovered just as a new generation of composers began exploring its capabilities. Danish recorder virtuoso Michala Petri has long been at the forefront of this revival. She has made Baroque sonatas and concertos her own, premiered exciting new works and arrangements, and forged some groundbreaking partnerships. Her complete recordings for RCA, released between 1987 and 2001, are now reissued in a complete release from Sony Classical. Perhaps her most eye-catching collaboration has been with jazz legend Keith Jarrett, who played harspichord on two albums with Petri in the early 1990s. Gramophone
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noted the “marvelous freedom” of Petri’s playing on the Handel album and the “close rapport” the performers share, with no need of support from a continuo instrument. But her most enduring creative partnership has been with her husband, the guitarist and lutenist Lars Hannibal. The couple has performed a wide range of music together, from Baroque sonatas to their own innovative arrangements of music by composers as diverse as Schubert, Rachmaninoff and Satie. Three period-spanning albums of Petri-Hannibal collaborations are included in this set. Contemporary music makes a notable appearance on The Modern Recorder, performed by the Petri Trio, as well as Moonchild’s Dream, with the English Chamber Orchestra and conductor Okko Kamu – “a beauty” of an album (Classical.net) that contains five world premiere recordings from composers including Thomas Koppell, Vagn Holmboe and Malcolm Arnold. Other albums also highlight Petri’s affinity with the music of Scandinavia: Grieg is the focus of an entire album, while another includes music by the likes of Alfvén and Nielsen. Of course, the Baroque repertoire is not neglected. An early Petri Trio album contains a selection of virtuoso work, while Telemann, Albinoni and Vivaldi are well represented elsewhere. In pride of place is her landmark recording of The Four Seasons in her own transcription: an account of a familiar work that, according to Gramophone, “could hardly be more distinctive”.
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Select review excerpts of some of the previously released volumes contained in this set:
Vivaldi: Four Seasons, Concerto In C / Petri, Malcolm, Guildhall String Ensemble
The recording is bright and fresh to match the performances, with the solo instruments grabbing prominence naturally without too much spotlighting.
– Gramophone
Bach: Sonatas / Petri, Jarrett
The Petri/Jarrett partnership is one to be celebrated; their fresh-faced account of these sonatas merits a place in any collection, whatever others may already be there.
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Works on This Recording
9.
Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 7 Minutes 9 Secs.
10.
Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 9 Minutes 0 Secs.
11.
Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 9 Minutes 30 Secs.
12.
Concerto for Flute in G major, Op. 10 no 4/RV 435 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 6 Minutes 34 Secs.
13.
Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 5/RV 434 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 7 Minutes 46 Secs.
14.
Concerto for Flute in G major, Op. 10 no 6/RV 437 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 8 Minutes 8 Secs.
15.
Concerto for Recorder in F major by Giuseppe Sammartini
Performer:
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder)
Conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1730s; London, England
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Universidad de Gijon, Asturias, Spain
Length: 12 Minutes 11 Secs.
16.
Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 444 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Claudio Scimone
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Solisti Veneti
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
17.
Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 443 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Claudio Scimone
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Solisti Veneti
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
18.
Concerto for Piccolo in A minor, RV 445 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Claudio Scimone
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Solisti Veneti
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
46.
Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722–23; Germany
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 11 Minutes 52 Secs.
47.
Nele's Dances by Thomas Koppel
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Lute),
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1992; Denmark
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 18 Minutes 58 Secs.
48.
Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op. 32 by Ernst Krähmer
Performer:
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 10 Minutes 46 Secs.
49.
Entr'acte by Jacques Ibert
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; France
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs.
50.
Souvenir by Ladislav Kupkovic
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1971
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs.
51.
An Encore for Michala by Gordon Jacob
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Date of Recording: 09/1993
Venue: Chapel, Fredensborg Castle, Denmark
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs.
53.
Moonchild's Dream by Thomas Koppel
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1991; Denmark
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: The Hit Factory, London
Length: 19 Minutes 16 Secs.
54.
Concerto for Recorder, Op. 122 by Vagn Holmboe
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1974; Denmark
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: The Hit Factory, London
Length: 16 Minutes 31 Secs.
55.
Concerto for Recorder and Small Orchestra by Gary Kulesha
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1992; Canada
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: The Hit Factory, London
Length: 15 Minutes 16 Secs.
56.
Dance Suite for Soprano Recorder and String Orchestra, Op. 29 by Asger Lund Christiansen
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1992; Denmark
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: The Hit Factory, London
Length: 14 Minutes 55 Secs.
57.
Concerto for Recorder, Op. 133 by Malcolm Arnold
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Okko Kamu
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1988; England
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: The Hit Factory, London
Length: 10 Minutes 59 Secs.
61.
Bagatelles, Op. 13: no 9, L'Abeille by Franz Schubert (Dresden)
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Lars Hannibal (Lute),
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Period: Romantic
Written: Germany
65.
Mother, Op. 41: The fog is lifting by Carl Nielsen
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Lute),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Denmark
67.
Le camp de Grandpré: Tambourin in F by François Joseph Gossec
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Lute),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Classical
Written: 1793; France
78.
Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; France
Language: English
79.
Noel X by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
80.
A great and mighty wonder by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
81.
Zion Hears the Watchmen's Voice by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
82.
Today to Us a Boy is Born by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
83.
Variations on Puer Nobis Nascitur by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
84.
On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol" by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: England
Language: English
86.
Sans Day Carol by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: Cornwall, England
87.
A child is born in Bethlehem by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: Denmark
Language: English
88.
Once as I remember by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
90.
Shepherd's Cradle Song by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: Czech Republic
Language: English
91.
Noel VIII by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
92.
Today Christ is born by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
93.
Christmas Tree with its decorations by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
94.
Variations on A Child to Us is Born by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Language: English
95.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Language: English
96.
Here we come a-wassailing by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Martin Neary
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Westminster Abbey Choir,
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: England
Language: English
99.
Fantasia by Anton Heberle
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Period: Baroque
101.
Variations brillantes by Ernst Krähmer
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Pinchas Zukerman (Violin)
Period: Romantic
102.
Sonata for Recorder in F minor by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
Pinchas Zukerman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
104.
Schön Rosmarin by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
105.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs.
106.
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 7 Minutes 21 Secs.
107.
Thaďs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs.
108.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Michala Petri (Tenor Recorder),
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.
109.
Chaconne in G minor by Tommaso Antonio Vitali
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Archlute),
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: Baroque
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 9 Minutes 51 Secs.
110.
Fantasie norvégienne by Edouard Lalo
Performer:
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder),
Michala Petri (Sopranino Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; France
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 13 Minutes 41 Secs.
111.
Variations on a Danish folk tune "Mads Doss" by Michala Petri
Performer:
Lars Hannibal (Guitar),
Michala Petri (Alto Recorder)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
112.
Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Michala Petri (Soprano Recorder),
Lars Hannibal (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
Date of Recording: 05/2000
Venue: PUK studios, Gjerlev, Denmark
Length: 3 Minutes 36 Secs.
113.
Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 1, Prelude "Morning" by Edvard Grieg
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875/1888; Norway
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
114.
Swedish Rhapsody no 1, Op. 19 "Midsummer Vigil" by Hugo Alfvén
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903; Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 1 Minutes 50 Secs.
115.
Vandring I Skoven by H.C. Andersen
Performer:
Bo Skovhus (Baritone),
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
116.
Lullaby by Fini Henriques
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs.
117.
Hojt Pĺ em gren en Krage by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs.
118.
Ack Värmeland, du sköna by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (Double Bass)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 4 Minutes 36 Secs.
119.
Kärleksvals by Ulrik Neumann
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs.
120.
Sommarsĺng by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
121.
Waltz for You by Finn Ziegler
Performer:
Finn Ziegler (Vibraphone),
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.
122.
Per Spelman by Traditional
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
123.
Nocturne by Evert Taube
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
124.
Fjärlin vingad syns pĺ haga by Carl Michael Bellman
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Bo Skovhus (Baritone)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Sweden
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.
125.
Nordic Dance by Fini Henriques
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899; Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs.
127.
A visit to the mountain pasture: A shepherd girl's sunday by Ole Borneman Bull
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Norway
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.
128.
Poul sine hons I haven lod flyve by Traditional
Performer:
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (Double Bass),
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Period: Romantic
Written: Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs.
129.
Jag gör att blommarna blommar by Georg Riedel
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
131.
Mother, Op. 41: The fog is lifting by Carl Nielsen
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1920; Denmark
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 4 Minutes 24 Secs.
132.
Nocturne by Rolf Lovland
Performer:
Michala Petri (Recorder)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs.
133.
Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Rainer Kussmaul (Violin),
Michala Petri (Recorder),
Albrecht Mayer (Oboe),
Reinhold Friedrich (Trumpet)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1718; Germany
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