Sergio Fiorentino (piano)

The young Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut has been described as “a miracle of musicality”, while Anne-Sophie Mutter has singled her out as “undoubtedly one of the musical hopes of her generation”. For her debut as a Warner Classics recording artist, Noa has chosen a programme of Mozart that combines concertante and chamber works. As she says: “I’m showing two sides of Mozart – and also two sides of myself.”
“Mozart’s music has such a feeling of purity,” Noa says. “and the Fifth Violin Concerto is so gorgeous. Of all his violin concertos, this is the one that contains the most humour. It’s almost like a kind of opera, with all those different characters, really, a story is being told.” Noa herself composed the cadenzas she plays in the concerto, with some help from Dutch composer Max Knigge. “Max came up with the concept, and I invented some things around it … it really became something by us together. It has been written in a way that does justice to Mozart, including lots of little jokes.”
The album release coincides with the release date of the documentary ‘Zusjes’ (Sisters), about Noa and her family, which will run in cinemas in Holland in autumn 2017. Worldwide release of the documentary is planned for early 2018.

Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768) was perhaps Handel's strongest rival for fame during his London years. The three Notturni per i defunti, or "Nocturnes for the Dead," were written ca. 1740 for All Souls' Day in Naples, and here receive their first-ever complete recording. This music is a major discovery, full of surprises and carried along by some of the most powerfully expressive texts of the Christian religion. Interpolated are the two highly seductive Sinfonias of Nicola Fiorenza (fl. 1726-1764), which give the finishing touch to this major new release.

An outstanding Italian musician, Stefano Demichelli has long been a close assistant to René Jacobs and has performed with him on many of Europe's main opera stages. A distinguished harpsichordist who studied with Ottavio Dantone, he is now the leader of the Dolce & Tempesta ensemble, consisting of some of the best soloists from various European period instrument ensembles.

Recorded at St. John's Church, Loughton, Essex, 3 - 5 July, 2002.
Total CD duration 74:24
Vol. 11 No. 9
CD in standard jewel case with 8 sides stapled liner notes (last page advert)

Bells – Claudia Caffagni (tracks: 20), Doron David Sherwin (tracks: 9, 13)
Cornett – Doron David Sherwin (tracks: 15, 18, 20)
Harp – Claudia Caffagni (tracks: 13), Elisabetta De' Mircovich* (tracks: 13, 20), Ella De' Mircovich* (tracks: 1, 9, 11, 13 to 15, 17 to 19)
Lute – Claudia Caffagni (tracks: 14 to 19)
Percussion – Doron David Sherwin (tracks: 5, 11, 14, 16)
Psaltery – Claudia Caffagni (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 11, 12)
Rebec – Elisabetta De' Mircovich* (tracks: 5, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19)
Recorder – Livia Caffagni (tracks: 14, 20)
Vielle – Livia Caffagni (tracks: 5, 9, 11, 15 to 19)
Voice – Claudia Caffagni (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16), Doron David Sherwin (tracks: 10, 15, 16, 19), Elena Bertuzzi (tracks: 3, 8, 10, 13, 20), Elisabetta De' Mircovich* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 13, 15 to 17, 20), Ella De' Mircovich* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 13, 15, 16), Livia Caffagni (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16)

Penguin Guide key recording

Main Performer
or Conductor: Zoltan Kocsis
Soloists: Zoltan Kocsis
with Ferenc Rados (Contrapunctus 12-14, 19)
Instrumentation: Piano
Individual Works: Contrapunctus 1-19
Canon in Hypodiatessaron
BWV 1080
Format: Compact Disc
Record Label: Philips
Catalog Number: 412 729
Year Released/Recorded: 1984
Total Playing Time: 2cd's: 101:13