Music year 1723
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Events
Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Sebastian Bach has been Kapellmeister and director of their Cammer music at the court of Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthe n in Koethen since August 7, 1717 . In the previous year he applied for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig .
- Bach was allowed to carry on the title of Princely-Koethenian Kapellmeister and he continued to deliver music for the festive days of the Princely House until Leopold von Anhalt-Koethen's death (1728).
- February 7th : Bach performs the test pieces for his application as Thomaskantor Jesus took in the twelve (BWV 22) and you true God and David's son (BWV 23). After the refusals of Georg Philipp Telemann and Christoph Graupner , Bach was given the position in third place.
- April 13th : Bach receives permission to leave Koethen to take up his new position as Thomaskantor and musical director of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
- April: As soon as he arrives in Leipzig, Bach begins to compose or revise the necessary cantatas. With this systematic work, Bach creates an average of about one work per week in the first two years, after which he slows down the pace. A total of two complete years have come down to us, the Nekrolog reports three more (see Bach cantata ). There are also orders for cantatas for weddings, christenings and funerals.
- May 30th : With the performance of his cantata Die Elenden shall eat (BWV 75) in the Nikolaikirche Johann Sebastian Bach begins his service as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. He will hold this position until his death in 1750.
- June 6th : World premiere of the Bach cantata The heavens tell the glory of God (BWV 76)
- June 20 : On the fourth Sunday after Trinity , Bach performs his cantata Ein undfarben Gemüte (BWV 24) for the first time. The libretto is by Erdmann Neumeister and Johann Heermann . It is likely that during the same service he also conducted the earlier cantata Barmherziges Herz der Ewigen Liebe , which he composed for the same occasion in Weimar in 1715 .
- June 24th : The Bach cantata You people, glorifies God's love (BWV 167) is performed for the first time.
- July 2nd : First performance of the Bach cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147) at the Visitation of Mary .
- July 11th: First performance of the Bach cantata Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht (186).
- July 18 : The Bach cantata Explore me, God, and experience my heart (BWV 136) is premiered.
- July 25 : World premiere of the Bach cantata Herr, don't go to court with your servant (BWV 105).
- August 1st : The cantata look and see if there is any pain (BWV 46) by Johann Sebastian Bach has its world premiere.
- August 8th : First performance of the Bach cantata See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy (BWV 179).
- August 15th : First performance of the Bach cantata Lobe den Herrn, Meine Seele (BWV 69a).
- August 22nd : World premiere of the Bach cantata You should love God your Lord (BWV 77).
- August 29 : World premiere of Bach's cantata There is nothing healthy about my body (BWV 25).
- August 30 : On the occasion of the celebration of the change of council, Bach's cantata prizes, Jerusalem, den Herrn (BWV 119).
- September 5th : World premiere of Bach's cantata Why do you grieve yourself, my heart (BWV 138).
- September 12 : The Bach cantata Christ, He's My Life (BWV 95) is premiered.
- September 19 : World premiere of the Bach cantata Bringet the Lord honor his name (BWV 148).
- October 3 : Bach's cantata Ich wilender Mensch, who will redeem me (BWV 48), composed for the 19th Sunday after Trinity , is premiered.
- October 17th : First performance of the Bach cantata I believe, dear sir, help my disbelief! (BWV 109).
- October 24th : First performance of Bach's cantata What should I do with you, Ephraim (BWV 89).
- November 2 : Bach's cantata Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest (BWV 194) is performed for the first time for the inauguration of the church and organ consecration in Störmthal .
- November 7th : World premiere of the Bach cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (BWV 60).
- November 14th : The Bach cantata A terrible end tears you (BWV 90) is premiered.
- For Christmas 1723, Bach composed the second version of the Magnificat in E flat major (BWV 243a) with Christmas insertions.
- November 21 : World premiere of the Bach cantata Wachet! pray! pray! watch! (BWV 70).
- December 26th : The Christmas cantata Darzu has been published - the Son of God (BWV 40) by Bach is premiered in Leipzig. The following day the world premiere of the cantata Sehet, what love our father has shown us (BWV 64), which among other things contains an arrangement of Martin Luther's chorale Praised be you, Jesus Christ .
- Johann Sebastian Bach becomes a father for the eighth time. The first child together with his second wife Anna Magdalena Bach, Christiana Sophia Henrietta Bach (1723–1726), is born.
- As cantor and music director he is responsible for the music in the four main churches of the city. This includes the preparation of a cantata performance on all Sundays and public holidays. He is also responsible for music lessons at the Thomas School . The boarding school students are obliged to help shape the services as choristers. His deputation as a Latin teacher, which is traditionally associated with his position, he hands over to Siegmund Friedrich Dresig , the vice-principal of the school, for a cash payment .
- For his wife Anna Magdalena Bach , who was a recognized singer in Köthen, there are hardly any opportunities for public appearances in Leipzig. Her singing is now limited to house music and a few outside opportunities.
- Due to his excellent reputation as an organ appraiser, Bach appraises the organ of Zacharias Hildebrandt in Störmthal and expresses himself enthusiastically about his organ.
georg Friedrich Handel
- Georg Friedrich Händel works in Londo n as the musical director of the Royal Academy of Music , a new subscription-based opera company at the King's Theater .
- In addition to Handel, the academy temporarily employs the composers Giovanni Bononcini and Attilio Ariosti . The audience is divided into parties that either support Handel or Bononcini. Especially in the early days, Bononcini's performances are more successful than Handel's.
- According to current knowledge, the Opera Academy is underfunded from the start and only financially viable in the best of times. The management tries to be successful by buying even more star singers. From January 1723, Francesca Cuzzoni was hired for an initial £ 1,500 per season.
- January 12th : Ottone, re di Germania , a dramma per musica by Georg Friedrich Handel based on a libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym based on a poem by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino , premiered at the King's Theater in Haymarket in the title role with the mezzo-soprano Senesino in the title role London. The performance has been postponed by half a year due to the late arrival of the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni.
- May 14th : Flavio, re de 'Longobardi , another dramma per musica by Georg Friedrich Handel has its world premiere in London with the same cast as Ottone. Nicola Francesco Haym's libretto is based on an older Roman source, Il Flavio Cuniberto by Silvio Stampiglia , which in turn goes back to a Venetian opera book of the same name by Matteo Noris for the composer Giovanni Domenico Partenio .
- July / August: George Frideric Handel moves to 25 Brook Street in London and lives here on two floors until his death in 1759. Almost all works created since 1723 are composed in this house. Preparations for the performances often take place in the Handel dining room .
- Georg Friedrich Handel was doing well financially at the time, and business with his own music was flourishing. For example, he is involved in the sale of tickets and sheet music. The pension he receives from the English royal family only accounts for about a quarter of his income.
Alessandro Scarlatti
- Alessandro Scarlatti , who mainly stayed in Rome from 1717 to 1722 and composed several operas for the Teatro Capranica there, spends his old age in Naples .
- Scarlatti begins his last major work, a serenata for the wedding of the Prince of Stigliano , which will remain unfinished after his death in October 1725.
Domenico Scarlatti
- Domenico Scarlatti has been a music teacher and court orchestra director in Lisbon since 1719 at the court of the pious and extravagant King Johann V. Scarlatti. He mainly delivers sacred vocal works and also writes some secular serenatas . He is also the harpsichord teacher of Dom António (1695–1757), the king's younger brother, and the princess Maria Bárbara de Bragança , who proves to be highly gifted.
Georg Philipp Telemann
- Georg Philipp Telemann has been Cantor Johannei and Director Musices of the city of Hamburg since 1721 , one of the most respected musical offices in Germany. In his new position Telemann undertook to compose two cantatas per week and one passion per year, but in later years he used earlier works for his cantatas. He also composes numerous pieces of music for private and public occasions, such as memorial days and weddings. The office of Cantoris Johannei is also linked to an activity as a music teacher at the Johanneum; Telemann does not, however, fulfill his obligations to extra-musical lessons himself. In addition, for an annual salary of 300 thalers, he also takes over the management of the Hamburg Opera on Gänsemarkt and rebuilds the Collegium musicum, which was founded by Matthias Weckmann in 1660 but is no longer performing .
- Telemann also takes on a position as Kapellmeister by default for the court of the Margrave of Bayreuth . From time to time he delivers instrumental music and an opera there every year. Telemann's concerts mostly take place in the "Drillhaus", the parade hall of the Hamburg vigilante, and are reserved for the higher classes due to the high admission price. Telemann delivers almost exclusively his own compositions for his performances - apart from those in the opera house.
- April 6 : On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Hamburg Admiralty is composed by Georg Philipp Telemann Hamburg Admiralty music along with the Ouvertürensuite Hamburger Ebb 'and flow premiered as a serenade. The text is by Michael Richey .
Antonio Vivaldi
- Antonio Vivaldi 's since 1718 Mantu a , where he in the service of Prince Philip of Hesse-Darmstad t mainly as a director works and opera composer.
Other biographical events
- François Couperin had to give up his post as organist in St-Gervais in Paris , which he had held since 1685, for health reasons.
- Francesca Cuzzoni will make her debut in London on January 12th alongside Senesino and Gaetano Berenstadt in Handel's Ottone . The Daily Journal reports that Cuzzoni "surprised and was admired by the large audience with her singing." Just three days later, for the second performance of Handel's Ottone , the popularity of the Cuzzoni has grown massively, so that the tickets are now sold for four guineas instead of half a guinea . On March 26th, "individual nobles are said to have paid (even) 50 guineas for an entrance ticket", which means they achieved income of 70 pounds that one evening alone. Cuzzoni and Senesino also sang leading roles in Caio Marzio Coriolano by Attilio Ariosti (March 23, 1723), Erminia by Giovanni Bononcini (March 30, 1723), Flavio by Handel (May 14, 1723) and in Giovanni Bononcini's Farnace (30 March 1723) November 1723).
- As is a popular tradition, the young Farinelli first appeared in female roles at the beginning of his career, in the carnival of 1723 as Adelaide in Nicola Antonio Porpora's opera Adelaide .
Graphic from tape No. 15 of the Fürstlich Waldeckschen Hofbibliothek in Arolsen Costanza e fortezza , opera by Johann Joseph Fux (music), Pietro Pariato (libretto), premiered on August 28, 1723 in Prague for the coronation of Charles VI. to the King of Bohemia. Theater architecture and sets by Giuseppe Galli da Bibiena. Motif: The specially built theater in the riding school, view of the stage
- On the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Charles VI. the opera Costanza e fortezza by Johann Joseph Fux will be performed for the King of Bohemia (with ballet music by Nicola Matteis the Younger ). The musicians also include Silvius Leopold Weiss , Johann Joachim Quantz and Carl Heinrich Graun , who traveled to Prague especially, and who also play in Jan Dismas Zelenka's melodrame de Sancto Wenzeslao . Zelenka will also perform several instrumental works on the occasion.
- Reinhard Keizer , who was appointed Royal Danish Kapellmeister in 1722 , finally settles in Copenhagen after several visits to his old place of work in Hamburg . He continues to write operas for the Oper am Gänsemarkt , whose repertoire he masters together with the new director Georg Philipp Telemann .
- Jean-Philippe Rameau begins a collaboration with the writer Alexis Piron . He composes his first stage music for four of his comedies. None of these compositions have survived.
- On June 30th, Gottfried Silbermann receives the privilege of the royal "Hof- und Land-Organ-Builder" from the Saxon Elector Friedrich August I, who is also the Polish King. He refuses lucrative contracts abroad (Moscow, Petersburg, Copenhagen, Prague) on principle and concentrates on a field of activity within a radius of around 35 kilometers. Silbermann is also involved in the further development of instrument making. Inspired by Regina Gertrud Schwarz (wife of Johann Ulrich von König ), he had an essay printed with a copper engraving about the “Clavessin d'amour” or “Cimbal d'amour”, a large clavichord, which he invented around 1720. In the same year Friedrich August I granted him the privilege to use this instrument and granted a 15-year protection period.
- Pier Francesco Tosi has his singing school Opinioni de 'cantori antichi, e moderni o sieno osservazioni sopra il canto figurato printed and travels to Bologna for this purpose . This will find widespread use in Europe, as evidenced by the later English translation by John Ernest Galliard (London 1742 or 1743) and the German translation by Johann Friedrich Agricola (Berlin 1757).
- Giuseppe Tartini and Antonio Vandini and enter the service of Count Kinsky in Prague .
- After a period in Germany, Francesco Maria Veracini returns to his hometown of Florence , plays church music and composes an oratorio . During this time he made a bad name for himself and earned the nickname of a "capo pazzo" (tangled head).
- Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer marries Dodonea Lucia van Goslinga, a Frisian aristocrat and daughter of Sicco van Goslinga , with whom he will have three sons.
- Pietro Gnocchi becomes Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Brescia .
- The Zimmermannsche coffee Gottfried Zimmermann in Leipzig begins a collaboration with the 1701 by Georg Philipp Telemann founded Collegium Musicum , which in the hall of the cafe performs concerts. From 1729 to 1739 Johann Sebastian Bach will head the Collegium Musicum and present many of his secular cantatas and instrumental compositions here .
World premieres
Stage works
Opera
- March 23rd : Attilio Ariosti's opera Caio Marzio Coriolano premieres at the King's Theater in London. The libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym after Pietro Pariati .
- March 30 : The first performance of the opera Erminia by Giovanni Bononcini takes place at King's Theater in London.
- May 13th : The Dramma per musica Siface by Francesco Feo with the libretto by Pietro Metastasio (his first work as an opera librettist) is performed for the first time in Naples.
- August 28 : On the occasion of the coronation of Charles VI. the premiere of the coronation opera Costanza e fortezza by Johann Joseph Fux is given in Prague for the King of Bohemia .
- October 1st : The world premiere of the opera La contesa de 'numi by Antonio Caldara takes place in Prague.
- November 27 : The opera Farnace by Giovanni Bononcini is premiered at King's Theater in London.
- Carlo Agostino Badia - Il bel genio dell'Austria ed il Fato (world premiere in Vienna)
- Giovanni Bononcini - Erminia
- Antonio Caldara - La concordia de 'pianeti ( Componimento teatrale , first performance in Znaim 1723)
- Francesco Feo - Morano e Rosina
- georg Friedrich Handel
- Ottone, re di Germania (Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym; world premiere on January 12, 1723 at King's Theater in London)
- Flavio, re de 'Longobardi (libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym; first performance on May 14, 1723 at King's Theater in London)
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Johann Adolph Hasse
- Tigrane (libretto by Francesco Silvani ; world premiere in Naples)
- Reinhard Keizer
- Sancio or Die siegende Großmuth (libretto by Friedrich Maximilian von Lersner or Johann Ulrich König after Il miglior d'ogni amore per il peggiore d'ogni odio by Francesco Silvani ; probably unfinished)
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Leonardo Leo
- La'mpeca scopers
- Timocrate
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Nicola Antonio Porpora
- Adelaide (libretto by Antonio Salvi ; world premiere in Rome)
- Amare per regnare
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Ercole sul Termodonte (RV 719) is performed on January 23, 1723 in the Teatro Capranica in Rome. As is customary in Rome, all roles are cast by men or castrati a. the soprano Farfallino (Ippolita), the mezzo-soprano Giovanni Ossi (Antiope), the alto Giovan Battista Minelli (Teseo) and Giovanni Carestini (Alceste).
- Nero (RV Appendix 121)
Oratorio
- Francesco Feo - Oratorio Per i Defunti
- Antonio Lotti - Il ritorno di Tobia (libretto by G. Melani, world premiere in Venice)
- Johann Mattheson - The Song of the Lamb (libretto by Christian Heinrich Postel ; world premiere in Hamburg)
- Georg Philipp Telemann
- A little lamb goes and is to blame (TWV 5: 8)
- Hamburger Admiraltymusik (TWV 24: 1, together with overture suite Hamburger Ebb 'and Fluth (TWV 55: C3))
Instrumental music
Orchestral music
- Louis-Antoine Dornel - Concerts de simphonies
- Georg Philipp Telemann
- Overture suite Hamburger Ebb 'und Fluth (TWV 55: C3, composed 1723 ?; together with Hamburger Admiraltymusik (TWV 24: 1))
- Antonio Vivaldi - various concerts that cannot be precisely dated.
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
- Concerto a 8 in G major
- Hipocondrie a 7 in A major
- Overture a 7 in F major
- Simphonia a 8 in a minor
Chamber music
- Jacques Aubert
- Livres de sonates pour violon et B. c., Op. 3
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- 6 sonatas (“Trios”) for violin and harpsichord obligato, BWV 1014–1019 / 1019a (composed 1717–23)
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Marin Marais - La gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie
- La Gamme en forme d'un petit Opera
- Sonata a la Maresienne
- La Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve du Mont de Paris
Violoncello solo
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- 6 cello suites BWV 1007-1012 (composed 1717-23)
Keyboard music
harpsichord
- Johann Sebastian Bach
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French suites :
- French Suite No. 2 (Version A) (BWV 813, composed around 1722–23)
- French Suite No. 3 (BWV 814, composed around 1722–23)
- French Suite No. 4 (BWV 815, composed around 1722–23)
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Inventions and symphonies :
- two-part inventions (BWV 772–786, composed 1720–23)
- three-part symphonies (BWV 787–801, composed 1720–23)
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French suites :
organ
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Fugue in C major (BWV 953, composed 1723–24)
Vocal music
Spiritually
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantatas
- Jesus took the twelve with him (BWV 22)
- You true God and son of David (BWV 23)
- An undyed mind (BWV 24)
- There is nothing healthy about my body (BWV 25)
- The Son of God appeared for this purpose (BWV 40)
- Look and see if there is any pain (BWV 46)
- I miserable person, who will redeem me (BWV 48)
- Those who love me will keep my word (BWV 59)
- O eternity, you thunder word (BWV 60)
- See what love the Father has shown us (BWV 64)
- Praise the Lord, my soul (BWV 69a)
- Watch! pray! pray! watch! (BWV 70, composed 1716–23)
- Let the poor eat (BWV 75)
- The heavens tell the glory of God (BWV 76)
- You should love God your Lord (BWV 77)
- What should I do with you, Ephraim (BWV 89)
- It will come to a terrible end (BWV 90)
- Christ who is my life (BWV 95)
- Lord, don't go to court (BWV 105)
- I believe, dear sir, help my unbelief! (BWV 109)
- Prizes, Jerusalem the Lord (BWV 119)
- Explore me, God, and experience my heart (BWV 136)
- Why do you grieve, my heart (BWV 138)
- Heart and mouth and deed and life (BWV 147)
- Bring honor to the Lord by his name (BWV 148)
- People, boast of God's love (BWV 167)
- See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy (BWV 179)
- Don't get angry, oh soul (BWV 186)
- Most desired celebration (BWV 194)
- New Years Cantata (BWV Appendix 8)
- Motet of Jesus, my joy (BWV 227, composed 1723?)
- Sanctus (BWV 237)
- Sanctus (BWV 238, composed 1723?)
- Antonio Maria Bononcini - Stabat Mater
- André Campra - De Profundis (Grand Motet)
- georg Friedrich Handel
- Te Deum / Queen Caroline Te Deum (HWV 280, composed 1714, revised 1723–24)
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Motet Canta in prato (RV 623, composed 1723–24)
- Motet O qui coeli terraeque (RV 631, composed 1723–24)
- other motets etc. a. that cannot be precisely dated.
- Jan Dismas Zelenka - Missa Sancti Spiritus , D major (ZWV 4, 1723)
Worldly
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Cantata Latin Ode (BWV Anh. 20)
- Cantata Just murmur, you cheerfully brooks
- Louis-Antoine Dornel- Le tombeau de Clorinde. (Cantata) 172
Textbooks
- Pier Francesco Tosi - Opinioni de 'cantori antichi, e moderni o sieno osservazioni sopra il canto figurato (Bologna 1723)
- Johann Mattheson - Critica Musica. Pars 4th self-published (Hamburg 1723)
Instrument making
- Zacharias Hildebrandt completes the organ in the Kreuzkirche in Störmthal .
- Gottfried Silbermann begins building the organ for the St. Petri and Pauli town church in Reichenbach in the Vogtland .
- The violins Kiesewetter and Jules Falk are made in Antonio Stradivari's workshop .
Born
- April 25 : Giovanni Marco Rutini , Italian composer († 1797 )
- June 17 : Johann Baptist Wendling , German composer and flautist († 1797 )
- June 30 : Christian Ernst Graf , German composer († 1804 )
- July 11 : Jean-Francois Marmontel , French writer, librettist and encyclopaedist († 1799 )
- July 27 : Pascal-Joseph Taskin , French piano and harpsichord maker of Walloon origin († 1793 )
- November 9th : Amalie von Prussia , German composer, sister of Frederick the Great († 1787 )
- December 22nd : Carl Friedrich Abel , German composer († 1787 )
- December 26 : Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini , Italian opera singer († 1760 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Teresa Cornelys , Italian opera singer and entrepreneur († 1797 )
- Francesco Antonio Uttini , Italian composer († 1795 )
Died
- February 5 : Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt , German Protestant theologian and hymn poet (* 1675 )
- February 7th : Carlo Francesco Pollarolo , Italian organist and composer (* around 1653)
- June 4th : Angelo Maria Fiorè , Italian composer and cellist (* 1660 )
- June 7th : Miguel López , Spanish baroque composer, organist and musicologist (* 1669 )
- August 4th : Jost Friedrich Schäffer , German organ builder (* before 1642)
- August 21 : Dimitrie Cantemir , Moldovan universal scientist, historian, music theorist, composer, geographer and encyclopedist (* 1673 )
- September 23 : Domenico Antonio Mele , Italian poet and librettist (* 1647 )
- September 23 : William Babell, organist and composer (* 1690 )
- November 8th : Georg Serpilius , Protestant theologian and song writer (* 1668 )
- November 15 : Philipp Franz Schleich , German organ builder (* around 1686)
See also
Web links
Commons : Music 1723 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Commons : Opera Libretti 1723 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Els Moens: Booklet text on CD: Jan Dismas Zelenka - Prague 1723 , Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht, passacaille 9524, pp. 16–18 (German translation by Dirk Ceelen), here: pp. 16–17
- ^ Ercole sul Termodonte (Antonio Vivaldi) in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna .
- ↑ a b c d Antonio Vivaldi - Works sorted by date of origin. In: Klassika.info. Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
- ↑ The four works by Zelenka mentioned are dated 1723. Els Moens: Booklet text on CD: Jan Dismas Zelenka - Prague 1723 , Il Fondamento, Paul Dombrecht, passacaille 9524, pp. 16-18 (German translation by Dirk Ceelen), here: p. 17
- ↑ a b c d e f Johann Sebastian Bach - works sorted by time of origin. In: Klassika.info. Retrieved November 15, 2018 .
- ↑ P. 5 in the booklet for the CD: André Campra -Messe et Motets , Le Concert spirituel, Hervé Niquet, Accord / musidisc, 1992/2000
- ↑ Georg Friedrich Händel - Works sorted by date of origin. In: Klassik.info. Retrieved November 15, 2018 .