CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD
10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014
Conductor
Musicologist
Keyboard player
Re-issues
June 23, 2009

purcell-instrumental-small.jpgWarner recently issued volume four of its Purcell Edition, effecting the re-release of two of Christopher's Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre recordings. The first, from 1979, comprises the Ten Sonatas in Four Parts, and features Catherine Mackintosh, Monica Huggett and Christophe Coin. The second is the 1994 recording of the Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts with Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger and Christophe Coin. Three further CDs complete the five-disc set with recordings of other instrumental music performed by Harnoncourt, Leonhardt, Gardiner and Baumont.

Also re-issued recently are Vivaldi's Op. 1 Trio Sonatas (Nos VII-XII) with L'Arte dell'Arco for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, as well as two recordings with Academy of Ancient Music for Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre: Mozart's Serenades 9 (Posthorn) and 13 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) and various Christmas Concertos.