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Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624) & Madrigals/Hungaroton HCD12952
Maria Zadori (soprano), Guy de Mey & Martin Klietmann (tenors), Jozsef Gregor (bass), Nicholas McGegan/Capella Savaria
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624), Altri canti d'amor, Il ballo dell'ingrate & Volgendi il ael (Ballo "Movete")/Hyperion CDA66475
Peter Holman/Red Byrd & The Parley Of Instruments
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (1624)/Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord HMA190986
René Clemencic/Clemencic Consort

Core Repertoire - Start Here! La Favola d' Orfeo (opera)

La Favola d' Orfeo (1607)/Teldec Das Alte Werk 2292-42494-2
Berberian, Kozma, Hansmann, Equiluz, van Egmond, Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien & Capella Antiqua
La Favola d' Orfeo (1607)/Archiv 419250-2
Rolfe Johnson, Juliette Baird, John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, His Magesty's Sagbutts & Monteverdi Choir

L'Incoronazione di Poppea (opera)

L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642)/Harmonia Mundi HMC901330/32
Danielle Borst, Guillemette Laurens, Axel Kohler, Jennifer Larmore, Michael Schopper, Lena Lootens, René Jacobs/Concerto Vocale
L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642)/Teldec Das Alte Werk 2292-42547-2
Donath, Soderstrom, Berberian, Esswood, Langridge, Equiluz, Nikolaus Harnoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien

Core Repertoire - Start Here! Madrigals

Madrigals Book 2 (Complete)/Virgin Classics Veritas VC759282-2
The Consort of Musicke
Madrigals Book 3 (Complete)/Virgin Classics Veritas VC759283-2
The Consort of Musicke
Madrigals Book 4 (Complete)/Opus111 OPS3081
Concerto Italiano
14 Madrigals (Selections) from Books 6-9/RCA Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472772822
Konrad Junghänel/Cantus Colln

Core Repertoire - Start Here! Masses

Mass "In illo tempore", Mass for 4 Voices, and Motets "Cantate Domine" & "Domine, ne in Furore"/Hyperion CDA66214
Harry Christophers/The Sixteen

Core Repertoire - Start Here! Vespro della Beata Vergine

EMI Great Recordings of the Century 212685-2
Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610 Vespers)/EMI CDC7470782 or reissued on EMI Great Recordings of the Century 212685-2
Andrew Parrott/Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610 Vespers)/Harmonia Mundi HMC901247-48
Philippe Herreweghe/Collegium Vocale, Saqueboutiers de Toulouse and La Chapelle Royale Orchestra
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