Iain Burnside surveys recordings of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and makes a recommendation:

MENDELSSOHN: Elijah
Soile Isokoski (soprano), Monica Groop (alto), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Petteri Salomaa (bass), La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC901463-64 (2CD, mid-price)

VON WEBER: Clarinet Concertino in E flat major Op. 26 J 109; Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor Op. 73 J 114; Horn Concertino in E minor Op. 45 J 188; Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major Op. 74 J 118
Michael Collins (clarinet), Stephen Stirling (horn), City of London Sinfonia, Laura Samuel (leader)
CHANDOS CHAN10702 (CD)

BRITTEN: Violin Concerto Op 15; Double Concerto in B minor; 7 Lachrymae Op 48a
Anthony Marwood (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor)
HYPERION CDA67801 (CD)

Simon Heighes joins Andrew to discuss some recent releases of baroque repertoire:

Sublime Discourses; John Milton and Martin Peerson - The Complete Instrumental Music
PEERSON: Fantasia Acquaintance (G minor) a 6 (P III/2); Almaine (G minor) a 6 (P III/U3); Fantasia Beauty (G major) a 6 (P III/4); Almaine (G major) a 6 (P III/5); Piper’s Pavan (P VI/2); Fantasia Chowse (D major and minor) a 6 (P III/6); Almaine (G major) a 6 (P III/7); Fantasia Delicate (D minor) a 6 (P III/8); Almaine (G major) a 6 (P III/9); Alman (P VI/1); Fantasia (D minor) a 6 (P III/10); Almaine (D major) a 6 (P III/11); Fantasia Attendite a 5 (P III/1); Fantasia (G major) a 6 (P III/12); Almaine (G major) a 6 (P III/13); Almaine (G major) a 6 (P III/14); The Fall of the Leafe (P VI/3); The Primerose (P VI/4); Fantasia (D minor) a 6 (P III/15)
MILTON: Fantazia 1 (G minor) a 5 (M 16); Fantazia 3 (G major) a 5 (M 18); Fantazia 2 (A minor) a 5 (M 17); In Nomine, If that a sinner’s sighs (M 15); Fantazia 4 (D minor) a 5 (M 19); Fantazia 5 (A minor) a 6 (M 20);
Michael Chance (countertenor), Sophie Yates (virginals), Fretwork
REGENT REGCD341 (CD, mid-price)

LOCKE: The Broken Consort; Triple concordia in G minor; Triple concordia in G major
The Locke Consort: John Wilson Meyer (violin), Mimi Mitchell (violin), Susanne Braumann (viola da gamba), Fred Jacobs (theorbo)
METRONOME METCD1086 (2CD, mid-price)

FINGER: Sonatae pro diversis instrumentis op. 1.
Echo du Danube: Martin Jopp, Lotta Suvanto and Jorn Sebastian Kuhlmann (violins); Eva Salonen (viola); Lutz Gillmann (harpsichord and organ); Christian Zincke (viola da gamba and director)
ACCENT ACC24264 (CD)

The Father, The Son and The Godfather
TELEMANN: Trio Sonata in D minor TWV42:d7; Sonata in D major TWV41:D6; Trio Sonata in G minor TWV42:g9
JS BACH: Sonata in B minor BWV1030
CPE BACH: Trio Sonata in F major Wq163; Sonata in G minor Wq88
Paradiso Musicale: Dan Laurin (recorder), Henrik Frendin (viola), Mats Olofsson (cello), Anna Paradiso (harpsichord)
BIS BISCD1895 (CD)

Telemann Opera Arias
TELEMANN: Kommm o Schlaf und lass mein Leid (from Germanicus); Das Auge starrt die Lippen beben, Erscheine bald du Irrlicht meiner Sinne, Violin Concerto in A minor, Steckt Mars den Degen ein (from Emma und Eginhard); Mir schmeichelt die Hoffnung, Violin Concerto in C Major, Mich trostet die Hoffnung (from Der geduldige Socrates); Ach seht mich doch geliebte Augen (from Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon); Ach was fur Qual und Schmerz (from Der ungluckliche Alcmeon); Meine Trunen werden Wellen (from Der geduldige Socrates)
Nuria Rial (soprano), Julia Shroder (solo violin), Kammerorchester Basel
SONY 88697922562 (CD)

VIVALDI: Concerto in C major RV114; Sonata a 4 in E flat major ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’ RV 130; Concerto in G minor RV152; Concerto in D minor RV128; Concerto in D minor ‘Concerto madrigalesco’ RV129; Sinfonia in C major from La Senna festeggiante RV693; Concerto in F minor RV143; Concerto in G minor RV157; Concerto in E minor RV134; Concerto in A major RV158
Arte dei Suonatori, Aureluisz Golinski (leader)
BIS BISCD1845 (CD)