Guy Cutting, Alvar Tiisler, Ensemble Floridante - Baroque Arias: J.S. Bach, Handel, Purcell (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Theodora, HWV 68: I. Ouverture
02. Theodora, HWV 68: II. Aria Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire
03. Theodora, HWV 68: III. Aria Dread the Fruits
04. Jephtha, HWV 70. Aria Waft, Her Angels
05. Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283. Aria Vouchsafe, O Lord
06. King Arthur, Z.628: I. Act 5, Scene 2 Chaconne
07. King Arthur, Z.628: II. Act 3, Scene 2 The Cold Song / Frost Scene
08. Oedipus, Z.583 Music for a While
09. Dioclesian, Z.627. Chaconne Two in One Upon a Ground
10. St John Passion, BWV 245: I. Arioso Betrachte, Meine Seel
11. Mit Fried Und Freud Ich Fahr Dahin, BWV 125: I. Aria Duetto Ein Unbegreiflich Licht
12. Ich Habe Meine Zuversicht, BWV 188: I. Aria Ich Habe Meine Zuversicht
13. Mass in G Major, BWV 236 Gratias
14. Acis & Galatea, HWV 49: I. Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing
15. St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: I. Accompagnato Am Abend, da Es Kühle War
16. St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: II. Aria Mache Dich, Meine Herze, Rein
17. Acis & Galatea, HWV 49: II. Aria Love Sounds Th'alarm

This program offers a generous and varied selection of arias by three of the greatest composers of the Baroque: Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
Presented are dramatic and moving arias from Handel’s Theodora, Jephta and Acis & Galatea, Purcell’s King Arthur, Oedipus and Diocletian, and Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passion.
This recording is a vocal showcase of two of the most prominent young vocalists of today: tenor Guy Cutting and baritone Alvar Tiisler.
Guy Cutting is recognised internationally for his compelling performances and refined musicianship, with a particular reputation in the music of J.S. Bach. A regular soloist with Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe, he has performed across Europe’s leading concert halls and festivals including La Scala Milan, the BBC Proms, The Philharmonie Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. He has collaborated with many of the world’s foremost period conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Maasaki Suzuki, John Butt, Paul McCreesh, Jos van Veldhoven and Marcus Creed.
Baritone Alvar Tiisler has performed with orchestras such as the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Camerata, the Sinfonietta Riga, the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, the Barrocade Ensemble, and the Estonian Sinfonietta.
Ensemble Floridante is an Estonian Early Music ensemble founded in Tallinn in 2014. It is anchored by two core members: harpsichordist Saale Fischer and viola da gamba and cello player Villu Vihermäe. The ensemble brings together several dozen professional Estonian musicians united by their passion for Early Music.