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Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro album image

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi•

Ophélie Gaillard•

Pulcinella Orchestra

Single - Released September 25, 2026

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September 25, 2026

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
July 17

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Vesperae a 32
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben
30 tracks
June 19

Biber: Vesperae a 32: Dominus a dextris tuis. Presto
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben
1 tracks
April 29

Babell: 24 Sonatas for Oboe/Violin/Flute and B.C.
William Babell•
Paolo Pollastri•
Simone El Oufir Pierini•
Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart
94 tracks
April 10

A Keyboard Song
Yoann Moulin
20 tracks
March 20

My Lady Careys Dompe
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
February 27

Scaramella NJE 28.30
Josquin des Prez•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
January 28

Beethoven: Early Piano Sonatas Opp. 2-7-10
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
34 tracks
November 14, 2025

Per la viola bastarda
Manon Papasergio•
Angélique Mauillon•
Yoann Moulin•
Clémence Niclas
18 tracks
May 30

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G.448: IV. Fandango (Remastered)
Luigi Boccherini•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Rolf Lislevand•
David Mayoral•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
May 30

Véras: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
23 tracks
May 16

Ein Klavierbüchlein
Yoann Moulin
19 tracks
April 18

Böhm: Suite No. 4 in D Minor: Sarabande
Georg Böhm•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 24

De Mars: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
26 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
March 7

Laudamus
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 21

Et resurrexit
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 14

Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. VII
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
25 tracks
February 7

Die Musikalische Fechtschul’ (1668): Fechtschule
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 24

Synfonia a 3 ex C K331: Janitshara
Johann Joseph Fux•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 24

Diminutions
Maximilian Ehrhardt
12 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 17

Neural Variations
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
January 17

Another Kind of Rossi
Arparla
14 tracks
January 10

Concerts at the Abbey of Schlägl
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
Erich Traxler
12 tracks
January 10

GAME 10-4-1 Diminuendo
Bernhard Lang•
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
December 23, 2024

Cramer: 10 Piano Sonatas
Johann Baptist Cramer•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
37 tracks
October 24

Smith: 5 Overture Suites
L'arpa Festante•
Anton Steck
29 tracks
August 29

J.E. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Fortepiano
Maurizio Paciariello
18 tracks
August 28

G.F. Couperin: Sonatas, Variations & Rondo
Simone El Oufir Pierini
11 tracks
July 12

Liebe Amalia…
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Marie Rouquié•
Yoann Moulin
25 tracks
July 5

Anna Amalia of Prussia: Flute Sonata in F Major: III. Allegro ma non troppo
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks

July 17, 2026

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Vesperae a 32
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben
30 tracks
April 29

Babell: 24 Sonatas for Oboe/Violin/Flute and B.C.
William Babell•
Paolo Pollastri•
Simone El Oufir Pierini•
Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart
94 tracks
April 10

A Keyboard Song
Yoann Moulin
20 tracks
January 28

Beethoven: Early Piano Sonatas Opp. 2-7-10
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Simone El Oufir Pierini
34 tracks
November 14, 2025

Per la viola bastarda
Manon Papasergio•
Angélique Mauillon•
Yoann Moulin•
Clémence Niclas
18 tracks
May 30

Véras: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
23 tracks
May 16

Ein Klavierbüchlein
Yoann Moulin
19 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
April 11

Handel: La Resurrezione
George Frideric Handel•
Carine Tinney•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
51 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 28

Handel: Brockes Passion
George Frideric Handel•
Robert Sellier•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Michael Hofstetter
101 tracks
March 24

De Mars: Pièces de Clavecin
Simone El Oufir Pierini
26 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
March 21

Aumann: Missa solemnis
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria
24 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 21

Battaglia
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
45 tracks
February 14

Beethoven: Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, Vol. VII
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurizio Paciariello
25 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 24

Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (Live)
George Frideric Handel•
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli•
Carlo Vistoli•
Anna Bonitatibus•
Händelfestspielorchester Halle•
Attilio Cremonesi
60 tracks
January 24

Diminutions
Maximilian Ehrhardt
12 tracks

September 25, 2026

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor, RV 407: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
June 19

Biber: Vesperae a 32: Dominus a dextris tuis. Presto
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor•
St. Florianer Sängerknaben
1 tracks
March 20

My Lady Careys Dompe
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
February 27

Scaramella NJE 28.30
Josquin des Prez•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
May 30, 2025

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G.448: IV. Fandango (Remastered)
Luigi Boccherini•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Rolf Lislevand•
David Mayoral•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
April 18

Böhm: Suite No. 4 in D Minor: Sarabande
Georg Böhm•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
March 7

Laudamus
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 21

Et resurrexit
St. Florianer Sängerknaben•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
February 7

Die Musikalische Fechtschul’ (1668): Fechtschule
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 24

Synfonia a 3 ex C K331: Janitshara
Johann Joseph Fux•
Ars Antiqua Austria•
Gunar Letzbor
1 tracks
January 17

Neural Variations
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
January 10

GAME 10-4-1 Diminuendo
Bernhard Lang•
Maximilian Ehrhardt
1 tracks
July 5, 2024

Anna Amalia of Prussia: Flute Sonata in F Major: III. Allegro ma non troppo
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
June 7

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Ariette "D'amor per te languisco", H. 767, Wq. 213
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Chantal Santon Jeffery•
Yoann Moulin
1 tracks
April 30

KUHLAU Divertimento op.37
Maurizio Paciariello
1 tracks
September 29, 2023

Nicola Matteis: Scaramuccia (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Nicola Matteis•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
September 1

Nicola Fiorenza: Cello Concerto No. 1 in F Major: III. Largo
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
August 18

Tarentella 'La vallubrella' (Arr. for Violoncello Piccolo)
Anonymous•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
February 25, 2022

Francesco Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: The Night Her Silent Sable Wore
Francesco Geminiani•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Lucile Richardot•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks
February 11

Nicola Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: III. Largo
Nicola Porpora•
Ophélie Gaillard•
Pulcinella Orchestra
1 tracks