C.P.E. Bach: Complete Works for Keyboard & Violin Duo Belder Kimura - Rie Kimura (violin) & Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord & fortepiano) Amsterdam-based period violin and keyboard ensemble, Duo Belder Kimura, make their Resonus Classics debut with a comprehensive and compelling survey of the complete works for violin and keyboard by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach across two discs. Rising star violinist Rie Kimura and prolific keyboardist and recording artist Pieter-Jan Belder combine to breathe new life into these remarkable and challenging jewels of the early violin and keyboard repertoire in a collection that also includes the Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Wq. 80 and Arioso with Variations in A major, Wq. 79.. Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |
Conversed Monologue Fantasticus XL - Rie Kimura (violin), Robert Smith (viola da gamba & cello) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord) Following several exciting and critically acclaimed albums as a Baroque trio, the Amsterdam-based group Fantasticus are now augmented to become a chamber orchestra for the first time – Fantasticus XL. Their debut recording as an expanded group features three diverse early concerti that charts the differing forms of French and German forms of this evolving genre.The album consists of one concerto for each original member of the trio of Rie Kimura (Baroque violin – Jean-Marie Leclair), Robert Smith (viola da gamba – Johann Gottlieb Graun) and Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord – Wilhelm Freidemann Bach). Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |
Bound to Nothing Fantasticus - Rie Kimura (violin), Robert Smith (viola da gamba & cello) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord) Amsterdam-based Baroque trio, Fantasticus, return to the Resonus label, following a number of highly-acclaimed releases, with this scintillating and inspiring survey of works from the German stylus fantasticus period. Charting the rise of the Baroque era, Fantasticus explore the extravagance that flourished when composers and instrumentalists dared to traverse the established limits of the usual. Among the composers represented are Dieterich Buxtehude, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, Johann Philipp Krieger, Johann Jacob Walther and August Kühnel in a scintillating combination of works for trio and solo. Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |
Tartini & Veracini Rie Kimura - baroque violin with Fantasticus Founder member of the acclaimed Baroque trio Fantasticus, celebrated up-and-coming talent violinist Rie Kimura makes her solo debut with this sensational selection of four virtuosic violin sonatas. Joined by Baroque cellist Robert Smith and harpsichordist Guillermo Brachetta, Kimura presents works by Italian eighteenth-century luminaries Giuseppe Tartini (including his famous Devil’s Trill sonata) and Francesco Maria Veracini. Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |
Duphly: Complete Pièces de Clavecin Pieter-Jan Belder - harpsichord Rie Kimura - baroque violin Jacques Duphly was one of the most prominent French harpsichordists of his time, famed for his excellent teaching skills and known for his enviable connections with the French aristocracy. His keyboard works are a veritable treasure trove of music for harpsichord lovers. Belder proves himself to be a master of 18th‐century harpsichord music. He is joined by Japanese violinist Rie Kimura, who adds sparkling energy when Duphly calls for the addition of the violin. Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy on Brilliant Classics |
Sonnerie & other portraits Fantasticus - Rie Kimura (violin), Robert Smith (viola da gamba & cello) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord) An exquisite programme of French Baroque chamber works focusing on a theme of ‘musical portraits’. The recording includes popular and lesser-known works by composers such as Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marin Marais, François Francoeur, Jean-Marie Leclair, Jacques Duphly and Louis-Antoine Dornel. 'Fantasticus are a white-hot addition to the early music scene' BBC Music Magazine (5 stars, performance & sound) Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |
Baroque Chamber Works Fantasticus - Rie Kimura (violin), Robert Smith (viola da gamba & cello) & Guillermo Brachetta (harpsichord) The talented Baroque trio, Fantasticus, here make their debut recording with an album including works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Antonio Bertali, John Jenkins, Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Augustinus Kertzinger, Georg Muffat, Alessandro Stradella and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. Fantasticus makes an impressive recording debut with this programme [...] Its vigorous, dramatic and highly extrovert readings make for compelling listening, demonstrating not only versatility and flexibility but also intimacy and incisiveness. The Strad ('The Strad Recommends') Buy in iTunes | Buy on Amazon | Buy HD on Resonus Classics |