Reinhard Matthias Ruf

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) comes from an old patrician family in Venice. He received his musical education first at home from his father who gave him his first violin lessons, and later from Franc...

The 'Berlin Sonatas' for flauto traverso and basso continuo are compositions written during the reign of Frederick the Great. With the exception of the sonatas by Frederick II and his sister Anna Amal...

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755), was one of the most versatile and prolific French composers of his day. He not only wrote ballet operas as well as various vocal works but also composed numero...

A cellist in the Mannheim court orchestra, Anton Filtz (1733-1760) wrote two well-known flute concertos and numerous chamber music works apart from 40 symphonies. Schubert wrote about him in his 'Ästh...

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) comes from an old patrician family in Venice. He received his musical education first at home from his father who gave him his first violin lessons, and later from Franc...

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, second oldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was appointed successor to Telemann as musical director at the five main churches of the Hanseatic town of Hamburg. C.Ph.E. Bach...

The Englishman James Hook composed about 30 musical comedies and operas as well as a large number of chamber music works for various instrumentations. The Duettinos op. 42 were published around 1795 i...

A cellist in the Mannheim court orchestra, Anton Filtz (1733-1760) wrote two well-known flute concertos and numerous chamber music works apart from 40 symphonies. Schubert wrote about him in his 'Ästh...

These four suites are attractive easy pieces from the first half of the 18th century.

These four suites are attractive easy pieces from the first half of the 18th century.

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755), was one of the most versatile and prolific French composers of his day. He not only wrote ballet operas as well as various vocal works but also composed numero...

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, second oldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was appointed successor to Telemann as musical director at the five main churches of the Hanseatic town of Hamburg. C.Ph.E. Bach...

The Englishman James Hook composed about 30 musical comedies and operas as well as a large number of chamber music works for various instrumentations. The Duettinos op. 42 were published around 1795 i...