Still trying to find out who is performing the Vivaldi concerto. It might be Dan Laurin. It's fairly easy to download free recordings from the Web, but very often the documentation isn't provided. Please excuse this lack of clarity. I will try researching further on Naxos.
Meanwhile, this website:
archive.org
has quite a bit of music that can be streamed, or even downloaded. I searched for Telemann and Vivaldi, and came up with some excellent recordings.

I think I have found the information on the Vivaldi recorder concerto I uploaded yesterday, but I'm not 100% sure. Here is what I think is correct:
Concerto in C Minor, RV 441, I. Allegro non molto; II. Largo; III. Allegro. Erik Bosgraaf, recorder. Brilliant Classics cat. no. 93804.

I've added an audio file in the column on the right. I hope to add more as I get into this. I will try to track down the information on who's performing, etc.
PS: I tried playing this file on my iPad, but the iPad doesn't recognize the file. It should play on PCs, though. Let me know if you have trouble with this. Thanks.

Benedetto Marcello, 12 Sonatas for Recorder and Basso Continuo.


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwPh-G8z_xlFNDA0M2E5YjEtNDU4MC00ZDRjLWJmZGYtODAxOTdhZjViNTRh&hl=en&authkey=CLX-tNAI

An early printed version.

A treat for the weekend: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

From the National Music Museum, in South Dakota: 

NMM 4142. Treble (alto) recorder by Johann Benedikt Gahn, Imperial City of Nürnberg, before 1711. Boxwood, ornately carved. The headjoint is carved in the shape of an anthropomorphic fish head with human eyes which seem to stare up at the player with a watchful expression. Rawlins Fund, 1987.

Double recorder. Detail from St. Martin is Knighted (1312), by Simone Martini.

Here's a link to a very interesting podcast about the recorder, making a strong connection between the instrument and the voice.


http://lyrichordmedia.com/podcasts/LECMS-006.mp3

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Allegory of Music
Laurent de la Hyre
French, 1606-1656


The allegorical figure tunes a theorbo. At her shoulder is a songbird, symbol of natural music, whereas by contrast she may be musica artificialis, modern music theory and practice. To the right are various contemporary instruments and scores: a lute, a violin, two recorders, a vocal exercise, and a song in two parts.

Marion Verbruggen plays Telemann

For your pleasure!

Byron Schenkman, harpsichordist, and Ingrid Matthews, Baroque violinist, will be performing in Corning, New York on Saturday, November 20. Here's a link to the Corning Civic Music website: http://www.corningcivicmusic.org

Upcoming events:
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Borders at the Ithaca Mall
3:00 pm

Sunday, December 5, 2010
Roberson Museum, Binghamton
3:00 pm

From Petites Sonates a deux flutes traversieres sans basse, par Mr. Boismortier, published avec privilege du Roi, 1726. From the International Music Score Library Project (See "Links" at right.)

It's probably too late, but tomorrow, Friday, November 5, at 7:30, Musica Spei will present the Tenth Annual Rochester Early Music Festival. This will be one concert, held at St. Anne Church. Here's the link to their website.

http://MusicaSpei.org/EMF.html

Aldo Bova and Ernst Stolz video