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Bach, J S: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1-7 BWV1052-1058
RecommendedAndreas Staier (harpsichord)
Freiburger Barockorchester
They’ve recorded all seven of Bach’s concertos from his Liepzig years with a sense of playfulness and dynamic interplay … outstanding communication between them all in the seven Bach concertos... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z628
RecommendedVéronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Susannah Waters, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton & Jonathan Best
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
If the co-operation with John Dryden led to a unity of vision in terms of music's expressive role in the overall drama, Purcell was limited to a historical patriotic fantasy with little room... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Early Opera
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Bach - Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052-1059
RecommendedBob Van Asperen (harpsichord)
Melante Amsterdam
The great Bob van Asperen's single string band works wonders in the enchanting E and A major concertos but sounds a shade underwhelming in the mighty D minor. — More…
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Daniel-Ben Pienaar's performance are quite simply stunning. The instrument he plays matters much less than his musicianship, which is evident at every turn. His touch is light and sure, his... — More…
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The Oxford Camerata provides a representative selection of choral works by Gibbons, together with three of his organ pieces. The programme is introduced by a bright and busy performance of the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 1996, Editor's Choice
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Gibbons: Phantasm
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Susanna Pell (tenor viol), Asako Morikawa (bass viol)
Phantasm
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Early Music
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Gibbons - Anthems and Verse Anthems
RecommendedRobin Blaze (countertenor) & Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Sarah Baldock (organ)
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill (Director of Music)
Hill breathes new life into Gibbons's union of musical and spoken rhetoric, using tempo and dynamics to set up conflicts between vocal lines. Perfectly complemented by Robin Blaze. — More…
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The long, intricate lines of Gibbons’s sumptuous music for viols are stunningly rendered. The playing is alive to subtle phrasings and imitative counterpoint. — More…
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