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This crack squad of first-rate period-instrument musicians gives lithe, polished and devoted performances that make a convincing case for a one-to-a-part "orchestra". Indeed, so full-bodied is... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th October 2010
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, March 2020, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, November 2023, Recommended Recording - BWV 1041
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Bernhard Forck, (violin), Xenia Loeffler (oboe)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Faust's tone is both lean and exquisitely sweet, combined with consistent stylistic elegance which reaches the heights of eloquence in the slow movement of the E major Concerto. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th March 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2019, Concerto Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
RecommendedJanet Baker (Dido), Raimund Herincx (Aeneas), Patricia Clark (Belinda), Monica Sinclair (Sorceress)
English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis
listening to Janet Baker as Dido in her celebrated recording made at the dawn of her career, in 1962, still leaves one breathless with admiration and moved to the core by her combination of glorious... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2001, Mid-Price Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedChrista Ludwig
New York Choral Artists, Brooklyn Boys Chorus & New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
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Grammy Awards, 32nd Awards (1989), Best Orchestral Performance
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas RecommendedSarah Connolly (Dido), Gerald Finley (Aeneas), Lucy Crowe (Belinda), Patricia Bardon (Sorceress), William Purefoy (Spirit), Sarah Tynan (2nd Woman), John Mark Ainsley (Sailor), Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (Witches)
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Steven Devine and Elizabeth...
This new Dido… enshrines Connolly as one of the most affecting Carthaginian Queens since Janet Baker's account nearly half a century ago. From the outset, Connolly exudes imposing presence,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2009, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky
RecommendedSymphonies and Concertos
Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Bach - Concertos for Several Instruments, Vol. 1
RecommendedPablo Valetti, Amandine Beyer, Claire Cachia, David Plantier (violins), Diana Baroni (flute), Antoine (oboe d'amore), Patricia Gagnon, Sabine Bouthinon (violas), Petr Skalka (cello), Ludek Brany (double bass), Céline Fritsch (harpsichord)
Café Zimmermann
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Building a Library, March 2020, Also Recommended
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Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
RecommendedBerliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez
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Building A Library, May 2022, Also Recommended
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Distant Light RecommendedJS Bach & Vasks: Violin Concertos
Renaud Capuçon (violin & conductor) & Celine Frisch (harpsichord)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
[Vasks] brings out the best in Renaud Capuçon. His grasp of the music's loosely palindromic trajectory is compelling; he meets the technical and emotional challenges of the three strategically... — More…
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The Complete Mahler Symphonies
RecommendedSymphony No. 2: Lee Venora (soprano), Jennie Tourel (mezzo), Symphony No. 3: Martha Lipton (mezzo), Symphony No. 4: Reri Grist (soprano), Symphony No. 8: Erna Spoorenberg (Magna Peccatrix), Gwyneth Jones (Una Poenitentium), Gwenyth Annear (Mater Gloriosa), Anna Reynolds (Mulier Samaritana), Norma...
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Grammy Awards, 10th Awards (1967), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 10th Awards (1967), Classical Album of the Year
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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