Presto Recordings of the Year, Fontana, G B (composer)
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Perla Barocca
RecommendedEarly Italian Masterpieces
Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord & organ) & Daniele Caminiti (theorbo)
there's the sense of music in possession of a free spirit and keen to test boundaries both expressive and virtuosic...Predictably there's an unfailing eloquence to everything Podger does, whether... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Nei Giardini d'Amore: Baroque Arias For Two Alti
RecommendedCarlo Vistoli, Hugh Cutting (countertenors), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Carlo Vistoli brings both pathos and rage to Medea's vehement outpourings...Equally compelling is Hugh Cutting's interpretation of Vivaldi's Cessate, omai cessate. His youthful countertenor... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, Vocal Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Ed Lyon sings all three languages with great clarity and alertness to the sense of the words, ornaments his line idiomatically and displays an appealing ease and evenness of voice production... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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