Danyel
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the result is coherently put together, with Hughes's resourceful vocal imagination and use of tone, plus the subtlety and careful placement of her decorations, drawing the ear again and again. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
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Chance’s tone is pellucid; notes fall round and clear as water drops...a recording in which Chance stakes serious claim to the title of his generation’s most exciting British countertenor. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Young Talent of the Year
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In 'Flow, my tears' (1600) the rich voice of Kieran White clearly finds its expressive centre...The lute playing throughout (including in the solo Fancies) is superb. —
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Gondko and North frequently swap parts, either from work to work or within a piece, but their playing is all of a piece: by turns joyful and reflective while evincing delight in each other's... —
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Can be recommended without reservation … the wonderful By beauteous softness, from Queen Mary’s Birthday Ode of 1689, given this performance, I could quite easily listen to for ever … there’s... —
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Special offer. Time stands still
Lute songs on the theme of mutability and metamorphosis by John Dowland and his contemporaries
Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Anthony Rooley (lute)
A fine recital that adds a few welcome items to the recorded repertory of the lute song, engineered close to perfection —
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Zaytoun
Haitham Haidar (soloist), Abdul-Wahab Kayyali, Sylvain Bergeron, Amanda Keesmaat, Abraham Ross, Tanya LaPerrière
His voice has an unmannered directness which goes straight to the heart, whether it's in Monteverdi's 'Nigra sum' or in the sweet simplicity of a paean to Jesus commonly sung in Arab churches... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Vocal Choice
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Dreames & Imaginations - Poeticall Musicke to be sung to the Lyra viol (Music from around 1600)
Anna-Lena Elbert (soprano), Evangelina Mascardi (renaissance lute), Angélique Mauillon (harp), Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba, lyra viol)
The instrumentalists are perfect matches and the instrumental works are given excellent performances, which are subtle when needed, and explore the dynamic possibilities to good effect. —
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In most respects this makes an ideal introduction to Dowland's art since it includes many of his most popular songs. Moreover they are sung with wonderful artistry by James Bowman, whose countertenor... —
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John Danyel - Complete Songs and Lute Music
Nigel Short (countertenor), David Miller (lute), Libby Crabree (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Vine (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass), Jacob Heringman (lute), Mark Caudle (bass viol)
This recording will transport you back to rural England at the turn of the 17th century … an entertaining selection of vocal solo and quartet music. —
