Browse: Laurence Cummings (conductor)
This page lists all recordings conducted by Laurence Cummings.
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Handel - Gloria - Dixit Dominus RecommendedEmma Kirkby (soprano), Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Anne Sofie Von Otter (alto)
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra, Stockholm Bach Choir, Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble, Laurence Cummings, Anders Ohrwall
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th November 2008
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2001, Editor's Choice
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The Artistry of Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord), Anthony Rooley (lute), Agnès Mellon (soprano), John Abberger (oboe), Thomas Georgi (viola d’amore), Lucas Harris (lute) & Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello)
London Baroque, Royal Academy of Music Baroque...
…it's often in the modest-looking pieces that she's at her most compelling. Robert Johnson's Full Fathom Five is 109 seconds of breathtaking stillness and beauty, Böddecker's Natus est Jesu... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2009, Re-issue of the Month
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What Laurence Cummings produces each year with this band of period specialists...is something quite unique and wonderful. It’s a sound of zing, spring, heat and finesse; light-textured yet intense;... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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The muscular athleticism of his singing on this long-overdue debut solo album comes across just as strongly without his compelling stage-presence: the moustache-twirling virtuosity of villains... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2020
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Handel: Susanna, HWV66 Emily Fons (Susanna), Christopher Lowrey (Joacim), Colin Balzer (1st Elder), Raimund Nolte (2nd Elder) & Ciara Hendrick (Daniel)
Göttingen Festival Orchestra & NDR Choir, Laurence Cummings
[This recording] is conducted sagely by Laurence Cummings, whose direction is alert to the broad range of dramatic atmospheres, situations, characterisations and musical styles in the oratorio.... — More…
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Handel: Joshua, HWV 64
Katherine Manley (soprano), Alexandra Gibson (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor) George Humphreys (bass) & Richard Rowntree (tenor)
London Handel Orchestra and Chorus, Laurence Cummings
….a beautifully paced reading, reflective and dramatic by turns and always stylish….The bright soprano of Catherine Manley as Achsah is particularly attractive, especially in the oratorio’s most... — More…
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One of the satisfying approaches to programming Handel arias is to get under the skin of a few chosen characters or singers. All the arias here were composed for the mezzo-soprano Durastanti... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, Opera Choice
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Handel: Esther
Rosemary Joshua, James Bowman, Susan Bickley, Christopher Purves, Rebecca Outram & Andrew Kennedy
London Handel Choir, Laurence Cummings
Lawrence Cummings emphasises the music's dramatic quality and generally paces it well… Rosemary Joshua in the title role sings the text as vividly as she does the notes. Christopher Purves... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Agrippina Ulrike Schneider (Agrippina), João Fernandes (Claudio), Christopher Ainslie (Ottone), Jake Arditti (Nerone), Ida Falk Winland (Poppea), Ross Ramgobin (Pallante), Owen Willetts (Narciso) & Ronaldo Steiner (Lesbo)
Festspielorchester Göttingen, Laurence Cummings
Cummings focuses on the excitement of live production: with furious tempos, eloquent silences and spurts to the finish line, he and the band are dramatic from first measure to last. Cummings... — More…
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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
Deanna Breiwick (Israelitish Woman), Sophie Harmsen (Israelitish Man), Owen Willetts (Priest), Kenneth Tarver (Judas Maccabaeus), Joao Fernandes (Simon, Eupolemus)
NDR Chor & FestspielOrchester Göttingen, Laurence Cummings
This is one of the best Judas Maccabeus performances ever…To my ear, no choir has done justice to the intricacy of Handel’s writing like the NDR Chor does. Incisive, sensitive and saturated with... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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