Lionel Meunier
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The 12 voices of Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis put their faith in tonal focus and sweetly balanced textures. Though one might expect from that a certain coolness, their singing produces music-making... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Recording of the Year
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Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended
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BACH: Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian
RecommendedKantaten
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
One of the key differences between Vox Luminis and many other such ensembles…is how homogeneity is challenged as the default priority…The strong identities within the ensemble allow for new... — More…
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Record Review, 15th June 2019, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th June 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Throughout this meticulously plotted alternative perspective on mostly familiar texts, Vox Luminis’s squad of up to 15 voices sing with the utmost sincerity of expression. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Recording of the Month
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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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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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English Royal Funeral Music
RecommendedLes Trompettes des Plaisirs, Lingua Franca & Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
one might call it a classically 'English' choral sound - but any suspicions of coolness are easily dispelled by the commitment shown to the meaning of both music and text...Once again, Vox Luminis... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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Vox Luminis’s consummate mastery of polyphonic textures, plangent sonorities and contoured phrasing is profoundly beautiful; the five soloists and five additional ‘ripieno’ singers declaim text... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th August 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Charpentier: Orphée aux enfers
RecommendedReinoud Van Mechelen (tenor)
Vox Luminis, A Nocte Temporis, Lionel Meunier
Van Mechelen is a seductive Orpheus – small wonder that his limpid, pliant, expressive voice and eloquent diction enchants both his nymph-bride Eurydice (brought to life here by the dewy-voiced... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th January 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach... — More…
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They mix cantatas and trio sonatas with a judicious flair…Nothing is over-stated or under-nurtured; and Meunier always finds a deeply human dimension to Buxtehude’s piety that taps into the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd June 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Winner - Choral
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Vox Luminis's blend is marked by a pleasing astringency in the alto line, and supple singing from the sopranos and baritones, Meunier among them...over two hours of outstanding musicality and... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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This King Arthur is a giddy triumph for its artists. Blazing their way through the score, the performers set a new benchmark, delivering a production that’s equally gutsy and gorgeous…Dance... — More…
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Record Review, 12th January 2019, Disc of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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