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Handel: Theodora, HWV 68
Christine Schäfer (Theodora), Bejun Mehta (Didymus), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Valens), Bernarda Fink (Irene), Joseph Kaiser (Septimius), Ryland Davies (Messenger)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Ivor Bolton (conductor) & Christof Loy (stage director)
The performances are generally dramatically real...Outstanding is Bejun Mehta's sweet-toned yet dynamic Didymus. Ivor Bolton secures an efficient musical performance. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Blu-ray of the month
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Handel: Saul Florian Boesch (Saul), Jake Arditti (David), Anna Prohaska (Merab), Giulia Semenzato (Michal), Rupert Charlesworth (Jonathan), Rafał Tomkiewicz (Witch of Endor), Andrew Morstein (Amalekite)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Christopher Moulds, Claus Guth
Whether lashing out in fortissimo melismas or whispering in pure-tone pianissimo, Boesch probes totalising extremes. Other principals match Boesch’s top quality, particularly Arditti, whose climaxes... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Bo Skovhus (Don Giovanni), Kyle Ketelsen (Leporello), David Bizic (Masetto), Colin Balzer (Don Ottavio), Kristine Opolais (Donna Elvira), Kerstin Avemo (Zerlina) & Anatoli Kotscherga (Il Commandatore)
English Voices & Freiburger Barockorchester, Louis Langrée
Tcherniakov's reading gives depth to a drama too often tripped up by creaking period theatrical conceits...Skovhus is electrifying in the lead role as he pivots from roaring malevolence to whispered... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, DVD/Blu-ray Choice
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232 Reglint Bühler (soprano), Susanne Krumbiegel (mezzo‐soprano), Susanne Langner (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor) & Markus Flaig (bass)
Thomanerchor Leipzig & Freiburger Barockorchester (playing on authentic period instruments), Georg Christoph Biller
The Thomanerchor is superb. Trebles match the confidence and facility of any adult choir...The Freibarockorchester matches their fluency and stylistic sensitivity...In the arias, the communication... — More…
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St. Thomas Choir Leipzig Featuring Performances of St Matthew Passion & Mass in B Minor
Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Freiburger Barockorchester
Georg Christoph Biller
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Salzburg Festival - 100 Years Anniversary Edition
Asmik Grigorian (soprano), John Daszak (tenor), Gábor Bretz, Anna Maria Chiuri (mezzo-soprano), Julian Prégardien (tenor), Angela Denoke (soprano), Raymond Very (tenor), Peter Hoare (tenor), Jurgita Adamonyte (mezzo-soprano), Johan Reuter (baritone), Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Sophie Koch (mezzo-soprano),...
