CD, Praetorius, M (composer)
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Pienaar displays his collections thematically, connecting dances and variations, imitative and evocative works that suggest battles and birdsong, that paint portraits, tell stories and write... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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This third instalment in Capella de la Torre’s series of the four elements is every bit as fresh and thoughtful as one would expect from one of Europe’s leading early wind ensembles...This enjoyable... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (baritone), Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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News of Great Joy: Christmas From St John's College, Oxford
The Choir of St John's College, Oxford
David Bannister
The performances are, in the best sense, unpretentious – there’s no straining after forced jollity or attention-grabbing effects, and each individual voice is comfortably embedded within the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Christmas Choice
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Vox Luminis’s Florian Sievers is a compassionate Evangelist and Erika Tandiono delivers the Angel’s appearances to the shepherds and Joseph blissfully (her sentimentality shared by dulcetly... — More…
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The centrepiece is a stunning performance of Peteris Vasks’s Plainscapes, three wordless linked movements…infused with a strong Pärtian flavour, with important roles for violin and cello, plated... — More…
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Special offer. Johann Kuhnau: 'Uns ist ein Kind geboren' - Christmas Cantatas
L'arpa festante, Markus Uhl, Ukrike Hofbauer, Ulrike Hofbauer, Georg Poplutz, Monika Mauch, Thomas Gropper, Kammerchor der Christuskirche Karlsruhe, Jessica Jans, David Erler, Daniel Schreiber, Florian Hartmann, Peter Gortner
L’Arpa Festante, replete with three trumpets and timpani, make a splendid noise in the festive opening chorus of Christmas cantata Frohlocket, ihr Völker, und jauchzet, ihr Heiden, with fluent... — More…
