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CD, Albinoni (composer)
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The Italian Job
RecommendedBaroque Instrumental Music from the Italian States
Gail Hennessy, Rachel Chaplin (oboes) & Peter Whelan (bassoon)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler
The highlight of the disc for me is Chandler’s performance of a seldom-played E major Violin Concerto by Tartini: he explores fully the rich poetic content of its slow movement while projecting... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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Purists may of course object, but I think the decision to go hunting for concertos from the violin and oboe repertoire is amply justified. Baroque Concertos is a wide-ranging collection that... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Cecilia & Sol: Dolce Duello
RecommendedDeluxe Hardcover 1CD (Limited Edition)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello)
Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Bartoli and cellist Sol Gabetta make for valiant duelling partners who converse, parry and riposte in spirited combat. Bartoli is velvet-toned, vivacious and voluptuous as ever. Her diction... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th November 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Opera Choice
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New. Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti
Ensemble Masques, Olivier Fortin, Sophie Gent, Kathleen Kajioka
[Gent's] Her gently inflected phrasing, effective tempo and poetically uttered solo line are rewarding...Ensemble Masques savour their frequent suspensions and simple melodic contours and Olivier... — More…
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The concertos are beautifully played here, with plenty of energy. This is the obvious choice for period-instrument fans who want them. The sound is very good, both crisp and warm — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Her playing is breathtaking, first in the bubbling fluency of Vivaldi violin concerto allegros...while her fluent technique elicits some exhilarating tempos. No less arresting is her creamy... — More…
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Special offer. La Serenissima (Venetian Silhouettes)
Sophie Junker (soprano), {oh!} Orkiestra, Martyna Pastuszka
