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CD, Marenzio (composer)
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Special offer. Stravaganza d'Amore!
The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court
Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Harmonia Mundi's production has all the sumptuousness of the original Medici spectacle...The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted – Early Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Opera Recording (up to and including 17th/18th century)
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Combining Tallis and Gesualdo with modern/contemporary composers such as Sarah Rimkus, Gerda Blok-Wilson and the late Veljo Tormis can be tricky for an ensemble, but the Gesualdo Six and Owain... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Exaudi really are one of the best-situated ensembles to sing this repertoire. They're known for combining madrigalian mood swings with eye-wateringly accurate tuning. —
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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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... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Music in Golden-Age Florence 1250-1750
La Morra, Corina Marti, Michał Gondko, Theatro dei Cervelli, Andrés Locatelli, Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Leon Jänicke
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Early Music
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Luzzaschi: Il Concerto Segreto
Camille Allérat (soloist), Julie Roset (soloist), Ana Vieira Leite (soloist), La Néréide
Every moment of this issue is absolutely gorgeous in sound and thoroughly controlled...And the three instrumentalists play with just the right combination of invention and deference throughout...a... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Orgues de Sicile (Organs of the World, Vol. 1)
Arnaud De Pasquale, Camille Frachet, François Guerrier, Jérôme Van Waerbeke, Perrine Devillers, Sarah Dubus
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Diapason d'Or, September 2021, Nouveauté
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Epiphany at St Paul’s
Huw Williams (organ), Jonathan Arnold (baritone), Robert Rice (baritone), Flann Corcoran (treble) & Mervyn Collins (tenor), Roy Rashbrook (tenor), Timothy Jones (baritone) & Robert Rice (bass), Christopher Royall (alto), Jon English (tenor) & Julian Clarkson (bass)
St Paul’s Cathedral...
This series is the richest treasure trove an Anglican musician or English choral buff could hope to find. Texts and notes are an Anglophile’s dream. Sound is stunningly rich and ringing —
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The playing of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble is dazzling. Set against a trio of mellow, sonorous sackbuts, the effect is sublime. Irregular phrase lengths and quirky chord changes abound.... —
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Viva ! 30 Ans d'Art Choral
Les Pages & Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli, Hervé Lamy and Alain Buet, Robert Getchell (soloist), Hervé Lamy (soloist), Alain Buet (soloist), Henri Demarquette, Les Arts Florissants, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Cappella Mediterranea, Clematis, Le Concert...
