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CD, Gabrieli, G (composer)
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The performances are excellent, even given the variety of the program. They make for an hour and 15 minutes of immersion into the Venetian spirit. The vocalists are spot on pitch, and the instruments... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Pichon favours brisk tempos and draws lively and crisply articulated singing from his vocal ensemble. Textures are luminous and transparent, though just occasionally I found phrases a shade... —
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Choral
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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... —
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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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JS Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Cantata 63
Reconstruction of Bach's first Christmas Vespers in Leipzig
Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt
It’s an absolute joy – far too good to keep for Christmas. —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Venetian Vespers
RecommendedFive Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin as it might have been celebrated in St. Marks in 1643
Timothy Roberts (organ)
Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Winner - Early Music
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This is a marvellously handled recording conjuring up a ‘live’ event that is greatly aided by the opening bell-ringing and the ethereal spacious surround of the chanting. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th June 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Early Music
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Special offer. Charpentier: Messe à 4 Chœurs. Cori Spezzati
Pauline Gaillard, Attila Varga-Toth, Léo Guillou-Kérédan, Halidou Nombre, Laurence Pouderoux, Evann Loger Raymond, Noé Chapolard, Marion Harache, Clémence Carry, Ariane Le Fournis, Loïc Paulin, Jordann Moreau, Emmanuelle Jakubek, Sonia Sheridan Jacquelin, Edouard Hazebrouck, Lucas Bacro, Consort...
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Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
Capella de la Torre, Katharina Bäuml, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Florian Helgath
I cannot but be gripped by Helgath’s visceral reading, and especially by his choir, who sing with a precision and sympathy that belies their size. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Early Music
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Rich vocal and instrumental sounds, from the atmospheric bells and chant that open the album to the fanfares and canon that accompany a reconstructed Gabrieli Magnificat. Mind-expanding music,... —
