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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... — More…
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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... — More…
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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. — More…
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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Marenzio: Primo Libro di Madrigali 1580
RecommendedLa Compagnia del Madrigale: Rossana Bertini, Francesca Cassinari (sopranos), Elena Carzaniga (alto), Giuseppe Maletto, Raffaele Giordani (tenors), Daniele Carnovich (bass) with: Paolo Borgonovo (tenor), Marco Ricagno (bass)
La Compagnia del Madrigale has done him proud with sublime, gorgeously toned and exquisitely expressive interpretations, moreover, the clarity and depth of the recording itself draws the listener... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Winner - Early Music
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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... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Editor's Choice
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The Treasury of Danish Song
Malene Nordtorp, Sine Bundgaard, Anne Mette Balling, Inge-Lise Nygaard, Benjamin Koppel, Birte Stokkebaek, Marianne G. Nielsen, Palle Jensen (soloist), Mogens Gert Hansen, Sune Hjerrild, Thomas Rischel, Ole Jegindø Norup Norup, Niels Thastrup, Marianne Heuer, Ann-Christin W. Ingels, Lauritz Jakob...
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The singers make a beautifully balanced sound with impressive fluency across each style...there is a pleasing tension between a consort blend and the vital quirkiness of individual voices...Jourdain’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Early Music
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The choir has a solid presence and a secure core, with a treble sound that is both clear and expressive (try Soriano's Regina caeli). As in the Venetian disc, the recital's middle section, compiled... — More…
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Director Harry Christophers draws controlled performances which highlight the music's extremes of spiritual serenity and visceral energy. As one might expect from this crack choir, there is... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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