Arcana
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Undeterred by their somewhat hazy provenance – outlined in some excellent accompanying notes – Evangelina Mascardi produces consistently idiomatic performances on three agreeably resonant copies... —
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Special offer. Alessandro Scarlatti: Christmas at the Bethlehem of the West
RecommendedMusic from Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome.
Carlotta Colombo, Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi
Both works receive spry performances from the Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, with Giulio Prandi conducting. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2025
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Special offer. J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Miriam Feuersinger (soloist), Hana Blažiková (soloist), Jakob Pilgram (soloist), Carlos Mena (soloist), Tobias Berndt (soloist), La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Carissimi: Historia di Jephte. Motets
Dan Dunkelblum, Michele Vannelli, Mirjam Wernli, Christina Boner, Voces Suaves
Voces Suaves's performance is by turns vivid, animated, heartbroken and mournful. —
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This is only the third anthology devoted to Loyset Compère, whose 500th death-anniversary falls next year; but it is a fitting commemoration, for both music and performance are on a pleasingly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Early Music
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Special offer. Duel: Porpora and Handel in London
Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo)
Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte
Bridelli's strong mezzo voice provides fine advocacy for Porpora's long lyrical lines, especially in 'Nume che reggi' and in the drama of 'Dolce è su queste', a richly accompanied recitative. —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2019, Opera Choice
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Opera, July 2019, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Stradella: Un angelo del Paradiso - The Orrigoni Songbook
Silvia Frigato (soloist), Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Andrea De Carlo
Frigato is devastatingly good. Frankly, if Andrea De Carlo’s Stradella project isn’t already on your radar, this selection makes a very good place to start. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Frescobaldi and the South
Intendami chi può che m’intend’io
Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Andrés Locatelli
Francesco Corti captures both Frescobaldi's eccentric, improvisatory spirit on the one hand, and his rigorous precision and attention to detail on the other...The programme features two harpsichords... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2023
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Solo Recording
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In BWV1066 trio passages are played by oboists Alfredo Bernardini and Paulo Grazzi and bassoonist Alberto Grazzi with unerring momentum and nuanced deftness...French-style dances lilt, sway... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Se con Stille Frequenti
Duetti da Camera by Bononcini, Lotti and Steffani
Sara Mingardo (contralto)
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