Resonus Classics
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Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas
Anita Watson (soprano), Anna Starushkevych (mezzo soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), James Platt (bass), Navarra Quartet, Lada Valesova (piano)
[Fata Morgana] receives an impassioned premiere recording by Nicky Spence and the Navarra Quartet alongside Valesova…from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Vocal
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Andrzej Panufnik: Concertos & Symphony No. 10
John Mills (violin), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker
John Mills is elegantly understated and thus all the more eloquent. I also admire his restrained sense of humour (just listen to the Adagio or the end of the Vivace)...And you would have to... —
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News of Great Joy: Christmas From St John's College, Oxford
The Choir of St John's College, Oxford
David Bannister
The performances are, in the best sense, unpretentious – there’s no straining after forced jollity or attention-grabbing effects, and each individual voice is comfortably embedded within the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Christmas Choice
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Barbara Strozzi: Voices of Longing - Love Songs From 17th Century Venice
Emily Owen (soprano), Jenni Harper (soprano), Satoko Doi-Luck, Toby Carr, Ceruleo
the voices are pliant and ingratiating, and both singers cope gracefully with the composer’s florid and wide-ranging vocal lines. The three instrumentalists offer poised and thoughtful ensembles... —
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Dancing Day: Music for Christmas
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, Sara Cutler, Stephen Buzard, Benjamin Sheen
John Scott
[Scott's] sudden death earlier this year makes Dancing Day perhaps the most poignant of discs and bears testament to his phenomenal musicianship and taste. The choir is absolutely secure from... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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Charles Villiers Stanford: Orchestral Songs
Sharon Carty (mezzo-soprano), Morgan Pearse (baritone), BBC Concert Orchestra
John Andrews
The two soloists take contrasting approaches: mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty brings a touching, bright clarity and an intelligence that serves the texts she sings beautifully. Morgan Pearse’s baritone... —
