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Twentieth Century Masters Volume 2 - MacMillan and His British Contemporaries
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
There are few boy choristers who can phrase as expressively as Edward Higginbottom’s firm rich-toned altos ... a dignified, darkly eloquent performance. —
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Mozart: Requiem
Maria Jette (soprano), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo), James Taylor (tenor), Eric Owens (baritone)
St. Olaf Choir & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Delfs, Dr. Anton Armstrong
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Twentieth Century Masters Volume 1 - Poulenc and His Contemporaries
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
The Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
The three works by Villette demonstrate the range and quality and the subtle radiance of his writing. O sacrum convivium!, Messiaen's only motet, is nearly five minutes of genuine bliss, typically... —
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Handel - English Cantatas and Songs
Nicki Kennedy (soprano) & Sally Bruce-Payne (alto)
Brook Street Band
Nicki Kennedy and Sally Bruce-Payne sing with an appealing appropriateness of scale… the Band is as deliciously poised and pertinent as ever. —
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This is not Annette-Barbara Vogel's first Gál recording...Her new account is more assured still, more relaxed in allowing the music's inner volatility without trying too hard… —
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Wolf-Ferrari: Susanna's Secret & Serenata
Dora Rodrigues (Susanna), Marc Canturri (Count Gil), Marc Canturri (baritone), Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
This live Liverpool performance (2008) goes swimmingly under Vasily Petrenko. Soprano Dora Rodrigues has allure as Susanna, with baritone Marc Canturri graceful as her volatile husband...Canturri... —
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Vivaldi: Concerto Il Gran Mogol for Flute, Strings & Continuo in D, RV431a
Katy Bircher, La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Nicholas Phan (Evangelist), Jesse Blumberg (Jesus), Jeffrey Strauss (Pilate), Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Terry Wey (countertenor) & Christian Immler (baritone)
Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell
[Phan is a] gritty, direct narrator on the fine set from Apollo’s Fire (pictured), with a choir of 23 and uniformly excellent aria soloists in Amanda Forsythe, Terry Wey and Christian Immler. —
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The Moon's a Gong, Hung in the Wild
Songs by Jake Heggie
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) & Maurice Lammerts van Bueren (piano)
