Challenge Classics
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The two earliest surviving settings of the Requiem Mass receive beautiful realisations in superb sound: both performances and recording quality are of exemplary clarity. — More…
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J S Bach - Town Council Election Cantatas
Caroline Stam, Ruth Ziesak, Sandrine Piau (soprano), Elisabeth von Magnus, Michael Chance, Bogna Bartosz (alto), Paul Agnew, James Gilchrist (tenor) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Koopman's Complete Bach Cantatas won a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2008. Now, freed from the constraints of chronological order, he's recycling the very best from the 14-year project, here... — More…
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Eric Vloeimans: Evensong
Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Hans Vroomans (piano), Jeroen Vierdag (double bass), Dirk-Peter Kölsch (drums)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jurjen Hempel
Vloeimans' Evensong is another album poised on the increasingly blurred cusp of classical and jazz. Capitalising on his breathy timbre – almost more woodwind than brass – the four-part title-track... — More…
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J S Bach - Wedding Cantatas
Johannette Zomer, Sandrine Piau, Barbara Schlick, Lisa Larsson (sopranos), Annette Markert (alto), James Gilchrist, Guy de Mey (tenors) & Klaus Mertens (bass)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman
Uninhibited trumpets, drums, choir and interjecting soloists are breath-taking in BWV 195. Koopman's continuo playing delights, as does Ponseele's oboe in BWV 202. — More…
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On Christmas Night - Ralph Rousseau & Lenny Kuhr
Ralph Rousseau (viola da gamba) & Lenny Kuhr (voice)
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Vivaldi - Motets
Suzie le Blanc (soprano), Gottfried von der Goltz (violin), Claire Guimond (flute) & Peter Frankenberg & Frank de Bruine (oboes)
Teatro Lirico, Stephen Stubbs
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Gerlinde Sämann, Elisabeth Hermans, Patrizia Hardt, Petra Noskaiová, Bernhard Hunziker, Christoph Genz, Marcus Niedermeyr & Jan Van der Crabben
La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken (director)
La Petite Bande is true to its name in this one-to-a-part approach, yet the real motivation for the chamber scoring is one premised on the director's close identification with intimate rhetorical... — More…
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