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Sarah Connolly is an exemplary Handel singer.
Her recital is dominated by two roles she's performed at ENO, with arias from Alcina and Ariodante.
'Scherza infida' is an addictive mixture of... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The album is an enchanting collection of works loosely themed around the night, from lullabies and nocturnes to the music of late-night revelry. The disc’s title track is a highlight: ‘Good... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

it is Pacelli who is responsible for the disc's treasure, the nine-minute Dum esset rex. Here, single voices replace thicker choral textures, with forces divided into five four-voice choirs.... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014 More…

This is a fascinating lesson in the art of creative transcription by a master transcriber. Both Masses bring out the relaxed and avuncular in Christophers...With scrupulous instrumental underpinning,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Quinney nails BWV 548’s spaciousness and architectural inventiveness, but sometimes favours a certain didacticism over emotional intensity…Best of all though is an imaginatively registered,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Elin Manahan Thomas is excellent in the lyrical/poignant moments, but is, as yet, not impassioned enough for Handel's powerful emotions. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, 3 out of 5 stars More…

On this latest disc, The Sixteen and their Associate Conductor Eamonn Dougan straddle eras, keeping one foot in the composer's unaccompanied prima pratica vocal works (strongly influenced by... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2015 More…

The Sixteen...are typically springy and are persuasive advocates for the idea of Bach with small forces. There is a lovely consistency that comes from the soloists also making up the chorus,... — The Arts Desk, 19th November 2022 More…