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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedMaria Keohane (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
To my mind, Mortensen’s special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Mayer's muse has found safe and loving hands. —
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Special offer. Goldmark: Die Königen von Saba
Jin Seok Lee (bass), Irma Mihelič (soprano), Nuttaporn Thammathi (tenor), Kevin Moreno (baritone), Károly Szemerédy (baritone), Katerina Hebelková (mezzo-soprano), Kim-Lillian Strebel (soprano), Andrei Yvan (bass)
Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Extrachor des Theater Freiburg, Vokalensemble...
It’s a heady, enthralling experience, and I can’t recommend it highly enough —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Opera
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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Symphony No. 1, written during World War Two. Conceived in classic four-movement structure, it gets off to a moody start before picking up rhythmic drive. The whole work sounds arresting thanks... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Charpentier: La couronne de fleurs & La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
RecommendedAaron Sheehan (tenor), Teresa Wakim (soprano), Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Douglas Williams (bass-baritone), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Mireille Lebel (mezzo-soprano), Jason McStoots (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Boston Early...
Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Opera Recording
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Opera, August 2014, Recording of the Month
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New. Wanczura: Symphonie Ukrainienne & Symphonie Russe - Fomin: Orchestral Pieces from “Boeslavich”
Ensemble Altera Pars, Pavel Serbin
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New. Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte · Judicium Salomonis · Motets
Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Danielle Reutter-Harrah, Felix Schwandtke, Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, Paul O’Dette, Stephen Stubbs, James Reese, Aaron Sheehan, Cecilia Duarte, Sarah Hayashi
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New. Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Harpsichord Concertos · Symphonies
Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Świątkiewicz
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New. Franz von Suppè: Fantasia Symphonica & Spanish Dances
Ernst Theis, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
It's effectively a full-scale romantic symphony - a vivacious and very attractive one, played with affection and a decent amount of polish by Theis and his Brandenburgers, and studded with delicious... —
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The Linos excel again in Farrenc. Her chamber music best showcases the composer’s gift for melody, often offset by poignant harmonies. Piano and strings are beautifully balanced in the Second... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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