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Chopin: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra
Nelson Goerner (piano), Kevin Kenner (piano) & Janusz Olejniczak (piano)
Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
this was one of the most memorable concerts in my experience. Revisiting it through this live recording is something I cherish. Happily, it stands up to scrutiny away from the special atmosphere... — More…
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Robust, gritty singing from this all-maole ensemble combines with plangent shawms and sackbutts to produce a rich, strident sound. Vivanco's animated rhythms in a spirited reading of the Mass. — More…
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Salomone Rossi: Jewish Polyphony at the Gonzaga Court
Katelijne von Laethem, Pascal Bertin, Eitan Sorek, Josep Benet
Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa
Only four of the 16 tracks are Jewish liturgical music, and are mostly sung in a neat but dreary fashion. The instrumental performances are best, though embellishments sometimes sound over-fussy — More…
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Laura Pudwell (Dido & Sorceress), Peter Harvey (Aeneas), Salomé Haller (Belinda & First Witch), Marie-Louise Duthoit (Second Woman & Second Witch), Nicolas Maire (The Sailor), Matthew White (The Spirit)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
An elegant recording, in which Laura Pudwell comes over as a touching Dido. Notwithstanding strong vocal contributions, the performance lacks drama. — More…
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Music for Good Friday
María Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Claudio Cavina (countertenor), Josep Benet (tenor), Josep Cabré (bass-baritone)
La Colombina
not a complete liturgical service, but an effective selection. Sensitive, musical singing (especially in the Lamentations) but more could have been made of the imitations in O vos omnes. Nicely... — More…
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Mozart: Requiem
Mona Julsrud (soprano), Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto), Zeger Vandersteene (tenor) & Jelle Draijer (bass)
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Frans Brüggen
An urgent, dramatic reading … it grips throughout. The recording is hazily reverberant. — More…
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Les Harpes du Ciel
Harp music in the salons of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
Mara Galassi & Gabriella Bosio (harps)
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