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Hallenberg, her mellow yet incisive tone perfectly ‘centred’, has you gasping in admiration at her mingled virtuosity and expressive power...Beyond the virtuoso fireworks, Farinelli was famed... — More…
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Opera, December 2019, Disc of the Month
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JS Bach: Easter Oratorio
RecommendedIlse Eerens (soprano), Michael Chance (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass) & Pieter-Jan Belder (organ)
Cappella Amsterdam & Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
the nature of the Paschal season has rarely seemed so evocative in this work as in Frans Bruggen's profoundly rooted and reflective reading. Even the opening instrumental music inspires a gradual... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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even for those who have a Te Deum or two in their collection, Niquet's reading of it is another…as limpid and lithe a performance of the piece as you are likely to hear. Good recorded sound and... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2002, Editor's Choice
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Steffan’s style is ultimately original and distinctive...Having dusted off these forgotten scores for her swansong recording, Mitzi Meyerson makes for a persuasive advocate...In sum, Steffan... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Rameau: Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Égypte
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Blandine Staskiewicz (sopranos), Jennifer Borghi (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal (countertenors), Tassis Christoyannis, Alain Buet (basses)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
The music, with Rameau very much in his prime, matches the spectacle and drama...While Herve Niquet's musical direction is generally and excellently consistent, this performance is by no means... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Hervé Niquet and his stylish group of musicians are no strangers to Charpentier's music, but here they sound on exceptional form with evenly balanced vocal and instrumental ensembles and a rewardingly... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Lalande: Grands Motets
Collegium Marianum, Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli
The woodwind solos and the rich, Lullian string textures are beautifully handled by Collegium Marianum, an ensemble from the Czech Republic. A little more weight from Lisandro Abadie would have... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2019, Editor's Choice
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The two collections...are mountains scaled only by those with virtuosity, imagination, historical grasp and, most crucially, daring. Others have tried...but few have succeeded like Fabio Bonizzoni...Bonozzoni... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, Instrumental Choice
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Pandolfo coaxes an array of shades and effects and lets the viol reverberate with Machy's plush musical textures...Above all, Pandolfo makes the music dance with his supple bowing, elastic rhythms,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, Instrumental Choice
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Morales, C: Assumption Mass
Josep Cabré (solo plainchant) & Alastair Ross (organ)
Orchestra Of The Renaissance, Richard Cheetham
This is a reconstruction of a Mass for the Assumption as it might have been heard in Toledo Cathedral in about 1580. It follows very much the pattern established by the group's previous discs,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2001, Editor's Choice
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