Harmonia Mundi
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Schütz: Psalms of David, SWV 22-47 (Op. 2)
RecommendedElisabeth Scholl, Annette Labusch (sopranos), Elisabeth Popien (contralto), Gerd Türk, Wilfried Jochens, Jörn Lindemann (tenors) & Stephan Schreckenberger, Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Cantus Cölln & Concerto Palatino, Konrad Junghänel
Published in 1619, the young Schutz's landmark settings revel in the musical riches of Gabrieli's Venice - wonderfully brought to life by Junghanel's forces. — More…
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Building A Library, December 2021, Recommended Recording
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Dvorak: Cello Concerto & 'Dumky' Trio
RecommendedJean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Isabelle Faust (violin) & Alexander Melnikov (piano)
The Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek
The accompanying performance of the Dumky Trio is completely captivating; indeed their rendition of the four middle movements is among the finest available — More…
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Building a Library, October 2019, Recommended Recording
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Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espana
Recorded at the Barbican, January 2011
Javier Perianes (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons
In the Nights in the Gardens of Spain...both pianist and orchestra revel in its colouristic opportunities. Perianes employs the subtlest of rubatos here, teasing us with little delays and hurry-ups... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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[7th Sonata] his reading, which is quite riveting, lies in the wider range of expression he derives from the music. He brings his talent for color to the fore, and everything is so clear and... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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Bach, J S: Motets, BWV225-230
RecommendedAgnès Mellon, Greta de Reyghere, Vincent Darras, Howard Crook & Peter Kooy
La Chapelle Royale & Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
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Building A Library, May 2021, Also Recommended
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Berlioz & Ravel: Song Cycles
RecommendedBernarda Fink (mezzo)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano
Bernarda Fink's strong, flexible voice is well matched to all that Ravel asks of her, from the lively snapshots of the Greek folksongs to the long, languorous lines of Shéhérazade. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd July 2007
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Kreutzer Sonata
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek
Beethoven described his Kreutzer Sonata as being written 'in a very concertante style, more like that of a concerto', so it makes an apt companion-piece for his actual Violin Concerto. Isabelle... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2011, First Choice
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Güra …deserves a place among the elite….it is the only one by a tenor recommendable at present. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2010, Featured
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Canciones y Ensaladas
RecommendedSongs and instrumental pieces of the Spanish Golden Age
Ensemble Clément Janequin, Dominique Visse
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Early Music
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Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo
RecommendedMaria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Rosa Dominguez (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Ulrich Messthaler (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor)
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs
Caldara was the most prolific and famous oratorio composer of his day and this one, written around 1700, is wonderfully rich in fresh and attractive invention.
Practically devoid of external... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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