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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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The Erlkönig Caprice and 'The Last Rose of Summer Variations' (last of the Polyphonic Studies) stretch violin technique to its very limits. Ilya Gringolts surmounts each hurdle with the brilliance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
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The six male singers of Cinquecento have a lot going for them. The voices are warmly recorded though a little too closely… their performances make it clear that Monte is a composer of distinction. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Early Music
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Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Gary Cooper (19th-century piano), Matthew Halls (19th-century piano) & Mark Williams (harmonium)
The Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King
I like the fact that the overall effect isn't operatic, and that every attempt seems to have been made to be faithful to Rossini's original intentions. That includes the acoustic, which sounds... —
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Building a Library, November 2018, Also Recommended
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Fauré - The Complete Songs - 1
Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy (sopranos), Stella Doufexis (mezzo), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe (baritones), Graham Johnson (piano)
Few singers would give over a whole evening to Fauré's songs on the concert platform, and choosing a way of presenting them on disc obviously poses problems. Previous sets had all the songs... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, March 2005, Period Instrument Choice
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Here's a superlative record of music to confound the sceptics, including the soloist himself, who, in a witty, concentrated essay, expresses his surprise at discovering Alkan's Esquisses and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2003, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Acis and Galatea
RecommendedClaron McFadden (Galatea), John Mark Ainsley (Acis), Rogers Covey-Crump (Damon), Michael George (Polyphemus), Robert Harre-Jones (alto)
The King's Consort, Robert King
A steady and lovely account, with Ainsley on top form. —
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Building a Library, March 2000, Second Choice
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