Hyperion
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Handel: Alexander Balus
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Michael George (bass), Catherine Denley (contralto), Charles Daniels (tenor), Claron McFadden (soprano)
The King's Consort, Choir of The King's Consort, New College Choir, Oxford, Robert King
Alexander Balus has never been one of Handel's more popular oratorios. That's mainly because its plot is by modern standards lacking in drama and motivation, and accordingly doesn't call forth... —
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How do you make a worthwhile contribution to the enormous range of performances without sounding willful or perverse? Kolesnikov opts for a middle way, rather like Wilhelm Kempff two generations... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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The organ of St Paul's Cathedral might not be the most idiomatic of instruments for this generous compilation, but John Scott produces entrancing colours to complement the authority of his awesomely... —
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Duruflé: Requiem
RecommendedAnn Murray (mezzo soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Thomas Trotter (organ)
Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best
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Building a Library, November 2002, First Choice
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In this first recording of the concert version of the Douze Grandes Etudes (1837), Leslie Howard brings his customary technical wizardry to bear on this outrageously difficult music in an arresting... —
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Sacred Music of Jan Dismas Zelenka
Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Michael George, Peter Harvey (bass)
Choir of the King's Consort & Kings Consort, Robert King
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By approaching Tallis with authority, the singers of The Cardinall’s Musick illuminate his complex masterpieces —
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also Recommended
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Albinoni: 6 Sonata da chiesa Op. 4
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) & Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
The Locatelli Trio
In terms of poise and feeling, Albinoni's chamber music surpasses his more celebrated Venetian contemporary, Vivaldi. Mellifluous performances, warmly engineered. —
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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa brevis
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of Music)
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Building a Library, February 2001, First Choice
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