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This is quite simply the best performance of Tallis's 40-part Spem in alium to date. Sung by a constellation of singers, many of them familiar names from other wellestablished choral groups,... —
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Building a Library, October 2004, First Choice
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Special offer. Ned Rorem - On an echoing road
Duets, Trios and Quartets from Evidence of things not seen interspersed with songs
Anna Leese (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Andrew Staples (tenor), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), Tim Mead (countertenor) & Alisdair Hogarth (piano / director)
Prince Consort
All five singers have clearly grasped the importance of Rorem's text-based conception of song, 'poetry as expressed through the voice' and they sing - albeit in resolutely English English which... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2010, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. On Wenlock Edge
James Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano), Michael Cox (flute), Gareth Hulse (cor anglais)
Fitzwilliam String Quartet
Gilchrist's bright, ringing tenor voice is compelling from the first note, but it's the range of expression and unaffected musicality that leave the lasting impression —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Special offer. The Complete Songs of Robert Burns, Volume 7
RecommendedJohn Morran, Gillian MacDonald, George Duff, Bobby Eaglesham, Aimee Leonard, Karine Polwart, Alistair Huelett
Several years back, Scottish-based label Linn Records embarked on an ambitious project to record every song written or edited by Robert Burns: this volume includes 'The Captain's lady', 'Charlie,... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Egarr explores with affection and intelligence the rich world of Byrd’s keyboard music, on a modern copy of a Ruckers harpsichord. Bells is a real gem. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Biber: The Mystery Sonatas
RecommendedChristina Day Martinson
Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman
Martinson even prefaces each sonata by sounding the open strings – well intentioned no doubt, though perhaps ultimately a little intrusive…A pity because didacticism couldn’t be further from... —
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Special offer. Debussy: Nocturnes and Duruflé: Requiem
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robin Ticciati
Ticciati’s performances are relaxed and lyrical, and recorded in splendid sound. Taking the Duruflé first, the sound opens up impressively in the big moments, with exhilarating climaxes in the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Special offer. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Don Juan, Sechs Lieder Op. 68
RecommendedLouise Alder (soprano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati
When orchestral sonorities and engineering coincide like this, the result in Strauss is thrilling...Ticciati’s winged uplift gilds the afterlife beautifully, while there’s dynamic restraint... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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These performances by Phantasm find conversation, play and dance in the unlikeliest of contrapuntal moments. What, essentially, is most fantastic about this disc is that we are listening to... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Corelli: Church Sonatas Opp. 1 & 3
The Avison Ensemble: Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Caroline Balding (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paula Chateauneuf (archlute), Roger Hamilton (harpsichord)
Violinists Pavlo Beznosiuk and Caroline Balding have a clear tone and easy style of playing that fits these works perfectly. The intonation is excellent, and the straight tone allows for Corelli’s... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Chamber Choice
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