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Bach pulled some unexpected elements into the mix for these particular suites...And Tristano himself is full of surprises in terms of mood, colour, and tempo - often thrillingly fast, and sometimes... —
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This welcome album is the outcome of Sonya Yoncheva’s fascination with Sand, and feels like a labour of love...the musical highlight is Yoncheva’s singing of ‘Faible coeur!’, one of Viardot... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Song
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Special offer. Concerti Per Violino X Intorno A Pisendel
Le Concert de La Loge, Julien Chauvin (violin)
These are breezy performances, full of subtle shading and detailed nuances; they are expressive, but not sappy. Chauvin sets the tone, but the ensemble takes up this mantle and runs with it... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Alessandrini has opened a window on to Bach's music and let a refreshing current of air run through it —
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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The shifts from unsettling ellis island Kurtág to the comforting, tonal minimalism of Monk and Mingus effectively illustrate a profound journey but it's in the Bartók that Hamos really flies,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespri solenni per la festa di San Marco
RecommendedMonica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (sopranos), Andrea Arrivabene, Gianluca Ferrarini (altos), Luca Dordolo, Raffaele Giordani (tenors) & Matteo Bellotto, Salvo Vitale (bass)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Alessandrini’s Monteverdi interpretations resound with passion…a brilliantly conceived, scholastically sound and liturgically plausible sequence, burnished with spiritual sincerity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti Per Violino IX, 'le Nuove Vie'
Boris Begelman (violin), Rinaldo Alessandrini
Begelman, who currently leads Concerto Italiano, is an eloquent conveyor of the spirited and lyrical charms of these concertos. His intonation is faultless and his articulation sharply defined... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Concerti Per Violino Xi 'per Anna Maria'
RecommendedFabio Biondi (soloist), Europa Galante
Biondi effortlessly surmounts the technical difficulties and stylistic challenges of each concerto. He also directs Europa Galante with characteristic vigour and aplomb —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Baroque Voices 11 - Pergolesi & Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
RecommendedGemma Bertagnolli & Sara Mingardo
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This is a totally Italianate performance of both high drama and moving pathos...Alessandrini's instrumental support could not be more telling, and the recording is made in an ideal acoustic. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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