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HMGold
A new Prestige Collection at mid-price.
HMGold will assemble the recordings that have marked the history of harmonia mundi, packaged in elegant gold digipaks and enhanced with carefully chosen editorial material. A collection that begins, naturally enough, with the historic Deller recital Music for a While, but which contains many other gems
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Trio Wanderer and clarinettist Pascal Moraguès emphasise extremes, ranging from barely audible and excessively brittle piano tone in contrasting movements to an astonishingly slow ‘Louange à... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2017, Also Recommended
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A delightful work. Christie knows exactly how to make the music leap off the page and Charpentier's airs and dances are full of elegance and charm. — More…
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Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25
La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe
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Building A Library, December 2021, Recommended Recording
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Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
RecommendedAcademy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze
Widely considered state-of-the-art on their first release, these recordings by the Academy of Ancient Music combine hyper-vivid articulation with wonderful poise and panache, plus a lovely soulfulness... — More…
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Building A Library, March 2024, Recommended Recording
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One-to-a-part transparency and articulation can't overcome the stifling reverberation of a Belgian church. Dieltiens, forward of the strings, plays indulgently, but with heartfelt passion. — More…
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Victoria - Et Jesum & Motets à voix seule
RecommendedCarlos Mena (countertenor), Juan Carlos Rivera (lute, vihuela) & Francisco Rubio Gallego (cornet)
It needs a special voice to focus the attention so clearly on itself, and Mena’s fits the bill. He has an extraordinary range…I suspect that those who dislike the ‘churchy’ manner in which the... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2011, Featured
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Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85
RecommendedLuba Orgonasova (Seraph), Plácido Domingo (Jesus) & Andreas Schmidt (Petrus)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Kent Nagano
Nagano is often very expressive… Both Fritz Wunderlich and Keith Lewis are more apt with their lighter, smoother, more beautiful voices… Orgonasova’s big, creamy, rounded voice provides its... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, April 2017, Also Recommended
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