Handel - Trio Sonata, HWV 386b in B minor, Op. 2 No. 1
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Special offer. Handel: Italian cantatas
RecommendedSabine Devieilhe (soprano), Léa Desandre (mezzo)
Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord, organ and conductor)
This production is a delight throughout…Haïm retains control by preparing both the scores and the sopranos’ ornaments, her vision giving this carefully wrought performance a fiery intensity,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2018, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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Italophilia - Discovering the Italian Style in Handel's London
Aljosja Mietus, Thomas Triesschijn, Matthea de Muynck, Petr Hamouz, Giulio Quirici, Kristen Witmer (leadvocalist), Anne-Linde Visser, The Counterpoints
Though the larger, formalised structures are excellently performed, the more folky, embroidered, improvisatory moments of the album stand out as exceptional. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Handel: Claviorganum (Concertos & Sonatas)
Bart Naessens, Jan de Winne, Il Gardellino
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Sonatas Nos 1 and 4 benefit from the expressive eloquence of Rachel Brown's flute, and in the opening Andante of the B minor, she and Adrian Butterfield converse with flirtatious suppleness... —
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A Gift For Your Garden (Georg Philipp Telemann; George Frideric Handel; Johann Gottlieb Graun; James Oswald)
Ensemble Hesperi
Oswald’s Airs for the Spr ing, published in 1755, are in the galant style. Each is in two or three very short movements. Ensemble Hesperi captures their ingenuous character with unfussy charm...Trios... —
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Special offer. Officina Romana: A Wonder Lab at the Dawn of the 18th Century
Le Stagioni, Paolo Zanzu, Carlo Vistoli (countertenor), Tiam Goudarzi, Marco Frezzato, Daniel Lanthier, Tami Troman, Liv Heym
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The Brook Street Band play with plenty of charismatic brio but there is also affective compassion in reflective music...There are a few mild slips in the documentation but this is a fine addition... —
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The players of Tempesta di Mare supply a lovely, understated accompaniment that is historically informed but without any ornamental gimmickry. —
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The Art of the Recorder
Pieter-Jan Belder (recorder), Rainer Zipperling (cello), Menno van Delft (harpsichord & organ)
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