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the result is coherently put together, with Hughes's resourceful vocal imagination and use of tone, plus the subtlety and careful placement of her decorations, drawing the ear again and again. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Britten & Dowland - Lute Songs
RecommendedMark Padmore (tenor) & Elizabeth Kenny (lute), guitar solo by Craig Ogden
Padmore provides context by singing Dowland's original song before Craig Ogden steals in, alert to the Nocturnal's every nuance, and with a palette of colours both caressing and disquieting.... —
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Building a Library, January 2013, Top recommendation - Dowland Songs
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This eclectic, if not eccentric song recital by the musically promiscuous French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky should not work. That it does, and so convincingly, is down to the fastidious... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Sophistication and refinement inform every note of Iestyn Davies's recital...this recording proves that the age of monochrome Dowland is over. —
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The atmosphere is intimate and confiding; the music presented simply with minimal ornament. Occasionally the long lines of the slower songs can bring a certain smoothing-out of the text, but... —
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Special offer. Dreames & Imaginations - Poeticall Musicke to be sung to the Lyra viol (Music from around 1600)
Anna-Lena Elbert (soprano), Evangelina Mascardi (renaissance lute), Angélique Mauillon (harp), Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba, lyra viol)
The instrumentalists are perfect matches and the instrumental works are given excellent performances, which are subtle when needed, and explore the dynamic possibilities to good effect. —
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Yoncheva’s voice is justly famous for its rich, languorous tone that has transfigured many passionate roles from Monteverdi’s Poppea to recent heroines on her Handel and Verdi discs, and to... —
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Female Singer of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Early Music
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