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Gramophone Magazine, July 2001, Disc of the Month
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Britten - Purcell Realizations
Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton, Sarah Walker, James Bowman, John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Jackson, Simon Keenlyside & Graham Johnson
Two irresistible discs—typically painstakingly produced and documented—and would deserve four stars if only they were there to give —
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Purcell: Britten
Songs by Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Allan Clayton (tenor), Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano), Ruby Hughes (soprano), Benedict Nelson (baritone), Matthew Rose (bass), Joseph Middleton (piano)
The singers steer a convincing stylistic course, balancing the sometimes contradictory demands of the source material and the arrangement…Middleton’s playing is precisely coloured and characterised —
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Janet Baker: The Beloved Mezzo
Dame Janet Baker, Daniel Barenboim (piano), Robert Spencer (lute), Martin Isepp (harpsichord), Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba), Douglas Whittaker (flute), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir (men's voices), London Symphony Orchestra,...
this is a treasurable set —
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Purcell: Close thine Eyes
Joanna Klisowska (soprano), Peter Kooij (bass), Pietro Prosser (archlute & baroque lute), Cristiano Contadin (viola da gamba), Lorenzo Feder (harpsichord & organ)
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Purcell: Chamber and Vocal Music
Eero Palviainen (lute), Annamari Polho (harpsichord), Lauri Pulakka (cello piccolo), Paivi Jarvio (mezzo-soprano), Lauri Pulakka (cello), Lauri Pulakka (viola da gamba), Annamari Polho (organ)
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Henry Purcell: Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus
Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Music
Jill Feldman (soprano), Nigel North (archlute), Sarah Cunningham (bass viol)
Davitt Moroney
Instrumental contributions are exemplary, not least Davitt Moroney’s account of the organ works which interleave the sacred items. —
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Special offer. Down by the Salley Gardens
Works by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Howells & Quilter
Bejun Mehta (countertenor) & Julius Drake (piano)
Mehta is a technically excellent singer; with a firm well-supported line; an unusually resonant lower range; and fine expressive diction, well equal to Julius Drake's sturdy accompaniment. And... —
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