Hilary Summers
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Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Violin Concerto, Photoptosis, Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony RecommendedLeila Josefowicz (violin), Anu Komsi (soprano), Jeni Packalen (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Peter Tantsits (tenor), Ville Rusanen (baritone), Juha Uusitalo (bass)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
In Zimmermann’s Violin Concerto…beauty is to the fore ina performance from Lelia Josefowicz that is more elasticated and lyrical (than, say, Thomas Zehetmair) while the Finnish Radio Symphony... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Handel: Israel in Ägypten RecommendedLydia Teuscher, Julia Doyle (sopranos), Hilary Summers (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Roderick Williams (bass)
Choir of The King’s Consort & The King’s Consort, Robert King
the performance makes a strong case for the piece, even if Mendelssohn's version is unlikely to make a full-scale comeback. The choir is lively, making every word clear, though some of King's... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th March 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2016, Editor's Choice
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Michael Haydn: Requiem
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Choir of The King’s Consort, The King’s Consort, Robert King
A quality quartet of soloists, led by the vernal soprano of Carolyn Sampson. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice
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Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Gary Cooper (19th-century piano), Matthew Halls (19th-century piano) & Mark Williams (harmonium)
The Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King
I like the fact that the overall effect isn't operatic, and that every attempt seems to have been made to be faithful to Rossini's original intentions. That includes the acoustic, which sounds... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2018, Also Recommended
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Vivaldi - Sacred Music 10
Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Joyce DiDonato, Hilary Summers, Tuva Semmingsen, Robin Blaze
Choir of The King’s Consort, The King’s Consort, Robert King
Robert King had the good fortune that a lost Vivaldi Nisi Dominus turned up just as his project to record the composer's complete sacred music reached its 10th and final volume. This is its... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2004, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Semele
Rosemary Joshua (Semele), Hilary Summers (Juno/Ino), Richard Croft (Jupiter), Stephen Wallace (Athamas), Brindley Sherratt (Cadmus/Somnus) & Gail Pearson (Iris), David Croft (Apollo)
Early Opera Company (on period instruments), Christian Curnyn
In the title role, soprano Rosemary Joshua applies light and graceful tone and conveys Semele's wilful, pleasure-seeking nature. As her immortal lover Jupiter, tenor Richard Croft is equally... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Editor's Choice
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Bach Cantatas Volume 12
Cantatas for the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity & Cantatas for the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity
Susan Hamilton, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Hilary Summers (alto), Robin Tyson (countertenor), James Gilchrist, William Kendall (tenors), Peter Harvey (bass)
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner with his characteristic sense of theatre imbues [the opening of BWV140] with urgency and anticipation. BWV 115 is masterly throughout. — More…
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Passio: Music for Holy Week and Easter, Vol. 5
Krisztina Laki (soprano), Júlia Hamari (contralto), Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor), Richard Anlauf (bass), Petra Labitzke (soprano), Gabriele Wunderer (alto), Daniel Sans (tenor), Christof Fischesser (bass), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Hilary Summers (contralto), Lynne Dawson (soprano)
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Handel: Messiah
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) & Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Choir of King’s College Cambridge & Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury
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