Paul McCreesh
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Purcell: King Arthur
RecommendedAnna Dennis, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Carolyn Sampson (sopranos), Jeremy Budd (high tenor), James Way (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
Choruses are more vibrant, dance rhythms more percussive and solos more delicate than in any previous recording. Above all, McCreesh and his artists make us hear Purcell’s genius for word-setting…But... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Opera, February 2020, Disc of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Opera
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, 1692
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Anna Dennis (soprano), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Roderick Williams (baritone), Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
McCreesh’s production rises to the occasion: original voicing, unorthodox continuo, project-specific trumpet design and rediscovered string techniques bring out qualities missing from earlier... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th April 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Opera
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Building a Library, February 2023, Recommended Recording
2 CDs
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Handel Gold RecommendedKiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Cecilia Bartoli, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Anne Sofie von Otter, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Joyce DiDonato, Russell Oberlin, Nigel Robson, Kathleen Ferrier, Bryn Terfel, Janet Baker, Magdalena Kozena, Grace...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gluck: Paride ed Elena
Magdalena Kozená (Paride), Susan Gritton (Elena), Carolyn Sampson (Amore), Gillian Webster (Pallade)
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Paride el Elena contains much striking and sensuously beautiful music, and this new set does it proud. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Editor's Choice
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Hérold: Le Pré Aux Clercs
Marie-Ève Munger, Marie Lenormand, Jeanne Crousaud, Michael Spyres, Éric Huchet & Christian Helmer
Coro e Orquestra Gulbenkian, Paul McChreesh
Hérold’s effervescent music is performed with tremendous charm by Paul McCreesh and the Gulbenkian Orchestra...Munger [is] in exquisite form, coloratura cascading like champagne...Ensembles... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
2 CDs + Book
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Signum Digital Sampler
James Rhodes (piano), Matthew Barley (cello), Llŷr Williams (piano), Julian Bliss (clarinet), Miah Persson (soprano), Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), David Goode (organ)
Charivari Agreable, Chapelle du Roi, Vasari Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Gabrieli Consort and Players, Wroclaw Philharmonic...
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Rolando Villazón - Handel Arias
Rolando Villazón (tenor), with Rebecca Bottone (Asteria) & Jean Gandoullet (Tamerlano), Christopher Suckling (cello) & Robert Howarth (harpsichord)
Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
It is splendid to hear a singer of abundant personality leaping into the suicide scene from Tamerlano with such dramatic authority. Listening to Villazón's lively rendition of Bajazet's "Ciel... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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111 Classics For Easter
Joseph Cooper (Piano), Simon Standage (Violin), Trevor Pinnock (Director), Wolfgang Meyer (Harpsichord), Daniel Barenboim (Piano), Yehudi Menuhin (Violin), Wilhelm Kempff (Piano), Irina Saizewa (Piano), Hagen Quartett (String Quartet), Olli Mustonen (Piano), Simon Preston (Organ), Kimberly McCord...
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Baroque - The Essentials
Simon Standage (violin), Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Edward Brewer (harpsichord), Trevor Pinnock (director), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Timothy Wilson (counter-tenor), Eriko Sato (violin), Edward Brewer (organ), Margaret Marshall (soprano), Leslie Pearson (organ),...
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