Glossa
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Laura Pudwell (Dido & Sorceress), Peter Harvey (Aeneas), Salomé Haller (Belinda & First Witch), Marie-Louise Duthoit (Second Woman & Second Witch), Nicolas Maire (The Sailor), Matthew White (The Spirit)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
An elegant recording, in which Laura Pudwell comes over as a touching Dido. Notwithstanding strong vocal contributions, the performance lacks drama. — More…
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A liturgical reconstruction of Guerrero's requiem and burial services. Voices and instruments combine, as was usual in Seville Cathedral, and are nicely balanced. Phrasing occasionally oddly... — More…
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Music for Good Friday
María Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Claudio Cavina (countertenor), Josep Benet (tenor), Josep Cabré (bass-baritone)
La Colombina
not a complete liturgical service, but an effective selection. Sensitive, musical singing (especially in the Lamentations) but more could have been made of the imitations in O vos omnes. Nicely... — More…
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Mozart: Requiem
Mona Julsrud (soprano), Wilke te Brummelstroete (alto), Zeger Vandersteene (tenor) & Jelle Draijer (bass)
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Frans Brüggen
An urgent, dramatic reading … it grips throughout. The recording is hazily reverberant. — More…
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Dowland: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
José Miguel Moreno (renaissance lute) & Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo & gittern)
The self-proclaimed 'doleful Dowland' in unexpectedly high spirits with dances and character pieces, though Semper dolens and Lachrimae are deeply poignant. — More…
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Les Harpes du Ciel
Harp music in the salons of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
Mara Galassi & Gabriella Bosio (harps)
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Stradella: La Susanna
Emanuela Galli (Susanna), Barbara Zanichelli (Daniele), Roberto Balconi (Testo), Luca Dordolo (Secondo Giudice) & Matteo Bellotto (Primo Giudice)
Ensemble Aurora, Enrico Gatti
Stradella's delectable, almost operatic 1681 Oratorio benefits from stylish native Italian frorces in an absorbing rendition supremely at ease with itself. — More…
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