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The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740 Volume One: The Dawn of the Virtuoso
Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin and director)
These mostly unfamiliar pieces make highly enjoyable listening, especially when played with the natural exuberance that La Serenissima bring to them. Legrenzi's dances are catchy, Navara's... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Songs of Orpheus
RecommendedMonteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Brunelli, Castello, Cima, Landi
Karim Sulayman (tenor)
Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell
Sulayman’s approach tends more towards the lyrical than the rhetorical – his lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma best suited to melodious arias rather than the text-driven stile recitativo…Under... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018), Winner - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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This recording is stunningly different from the norm. This is because Sorrell knows that ‘authentic performances’ do not guarantee ‘authentic experiences’...The real understanding of style is... — More…
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Handel: Dixit Dominus, Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne & Zadok the Priest Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord & conductor)
Apollo’s Fire
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Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas & other choral works Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington (director)
Stephen Darlington gives majestic shape to this monumental work, effectively drawing out the imperturbable tread of the 'Gloria tibi Trinitas' cantus firmus. The choir produces a sound of blistering... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Editor's Choice
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Vivaldi - Music for the Chapel of the Pieta Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Robert Howarth (organ), Sarah McMahon (cello solo)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin & direction)
…Mhairi Lawson sings with secure intonation, expressive sensibility and pleasing warmth of colour. Chandler is the solo violinist in four strongly contrasted concertos… In two of them he is... — More…
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Sorrell navigates this epic boldly, with edgy tempos, provocative dynamics and flawless pacing...Laurels also go to the band Apollo’s Fire, which restrains its customary unruliness in service... — More…
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More Divine Than Human: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 1 The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Stephen Darlington
What makes this disc entrancingly fresh is its use of boy choristers: their translucence as a choir, their colours as soloists, and their easy swing through florid passages inject lightness... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Early Music
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The 18-strong Apollo's Fire ensemble...plays with great crispness and vigour, offering terse supporting musical pillars to the voices and emphasizing rhythmic vigour over a sense of line...the... — More…
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