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BACH: Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian RecommendedKantaten
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
One of the key differences between Vox Luminis and many other such ensembles…is how homogeneity is challenged as the default priority…The strong identities within the ensemble allow for new... — More…
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Record Review, 15th June 2019, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th June 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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J. S. Bach: A Life in Music Vol. 1 RecommendedArnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703-1708), Early Cantatas
Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants, Benjamin Alard
With just one or two to a part, each musician is a leader here. The purity of the singers’ straight tones and the immediacy and depth of their individual reactions to lexical meaning are bracing,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th April 2024
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JS Bach: Cantatas Nos 54, 82 & 170 RecommendedIestyn Davies (countertenor)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Iestyn Davies [gives a] poised, sober performance…Arcangelo’s strings have a beautifully firm sound, with plenty of bow and intelligent details from the lute, while oboist Katharina Spreckelsen... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana RecommendedJohn Aler (tenor), John Tomlinson (baritone)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Pierre Boulez
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Classical Album of the Year
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Antonini’s standing among the most vital of current Haydn conductors is as evident here in the hushed intensity he brings to the remote Adagio of the Farewell Symphony as it is in the driving... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, Orchestral Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Maurice Ravel: Cantates Pour Le Prix de Rome Véronique Gens (soprano), Vannina Santoni (sopranos), Sophie Koch, Janina Baechle (mezzos), Julien Behr, Michael Spyres (tenors), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone)
Choeur et Orchestre National des Pays de La Loire, Pascal Rophé
there is much to enjoy in this fascinating set which offers sensitive and refined orchestral playing, as well as especially outstanding vocal contributions from Véronique Gens and Michael Spyres. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Choral
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Buxtehude, Schütz & Dijkman: Septem Verba & Membra Jesu Nostri
Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé
Vocal forces of just 10 singers supported by the same number of instrumentalists bring a level of intimacy that is entirely appropriate to this programme of 17th-century music reflecting on... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Choral
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We don’t normally associate Daniil Trifonov with Bach, so this recording is a revelation…Many pianists radiate effort in their attempts to make intellectual sense of The Art of Fugue: Trifonov’s... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Despite the album’s preponderance of minor keys, the programme never seems oppressive thanks to Damien Guillon’s judicious direction which cultivates an almost understated poise buttressed by... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Shortlisted - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Handel: Italian cantatas
RecommendedSabine Devieilhe (soprano), Léa Desandre (mezzo)
Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord, organ and conductor)
This production is a delight throughout…Haïm retains control by preparing both the scores and the sopranos’ ornaments, her vision giving this carefully wrought performance a fiery intensity,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2018, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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