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Mozart: Il re pastore, K208
Sarah Fox (Aminta), Ailish Tynan (Elisa), John Mark Ainsley (Alessandro), Anna Devin (Tamiri) & Benjamin Hulett (Agenore)
The Mozartists, Ian Page
we have accomplished singers here who negotiate the occasionally tricky music with fluency and poise. John Mark Ainsley (as Alexander the Great) is a commanding presence...It is a rare delight... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
This is special indeed, and given such spectacular engineering (by Tom Stokes under producer Andrew Cornall), anyone wanting a Second in state-of-the-art sound should be happy with it…The Philharmonia... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, Orchestral Choice
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Cecilia McDowall: Da Vinci Requiem, Seventy Degrees Below Zero
Kate Royal (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), City of London Sinfonia, Neil Ferris, Wimbledon Choral
With gently swirling, shimmering, beautifully orchestrated textures of ten imbued with a devotional mystery, the spirit [of the Requiem] is of a step on from the larger choral statements of... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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[Beatson is] undoubtedly a fine player, and in the [Op. 12 No. 1] sonata’s outer movements both he and Mullova convey the full energy and quirkiness of the young Beethoven at his most provocatively... — More…
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If one needed reminding just what a sensationally good piece [the Schumann], this admirably clear recording would do the job more than adequately, and there aren’t many versions of the finale... — More…
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The performances by this accomplished ensemble are polished and invigorating. Chandler’s solo violin playing is articulate, warmtoned and communicative, and he is supported throughout by his... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique' & Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
The symphony's first movement, especially, reaches a level of intensity that's seriously frightening, with astonishing virtuoso firepower from every corner of the orchestra. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Editor's Choice
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Christmas is often treated as a time of extroverted celebration, intimacy is the keynote of Noël, the Armonico Consort’s new seasonal collection. That’s partly because the choir has just eleven... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2023, Christmas Choice
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What marks this album out are the four Debussy favourites heard in less familiar guise, arrangements where another composer has added their perspective...Unsurprisingly, Ravel’s imaginative... — More…
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Vivaldi’s use of colour and texture is, like the great Venetian painters before him, one of the defining characteristics of his style – as La Serenissima’s new disc vividly demonstrates. This... — More…
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