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Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)
Michael Chance, Mark Tucker, Nigel Robson, Bryn Terfel
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts, London Oratory Junior Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded... — More…
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JS Bach: Three Cantatas
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Hermann Töttcher (oboe), Helmut Krebs (tenor), Maria Jung (organ)
Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart, Frankfurt am Main Orchester des Bachfestes 1950, Chor der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik, Karl Ristenpart, Fritz Lehmann
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Orfeo), Julianne Baird (Euridice), Anne Sofie von Otter (La Messaggiera), Lynne Dawson (La Musica), John Tomlinson (Caronte), Diana Montague (Proserpina), Willard White (Plutone)
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
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Heinichen: Lamentationes & Passionsmusik
Mechthild Georg (soprano), Axel Köhler (alto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor), Raimund Nolte (bass), Scot Weir (tenor), Christian Rieger (harpsichord)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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Handel: Messiah
Auger, von Otter, Chance, Crook & Tomlinson
The English Concert and Choir, Trevor Pinnock
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Handel: Hercules
John Tomlinson (Hercules), Sarah Walker (Dejanira), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Hyllus), Margaret Cable (Lichas), Jennifer Smith (Iole), David Wilson-Johnson (Priest)
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner's brisk performance...conveys superbly the vigour of the writing, its natural drama; the the fire of the performance is typified by the outstanding singing of Sarah Walker as Dejanira.... — More…
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Handel: Dixit Dominus
Arleen Auger (soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Diana Montague (contralto), Leigh Dixon (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Simon Birchall (bass)
Choir & Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
Soloists clearly relish their vocal pyrotechnics, showing off the qualities through which they later became top names. Absence of sleeve notes undermines appreciation of the work. — More…
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For the sake of both vocal and family well-being, Anne Sofie von Otter has always followed the wise course of self-rationing in opera. This disc, an entirely personal selection of arias from... — More…
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629
Eiddwen Harrhy, Jennifer Smith, Judith Nelson, Elisabeth Priday, Timothy Penrose, Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, David Thomas, Ashley Stafford
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
This disc highlights Gardiner's flair for drama. Airy dances and languishing sighs are but two of many effects that he calls forth. Pristine sound reproduction. — More…
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