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Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Edith Mathis, Janet Baker, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Véronique Gens, Bernarda Fink, Russell Smythe & Laurent Naouri
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius & Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Marijana Mijanovic (Giulio Cesare), Magdalena Kožená (Cleopatra), Anne Sofie von Otter (Sesto), Charlotte Hellekant (Cornelia), Bejun Mehta (Tolomeo), Alan Ewing (Achilla)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Marijana Mijanovic is impressive, with a full, flexible bottom-end to the range that puts plenty of counter-tenors to shame...she's able to knock out the more virtuosic arias with impressive... — More…
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Hippolyte), Veronique Gens (Aricie), Bernarda Fink (Phèdre)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Phèdre was a breakthrough role for Bernarda Fink, who sings here with grave sensuality, supported by a characterful and largely Francophone cast. — More…
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Hubertus Baumann, Frank Sahesch-Pur, Michael Hoffmann, Heiner Hopfner & Nikolaus Hillebrand
Collegium St. Emmeram & Die Regensburger Domspatzen, Hanns-Martin Schneidt
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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Ryland Davies, Felicity Palmer, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Christopher Keyte, Paul Esswood
English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
Mackerras's sparkling 1976 performance...is irresistable...Hearing even so hackneyed a number as 'See the conqu'ring hero' in its true scale is a delightful surprise. — More…
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492
Bryn Terfel (Figaro), Alison Hagley (Susanna), Rodney Gilfry (Count Almaviva), Hillevi Martinpelto (Countess Almaviva), Pamela Helen Stephen (Cherubino)
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
The catalogue of Figaro recordings is long, and the cast lists are full of famous names. In this version only one principal had more than half a dozen recordings behind him, and some had none... — More…
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Pergolesi Collection
Rachel Harnisch (soprano) & Sara Mingardo (contralto), Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Sara Mingardo, Veronica Cangemi & Teresa Romano, Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Julia Kleiter (soprano), Rosa Bove (contralto) & Lucio Gallo (baritone)
Orchestra Mozart, Coro della Radiotelevisione...
a crash course for the composer’s tercentenary, which begins with the familiar Stabat Mater but ventures far beyond. — More…
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Handel: Hercules
Gidon Saks (Hercules), Anne Sofie von Otter (Dejanira), Richard Croft (Hyllus), Lynne Dawson (Iole), David Daniels (Lichas), Marcos Pujol (Priest)
Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Hercules has never quite occupied the place it merits in the Handel canon, even though it includes some of his most powerfully dramatic music. This is understood by Marc Minkowski, whose intentions... — More…
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