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Jaroussky’s eternally boyish countertenor might not seem the most obvious vehicle for the Old Testament God’s furious lambasting of Moses in the virtuoso aria from Fortunato Chelleri’s Dio sul... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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In his flowing, pellucid interpretations Garcia himself seems to be inspired by Bach’s name, and throughout much of the programme there’s a compelling tension between the rippling enunciation... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2018, Editor's Choice
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The world's leading 'operatic' countertenor has sung on precious few of the abundant complete Handel recordings of the last decade so this selection of oratorio arias fills some of the gaps... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2002, Editor's Choice
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Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte
RecommendedRolando Villazón (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste), Romina Basso (Teseo)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Joyce DiDonato is compelling as the passionate Hippolyta, her 'Onde chiare' especially beguiling. Vivica Genaux is splendid in the role of the warrior-queen Antiope, presenting her credentials... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2010
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, Opera Choice
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Fray's debut is marked by an imaginative collation, Bach and Boulez, played with vibrant imagination. He pushes the boundaries but resists the merely quirky. Impeccable technique allows him... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Newcomer of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Editor's Choice
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Véronique Gens : Tragediennes 2 (from Gluck to Berlioz)
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
…a wonderful odyssey through late Baroque to early Romantic French opera. Gens's agile voice is the perfect vehicle to cope with these emotional extremes, from the enchanting to the chilling.... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2009, Editor's Choice
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Opera, October 2009, Recording of the Month
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A bracing, Baroque-pitched tutti - basses slapping, harpsichord punching, upper strings digging with their bow heels - starts the disc. Biondi's first solo strains at the leash...Il Proteo makes... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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Building a Library, November 2017, Also Recommended
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superb voicing and clarity of sound. Most pieces are sombre in tone, which Rondeau delivers with a well-judged pinch of melancholy. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Acis and Galatea
RecommendedSophie Daneman (Galatea), Paul Agnew (Acis), Alan Ewing (Polyphemus), Francois Piolino (Tenor), David Le Monnier (Baritone), Andrew Sinclair (Tenor), Joseph Cornwell (Coridon) & Patricia Petibon (Damon)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
William Christie's charming performance has fine instrumental playing. Paul Agnew's chesty Acis is a bit over-exaggerated, but Sophie Daneman's seductive Galatea and Alan Ewing's villainous... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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