Erato
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Paul Agnew here makes a stunningly successful recording debut as conductor...this disc's unusual blend of authority and intimacy sets Agnew apart from Christie...this performance's bravura makes... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
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Poulenc: Gloria, etc.
RecommendedCatherine Dubosc (soprano)
Westminster Singers & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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[Jaroussky and Scheen] are well-matched, and the results are wonderfully rich and unexpectedly sensual…Instrumental numbers have all the group’s signature lightness of touch and depth of colour,... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Joyce DiDonato - Furore (Handel Opera Arias)
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
DiDonato tackles this catalogue of emotional meltdowns with customary gusto. Sampled track-by-track, it's a thrilling operatic show case… — More…
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Opera, February 2009, Recording of the Month
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Handel: Messiah
RecommendedLucy Crowe (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone)
Le Concert d’Astrée Orchestre et Chœur, Emmanuelle Haïm
Haïm herself proves broadly sensitive to tempo...and balance has been excellently managed in what is a resonant acoustic. Le Concert d’Astrée's chorus numbers 20...they also keep light on their... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th December 2014
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Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine
Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Maryseult Wieczorek (mezzo), Artur Stefanowicz (countertenor), Paul Agnew, Joseph Cornwell (tenors), Thierry Félix, Clive Bayley (basses)
Les Arts Florissants Orchestra & Chorus, Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse, William Christie
This is in some ways an oddly old-fashioned approach to the 1610 Vespers. With a substantial choir and sometimes highly varying orchestration, William Christie creates a warm and glowing sound.... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Collection
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
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Sibelius - Cantatas
RecommendedSofia Joons (voice)
Ellerhein Girls Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Choral Performance
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Mozart & Brahms: Requiem
RecommendedNancy Argenta (soprano), Catherine Robbin (contralto), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Olaf Bär (baritone)
London Classical Players, Schütz Choir of London, Roger Norrington
this is an enjoyable traversal of the [Mozart Requiem] score, with plenty of character and many points of illumination. — More…
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Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
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Händel Goes Wild
(casebound deluxe)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor), Nuria Rial (soprano)
L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
The Baroque instrumentalists display lyricism, drive, and percussive energy, and the jazz instrumentalists improvise on the germs of Handel’s imagination with infectious enthusiasm…There are... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Ensemble (instrumental)
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