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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
RecommendedLaurence Dale (Orfeo), Efrat Ben-Nun (Euridice/La Musica), Jennifer Larmore (Messaggiera), Paul Gérimon (Caronte), Harry Peeters (Plutone), Bernarda Fink (Proserpina), Nicolas Rivenq (Apollo), Andreas Scholl (Speranza)
Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
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Building a Library, May 2017, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Mozart - The Last Concertos
Lorenzo Coppola (basset clarinet), Andreas Staier (fortepiano)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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A measured reading of Mahler’s Ninth with a convincing balance between short-term excitements and long-term continuity, that would offer any first-time listeners a fair representation of its... — More…
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Superbly recorded, it is a masterclass in outstanding breadth of interpretation, balance and total teamwork … the group’s ‘worker’s co-operative’ ethos continues to reap dividends with, on this... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Special offer. Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello Gioffredo Cappa, 1696)
Queyras is master of his instrument. Intonation is well-nigh impeccable, including meeting Bach's demands of a five-string cello on a normal four-strong instrument… He's an exciting player.... — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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Building a Library, October 2005, Period Instrument Choice
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[No. 1] opens in a state of lonely desolation, and the feeling of suspense is superbly captured by the Jerusalems, who also find the earthy folksiness to remind us that Bartók’s language is... — More…
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Special offer. Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957
RecommendedWerner Güra (tenor) & Christoph Berner (piano Ehrbar c.1877-8)
The tenor, Werner Güra, partnered ideally by Christoph Berner, sings the familiar Staendchen as if it had just been discovered., all charm and freshness, and there is a similar effortlessness... — More…
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Schumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1
RecommendedJean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
Melnikov marshals the crystalline timbres of his 1847 Streicher fortepiano with panache and clarity without in any way sacrificing the urgency of the musical argument … Intimacy also lies at... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Handel: Solomon
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Reuss
…sleek playing from the Berlin period instrument players, though the choir sounds too slim-line for the big moments. As Zadok, Mark Padmore moves around most of the notes with skill. Sarah... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
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