Monteverdi - Interrotte speranze
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Monteverdi - Teatro d'Amore
RecommendedNuria Rial (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Cyril Auvity (tenor), Jan van Elsacker (tenor) & Joaõ Fernandes (bass)
L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
The gorgeous singing of the soloists and stylish instrumental performances, though dazzling and gimlet-eyed, are also elegant and respectful without being obsequiously slavish to convention. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2009
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Monteverdi: Combattimento
Rolando Villazón, Patrizia Ciofi & Topi Lehtipuu
Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
The atmosphere is electric. Villazón is pouring out Monteverdi’s beautiful lines of remorseful agony with spell-binding force. It’s his first foray into early music, but he tosses off the tricky... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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There is fine singing here, particularly from the bass Lisandro Abadie in Altri canti d’Amour (great richness and clarity) and the contralto Lucile Richardot in Lettera Amorosa (with some stylish... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Record Review, 18th February 2017, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Amore e morte dell’amore
Duets by Monteverdi, Marcello, Handel, Scarlatti, Lotti, Durante
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Sonia Prina (contralto) & Luca Pianca (lute, conductor)
Throughout the disc the continuo battery of Ensemble Claudiana provides colourful support...But the disc belongs to Invernizzi and Prina, who aptly cap a feast of glorious Handelian virtuosity. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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A Tale Of Two Cellos
Arrangements by Julian Lloyd Webber
Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cellos), John Lenehan (piano), Catrin Finch (harp), Guy Johnston (cello) & Laura van der Heijden (cello)
The most worthwhile tracks surround the cellists' effusions with space, air and Catrin Finch's harp...Throughout, John Lenehan's piano gives helpful support. — More…
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Monteverdi: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Cettina Cadelo (soprano), Vincenzo Antonio Manno (tenor), Carlo Gaifa (tenor)
Ensemble Concerto, Roberto Gini
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The star item in the opera selections is the aria 'Possente spirto'...[Charles Daniels] is vocally clear and magically acrobatic in the melodic cascades...Connolly's rendering of Poppea's farewell... — More…
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Special offer. Parole e Querele d’Amore: Madrigali a due voci
Music by Monteverdi, Sances, Strozzi, Rognoni, Valentini, Carissimi
Agnès Mellon (soprano), Dominique Visse (countertenor), Eric Bellocq (theorbo), Marianne Muller (viol da gamba), Marco Horvat (lirone), Brice Sailly (harpsichord/organ)
Mellon and Visse here make a thrilling duo: her silky soprano the perfect complement to his plangent countertenor...producing performances that combine playfulness, passion, youthful spirit... — More…
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The democratic, conductor-less Fieri Consort has found profound direction in this debut recording…Exquisite blend quickly emerges as a touchstone for the intense programme…The startling chromaticism... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, Choral & Song
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The countertenor duet in Ohimè dov'è il mio ben is ravishing, and is accompanied by some brilliantly stylish playing n the harpsichord by Carmen Leoni… — More…
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