Monteverdi - Con che soavità (Book 7)
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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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Infinite Refrain: Music of Love’s Refuge
RecommendedRandall Scotting (counter-tenor), Jorge Navarro Colorado (tenor), Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings
Scotting borrows your heart in Monteverdi’s ‘Con che soavità’ when a lover asks how can one speak and kiss at the same time, while conductor Laurence Cummings and the Academy of Ancient Music... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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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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Kožená teams up with crack period band La Cetra, whose virtuoso solo contributions are a delight, yet the voice isn't quite what it was - more diffuse, painting with broader tonal brushstrokes.... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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The instrumental contributions throughout are a real highlight…and Mields’s artless delivery makes for an attractive and infinitely listenable recital, even if musical passions never quite glow... — More…
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Madrigals from books 6, 7 & 8
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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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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Monteverdi - Madrigali erotici
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Poppy Holdon (soprano), Paul Elliott, Andrew King (tenors), Richard Wistreich (baritone) & David Thomas (bass)
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley
Most of the madrigals on this CD come from the Seventh Book of 1619, very much a watershed in Monteverdi’s output. In many instances they are for virtuoso singers and make a break with the past... — More…
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