Concerto Copenhagen
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedMaria Keohane (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
To my mind, Mortensen’s special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Concerto Copenhagen's performances ooze abundantly with charm, wisdom and warmth...Mortensen's fluent playing of the tricky quick organ solos in the concluding Allegro are articulated flawlessly.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2012, Editor's Choice
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043 & Oboe Concerto, BWV 1060R
RecommendedFredrik From (violin), Peter Spissky (violin), Bjarte Eike (violin), Antoine Torunczyk (oboe), Manfredo Kraemer (violin)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Fredrik From plays with tremendous expression through dynamics and a cleanly detailed sense of line within authentic – largely vibrato-less playing. These performances bring out Vivaldi/Corelli... —
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Building a Library, April 2016, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also recommended - BWV1041
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The sound of this performance is nicely clear and the playing precise and brilliant. Mortensen knows how to phrase the movements so that they do not lack energy but rather are each distinctive.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Times of Transition: Cello Concertos by C.P.E. Bach & Haydn
Andreas Brantelid (cello)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
[Brantelid] plays throughout this recording with an outstanding sweetness of tone that does not preclude gutsiness or fantastic dexterity where Haydn’s often demanding writing requires...The... —
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Schütz - Weinachtshistorie & Auferstehunghistorie
Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass), Johan Linderoth (tenor), Adam Riis (tenor) & Else Torp (soprano)
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Concerto Copenhagen & Sirius Viols, Paul Hillier
The performance is first-rate throughout. Natural, tractable voices create characterful images - in the Christmas Story, Else Torp an ethereal angel, Jakob Bloch Jespersen a sneering Herod.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Under Kaljuste, in these performances by Concerto Copenhagen and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Pärt’s music is transformed into a dramatic chiaroscuro of Caravaggio-like bold colours... —
