Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
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Berlioz Les Nuits d’Eté & Handel Arias
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
her warm and maternal tone combine with her interpretative commitment and spontaneity to produce wonderful results...Hunt Lieberson's inimitable approach makes a wonderful thing, for instance,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2011, Editor's Choice
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Haydn: Symphonies 88, 101 ‘Clock’ & 104 ‘London’
Recorded live First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA 2007-9
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
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Rameau: Orchestral suites from Le Temple de la Gloire & Naïs
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
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Avery Amereau’s sonorous contralto is ideal for this repertoire. ‘Cara sposa’ from Rinaldo is exquisitely shaded with a beautifully ornamented da capo, and the two arias from Giulio Cesare are... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2020, Editor's Choice
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Scarlatti, A: La Gloria di Primavera
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Suzana Ograjenšek (soprano), Clint van der Linde (countertenor), Nicholas Phan (tenor) & Douglas Williams (baritone)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Philharmonia Chorale, Nicholas McGegan
McGegan and his ensemble are responsive to the varied instrumental shades, and their alert playing highlights Scarlatti’s fleet, dancing rhythms. Of the soloists, soprano Suzana Ograjensek (Summer)... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2016, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Susanna, HWV66
RecommendedLorraine Hunt, Drew Minter, Jennifer Lane, Jeffrey Thomas, David Thomas
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
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Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Vivaldi: Flute Concertos & Recorder Concertos
Janet See (flute), Marion Verbruggen (recorder)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
[the B flat Violin Concerto's] slow movement finds Elizabeth Blumenstock at her most eloquent....McGegan is rhythmically incisive [in the Seasons], but strong beats are often leant on unsubtly —
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The principal virtues in this coupling concern clarity (especially with regard to inner voices) and musical intelligence...These performances are interesting, even instructive to hear but lack... —
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Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson: A Tribute
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (soprano, mezzo-soprano) & Nicholas McGegan (director & harpsichord), with Drew Minter (counter-tenor)
Freiburger Barockorchester & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Handel's popular "Angels, ever bright and fair" from Theodora and "Scherza infida" from Ariodante remind us of her musical intelligence and vitality...The final tracks on each disc, Dido's Lament... —
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