Ricercar Consort
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Bach - Magnificat BWV243
RecommendedCarlos Mena, Maria Keohane, Anna Zander, Hans-Jörg Mammel & Stephan MacLeod
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
Pierlot's tempos are well-judged, and he rarely if ever pushes them beyond the possibilities of natural declamation. He is also susceptible to the infinite expressive nuances in the music.... —
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Building a Library, February 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The performance by both the vocal and instrumental groups is, as one might expect, excellent. Soprano Maria Keohane has a bright voice and fine diction, while tenor Julian Prégarien can be powerful... —
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Record Review, 16th January 2021, Record of the Week
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Special offer. German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble La Fenice (early music ensemble), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Capella Ricercar, Greta De Reyghere, Ian Honeyman, Bernard Foccroulle (organ), Capella Sancti Michaelis, Henri Ledroit, Guy De Mey, Max van Egmond (baritone), Victor Demaiffe, Guy Penson, Thibault...
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Special offer. Lagrime
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Céline Scheen, Paul Goussot, Philippe Pierlot
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J S Bach - A funerary monument for the Queen of Poland
RecommendedKatharine Fuge (soprano), Carlos Mena (alto), Jan Kobow (tenor), Stephan Macleod (bass) & Francis Jacob (organ)
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
Pierlot has already proved to be a sensitive and stylish Bach interpreter and in this recording his musicians illuminate Bach's textures with elegant phrasing and a pleasing balance between... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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What we have here is a wonderfully full yet transparent sound, greatly enhanced by the sheer quality of the voices, and recorded with such luxuriance that the only concessions to the thinner... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Choral
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The key to the success of these readings is that while they are rooted in transparency, they are vibrantly resonant, boldly directional and never brittle. The arias tend to portray the singers... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Special offer. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Rendez-moi mes plaisirs
Henri Ledroit (countertenor)
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