Jeremy Ovenden
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Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Wrocław Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
the performance matches the high standards of McCreesh's previous grand choral projects...McCreesh revels in Haydn's masterly skills in writing for orchestra, choir and soloists...The choir's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th March 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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Record Review, 29th April 2017, Recording of the Week
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Building A Library, June 2025, Recommended Recording
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Handel: Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington
RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Emma Bell is turning out to be a fine Handel singer of considerable power… and her Merab - sometimes haughty, sometimes indignant - affords effective contrast with the fresh and sensuous contours... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
RecommendedGillian Webster (soprano), Laurence Kilsby (treble), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Peter Harvey (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass), William Whitehead (organ)
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
The choral elements are scrupulously handled by the Gabrieli Consort, and the soloists are choice. Gillian Webster is the light, bright soprano, Laurence Kilsby the delightful treble tenor Jeremy... —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Hasse: Piramo e Tisbe
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Anett Fritsch (Piramo), Roberta Mameli (Tisbe), Jeremy Ovenden (Il Padre)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
The piece has been recorded before by La Stagione Frankfurt, but this new version is better, with livelier tempi and superb singing from two bright-voiced sopranos, Anett Fritsch and Roberta... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation
Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
an exceptional account of the oratorio from all points of view…but what is wholly exceptional is the diction of both soloists and choir; you can hear every word without referring to the text... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196
Recommendedposthumous version from 1796
Sophie Karthäuser (Sandrina/Violante), Nicolas Rivenq (La Podesta), Jeremy Ovenden (Il Contino Belfiore), Alex Penda (Arminda), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Ramiro), Sunhae Im (Serpetta), Michael Nagy (Nardo/Roberto)
Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
Jacobs's interpretations are always interesting, but here they slip between the magically unique and the quirky. The magical elements include the beautifully effective new orchestration of the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2012
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Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
(sung in German)
Miah Persson (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Sir Colin Davis's live account is founded on purposive modern-instrument playing and the conductor's own irrepressible dynamism; in this early eighties, he continues to show a sharp-eared appreciation... —
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Kittel, C: Arias and Cantatas Op. 1
Bernarda Fink, Guido Balestracci, Jeremy Ovenden, Gerd Turk, Attilio Cremonesi, Amandine Beyer & Pablo Valetti
Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
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Handel - Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Julia Gooding (soprano) & Francesco Cera (organ)
Coro della Radio Svizzera & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
The finest aspects of the ode's performance are the refined moulding of the choral phrases and the excellent playing from I Barocchisti. Fasolis achieves plenty of sympathetic tastefulness... —
