Andreas Wolf
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Special offer. Handel: Serse
Anna Stéphany (Serse), Rosemary Joshua (Romilda), David Daniels (Arsamene), Hilary Summers (Amastre), Joélle Harvey (Atalanta), Andreas Wolf (Elviro), Brindley Sherratt (Ariodate)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
[Stéphany's] is a stunning central performance, comfortably matched by incisive playing from the Early Opera Company orchestra. Sopranos Rosemary Joshua (as Romilda) and Joelle Harvey (Atalanta)... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Handel: Solomon
Christopher Lowrey (Solomon), Matthew Newlin (Zadok), Ana Maria Labin (Queen of Sheba/First Harlot), Gwendolyne Blondeel (Second Harlot), Andreas Wolf (A Levite), Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
The band thrills to Alarcón’s gestures, delivering crisp rhythms, furious tempos – the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba is not to be missed – and languorous lines...But the chorus is the star of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, 25th February 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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New. Haydn: Harmoniemesse
Mélissa Petit (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Bastien Rimondi (tenor), Andreas Wolf (bass-baritone), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
What impresses in this recording is the restrained playfulness with which Haydn - and Christie - utilise these forces. The sprightly joy of the Gloria is especially infectious, set against the... —
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Special offer. Handel: Theodora
Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
A cosmopolitan ensemble of musicians performs the work here with great vivacity. The playing from the Millenium Orchestra under Leonardo García Alarcón is crisp, dynamic and sparking, and the... —
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The two top voices here – Sandrine Piau and Katherine Watson – are well matched, with Anthea Pichanick the even, steady contralto and Rupert Charlesworth the clean, fresh-toned tenor…While Niquet’s... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2017
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st December 2017
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Record Review, 16th December 2017, Recording of the Week
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Record Review, 14th October 2017, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Handel: Semele
Ana Maria Labin (Semele), Matthew Newlin (Jupiter/Apollo), Lawrence Zazzo (Athamas), Dara Savinoya (Juno/Ino), Chiara Skerath (Iris), Andreas Wolf (Cadmus/Somnus/High Priest)
Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
Alarcón’s cast is without exception highly personable and youthful sounding. Ana Maria Labin is a captivating Semele, encompassing both the impetuous and tragic sides of the character…This is... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Maria Keohane (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Julia Doyle (soprano), Andreas Wolf (bass)
Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann
Neumann's choir is exemplary at phrasing, textures and diction...The soloists are excellent vocally and stylistically, and deliver Milton's poetry with sympathetic sweetness...Neumann achieves... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Handel: Dixit Dominus, Laudate Pueri, Nisi Dominus
RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle
The vigorous opening movement [of Dixit Dominus] for the chorus, splendidly done, is followed by the continuo-only ‘Virgam virtutis’, smoothly sung by Alex Potter and with a prominent bass... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Johann David Heinichen: Two Passion Oratorios
Elena Harsanyi (soprano), Elvira Bill (alto), Mirko Ludwig (tenor), Andreas Wolf (baritone), Kolner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Elvira Bill has a lovely, smooth voice... Antonio de Sarlo, deservedly receives credit as Italian diction coach. The pronunciation and inflection of the Italian are impeccable throughout. —
