Marais, M
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We very quickly learn just how characterful Desandre can be with her amused, laughing reactions to women in battle in ‘Non posso far’, and the dark glitter of her voice in the melancholic ‘Lasciatemi... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Female Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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The result is powerful, inventive and irresistibly enjoyable...This is an utter delight of an album, offering a potent reminder of the life-affirming power of music to bring joy, and to begin... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Classical Without Borders
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Marin Marais: Folies d'Espagne, La Rêveuse & Other Works
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud are on their customary vir tuosic form, and their take on this music is full of vitality but, as Dr Charles Burney once remarked upon the music of CPE... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Barricades
RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Thomas Dunford (lute), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Though still both around 30, Dunford and Rondeau are already steeped in this rich and subtle repertoire, and play it like they own it …Both also like to indulge in some slowish tempos, but Dunford’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Nicolas's aptly named debut solo album grows so sweetly, so effortlessly out of silence and slow time that the more one listens, the more one registers the understated beauty of Nicolas's -... —
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Marais: Tombeau Pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
La Rêveuse, Florence Bolton, Emily Audouin, Carsten Lohff, Benjamin Perrot
The smaller ensemble captur[es] the enduringly mysterious qualities of Marais’s music with intimacy, warmth and style. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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This is a coherent program that balances repetition and contrast to avoid monotony without it coming across as forced. The performances are consistently polished and a sophisticated, and pleasant,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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This album stands as a testament to the way 21st-century historical performance can often be a consummate synthesis of innovation and heritage. It also confirms her well-deserved reputation... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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