Narvaez
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The imaginative creation by Simon-Pierre Bestion’s ensemble, La Tempête, is so stirring, heart-tugging and well recorded that I don’t know whether to sink to my knees in prayer or erupt into... —
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Special offer. Josquin Desprez: Septiesme Livre de Chansons
Dominique Visse, Ensemble Clément Janequin
The Ensemble Clément Janequin have been issuing top-quality discs of 16th-century music for almost 40 years: even if the only member now left over from the original group is the countertenor... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Early Music
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Isabel I, Queen of Castile
Music from the time of Isabelle la Catholique, the first great queen of the Renaissance (1451-1504).
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
This is a thrilling recording that captures the spirit of the 15th century of Spain's Queen Isabel I. Recorded in sound of amazing immediacy. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Pilar Lorengar
RecommendedBerlin, 1959 - 1962
Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano)
RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. —
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Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Francis Xavier - The Route of the Orient
RecommendedDriss El Maloumi & Lahoucine Baquir (oud & percussion) & Senhora del Mundo (voz, psalteri, sarod & tablas)
Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
Highlights here include performances by El Maloumi (oud), Zuckermand (sarod) and Seki (shakuhachi), while the singing of Yokio Tanaka (accompanying himself on biwa), though not an easy taste... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th January 2008
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Special offer. Cabezón: La Tecla de L’alma (The Keyboard of the Soul)
Recorded May 26th - 28th, Oude Dorpskerk, Bunnik (Paesi Bassi)
Paola Erdas (harpsichord), with Lia Serafini (soprano)
Erdas brings a deep understanding of and affinity for Cabezón's music to her performances, teasing out the inner logic of the tientos, and brilliantly illuminates his technical command of idiom... —
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Music of the Spanish Renaissance
for Voice, Vihuelas, Lute & Renaissance Guitar
Shirley Rumsey (voice, vihuelas, lute, renaissance guitar)
A most remarkable voice. —
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Music from the Reign of Henry VIII
Forbury and Holbein Consorts & Trinity Baroque, Julian Podger (director)
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