Scarlatti, A
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Ardent, brilliant, stately: mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey probes the inner states of the mythical Cretan princess Ariadne…Cohen adds hugely to these performances, in the Haydn especially. Cohen... —
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Record Review, 14th March 2020, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Recital
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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This is perfect ground for Lindsey and Cohen, both extremely accomplished and transformative performers of Baroque music...Her extraordinary vocal evocations are complemented throughout by the... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Aspromonte’s voluptuous, velvety soprano and vivid diction capture the emotional and rhetorical tensions of works that veer from grief to joy; my one caveat is that her colour palette and dynamic... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Facce d'Amore
RecommendedJakub Józef Orliński (countertenor)
Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
It's music by Luca Antonio Predieri (a nearcontemporary of Handel’s) that really hits the mark. Predieri’s gentle lyricism and clean lines suit Orliński’s soft-grained voice well. He’s no convincing... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Recital Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Recital
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Bruno de Sá sings with immaculate legato, and has a gift for scintillating decoration, dramatic octave drops and stratospheric ascents above the stave...The dependable Il Pomo d’Oro conducted... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Special offer. Baroque Voices 11 - Pergolesi & Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
RecommendedGemma Bertagnolli & Sara Mingardo
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This is a totally Italianate performance of both high drama and moving pathos...Alessandrini's instrumental support could not be more telling, and the recording is made in an ideal acoustic. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mühlemann makes everything sound easy. But it’s not just virtuosity, as the beauty of her voice also stops you in your tracks. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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Record Review, 16th September 2017, Recording of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (singer)
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Alessandro Scarlatti: Vieni, o Notte
Francesca Aspromonte (soprano), Arsenale Sonoro, Boris Begelman
Scarlatti's ingenious rollercoaster is ridden compellingly by Aspromonte and the small band. —
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Scarlatti, A: Davidis pugna et victoria
Fredrik Akselberg (tenor), Martin Oro (countertenor), Robin Johannsen (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) & Antonio Abete (bass)
Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro De Marchi
The oratorio, a learned dramatisation of the story of David and Goliath, is given a crisp performance by Academia Montis Regalis. The full strings are vivid yet supportive in their sporadic... —
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The interweaving voices produce an attractive juxtaposition of density and transparency. Texts are declaimed crisply yet sensitively, melismatic vowels possess compassionate luminosity, and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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