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Special offer. Schütz: Musicalische Exequien
RecommendedMasato Suzuki (organ)
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
The 12 voices of Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis put their faith in tonal focus and sweetly balanced textures. Though one might expect from that a certain coolness, their singing produces music-making... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Recording of the Year
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Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended
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As ever, Antonini and his crack period band are attuned both to the spirit and the fine details of Haydn's music. For sheer rhythmic vitality these performances are hard to beat. There are no... —
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott
Luther and the Music of the Reformation
Bart Jacobs (organ)
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
Lionel Meunier’s assured direction never misses (nor overstates) an expressive trick; and Vox Luminis’s warmly inflected singing is throughout finely-attuned to the way in which every note has... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2017, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 19th August 2017, Recording of the Week
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Antonini (Italy’s answer to the Pied Piper) coaxes alluring sounds from his battery of instruments (recorders, flute, dulcian, chalumeau), and the 13 members of his ensemble follow with equal... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2019, Winner - Musique ancienne
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Early Music
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Musica Nova: the harmony of nations
Philippe Pierlot, Sergi Casademunt, Lorenz Duftschmid (violes de gambe), Xavier Puertas (violone), Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Enrike Solinis (théobe & guitare), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
HESPERION XXI, Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall’s imaginative programmes keep coming – this one is a lovely collection of music from across Europe. The performances are utterly fresh and full of energy. —
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Special offer. German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble La Fenice (early music ensemble), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Capella Ricercar, Greta De Reyghere, Ian Honeyman, Bernard Foccroulle (organ), Capella Sancti Michaelis, Henri Ledroit, Guy De Mey, Max van Egmond (baritone), Victor Demaiffe, Guy Penson, Thibault...
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From the very first track (Tunder’s ‘Salve mi Jesu’) we encounter the central delight of this recording – the pure, clear countertenor voice of Iestyn Davies. His sense of phrasing and awareness... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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