Zelenka
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RecommendedJakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Il Pomo d’Oro, Francesco Corti
Be prepared for some dazzling displays…in Zelenka’s psalm setting ‘Laetatus sum’, Orlinski is partnered by the assured, pliant and blended singing of Fatma Said…[Nucci's] aria ‘Un giusto furore’... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd October 2021
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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New. ZELENKA
Ángel Luis Sánchez Moreno, Ramón Ortega Quero, Marc Trénel, Wies de Boevé, Alfonso Sebastián Alegre
It is joyful and intelligent, impeccably put together yet free...Has Zelenka's instrumental music ever sounded this good? Possibly not. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. Zelenka: Missa Paschalis, ZWV 7 - Händel: Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264
Zeronove, I Pizzicanti, Lukas Wanner
in recent years the reputation of the 'Czech Bach' has risen thanks to recordings like this one, which reveals the beauty and sophistication of his compositional style...The vocal ensemble Zeronove... —
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The Polish countertenor gives a lithe and affecting performance on this debut album, a collection of largely unrecorded sacred baroque arias. Il Pomo d’Oro flutter and fizz. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Solo Vocal Recital (Opera)
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Zelenka, Bach & Lotti
RecommendedBalthasar Neumann Ensemble & Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock
The Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble and Choir perform with full-blooded tension; Hengelbrock makes the fullest possible use of the plangent oboes and pulsating string chords but also ensures that... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2010, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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Each iteration of 'Agnus Dei' has Gregorian plainchant prior to fugal inventions performed with wholehearted musicality. —
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Zelenka: Missa Divi Zaverii & Litaniae de Sancto Xaverio
Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks
Performances are uniformly satisfying under Václav Luks’s sensitive and experienced direction, with strong contributions from Hana Blazíková, Lucile Richardot and the instrument obbligato players —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2016, Editor's Choice
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Zelenka: Missa Nativitatis Domini
RecommendedBarbora Sojková (soprano), Markéta Cukrová (alto) & Tomáš Král (bass)
Musica Florea (on period instruments), Marek Štryncl
It is hugely persuasive music and is performed here by the period instrument group Musica Florea under Marek Štryncl with real tenderness and commitment. Soloists and choir are in good voice,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2012
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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it's the group's nuance that's transfixing. When textures become sparse, delivery intensifies; when the line expands, the tempo stretches; when counterpoint thickens, articulation is leavened.... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, Chamber Choice
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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