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RecommendedEarly Italian Masterpieces
Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord & organ) & Daniele Caminiti (theorbo)
there's the sense of music in possession of a free spirit and keen to test boundaries both expressive and virtuosic...Predictably there's an unfailing eloquence to everything Podger does, whether... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Nei Giardini d'Amore: Baroque Arias For Two Alti
RecommendedCarlo Vistoli, Hugh Cutting (countertenors), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Carlo Vistoli brings both pathos and rage to Medea's vehement outpourings...Equally compelling is Hugh Cutting's interpretation of Vivaldi's Cessate, omai cessate. His youthful countertenor... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, Vocal Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Seicento stravagante: Music for Cornetto & Keyboard
David Brutti (cornetto), Nicola Lamon (harpsichord/organ)
The organ playing of Nicola Lamon is clear and a wonderful partner to David Brutti’s fabulous playing. He has a complete mastery of the instrument, performing the often technically challenging... —
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Record Review, 25th February 2023, Record of the Week
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Ensemble Diderot’s invigorating approach has considerable appeal...Among the musical highlights is a sonata by Austrian Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. Best known for his string writing, his music... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Ed Lyon sings all three languages with great clarity and alertness to the sense of the words, ornaments his line idiomatically and displays an appealing ease and evenness of voice production... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna & Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Jaap Ter Linden (cello), Henk Bouman (harpsichord), Hajo Bäß (violin), Karlheinz Steeb (viola), Jonathan Cable (violone), Hopkinson Smith (guitar), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Nigel Rogers (tenor), David Thomas (bass)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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Notari & Fontana
Early baroque music from the Basilica Palatina Mantova
Julia Fritz (recorders), Magdalene Harer (soprano), Reinhild Waldek (harp), Johannes Hämmerle (organ)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Ensemble Les Surprises comprises eight performers, including the artistic director, who plays organ and harpsichord as needed. The brass players, critical participants in these works, crown... —
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17th Century Courts of Northern-Italy Music For Violin and Organ
Gian Andrea Guerra (performer), Stefano Molardi (performer)
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