Matteis
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'Plucked Bach' may not be the most enticing title, but, once you hear this release, you'll find it hard not to be enchanted by Sariel's profound artistry. This is Bach-playing for the ages. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Guardian Angel: Rachel Podger
RecommendedMusic by Bach, Matteis, Tartini, Pisendel, Biber
Rachel Podger (violin)
Characteristically unforced and natural, the playing manages to sound endlessly considered yet spontaneous. There's a sureness to the placing of every note, whether poised or bristling with... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Instrumental Award Winner
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New. Spiritillo Mediterraneo
Cristina Prats Costa (violin), Lucas Harris, Naghmeh Farahmand, Joseph Phillips, Esmeralda Enrique, Michael Unterman, Charlotte Nediger
'Il Spiritillo Brando' gets things off to an engaging start with its brightly rhythmic, lightly skipping ease, and thereafter you do genuinely hear that spright's influence...this is a polished... —
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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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Coming soon. Bizzarrie!
Caroline Eidsten Dahl, Tomasz Pokrzywiński, Astrid Kirschner, Thomas C. Boysen, Karl Nyhlin, Oslo Circles
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Italophilia - Discovering the Italian Style in Handel's London
Aljosja Mietus, Thomas Triesschijn, Matthea de Muynck, Petr Hamouz, Giulio Quirici, Kristen Witmer (leadvocalist), Anne-Linde Visser, The Counterpoints
Though the larger, formalised structures are excellently performed, the more folky, embroidered, improvisatory moments of the album stand out as exceptional. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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Il Genio Inglese
Nicola Matteis, A Neapolitan in London
Ground Floor, Alice Julien-Laferrière (violin)
The stylish (and openly Europhile) young French ensemble Ground Floor, spearheaded by their own virtuoso, Alice Julien-Laferrière, gives scintillating readings of four highly polished suites,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Los Impossibles
Songs and Dances from the Old and New World
Christina Pluhar, Ana Felipe & Pepe Habichuela
L’Arpeggiata & King’s Singers
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