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Treasures of Baroque Opera
RecommendedJanet Baker, Teresa Berganza, Catherine Bott, Luciano Pavarotti
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The range and power of Ernman’s voice is a delight. Her dark, rich colouring adds drama to Handel’s ‘Twas when the seas’ and the final item by Eden Ahbez brings out her bluesy soul. Fun and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st January 2025
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Mozart in London
RecommendedAna Maria Labin (soprano), Helen Sherman (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Anna Devin (soprano), Rebecca Bottone (soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Martene Grimson (soprano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano)
The Mozartists, Ian Page
Bold yet highly sensitive, Page and his musicians show what makes this musicians show what makes this music great. Page draws on a deep bench of vocal talent; of his eight soloists, Rebecca... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Arias for Guadagni
Recommendedthe first modern castrato
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Through his effortless line, countertenor Iestyn Davies revivifies Guadagni's Orphic powers...Whether drawing out sustained notes or knitting together filigreed coloratura, he is a paragon of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2012, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Recital
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Special offer. The Trials of Tenducci: A Castrato in Ireland
RecommendedTara Erraught (mezzo-soprano), Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan
[The Mozart] is given a very capable performance by mezzo Tara Erraught, whose attractive tone and warmth are heard to particular advantage in the second aria (‘Tu virginum’)...she copes well... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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'Where'er You Walk'
Arias For Handel's Favourite Tenor
Allan Clayton (tenor) & Mary Bevan (soprano)
The Mozartists, The Choir of Classical Opera, Ian Page
there’s a guileless beauty of tone in Clayton’s Handel … he is a stylish but not slavish Handelian … led by Matthew Truscott, the string playing is reliably silky, well articulated and quick-witted,... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Recital
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The English Orpheus 7 - Thomas Arne Concertos
Paul Nicholson (harpsichord, organ, piano)
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra
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Art of the Prima Donna
RecommendedJoan Sutherland (soprano)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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