Andrea Marcon
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Sparks (and rosin) really do fly on this high-octane album of violin concertos by what Siranossian calls the 'four musketeers' of Venice - Veracini, Locatelli, Tartini and Vivaldi. It's perhaps... —
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Record Review, 27th May 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto Recording of the Year
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Arsilda
Benedetta Mazzucato (Arsilda), Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Lisea), Marie Lys (Mirinda), Shira Patchornik (Nicandro), José Coca Loza (Cisardo), Nicolò Balducci (Barzane), Leonardo Cortellazzi (Tamese)
La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon
Vivaldi actually reserves his most highly charged music for the more complex character of Lisea, ardently sung here by mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya who draws on an expressive palette... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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Vivaldi: Four Seasons & Violin Concertos RV257, 376 & 211
Giuliano Carmignola (baroque violin), Andrea Marcon (harpsichord & organ)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
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Special offer. J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Miriam Feuersinger (soloist), Hana Blažiková (soloist), Jakob Pilgram (soloist), Carlos Mena (soloist), Tobias Berndt (soloist), La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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…Magdalena Kožená beguiles and enchants throughout this captivating collection. The Czech mezzo's mature voice combines radiant purity with burnished intensity and…she negotiates Handel's quick-fire... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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While Mariño clearly possesses a good dynamic range, his highly individual, often ethereal voice registers as on the slender side. Generally he appears happiest at the top of his range, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent & Solo Vocal
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Kermes is on top form, singing with vocal clarity, tonal precision and inflective subtlety. —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2008, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2008, Editor's Choice
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Handel Gold
RecommendedKiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Cecilia Bartoli, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Anne Sofie von Otter, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Joyce DiDonato, Russell Oberlin, Nigel Robson, Kathleen Ferrier, Bryn Terfel, Janet Baker, Magdalena Kozena, Grace...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Six unfamiliar concertos… show how skilled Vivaldi was at turning baroque clichés in unexpected directions. Carmignola finds wit in the first, and tenderness in the second, all articulated... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2006, Editor's Choice
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Vivaldi - Concertos for Two Violins
Giuliano Carmignola & Viktoria Mullova (violins)
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon
…sparkling playing with slow movements, in particular those belonging to RV 516 and RV 509 yielding an air of pure enchantment. —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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