Lars Ulrik Mortensen
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedMaria Keohane (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
To my mind, Mortensen’s special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Concerto Copenhagen's performances ooze abundantly with charm, wisdom and warmth...Mortensen's fluent playing of the tricky quick organ solos in the concluding Allegro are articulated flawlessly.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2012, Editor's Choice
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043 & Oboe Concerto, BWV 1060R
RecommendedFredrik From (violin), Peter Spissky (violin), Bjarte Eike (violin), Antoine Torunczyk (oboe), Manfredo Kraemer (violin)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Fredrik From plays with tremendous expression through dynamics and a cleanly detailed sense of line within authentic – largely vibrato-less playing. These performances bring out Vivaldi/Corelli... —
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Building a Library, April 2016, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also recommended - BWV1041
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Veracini - Sonatas
John Holloway (violin), Jaap ter Linden (cello) & Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Veracini was part of a European constellation of virtuoso violinist composers which included Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli and Pisendel during the first half of the 18th century. John Holloway... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2006, Editor's Choice
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The sound of this performance is nicely clear and the playing precise and brilliant. Mortensen knows how to phrase the movements so that they do not lack energy but rather are each distinctive.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Times of Transition: Cello Concertos by C.P.E. Bach & Haydn
Andreas Brantelid (cello)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
[Brantelid] plays throughout this recording with an outstanding sweetness of tone that does not preclude gutsiness or fantastic dexterity where Haydn’s often demanding writing requires...The... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Handel: Peace & Celebration
Alex Potter (countertenor)
European Union Baroque Orchestra & Choir Of Clare College Cambridge, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
The Coronation Anthems come over pretty well. The Clare College Choir is homogenous and mainly assured, though the technical balance does not always allow the voices to shine through the instrumental... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2014, Editor's Choice
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John Holloway plays four sonatas from the set of eight Biber published in 1681 and also dedicated to the archbishop. First, however, comes a curiosity: an adaptation by Andreas Anton Schmelzer... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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