Leonardo García Alarcón
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Special offer. Handel: Solomon
Christopher Lowrey (Solomon), Matthew Newlin (Zadok), Ana Maria Labin (Queen of Sheba/First Harlot), Gwendolyne Blondeel (Second Harlot), Andreas Wolf (A Levite), Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
The band thrills to Alarcón’s gestures, delivering crisp rhythms, furious tempos – the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba is not to be missed – and languorous lines...But the chorus is the star of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, 25th February 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Falvetti: Il diluvio universale
Magali Arnault (Acqua), Mariana Flores (Rad), Caroline Weynants (Natura humana), Evelyn Ramirez Munoz (Giustizia Divina), Fabián Schofrin (Morte), Fernando Guimarães (Noè), Matteo Bellotto (Dio) & Keyvan Chemirani (Zarb, Oud, Darf)
Cappella Mediterranea & Namur Chamber Choir, Leonardo...
this disc is not just some worthy exhumation but the rehabilitation of an composition bursting with imagination and gripping drama...There is indeed something 'other' about this piece, a hint... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Handel: Theodora
Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
A cosmopolitan ensemble of musicians performs the work here with great vivacity. The playing from the Millenium Orchestra under Leonardo García Alarcón is crisp, dynamic and sparking, and the... —
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Special offer. Philippe d'Orléans: Suite d'Armide ou Jérusalem délivrée
Marie Lys (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), David Witczak, Nicholas Scott, Fabien Hyon, Gwendoline Blondeel, Victor Sicard, Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Cappella Mediterranea, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
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Mariana Flores sings expressively enough to persuade you, almost, that Sacrati is as good as Monteverdi. —
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Sogno Barocco (Baroque Dream)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Susanna Sundberg (contralto)
Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
Every rhetorical device is skilfully exploited, every phrase glows...For many listeners, however, Von Otter's duets with Sandrine Piau will be the highlight. Stylistically, temperamentally and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Sigismondo d’India: Lamenti & sospiri
Julie Roset (soloist), Mariana Flores (soloist), Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
The performance by sopranos Mariana Flores and Julie Roset is excellent. Both have clear and expressive voices, and their sense of diction is top-class. They also have a good knowledge of the... —
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Special offer. Handel: Semele
Ana Maria Labin (Semele), Matthew Newlin (Jupiter/Apollo), Lawrence Zazzo (Athamas), Dara Savinoya (Juno/Ino), Chiara Skerath (Iris), Andreas Wolf (Cadmus/Somnus/High Priest)
Millenium Orchestra, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
Alarcón’s cast is without exception highly personable and youthful sounding. Ana Maria Labin is a captivating Semele, encompassing both the impetuous and tragic sides of the character…This is... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Roland de Lassus: Canticum Canticorum
Choeur de chambre de Namur Clemati, Leonardo García Alarcón
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Early Music
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Special offer. Jacques Arcadelt: Madrigali, Chansons, Motetti
Cappella Mediterranea, Doulce Mémoire & Choeur de Chambre du Namur
A close recording occasionally leaves some members of Cappella Mediterranea uncomfortably exposed in the madrigals which are not always ideally characterised, but hats off to Doulce Mémoire... —