CD, Pergolesi (composer)
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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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Special offer. Invocazioni Mariane
RecommendedAndreas Scholl (countertenor), Accademia Bizantina, Alessandro Tampieri
The only relatively familiar piece is Vivaldi’s Stabat mater...In the other pieces, Scholl sings with a grave beauty, with impeccable intonation and no changes of gear. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater & Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus
Shira Patchornik (soprano), Maarten Engeltjes (counter-tenor), Prjct Amsterdam
All in all a very moving and engaging performance from one of the newest and slickest ensembles on the scene. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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New. Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Clistene), Carlotta Colombo (Aristea), Silvia Frigato (Argene), José Maria Lo Monaco (Licida), Matteo Straffi (Aminta), Theodora Raftis (Megacle), Francesca Ascioti (Alcandro); Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi
Prandi's performance captures the elegance and urgency of the score, bringing precision, expressive freedom and sensitivity to Pergolesi's exquisite lyricism. Orchestra Ghislieri responds with... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2026, Opera Choice
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This terrific sequel to A Night in London is every bit as varied and vivid as its predecessor, presenting a compelling portrait of Baroque Naples in all its eclectic glory: stomping tarantellas... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Piau finds just the right balance between beauty of sound and fervent expressivity…[Lowrey] combines lucid diction with an aptly plangent sound – always beautifully controlled. Though they’re... —
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Record Review, 11th April 2020, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
Gillian Fisher (soprano) & Michael Chance (countertenor)
The King's Consort, Robert King
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Special offer. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Laudate Pueri & Confitebor
Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
a dazzling display of how less can be more. Controlling his trademark exuberance, Jaroussky blends his voice perfectly with that of the pure-toned Julia Lezhneva...the choir and band respond... —
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Giuseppe Scarlatti: I portentosi effetti della Madre Natura
Ensemble 1700, Rupert Charlesworth (tenor), Filippo Mineccia (countertenor), Roberta Mameli (soprano), Benedetta Mazzucato (mezzo-soprano), Maria Ladurner (soprano), Niccolo Porcedda (baritone), Dana Marbach (soprano), João Fernandes (bass), Shai Kribus (oboe), Vladimir Waltham (cello), Makiko Kurabayashi...
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Opera Recording of the Year
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