CD, Avison (composer)
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A Night in London
Ophelie Gaillard (cello), Pulcinella Orchestra, Sandrine Piau (soprano), Gabriel Pidoux, Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Among the disc’s many highlights are the virtuoso cello concertos by Cirri and Porpora which showcase Gaillard’s athletic technique as well as her extraordinary ability to make the cello sing. —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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CD
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The English Orpheus 28 - Charles Avison Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti
The Brandenburg Consort, directed from the violin by Roy Goodman
A delightful set … if you are a lover of baroque concerti grossi do not fail to listen to these heartwarming records —
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2 CDs
$17.50 -
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8 CDs
$48.50 -
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Special offer. Telemann: Pimpinone
Marie-Sophie Pollak, Dominik Koninger, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Georg Kallweit
The performances of the roles originally written for two of Hamburg’s star singers are masterful... The music, scored for strings alone, is as one would expect from Telemann: witty, inventive... —
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The skill of [Avison's] transcriptions is beyond criticism, delivering string concertos of a formal and textual assurance that certainly raises them above the level of curiosity…this is a gladdening... —
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…substantial pieces, earning lively and sensitive playing from the Ensemble's 11 strings and continuo. …the poignant opening of No. 3, the Con furia in No. 6 elicits some powerful playing especially... —
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Performances are all expert and imaginative, and Smith's attractive tone quality is well served by a vivid recording —
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Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater & Other Works
Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano), Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (countertenor), Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller
