CD, Hammerschmidt (composer)
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Throughout this meticulously plotted alternative perspective on mostly familiar texts, Vox Luminis’s squad of up to 15 voices sing with the utmost sincerity of expression. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Special offer. German Baroque Sacred Music: Christmas
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble La Fenice (early music ensemble), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Capella Ricercar, Greta De Reyghere, Ian Honeyman, Bernard Foccroulle (organ), Capella Sancti Michaelis, Henri Ledroit, Guy De Mey, Max van Egmond (baritone), Victor Demaiffe, Guy Penson, Thibault...
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Meunier has devised a programme suitable for Passiontide and Easter, exquisitely delivered with just the right degree of refined expression in the voices to make all sound natural rather than... —
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Vox Luminis’s Florian Sievers is a compassionate Evangelist and Erika Tandiono delivers the Angel’s appearances to the shepherds and Joseph blissfully (her sentimentality shared by dulcetly... —
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The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (soloist), Christian Heiss, Johannes Berger, Hans Berger, Ilias Grau (soloist), Edeltraud Appl, Regensburger Domspatzen, Munich Radio Orchestra, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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German Baroque: From Hammerschmidt to Telemann
Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall, Concentus Musicus Vienna, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Wiget practically orchestrates these works, exploiting the colouristic and textural effects of different combinations of bowed strings, harpsichord, organ, dulcian, sackbut, cornett, recorder,... —
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Special offer. Du Bist Schön und Lieblich
Clematis (chamber ensemble), Capucine Keller, Maxime Melnik
The music is very engaging and confirms Hammerschmidt as a distinctive composer...Clematis are a solid, sensitive string band with continuo and a recorder player doubling on bassoon. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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