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Special offer. Merula: Concerti spirituali
RecommendedBernard Foccroulle (organ), Alice Foccroulle (soprano), InAlto, Lambert Colson
It is relatively seldom that entire albums are devoted to Merula's talents...InAlto, Colson and the Foccroulles serve up a landmark achievement of sophisticated artistic planning and peerless... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The range and power of Ernman’s voice is a delight. Her dark, rich colouring adds drama to Handel’s ‘Twas when the seas’ and the final item by Eden Ahbez brings out her bluesy soul. Fun and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st January 2025
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The performances are excellent, even given the variety of the program. They make for an hour and 15 minutes of immersion into the Venetian spirit. The vocalists are spot on pitch, and the instruments... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Songs of Orpheus
RecommendedMonteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Brunelli, Castello, Cima, Landi
Karim Sulayman (tenor)
Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell
Sulayman’s approach tends more towards the lyrical than the rhetorical – his lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma best suited to melodious arias rather than the text-driven stile recitativo…Under... —
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018), Winner - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. Voglio cantar
Strozzi, Cavalli, Cesti, Marini, Merula
Emöke Baráth (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti
With extrovert support from Il Pomo d’Oro and harpsichordist-director Francesco Corti, each song becomes a vocal and dramatic showcase, emphasising abrupt switches between extreme psychologist... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Newcomer (singer)
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
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Kožená teams up with crack period band La Cetra, whose virtuoso solo contributions are a delight, yet the voice isn't quite what it was - more diffuse, painting with broader tonal brushstrokes.... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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[Mameli] provides an object lesson in how vocal precision need not inhibit passionate commitment. Her clarity and response to the texts is exceptional: the first phrase of Caccini’s Dolcissimo... —
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Diapason d’Or, December 2017, Nouveauté
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