Choral, Scheidt (composer)
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Special offer. Schütz: Musicalische Exequien
RecommendedMasato Suzuki (organ)
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
The 12 voices of Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis put their faith in tonal focus and sweetly balanced textures. Though one might expect from that a certain coolness, their singing produces music-making... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Recording of the Year
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Building A Library, December 2021, Also Recommended
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As ever, Antonini and his crack period band are attuned both to the spirit and the fine details of Haydn's music. For sheer rhythmic vitality these performances are hard to beat. There are no... —
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott
Luther and the Music of the Reformation
Bart Jacobs (organ)
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
Lionel Meunier’s assured direction never misses (nor overstates) an expressive trick; and Vox Luminis’s warmly inflected singing is throughout finely-attuned to the way in which every note has... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2017, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 19th August 2017, Recording of the Week
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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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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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Ambitious, magnificent, extraordinary, compelling, fabulous: Jordi Savall’s indomitable vision recreates the soundworld of 100 years of conflict, from the 30 Years War to the War of the Spanish... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Best Collection
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The vivaciously spirited performances pack a visceral punch. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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The Lamb's Journey. A Choral Narrative From Gibbons To Barber
James Kennerley, Elijah McCormack (soloist), Michael Garrepy (soloist), Eleonore Cockerham (soloist), Ensemble Altera, Christopher Lowrey
Altera’s debut album is a superb showcase. Clean as a whistle and conf ident in exposed moments such as in Poulenc’s Agnus Dei, and immaculately balanced in richly scored textures elsewhere,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. A Baroque Christmas
Vox Luminis, Ricercar Consort, Le Fenice, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Akademia, La Pastorella, Syntgama Amici, Mare Nostrum, Ensemble Faux Bourdon, Les Agremens
