Concertos, Handel (composer)
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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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Purists may of course object, but I think the decision to go hunting for concertos from the violin and oboe repertoire is amply justified. Baroque Concertos is a wide-ranging collection that... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Alison Balsom: Sound The Trumpet
RecommendedRoyal Music of Purcell and Handel
Alison Balsom (trumpet), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Lucy Crowe (soprano)
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
This charming disc contains some of the most imaginative and polished trumpet playing you're ever likely to hear...Born-again authenticists may cavil at Balsom's vented trumpet, a modern development... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th October 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. English Recorder Concertos
RecommendedMichala Petri and Ian Watson
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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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. —
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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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Cecilia & Sol: Dolce Duello
RecommendedDeluxe Hardcover 1CD (Limited Edition)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello)
Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Bartoli and cellist Sol Gabetta make for valiant duelling partners who converse, parry and riposte in spirited combat. Bartoli is velvet-toned, vivacious and voluptuous as ever. Her diction... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th November 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Händel Goes Wild
(jewel-case)
Valer Sabadus (countertenor), Nuria Rial (soprano)
L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
Whether or not you like this kind of project, this one is expertly and beautifully done, with Handel’s lyrical greatness remaining plain for all to see. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Ensemble (instrumental)
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The Frans Brüggen Project
Lucie Horsch (recorder), Rachel Podger (violin), Albert Bruggen (cello), Tom Foster (harpsichord), Esther Van Der Eijk (viola), Orchestra of the 18th Century
For the most part, this is a rewarding enterprise, sympathetically recorded and with an essential chart indicating where on the album each instrument can be heard. —
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Special offer. English 18th Century Keyboard Concertos
Paul Nicholson (directed from the keyboard)
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra
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Her playing is breathtaking, first in the bubbling fluency of Vivaldi violin concerto allegros...while her fluent technique elicits some exhilarating tempos. No less arresting is her creamy... —
