Choral, Oratorios & Passions, Porpora (composer)
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An often feisty recital of operatically-influenced 17th and 18th century sacred music intercut with instrumental items by Dantone’s firebrand ensemble. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Recital
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Special offer. Porpora: Il Maestro
RecommendedOpera Arias
Franco Fagioli (countertenor)
Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro de Marchi
Fagioli forges his own powerful execution out of practices that Porpora helped invent. Ornaments of fiendish length, tempo and range spur Fagioli onto ever-greater displays, racing ahead of... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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Opera, January 2015, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Les 3 Contre-Tenors: Le Concours de Virtuosite Des Castrats
Samuel Mariño, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Filippo Mineccia, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak
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This enterprisingly planned recital confirms Patricia Petibon as a singing actress with few peers in Baroque opera...it is hard to resist the mesmeric intensity of Petibon's singing...[Marcon's]... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2010, Editor's Choice
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René Jacobs by Himself 1977-2007
The 33 excerpts, on 2 CDs, have been chosen by René himself, presented in chronological order, a unique opportunity to hear his evolution in style and artistry.
René Jacobs
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Special offer. Mélancolie
A selection of sad music, including:
Anne Gastinel (cello), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Fazil Say (piano), Nan Christie (soprano), Timothy Greacen (countertenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Cecile Eloir (mezzo-soprano), Noel Lee (piano), Laurent Korcia (violin), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano),...
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Virtu e Amore
Sinfonie e arie del secondo Barocco
Inés Lorans Millán (soprano), Orchestra Da Camera Benedetto Marcello, Maurizio Colasanti
The voice itself is engagingly fresh and youthful with a touching quality in gentler moments. —
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Divine Karina
The Best of Karina Gauvin
Karina Gauvin (soprano)
Les Boréades de Montréal, Tempo Rubato, Arion Orchestre Baroque, Il Complesso Barocco, Les Violons du Roy, Orchestre Métropolitain, Francis Colpron, Alexander Weimann, Alan Curtis, Bernard Labadie, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jean-Marie Zeitouni
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Queen of Baroque
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano, mezzo-soprano), June Anderson (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Andrés Gabetta (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello), Julian Prégardian (tenor), Daniel Behle (tenor), Franco Fagioli (countertenor), I Barrochisti, Il Giardino Armonico, Academy of Ancient Music, Sinfonietta...
Bartoli indeed thinks about everything she sings, and her whispered, beautifully phrased account of ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ is carefully shaded, with decorations scrupulously delivered. Other,... —
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