Orchestral, Concerti Grossi, Handel (composer)
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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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Special offer. Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
RecommendedAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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I can’t think of anything that would improve this package: performances are stylish and beautifully polished. The recording is a beauty —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2007, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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Building a Library, October 2017, First Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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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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Special offer. Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 3 Nos. 1-6, HWV312-317
RecommendedThe English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Handel: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt
You should catch Carolyn Sampson, Ian Bostridge and the Dunedin in this Handel masterpiece. They glide through the score in utterly ravishing ways that transcend rival recordings…Butt’s tempos... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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Special offer. Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk (director)
This fine ensemble, founded to investigate the previously unknown music of the Newcastle composer Charles Avison, takes on his London contemporary with tremendous panache...Pavlo Beznosiuk's... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, Orchestral Choice
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Some of Handel’s greatest music was written for bass-baritones, and in Purves finds its ideal interpreter. —
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin
RecommendedIrish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan
Here is an unusual and delightful programme from bassoonist and director Peter Whelan...Irish Baroque Orchestra with its several concertante players imbue the music with lucidity and a spirited... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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