Choral, Anthems & Motets, Frescobaldi (composer)
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Victoria - Missa Gaudeamus
Recommendeda liturgical sequence, with organ works by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Thomas Wilson (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks, Matthew Martin
An elaborate musical mosaic, the appeal of which owes much to the atmospheric depths of the Westminster acoustic, beautifully captured on this recording —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2009
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This is a glorious addition to the Monteverdi 450 celebrations. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Choral
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Niquet appropriately creates a liturgical framework, weaving plainchant, motets and instrumental items around the main work; these also serve to contrast with and complement the sometimes gluttonously... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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This third instalment in Capella de la Torre’s series of the four elements is every bit as fresh and thoughtful as one would expect from one of Europe’s leading early wind ensembles...This enjoyable... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
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Carissimi - Music in Rome 1640
A 2 CD collection of choral music, motets and anthems which would have been sung and performed in Rome in and around the period of 1640.
Ensemble William Byrd, Graham O'Reilly
There are so many reasons to recommend this exemplary set. The recording quality provides crystal-clear
reproduction of the voices, perfectly balanced, whether they are accompanied by harpsichord... — -
Angels of Antiquity
Music from the Middle Ages to the Age of Enlightenment
Colin Tilney (harpischord), Ronn McFarlane (lute), Julianne Baird (soprano)
Pomerium, La Rondinella, The Baltimore Consort, Les Violons du Roy, The Haydn Baryton Trio, Alexander Blachly
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Her anguished singing of the great lament 'Lasciate Averno' is immensely moving, without compromising vocal purity...All the musicians display the greatest skill and stylistic sensitivity...This... —
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Missa!
A Musical Celebration of the Mass for A Cappella Choir and Organ
Peter Bader (organ)
Carl Orff Choir, Marktoberdorf, Stefan Wolitz
