Pentatone
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Special offer. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Part II
Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Andrés Locatelli (recorder), Alessandro Nasello (recorder), Evgeny Sviridov (violin), Marcello Gatti (traverso), Il Pomo d'Oro
Corti brings out a wealth of felicitous detail in the a wealth of felicitous detail in the solo keyboard writing, generously solo keyboard writing, generously adding tasteful ornaments if too... —
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Special offer. Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights) [Live]
Angel Blue (soprano), Morgan State University Choir, Kevin Short (bass), Darrin Scott, Chauncey Packer, Alexandra Crichlow, Lester Lynch (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop
The singing is of high quality throughout…With its warmth and allure, Angel Blue’s luscious, soaring soprano sends shivers down the spine…Lester Lynch’s dramatically and vocally engaged Porgy... —
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Catriona Morison (mezzo), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Pueri gaudentes, Semyon Bychkov
The Czech Philharmonic plays beautifully throughout, the emotions emerging naturally and with palpable tenderness...While some Mahler ia n s may cr ave a more earthy, elemental approach in places,... —
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These 12 arrangements (by the ensemble) are of stylistic and historical diversity...Muhly’s Look for Me invests a US folk song with dark jazz; Janacek’s Zdenka Variations is an appealing discovery. —
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Special offer. Handel: Messiah
Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Roderick Williams (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle
Doyle’s direction is assured. In the densest counterpoint, he makes voicing crystal clear...Roderick Williams earns special mention for his thrilling additions to ‘The trumpet shall sound’,... —
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Special offer. Howard Blake: The Barber of Neville
Wind Concertos
Jaime Martin (flute), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Gustavo Nunez (bassoon)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
This disc is a delight from start to finish...a collection of expertly crafted, very melodious and highly entertaining music. Since the music is so immaculately performed as well I can only... —
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Special offer. Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet Op. 25
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
the Netherlanders are more ardent in the songful slow movement, more upbeat in its central march, and far more exciting in the headlong Hungarian gypsy finale. —
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The performances by a consort of 10 singers and 16 players are lovingly and respectfully done, and create a sound to please the ear...An album to please lovers of Baroque byways. —
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Special offer. Strauss, R: Salome
Emily Magee (Salome), Wolfgang Koch (Jochanaan), Michaela Schuster (Herodias), Peter Bronder (Herodes), Benjamin Bruns (Narraboth)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andres Orozco-Estrada
What we gain here in exemplary clarity of Strauss’s sonic spider-web we lose in momentum for, say, the climactic welter which ends in Jokanaan’s curse…Magee as the spoiled princess propels the... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Opera
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