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Special offer. Gesualdo: Dolcissima Mia Vita. Madrigali A Cinque Voci, Libro Quinto (1611)
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
These one-to-apart performances are perfect for navigating the gnarly dissonances and extreme expression of Italy’s controversial Renaissance great, as emotions run from ecstasy to deepest pain. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. JS Bach: Du treuer Gott
Leipzig Cantatas BWV 101 – 103 – 115
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent rise to the occasion splendidly, sounding responsive and sensitive to the thoughtful direction of Philippe Herreweghe. The 12-voice choral texture is ideal, achieving greater... —
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Record Review, 11th November 2017, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Gesualdo: Silenzio Mio. Il Quarto Libro Di Madrigali
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
Broadly speaking, his singers lean into dissonance without a hint of surprise and thus Gesualdo’s harmonic eccentricities are soothed by understatement and impeccable ensemble singing. —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Early Music
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Byrd's repertory is familiar largely through English recordings. Departing radically from that tradition, Philippe Herreweghe renews the power of Byrd's masterpieces with sensual, intimate,... —
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Special offer. Gesualdo: O Dolce Mio Tesoro
Sesto Libro Di Madrigali, 1611
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
In items such as Già pense the performers demonstrate an understanding that not all of these madrigals are morbid (fewer than half mention death), and they deck out the sound with warm chords... —
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The 13 voices are as finely balanced and harmonious as you could wish, and throughout the recording there is immaculate tuning and exceptional attention to detail. The sense of architecture... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Marlis Petersen (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe
With a smallish orchestra, period practices and a tight grip on tempos, this is one of the least relenting performances I have heard. —
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Bruckner’s intricate counterpoint and rich orchestrations make for seductive, powerful listening, especially in the Te Deum which bursts with harmonic colour. Herreweghe and his musicians give... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Christina Landshamer (soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) & Rudolf Rosen (baritone)
Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe
[the music] bursts from the speakers with the same combination of vigour, technical accomplishment and, above all, unforced pleasure in Haydn's cornucopian invention that should make even the... —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Special offer. JS Bach: Ach süßer Trost!
Leipzig Cantatas
Hana Blažiková (soprano), Damien Guillon (alto), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass)
Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
the choral sound is lean and alert, helped by lively tempos. Its near-solo tone, though, mingles rather than contrasts with the similar-scaled orchestra...Of the soloists, Thomas Hobbs is outstandingly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Editor's Choice
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