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Special offer. Sabbato Sancto - Paolo Aretino: Lamentationes Et Responsoria
RecommendedOdhecaton, Paolo da Col
The composer brings out all the solemnity of these texts, and Paolo Da Col enhances it with a performance by an adult male ensemble of ten voices, with only one countertenor on the top line...a... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - World Premiere Recording (Rediscovery)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Early Music
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Stradella: Un angelo del Paradiso - The Orrigoni Songbook
Silvia Frigato (soloist), Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Andrea De Carlo
Frigato is devastatingly good. Frankly, if Andrea De Carlo’s Stradella project isn’t already on your radar, this selection makes a very good place to start. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Vivaldi 100. 13 Violin Concertos
Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Daniele Orlando, I Solisti Aquilani
this compilation doesn't include any of the best-known Vivaldi concertos, but there are some pearls among this set. They all glitter under the ferverish fingers of Carmignola. —
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Special offer. Giosquino: Josquin Desprez in Italia
Odhecaton, The Gesualdo Six, La Pifarescha, La Reverdie, Paolo Da Col
Lacking the brightness of trebles or sopranos, the vocal sound is warm, dark, plangent – compared with the glassy textures of The Tallis Scholars (who’ve recently recorded Josquin’s complete... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Early Music
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Special offer. Bach - Vivaldi: Double Concertos for Violin & Cello Piccolo
Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Mario Brunello (cello)
The soloists are not only superb virtuosos but they converse with the rapport of chamber musicians, and are keenly aware of period style…They parry with daring abandon Vivaldi’s barrage of challenges…while... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Stradella: Il Trespolo tutore
Riccardo Novaro (Trespolo), Roberta Mameli (Artemisia), Silvia Frigato (Ciro), Luca Cervoni (Simona), Rafał Tomkiewicz (Nino), Paola Valentina Molinari (Despina), Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Andrea De Carlo
The splendid bass Riccardo Novaro brings rich tone, perfect timing and a real sense of character to the title role, a truly commanding performance...De Carlo’s pacing is exemplary, though he... —
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Opera, February 2021, Disc of the Month
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Compared with ensembles that unleash the drama in Monteverdi's madrigals with more expressive colour and vigour, RossoPorpora brings heart-stopping subtlety and sensitivity to these intimate... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Editor's Choice
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Bernardini conducts with impeccable dramatic pacing and perceptive shaping of details...as one expects from Zefiro, there is magnificent playing from assorted woodwinds. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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