Ricercar
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These ravishing, often ornately decorated solos, duets and trios on the subject of love reveal an intense engagement with text and sentiment that at times attains Monteverdian levels. Achten’s... —
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Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Découverte
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L’Achéron perform stylishly and gracefully, adding well-chosen and effective wind doublings to Bach’s basic string texture. The low pitch they use robs the sound of a little brightness, but... —
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Baù is at his best in the slower, singing movements. Take the Grave that opens Sonata No 6 in A: it’s difficult to imagine a more heartfelt performance. There’s a lovingness to Baù’s sound,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Charpentier, M-A: Te Deum, H146
Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano), François-Nicolas Geslot (alto), Bruno Boterf (tenor) & Jean-Claude Sarragosse (bass)
Namur Chamber Choir, Les Agrémens & La Fenice, Jean Tubéry
I can think of no piece of music that evokes more aromatically the magnificence of life at the 17th-century court of the Sun King, Louis XIV, than the scintillating Prélude to the most sumptuously... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, Disc of the month
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Special offer. Au douz tens nouvel. Chansons de trouvères
Clara Coutouly (soloist), Paulin Bündgen (soloist), Ensemble Céladon
on their own terms these performances are very engaging, especially the instrumentalists’ interplay with the voices (and each other). But as so often in medieval repertories, and in answer to... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Early Music
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Special offer. A Baroque Christmas
Vox Luminis, Ricercar Consort, Le Fenice, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Akademia, La Pastorella, Syntgama Amici, Mare Nostrum, Ensemble Faux Bourdon, Les Agremens
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Zuljan's playing is delicate and nuanced, articulates the inner voices clearly, and in the improvisations (as with his accompaniment to Byron's poem 'Darkness' spoken by Brunet), endlessly responsive. —
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Special offer. Charles-Joseph van Helmont: Lecons de Tenebres
Wei-Lian Huang (soloist), Griet De Geyter (soloist), Deborah Cachet (soloist), Nicolas Achten, Scherzi Musicali
