Signum
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a bold and fascinating performance —
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In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Vol. 1
Orlando Gibbons – Complete Consort Anthems
Fretwork, His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts, Magdalena Consort, Peter Harvey
The synergy of the Magdalena Consort, Fretwork and His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts, unveils Orlando Gibbons’s Consort Anthems and In Nomines in all their pious glory and passionate devotion…Fretwork... —
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Handel: Messiah
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Mark Le Brocq (tenor) & James Oldfield (bass)
Huddersfield Choral Society & Northern Sinfonia, Jane Glover
their collective experience, wholehearted spirit and total commitment return handsome compensation for occasional rough ensemble edges, especially so in the 'Hallelujah Chorus' and final 'Amen'.... —
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As before, the Carducci’s performances are scrupulously prepared and musically persuasive, yet rather narrower in expressive range than this music demands. —
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Their warmly engineered release of three of the Russian master's quartets is undoubtedly a fine achievement, boasting excellent ensemble, musical insight and sensitive attention to detail...cellist... —
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Recorded live for the LCO’s centenary, these works for string orchestra are packed full of drama. The Vaughan Williams has the kind of nervous energy that only a live performance can bring. —
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Kah-Ming Ng has added wind, a move both arguable and effective, to these 12 string concertos. ..although these 40 movements are brief, only two over two minutes, they are refreshingly varied... —
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The bright, jangling soundworld of Judith Weir's All the Ends of the Earth immediately cleanses the aural palate...the BBC Singers bring their customary high standards of versatility and exectuion... —
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…John Lill at his very finest. …always allowing the composer his own voice while maintaining an unruffled mastery, grandeur and musical authority. —
