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Special offer. Handel: Israel in Ägypten
RecommendedLydia Teuscher, Julia Doyle (sopranos), Hilary Summers (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Roderick Williams (bass)
Choir of The King’s Consort & The King’s Consort, Robert King
the performance makes a strong case for the piece, even if Mendelssohn's version is unlikely to make a full-scale comeback. The choir is lively, making every word clear, though some of King's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th March 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2016, Editor's Choice
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Elegy – Countertenor duets by Purcell & Blow
Iestyn Davies, James Hall (countertenors)
The King’s Consort, Robert King
Davies is the headline artist on the cover; but in fact he duets with James Hall on notably equal terms, the two voices subtly differing in timbre but compatible in articulation and expressivity.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Recital
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I was glad: Sacred Music by Stanford & Parry
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson & David Wilson-Johnson
The King’s Consort & Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King
a revelation. In the opening Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A by Stanford, the leanness of gut strings lends edge and urgency to the orchestral writing, which perfectly complements the punchy... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th January 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Choral
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Special offer. Purcell: Royal Odes
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert King
In Welcome Glorious Morn for Queen Mary in 1691 we reach a higher musical level. Both Carolyn Sampson and Matthew Brook suavely maintain their vocal lines against the ingenious but busy aria... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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The King's Consort, whose Purcellian pedigree has been honed over a long and distinguished discography, presents informed yet instinctive performances. Purcell's expressive points are made without... —
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Elena Firsova's For Alissa, sounding like a curious cocktail of late Scriabin and Messiaen, was inspired by the Corelli Variations; while Dmitri Smirnov's Blake Sonata, with its exciting second... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Emily Owen (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), David de Winter (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), Edward Grint (bass-baritone), The King's Consort, Robert King
‘Arise My Muse’ (1690) is performed from a new, clearer edition which still allows accomplished singers like Charles Daniels and Iestyn Davies to fashion the melodic lines brilliantly with individuality... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral
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He's ingeniously rethought Mrs Purcell's arbitrary ordering, and ends with the magnificent chaconne-driven G minor Sonata Z807, using the so-called 'Golden Sonata' as a central pivot with sonatas... —
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Special offer. Abbandonata
Handel: Italian Cantatas
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
The King’s Consort, Robert King
Yes, her instrument is glorious and her readings exquisitely crafted, but it’s her carefully selected and interconnected musical choices that truly set her apart. This new recording exemplifies... —
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Decades: A Century of Song Vol. 3 1830 - 1840
John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Lorna Anderson (soprano), Alexey Gusev (bass-baritone), Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo), Soraya Mafi (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Kirchschlager, a singer incapable of being boring, has the lion’s share of the German Lieder here…With accompaniments that are often discreetly supportive, it’s too easy to take for granted... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018, Editor's Choice
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