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Musik der Hansestädte Vol. 3 - Musik aus dem alten Magdeburg
Europäisches Hanse-Ensemble, Manfred Cordes
The quality and polish of what they achieve absolutely stands comparison with Cordes's 'grown-up' ensemble (if I may put it like that)...The earworm that is Heintz's Nu bitten wir owes much... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Early Music
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New. Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Harpsichord Concertos · Symphonies
Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Świątkiewicz
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New. Christoph Graupner: Sinfonias
Il Gardellino, Florian Heyerick, Ex Tempore Ensemble, Cydonia Barocca Ensemble
Rosseel steers the narrative with a melodic and harmonic direction that I have not encountered in the repertoire before. There are fascinating timbral combinations elsewhere too… It’s entirely... —
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Ino · Opera Arias for Soprano
RecommendedAmanda Forsythe (soprano), Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O'Dette
Amanda Forsythe and the orchestra of the Boston Early Music Festival conjure exceptional stylish elegance and theatrical vitality in the flowing sequence of orchestrally accompanied recitatives,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Voice & Ensemble
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New. Salterio obbligato
Arias and instrumental music with salterio from 18th-century Italy
Christian Dietz, Elisabeth Seitz, nuovo aspetto, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Franz Vitzthum, Manfred Bittner
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Special offer. Charpentier: La couronne de fleurs & La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
RecommendedAaron Sheehan (tenor), Teresa Wakim (soprano), Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Douglas Williams (bass-baritone), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Mireille Lebel (mezzo-soprano), Jason McStoots (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Boston Early...
Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Opera Recording
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Opera, August 2014, Recording of the Month
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New. Christoph Graupner: Gottes Wille meint es gut - Complete Cantatas for Tenor and Bass
Georg Poplutz (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass), Kirchheimer BachConsort, Florian Heyerick
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New. Alessandro Stradella: Tyrants and Heroes - Cantatas for Bass
Mauro Borgioni, Gruppo Cameristico Academia Montis Regalis
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedMaria Keohane (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
To my mind, Mortensen’s special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Vincenzo Albrici: Sacred Cantatas
Weser-Renaissance|Manfred Cordes, Weser Renaissance, Manfred Cordes
Each short aria-like section is linked by ritornellos of smiling blissfulness for violins and dulcian... There is bright airiness in solo motets for alto and tenor... Albrici’s extended contrapuntal... —
