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This is an altogether terrific disc (again featuring premiere recordings), with music of a high calibre and performances by L’Arte del Mondo that could hardly be bettered. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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RecommendedArias & Scenes from Porpora to Rossini
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano)
Accademia degli Astrusi, Federico Ferri
There is much coloratura and here, as elsewhere, Anna Bonitatibus is spot-on...This set, sumptuously illustrated, is an absolute must-have. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Recital
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Christine Schafer (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Kurt Streit (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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the real magic often occurs when the two share the spotlight, such as in Giacomo Merchi’s Trio No 1, where subtle contrasts in tone colour, from a crisp plucking to a diffuse caressing, enhance... —
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Special offer. Marianna Martines: Il Primo Amore
Nuria Rial (soprano)
La Floridiana, Nicoleta Paraschivescu
Paraschivescu and La Floridiana draw us into Martines's music through exquisite detailing...The archness of Martines's phrasing, the delicacy of her dancing pulses, and the sly timing of her... —
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Haydn: The Creation
RecommendedDorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schönberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The void evoked in the first few bars is bleak and barren, chilly vibrato-less strings and coldly gleaming brass, with winds bubbling away like some kind of primordial soup....one of the most... —
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Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice
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Paul Wranitzky: Symphonies
RecommendedAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble), Bernhard Forck (concert master)
The overture to Oberon makes for a lively curtain-raiser, with the Akamus strings on gutsy, resonant form in the dramatic opening flourishes, and the plangent timbre of the period woodwind-instruments... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th June 2022
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Baroque Gender Stories
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner
Wolfgang Katschner and Lautten Compagney provide lean, skilfully balanced and astute theatrical support. Clever artistic programming means that each half starts with a striking overture and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2019
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Haydn: Orlando Paladino
Patricia Petibon (Angelica), Christian Gerhaher (Rodamonte), Michael Schade (Orlando), Malin Hartelius (Eurilla), Werner Güra (Medoro), Johannes Kalpers (Licone), Markus Schäfer (Pasquale), Elisabeth von Magnus (Alcina) & Florian Boesch (Caronte)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orlando paladino is at the summit of Haydn's operatic art, and Harnoncourt's well-cast version is strongly recommended. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Opera Finalist
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Schumann: Missa Sacra, Schubert: Stabat Mater & Symphony No. 7, Unfinished / Unvollendete
Thomas Hengelbrock & Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble & Balthasar-Neumann-Chor, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor, Thomas Hengelbrock, Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Agnes Kovacs (soprano), Raimonds Spogis (baritone), Mirko Ludwig (tenor)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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