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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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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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The landscape angle is slightly odd…Luckily some real landscaping can be heard in Hesdin’s motet ‘Parasti’ where the performers shape the form and contour the dynamics splendidly. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Early Music
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her melodic lines hover, dip and glide like some supernaturally graceful bird, and those vertiginous swoops in pitch, executed to perfection by the seven-voice female choir, never fail to thrill. —
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Building a Library, April 2016, First Choice
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Zelenka: Missa Dei Filii & Litanae Lauretanae
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Gordon Jones (bass)
Tafelmusik, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius
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Scarlatti: Il giardino di rose
La Ritirata, Victor Sordo (tenor), Luciana Mancini (mezzo-soprano), Nuria Rial (soprano), Alicia Amo (soprano), José Coca Loza (bass), Josetxu Obregon
Alessandro Scarlatti’s fertile inventiveness and variety of musical means repay La Ritirata’s attention handsomely. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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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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Rivals: Arias for Farinelli & Co.
David Hansen (countertenor)
Academia Montis Regalis, Alessandro de Marchi
the programme showcases Hansen's formidable technique and flexibility as he flits from quick-fire coloratura to long-breathed cantilena...Hansen dazzles throughout with his vocal fireworks...de... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, Opera Choice
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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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Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
German version
Genia Kuhmeier (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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