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Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus
Körnerscher Sing-Verein Dresden & Dresdner Instrumental-Concert (on original instruments), Peter Kopp
Vivaldi discoveries are not infrequent. …a third D major setting by the composer of the Vespers psalm Dixit Dominus, appears here on disc for the first time. It is a splendid piece: with scoring... —
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Simone Kermes is an agile singer with a wide vocal range who is comfortably able to negotiate Vivaldi's virtuoso writing with technical panache and expressive warmth. —
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Handel: Dixit Dominus
Arleen Auger (soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Diana Montague (contralto), Leigh Dixon (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Simon Birchall (bass)
Choir & Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston
Soloists clearly relish their vocal pyrotechnics, showing off the qualities through which they later became top names. Absence of sleeve notes undermines appreciation of the work. —
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Hasse: Salve Regina
Barbara Bonney (soprano) & Bernarda Fink (mezzosoprano)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
Hasse's unique combination of fire, lyricism and elegance is perfectly captured here. Bernarda Fink, however, weighs down her line with dramatic excesses, marring an otherwise commendable disc. —
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629
Eiddwen Harrhy, Jennifer Smith, Judith Nelson, Elisabeth Priday, Timothy Penrose, Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, David Thomas, Ashley Stafford
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
This disc highlights Gardiner's flair for drama. Airy dances and languishing sighs are but two of many effects that he calls forth. Pristine sound reproduction. —
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Brandenburg Concertos And Viola Da Gamba Sonatas
Fritz Neumeyer (harpsichord), August Wenzinger (viola da gamba)
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Bach: Magnificat
Hertha Töpper (contralto), Maria Stader (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor, Karl Richter
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas - Easter
Edith Mathis (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass (vocal), baritone), Peter Schreier (tenor), Anna Reynolds (contralto), Theo Adam (bass (vocal)), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Hertha Töpper (mezzo-soprano), Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor, Karl Richter
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity
Anna Reynolds (contralto), Edith Mathis (soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass (vocal)), Kurt Moll (bass (vocal)), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), John van Kesteren (tenor), Hertha Töpper (contralto), Kieth Engen (bass (vocal)), Ursula Buckel (soprano), Münchener Bach-Orchester,...
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Bach: Concerto BWV 1055R, Double Concertos BWV 1043, 1060, 1060R, Triple Concerto BWV 1064R
Otto Buechner (violin), Kurt Guntner (violin), Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichord), Karl Richter (harpsichord), Gerhart Hetzel (violin), Walter Forchert (violin), Ruben Gonzalez (violin), Münchener Bach-Orchester
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