Prospero Classical
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One huge advantage Solomon’s Knot have in this type of music is the unrelenting beauty of their individual voices: listen for the cascading phrases in the four-voice work What praise can reach... —
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Spring 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Rediscovery
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New. Zelenka: Missa Paschalis, ZWV 7 - Händel: Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264
Zeronove, I Pizzicanti, Lukas Wanner
in recent years the reputation of the 'Czech Bach' has risen thanks to recordings like this one, which reveals the beauty and sophistication of his compositional style...The vocal ensemble Zeronove... —
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Bach's Horns
Solomon's Knot (early music ensemble), Zoë Brookshaw (soprano), Clare Lloyd-Griffiths (soprano), James Hall (vocalist), Kate Symonds-Joy (vocalist), Rory Carver (tenor), Thomas Herford (tenor), Alex Ashworth (bass-baritone), Jonathan Sells (bass-baritone), Zoë Brookshaw [Diana] (soprano), Thomas...
Anneke Scott and Anna Drysdale's natural horns resound splendidly with visceral disruption, high-wire flamboyance or regal dignity (and sometimes all those elements at once). —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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New. J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 (Arr. for Viola by Marc Sabbah)
Marc Sabbah (viola)
Sabbah's tone is beautifully focused with vibrato used sparingly as an effective means of pointing phrasing. These carefully crafted performances continually draw the listener's attention and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2026, Instrumental Choice
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New. She Composed - 53 Piano Pieces by Women Composers
Yami CruzMontero, Karla Martínez, Serena Chillemi, Johanna Henschel, Marie Sophie Hauzel (piano), Débora Halász (piano), Iván Rolón, Jelena Stojkovic, Sonja Uhlmann, Dmitry Mayboroda, Markus Bellheim
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Brahms & Mozart: Geza Anda Live 1963 & 1974
Géza Anda (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
In the Mozart concerto he presents himself with a fluid, light and clearly sparkling playing. Karl Böhm accompanies with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with particularly beautifully and substantially... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Winner - Historical
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Bonitatibus’s interpretations go to the heart of these extraordinary pieces. Collaborative pianist Adele D’Aronzo, meanwhile, presents some demanding accompaniments to impressive effect , while... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2023
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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The Merel Quartet has the measure of this music, matching attention to detail with unabashed sentiment...These beautifully considered performances are ones to savour. —
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New. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Sinfonieorchester Basel, MDR-Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Markus Poschner
In a crowded market he gives his Mahler Second an individual slant by foregrounding the angular, the edgy and the grotesque without losing sight of the argument's underlying trajectory. —
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Overall, this is a gorgeous recital that makes excellent listening. Stefanescu's rich-toned playing rises with aplomb to all its challenges and she crowns the disc with an irresistibly exultant... —
