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Antonini’s performances are as lively as ever, keeping the players of the Kammerorchester Basel on their toes throughout. Followers of this series needn’t hesitate. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Haydn 2032 Volume 3: Solo e pensoso
RecommendedFrancesca Aspromonte (soprano)
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
As in the previous volumes, the orchestral playing is breathtaking in its accuracy - the sort of Haydn playing you dream of…this may well become the period-instrument Haydn cycle by which all... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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though Piau takes few risks with colour and time, her sound is always brilliant. Kadouch, too, is strict with tempo but superb with colour. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Song
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Haydn: Die Schöpfung
RecommendedAnna Lucia Richter (soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Il Giardino Armonico, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Giovanni Antonini
Antonini has a fine line-up of soloists, and they clearly enjoy themselves: the soprano Anna Lucia Richter and the tenor Maximilian Schmidt both have attractively light-toned voices, and Richter’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th October 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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The Basel CO are fully attuned to the style of these works and play with a slightly softer grain than Antonini’s ‘other’ band, Il Giardino Armonico. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Symphonies in 3 Movements
Sohy - Milhaud - CPE Bach - Stravinsky
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Bar Avni
This is a unique collection, well worth exploring...It showcases a musician with fresh things to say about both programming and interpretation. —
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Mozart: Concertos Pour Flute & Concerto Pour Flute Et Harpe
Sandrine Chatron, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch
This is a graceful interpretation of the repertoire, which show that you can provide a dynamic, punchy performance without needing to thwack the listener around the head with it. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Mozart: Complete Works For Clarinet, Vol. 2
Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet), Gabriel Pidoux, David Guerrier, David Douçot, Kölner Akademie (chamber ensemble), Michael Alexander Willens
Baldeyrou's recording shines a spotlight on this genre which despite flourishing between 1770 and 1830, particularly in Paris, is now sadly neglected on the concert platform and in the recording... —
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Lazarevitch’s flute beguiles the ear, soaring and diving like a skilfully flown kite. There is a fluid confidence to his playing, an ease with which his focused but singing tone desports through... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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As always, Antonini coaxes first-class performances from the members of Il Giardino Armonico. —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Orchestral Choice
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