Hyperion
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John Danyel - Complete Songs and Lute Music
Nigel Short (countertenor), David Miller (lute), Libby Crabree (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Vine (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass), Jacob Heringman (lute), Mark Caudle (bass viol)
This recording will transport you back to rural England at the turn of the 17th century … an entertaining selection of vocal solo and quartet music. —
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Echoes of Nightingales
Encores as sung by Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell, Helen Traubel and Eleanor Steber
Christine Brewer (soprano) & Roger Vignoles (piano)
unlike many dramatic sopranos, Brewer here demonstrates a clarity of enunciation and a variety of tone that suits this lighter material...Irresistable. —
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Handel: Fireworks Music & Coronation Anthems
The Choir of New College Oxford & The King's Consort, Robert King
Mightily impressive —
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The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Volume 10
Schubert in 1815 (II)
Martyn Hill (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
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A bombshell selection that promises to hold the listener for hours on end. One almost imagines the fire of Liszt himself at the keyboard. Another jewel in Hyperion's legendary series —
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the E flat Sonata opens with arresting gestures designed to let the performers show off, which Tanja Becker-Bender and Peter Nagy seize with relish. They give generally spacious readings of... —
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Sullivan: The Contrabandista and The Foresters
Claire Rutter (soprano), Frances McCafferty (alto), Ashley Catling (tenor), Donal Maxwell (baritone), Richard Suart (baritone), Geoffrey Moses (bass)
The London Chorus, The New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
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There can never be too many recordings of Grieg's masterpiece, Haugtussa ('The Mountain Maid')… In the mezzo-soprano of Katarina Karnéus, Haugtussa becomes a darkly erotic tale… —
