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Special offer. Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin
RecommendedIrish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan
Here is an unusual and delightful programme from bassoonist and director Peter Whelan...Irish Baroque Orchestra with its several concertante players imbue the music with lucidity and a spirited... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Locke disturbs with jagged, angular lines, wayward chromatic harmonies, and murky colours plumbing the consort’s depths; there, he delights with fleet, balletic rhythms, filmy textures, and... —
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With their ever-changing affects and tempos, these consorts require alert and agile players and, in this respect, Phantasm is unrivalled. The playing here is technically flawless: lines are... —
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The accomplished choir of New College, Oxford has around 30 singers and so we should expect a fulsome ‘churchly ’ sound, rather than a ‘concert ’ ensemble. Even so, in the opening work ‘A solus... —
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Dipping in and out of the minor mode, but mostly dwelling in the sunlit major, these beautifully turned works pass a very pleasant hour, even if they lack the explorative and emotional qualities... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Special offer. Rachel Baptist: Ireland's Black Syren
RecommendedRachel Redmond (soloist), Aisling Kenny (soloist), Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan
this is an adventurous album and a timely reminder of our multicultural musical past...Redmond’s soprano voice makes an immediate impression. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Special offer. Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza
Royal Academy of Music and Juilliard School Brass
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Special offer. Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
RecommendedNicholas Mulroy (Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Jesus), Susan Hamilton (Soprano), Cecilia Osmond (Soprano), Clare Wilkinson (Alto), Annie Gill (Alto), Malcolm Bennett (Tenor) & Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Bass)
Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt
One-to-a-part Bach infiltrated the St Matthew Passion with Paul McCreesh in 2002. I described him then as 'provocative and compelling', and John Butt is no less so. Of his eight remarkable... —
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Building a Library, April 2012, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2008, Choral & Song Choice
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A Feast of Christmas Music in Medieval England
Gothic Voices
It seems extraordinary that this should be Gothic Voices’ first Christmas-themed album; nevertheless, it has been worth the wait to hear these wellknown works performed by this ensemble...Their... —
