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Special offer. Monteverdi: Concerto & Settimo Libro De' Madrigali
Concerto Italiano (early music ensemble), Elena Carzaniga, Maria Galassi, Valerio Contaldo, Monica Piccinini, Sonia Tedla, Andrés Montilla, Raffaele Giordani, Salvo Vitale, Rinaldo Alessandrini
this is an admirable recording of a rich and fascinating collection. —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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The playing sparkles with contributions by an accomplished colloquium of woodwind and string soloists...All is directed with energy and artistic assurance by harpsichordist Gianluca Capuano. —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Vivaldi & Bach: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 ‘l’estro Armonico’
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Having previously tackled Vivaldi’s operas, a vibrant sense of theatre clings to Alessandrini’s every interpretative decision; and while he’s typically all over the detail, he never loses sight... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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The delight of these songs lies in the perfection of their execution. Alessandrini and his singers began their career with Monteverdi, learning how to burn with musical passion, and this CD... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Choral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
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Dinnerstein at times applies more rubato to Glass than one might expect (or even wish) to hear. Nevertheless, her approach aids the music's ebb and flow, while imparting greater expressive intensity... —
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Special offer. Stradella: Mottetti
Sonia Tedla (vocalist), Monica PiccininI (vocalist), Andrés Montilla (vocalist), Luca Cervoni (vocalist), Gabriele Lombardi (vocalist), Francesca Cassinari (vocalist), Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
We’re treated to five motets and two instrumental works revealing that Stradella’s remarkably varied idiom is refined, expressive and felicitous...In sum, this revelatory album is a wonderful... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Bizet - L' Arlésienne Orchestral Suites
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre & Chœur de l’opéra de Lyon, Marc Minkowski
I find it hard to know what to praise most, the vivid, taut rhythms of the various marches and dances… the sensuous orchestral colours of the quieter moments, of the passion that suddenly erupts…... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording (L'Arlesienne)
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It’s hard to imagine a more passionate advocate for these works than Sergio Azzolini, who brings fiendish agility to the fast movements and makes his instrument sigh and sing in the pathos-laden,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Cello Sonatas by Franck, Debussy & Poulenc
Anne Gastinel (cello) & Claire Désert (piano)
[Gastinel] and Claire Desert have a wonderfully intuitive partnership and both draw on subtle, inimitable soundworlds....Gastinel brings the right note of nonchalant simplicity to Debussy's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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