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The performances are good enough, never less than technically proficient, respectful of the dynamic and structural limits of the music, and professionally polished. —
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Special offer. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Kym Amps (soprano), David van Asch (bass), Anna Crookes (soprano)
Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Kym Amps, a noble Dido of such great presence, passionate yet grave....Sara Connolly's Sorceress an impossing creation....Kym Amps and Sara Connolly would be bargains at full price. —
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The singing of the Oxford Camerata is superb. —
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Duruflé - Sacred Choral & Organ Works, Vol. 1
Didier Henry (baritone), Eric Lebrun (organ), Francois Poly (cello), Beatrice Uria-Monzon (mezzo-soprano) & Marc Vieillefon (violin)
Orchestre de la Cite & Michel Piquemal Vocal Ensemble, Michel Piquemal
This pair of Naxos CDs is noteworthy, essential listening, I would venture to suggest, for anyone who, like me, professes a deep love for Durufle's music. —
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A good disc in many ways, exhibiting a high degree of understanding and scholarship. —
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Puccini: Tosca (highlights)
Stanislav Benacka (bass), Silvano Carroli (baritone), Jan Durco (baritone), Mirosla Dvorsky (tenor), Giorgio Lamberti (tenor), Nelly Miricioiu (soprano), Andrea Piccinni (bass), Jozef Spacek (baritone)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Rahbari
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the presentation is effectively serene. —
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Special offer. Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (highlights)
Joanna Borowska (soprano), Priti Coles (soprano), John Dickie (tenor), Andrea Martin (baritone), Peter Mikulas (bass), Rohangiz Yachmi (mezzo-soprano)
Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Johannes Wildner
...for the price of these discs one would be pleased to come across such a performance in the opera house. —
