Handel and Haydn Society
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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation
Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
an exceptional account of the oratorio from all points of view…but what is wholly exceptional is the diction of both soloists and choir; you can hear every word without referring to the text... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. Mozart: Requiem
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Phyllis Pancella (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Eric Owens (bass-baritone), & Robert Nairn (double bass obbligato)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
[Owens's] instrument sounds magisterial as it rolls along, matching well with the three remaining soloists. Elizabeth Watts is a luminous soprano. Phyllis Pancella can rely on the almost contralto-like... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 26 & 86 & Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Aisslinn Nosky (violin)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
[Symphony No. 26] Christophers presents the powerful, restless first movement perfectly, the raucous valveless horns of its close perfectly judged. The first plainchant melody provides the first... —
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Does Christmas sound different in America? Partly. Over half of the selections here are American in origin...Fascinating also to compare the American style of singing, more vigorous in attack... —
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Special offer. Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427 'Great'
Gillian Keith (soprano), Tove Dahlberg (mezzo soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor) & Nathan Berg (bass-baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
[Christophers] fields an impressive period-instrument orchestra, and a game and regularly strong choir...Of the soloists, the finest is Gillian Keith, consistently graceful and utterly winning... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 83 & Violin Concerto in C major
Aisslinn Nosky (violin)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
[the Paris Symphony No. 83 is] a marvellously intense piece, and it gets a no-holds barred performance from Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society orchestra. They bring a fine sense... —
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Christophers draws a gold-standard execution from his choir. —
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Special offer. Mozart: Coronation Mass
Teresa Wakim (soprano), Paula Murrihy (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor) & Sumner Thompson (baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
The singing of the Boston Handel and Haydn Society Chorus is spirited throughout, with Harry Christophers highlighting some of the work's most expressive moments, notably the agonised Crucifixus,... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82 & Violin Concerto in G major
Aisslinn Nosky (violin)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
These Haydn performances with the period players of the venerable Handel and Haydn Society...are as insightful in their way as anything [Christophers] has done with his own choir The Sixteen...Christophers... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 84 & Violin Concerto in A major
Aisslinn Nosky (violin)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
