Les Arts Florissants
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedKatherine Watson (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor) & André Morsch (baritone)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
This account was recorded ‘live’ at the Paris Philharmonie and there’s a sheen of polished spontaneity to it… Tempos are brisk and breezy…and Christie puts the ballet shoes on Bach, so that... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th March 2018
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Record Review, 17th February 2018, Recording of the Week
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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There is fine singing here, particularly from the bass Lisandro Abadie in Altri canti d’Amour (great richness and clarity) and the contralto Lucile Richardot in Lettera Amorosa (with some stylish... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Record Review, 18th February 2017, Recording of the Week
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The recording features a crack team of soloists, who make an impeccable ensemble in both the sensual airs serieux and the vibrant, cheeky airs a boire. Equally excellent instrumentalists – single... —
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Nineteen singers, including seven soloists – voices of character in vibrant ensemble – plus continuo collaborate with grace, solemnity, elegant expression, sublime refinement, and exquisitely... —
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Charpentier, M-A: Les Arts Florissants (Idyle en musique) H.487
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Charpentier’s idylle en musique blooms sweetly in this intimately scaled performance. Vocal style has moved in but the tone of the strings, flutes and recorders is delectable. —
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Rossi: Oratorio Per La Settimana Santa
Agnès Mellon, Jill Feldman, Marie-Claude Vallin (sopranos), Dominique Visse, Vincent Darras (hautes-contre), Ian Honeyman, Michel Laplénie (ténors), Philippe Cantor, Antoine Sicot (basses), Monique Zanetti (sopranos), Gérard Lesne (haute-contre), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (ténor), Michel Laplénie (baritone),...
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The orchestra is tart and the articulation brilliant in Rameau’s actes de ballets. A young Sandrine Piau appears as Cupid in Pygmalion. Agnes Mellon is the lovelorn Cephise and haughty Myrthis. —
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