Frescobaldi - Toccata Seconda (1627)
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The two collections...are mountains scaled only by those with virtuosity, imagination, historical grasp and, most crucially, daring. Others have tried...but few have succeeded like Fabio Bonizzoni...Bonozzoni... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, Instrumental Choice
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Isabella Leonarda: Vespro a cappella della Beata Vergine
Alberto Sala (organ)
Nova Ars Cantandi, Giovanni Acciai
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[Lester's playing] is precise, fluent and poised. His dexterity is evident in his carefully polished and thoughtful performances. Tempos are generally unhurried by contrast with the virtuoso... —
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Performance of Frescobaldi demands a free, improvisatory style of performance, of which Richard Lester is obviously a master. He plays a perfectly chosen harpsichord with a particularly attractive,... —
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The Queen’s Music
Italian vocal duets and trios
Emma Kirkby and Susanne Rydén (sopranos), Peter Harvey (baritone), Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), & Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
Many of the settings exploit the sensual intertwining of two soprano voices over a basso continuo...Emma Kirkby, dewy-voiced as ever, and Swedish soprano Susanne Rydén make exquisite partners,... —
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