Orchestral, Concerti Grossi, Handel (composer)
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Some of Handel’s greatest music was written for bass-baritones, and in Purves finds its ideal interpreter. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Among the disc’s many highlights are the virtuoso cello concertos by Cirri and Porpora which showcase Gaillard’s athletic technique as well as her extraordinary ability to make the cello sing. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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Handel: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt
You should catch Carolyn Sampson, Ian Bostridge and the Dunedin in this Handel masterpiece. They glide through the score in utterly ravishing ways that transcend rival recordings…Butt’s tempos... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
RecommendedAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel's Rival in Dublin
RecommendedIrish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan
Here is an unusual and delightful programme from bassoonist and director Peter Whelan...Irish Baroque Orchestra with its several concertante players imbue the music with lucidity and a spirited... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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This Polish ensemble, little recorded so far, plays them splendidly - 16 technically assured period strings, coloured by harpsichord or organ continuo and a pretty active archlute. The ensemble... — More…
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I can’t think of anything that would improve this package: performances are stylish and beautifully polished. The recording is a beauty — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2007, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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Building a Library, October 2017, First Choice
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Bach & Telemann: Cantatas for Baritone
Christoph Prégardien (baritone)
Vox Orchestra, Lorenzo Ghirlanda
Flaws in [instrumental] intonation are hard to overlook. But the solo playing is characterful and visceral, and inner lines in the texture emerge with clarity…Prégardien, who has enjoyed a long... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018
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The music is endlessly inventive and gives the listener enormous stimulation and pleasure...Turovsky paces convincingly, not missing Handel's breadth of sonority and moments of expressive grandeur,... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2017, Also Recommended
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