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Morales en Toledo
New Polyphony from Toledo's Codex 25 (1545-1547)
Ensemble Plus Ultra, Michael Noone
For this historically important disc, Michael Noone has uncovered a large number of pieces written by Morales during his two years at Toledo Cathedral from 1554. The heavenly acoustic of St... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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Handel - Italian Cantatas Volume 5 - Rome, (1707)
Recorded in Saint-Michel en Thiérache, France, in June 2008
Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Yetzabel Arias Fernández (soprano) & Romina Basso (alto)
La Risonanza
The performance here is one of smouldering sensuality. The verve of the director's gestures generates huge excitement, while the sharp contrast of colours between each singer's voice - the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Editor's Choice
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Siface: L’amor castrato
Arias by Stradella, Pasquini, Cavalli, Scarlatti et al.
Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)
Nereydas, Javier Ulises Illán
This is repertory...that for the most part suits his dark, handsome-sounding alto uncommonly well. Long, slowly unfolding lines are sustained with consummate ease and his coloratura has admirable... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, May 2012, First Choice
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One of the most charismatic performers in Baroque music today, Pandolfo shows the full range of his sublime musicality in this tour of the solo viol repertoire, from the late Renaissance to... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Best-kept Secrets
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Handel: Duetti e Terzetti italiani
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Silvia Frigato (soprano), Krystian Adam (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone)
La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni
sopranos Roberta Invernizzi and Silvia Frigato share the honours with tenor Krystian Adam and baritone Thomas Bauer, and they are all up to the pieces' demands…the accompaniments, meanwhile,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2016, Editor's Choice
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These seem to have been works for no mere amateur, and I am glad to say that in Paolo Pandolfo we have a gambist who is more than up to the task. He exploits every nuance of this music. He navigates... — More…
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Record Review, 30th September 2017, Recording of the Week
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overall the set is exceptional for the joyous verve and style Niquet brings to this entrancing comédie lyrique. — More…
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Caresana: L’Adoratione de’ Maggi
Recorded in Naples in December 2009
Maria Grazia Schiavo, Valentina Varriale (sopranos), Filippo Mineccia (countertenor), Giuseppe De Vittorio, Rosario Totaro (tenors) & Giuseppe Naviglio (bass)
I Turchini, Antonio Florio (direction)
This collection of Nativity cantatas suggests a richly colourful, dramatically inclined musical personality...Antonio Florio directs the period instruments of I Turchini pliantly. This is a... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Christmas Choice
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Marenzio: Quinto Libro di Madrigali a sei voci
Elena Biscuola (mezzo-soprano)
La Compagnia del Madrigale
the singers infuse their accounts with the true spirit of chamber music and, as native Italian speakers, are highly responsive to the drama and nuances of the texts...offering ardent and expressive... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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