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2024-04-19 08:46:44
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius album review – Spence soars in otherwise passion-light period instrument recording
McCreesh/Stéphany/Spence/Foster-Williams(Signum, two CDs)Paul McCreesh’s historically informed performance of the composer’s greatest choral work has many gains but ultimately never really catches fire
2024-04-17 16:00:59
The conductor leads the Gabrieli Consort and Players in this wide-ranging score
2024-02-28 07:37:00
Beauty and meaning: Handel's Theodora from Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo with Louise Alder in the title role
Handel: Theodora; Louise Alder, Tim Mead, Anna Stéphany, Stuart Jackson, Adam Plachetka, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen; Alpha ClassicsReviewed 20 February 2024A performance of Handel's late masterpiece that combines musical beauties with a sense of the inner meaning of the words, with a wonderful central performance from Louise AlderConsidering that Handel evidently regarded it as one of his favourite oratorios and that any performance of it is something of an event, Handel's Theodora has rather a sparse history on disc, though the converse of that is that most of the recordings are that little bit special. Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli recorded it in 2000 with Susan Gritton and Susan Bickley, Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro recorded it in 2022 with Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato, whilst further back there is the recording with the unforgettable Lorraine Hunt Lieberson from 1992 as well as the famous Glyndebourne production.Now Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo have […]
2023-12-21 00:00:00
The Annual Christmas Post 2023 [27 CDs]
[…] Alan Anderson - directionRecorded December 2012Download 1fichier pixel workuploadOns is een kijnt geborenChristmas songs from the Koning Manuscript ca. 1500Aventure, ensemble for Medieval musicIta Hijmans - directionRecorded January 2007Label: Challenge Records FL72412Download 1fichier pixel workuploadJean Titelouze (1563-1633)Magnificat, Hymne & Pieces d'orgueEnsemble Les MeslangesThomas van Essen, Volny Hostiou - directionFrancois Ménissier - organRecorded July & September 2019Label: Paraty 100273Download 1fichier pixel workuploadChristmas Mass in RomeWorks of Palestrina, Josquin, Anerio,Frescobaldi, Victoria, Pasquini & othersGabrieli Consort & PlayersPaul McCreesh - directionPublished in 1993Label: Archiv 437 833-2Download 1fichier pixel workuploadHeinrich Schütz (1585-1672)The Christmas Story & Sacred ConcertosSWV 334, 384, 385, 395, 456 & 468Yale Schola Cantorum/David HillRecorded: 2018Label: Hyperion CDA68315Download 1fichier gofile workuploadRÓS - Songs of ChristmasWorks of Von Bingen, Praetorius,Fagerheim, Nordquist and traditionalsThe Norwegian Soloists' ChoirGrete Pedersen - directionRecorded April 2013Label: BIS SACD-2029Download 1fichier pixel workuploadWeynacht GesaengeVocal works of Praetorius, Schein,Hassler, Schröter, Reusner and othersEnsemble StimmwerckRecorded April 2012Label: Christophorus CHR 77364Download 1fichier pixel […]
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