CD, Avison (composer)
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Special offer. A Night in London
Ophelie Gaillard (cello), Pulcinella Orchestra, Sandrine Piau (soprano), Gabriel Pidoux, Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
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. —
Awards:
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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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The English Orpheus 28 - Charles Avison Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti
The Brandenburg Consort, directed from the violin by Roy Goodman
A delightful set … if you are a lover of baroque concerti grossi do not fail to listen to these heartwarming records —
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8 CDs
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater & Other Works
Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano), Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (countertenor), Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller
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À Portuguesa
Iberian Concertos & Sonatas
Orquestra Barocca Casa Casa Da Música Porto, Andreas Staier
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Avison - Sonatas for Harpsichord
Gary Cooper (harpsichord), Pavlo Beznosiuk & Caroline Balding (violins) & Robin Michael (cello)
Avison Ensemble
Within such simple forces, there is considerable invention...Recording is rather close, giving performers' rather than audience's perspective, but simulates the sense of 'private Amusement'... —
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The skill of [Avison's] transcriptions is beyond criticism, delivering string concertos of a formal and textual assurance that certainly raises them above the level of curiosity…this is a gladdening... —
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The sound in this, and in the seamy suspensions of the Opus 1 Sonatas for Two Violins and a Bass, is beguiling: dark, flexible and sweet. —
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…substantial pieces, earning lively and sensitive playing from the Ensemble's 11 strings and continuo. …the poignant opening of No. 3, the Con furia in No. 6 elicits some powerful playing especially... —
