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Perla Barocca
RecommendedEarly Italian Masterpieces
Rachel Podger (violin), Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord & organ) & Daniele Caminiti (theorbo)
there's the sense of music in possession of a free spirit and keen to test boundaries both expressive and virtuosic...Predictably there's an unfailing eloquence to everything Podger does, whether... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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the soprano's voice has steely harshness occasionally, but lucid characterisation of quicksilver shifting sentiments captures the spirited fickleness, wit and emotional gamut of Strozzi's creations. —
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Antonini (Italy’s answer to the Pied Piper) coaxes alluring sounds from his battery of instruments (recorders, flute, dulcian, chalumeau), and the 13 members of his ensemble follow with equal... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2019, Winner - Musique ancienne
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Early Music
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a maddening, fascinating and often bewitching disc —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Recital
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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This is a glorious addition to the Monteverdi 450 celebrations. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Choral
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Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi'
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This is a sublime example of the madrigalian art. The disc oozes a sense of intelligent poetic response. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Songs of Orpheus
RecommendedMonteverdi, Caccini, Merula, Brunelli, Castello, Cima, Landi
Karim Sulayman (tenor)
Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell
Sulayman’s approach tends more towards the lyrical than the rhetorical – his lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma best suited to melodious arias rather than the text-driven stile recitativo…Under... —
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2018), Winner - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. Anthology of the Recorder, Vol. 1
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Izhar Elias (baroque guitar), Inmaculada Munoz Jimenez (tambourine), Pieter-Jan Belder (recorder), Rainer Zipperling (cello), Menno Van Delft (organ, harpsichord), Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Piet Stryckers (bass viol), Kaori Uemura (bass viol), Sophie Watillon (bass viol),...
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Special offer. Anthology of the Recorder
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Izhar Elias (baroque guitar), Inmaculada Munoz Jimenez (tambourine), Pieter-Jan Belder (recorder), Rainer Zipperling (cello), Menno Van Delft (organ, harpsichord), Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Piet Stryckers (bass viol), Kaori Uemura (bass viol), Sophie Watillon (bass viol),...
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