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The Italian Job
RecommendedBaroque Instrumental Music from the Italian States
Gail Hennessy, Rachel Chaplin (oboes) & Peter Whelan (bassoon)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler
The highlight of the disc for me is Chandler’s performance of a seldom-played E major Violin Concerto by Tartini: he explores fully the rich poetic content of its slow movement while projecting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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An often feisty recital of operatically-influenced 17th and 18th century sacred music intercut with instrumental items by Dantone’s firebrand ensemble. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Recital
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Songplay
RecommendedJoyce DiDonato (mezzo), Steve Barnett (percussion), Jimmy Madison (drums), Craig Terry (piano/harpsichord), Chuck Israels (double bass), Charlie Porter (trumpet/flugelhorn), Lautaro Greco (bandonéon)
The real twist here is that DiDonato retains the ‘formality’ of her operatic sound and delivery while attempting to apply a jazzer’s instincts. So her singerly embellishments rub shoulders with... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019)
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Ensemble Diderot’s invigorating approach has considerable appeal...Among the musical highlights is a sonata by Austrian Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. Best known for his string writing, his music... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Colonna, Perti, Pollarolo, Torelli: Cantatas & Concertos
Nuria Rial (soprano), Basel Chamber Orchestra, Julia Schröder
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Vocal Recording of the Year
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Special offer. Vivaldi Concerti and Baroque Trumpet Music
John Wallace (trumpet), John Miller (trumpet)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Christopher Warren Green, Simon Wright
Brilliant trumpet works of the baroque, brilliantly performed and produced. —
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Torelli: 12 Concerti da Camera for Two Violins and Basso Continuo, Op. 2
Pietro Battistoni, Rosso Verona Baroque Ensemble, Corinne Raymond-Jarczyk, Cristina Vidoni, Margherita Burattini, Edoardo Valorz
The performances, by an Italian group making their debut recording, sparkle…The Rosso Verona Baroque Ensemble produce a sweet but incisive sound in a church acoustic that adds bloom without... —
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Balsom plays them all with great virtuosity, varied toned and good style. The German Chamber Philharmonic provides spirited, carefully detailed support. —
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a bold and beautifully researched showcase for a repertoire badly in need of a champion...[Rial's] vocal agility and purity are as striking as ever here...Sabadus’s smoky, rounded countertenor... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Editor's Choice
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The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 5
An Italian Concert
Niklas Eklund, Jeffrey Segal (trumpets), Maria Keohane (soprano)
Wasa Baroque Ensemble, Edward H Tarr
