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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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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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Special offer. Torelli - Concertos
Catherine Weiss (violin), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), David Blackadder (trumpet), Simon Standage (violin)
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage and Catherine Weiss are well-matched in the double concertos, from hair-raising momentum to lovely slow-movement dialogue. In the solo concertos, Standage sometimes sacrifices... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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