Hi Res Download, Weckmann (composer)
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Jauchzet Dem Herr
The Psalms of David in 17th Century Northern Germany
Hans-Jorg Mammel
La Fenice, Jean Tubéry
this release focuses on 17th-century north German psalm-settings for tenor and ensemble. If that sounds rather earnest, the idea is quickly dispelled by the opening track, Buxtehude's Dixit... —
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Special offer. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass)
Fretwork & The Purcell Quartet
In numerous short solo passages Emma Kirkby's singing has its customary authority with text and style...Elin Manahan Thomas is an ideal sparring partner. Michael Chance's singing is typically... —
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This is one of those delightful occasions where a complex and highly nuanced solo programme both holds together as a musical sequence and is wonderfully executed, combining intellectual joy... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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A German Passion - 17th Century Music For the Time of Lent and Easter
Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs
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These are fine performances and consistent ones. Moulin is a subtle and thoughtful interpreter, especially in the more serious works. He is precise but not wooden, and the passagework is crisp... —
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Death and Devotion
Cantatas
Johannette Zomer (soprano), Peter Harvey (bass violin), Antoinette Lohmann (viola da gamba), Pieter Affourtit (viola da gamba), Richte van der Meer (violoncello), Joshua Cheatham (violoncello), Lucia Swarts (violone), Maggie Urquhart (theorbo), Fred Jacobs (organ/harpsichord) and Pieter Dirksen (bassoon)
Netherlands...
There is an intensity to the performances that is quite riveting and the poise of the singing is magnificent. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice
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Julian Perkins has chosen an eclectic variety of pieces ranging from the first half of the 17th to the middle of the 18th century. New to my ears was a Capriccio by Wolfgang Ebner, whose dance-like... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2023, Instrumental Choice
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In Dulci Jubilo
Music for the Christmas season by Buxtehude and Friends
Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier
Taking Bach’s predecessor Buxtehude as its focal point, Hillier’s programme steers a chronological passage through the events of Christ’s nativity, illustrating them with music by Buxtehude... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Choice
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Pre-Bach German composer Matthias Weckmann’s Italianate works are thrilling, and stylishly performed on a splendid Italian organ. —
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