CD, Couperin, F (composer)
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We very quickly learn just how characterful Desandre can be with her amused, laughing reactions to women in battle in ‘Non posso far’, and the dark glitter of her voice in the melancholic ‘Lasciatemi... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Female Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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Authenticity is present in an Érard piano, date unspecified, and a Stradivarius violin, the ‘Davidoff’, which has been held in the Paris Conservatoire museum since 1887, when one of the first... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works For Keyboard, Vol. 8: Köthen, 1717-1723 - For Maria Barbara
Benjamin Alard (early keyboard instruments)
It’s the sort of music-making that, its intellectual grasp notwithstanding, clearly emanates from the heart. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Instrumental
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Barricades
RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Thomas Dunford (lute), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Though still both around 30, Dunford and Rondeau are already steeped in this rich and subtle repertoire, and play it like they own it …Both also like to indulge in some slowish tempos, but Dunford’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Versailles - Alexandre Tharaud
RecommendedAlexandre Tharaud (piano), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Justin Taylor (piano)
He doesn’t let the fact that some of this music is inherently unpianistic get in his way…It’s a beautifully programmed disc – so much so that it begs to be heard complete. And the sense that... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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a musical personality of a beguiling charm, a quality rarely encountered in today's more severe musical climate...You are reminded, too, of a naturalness and insouciance far removed from so... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Re-issue of the Month
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Le Concert Des Oiseaux. Vincent Bouchot: Le Carnaval Des Animaux En Péril
La Rêveuse, Florence Bolton, Benjamin Perrot
In all, a fine testament to both the eclectic timbral diversity of earlier instruments and the versatility of La Rêveuse. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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This is a coherent program that balances repetition and contrast to avoid monotony without it coming across as forced. The performances are consistently polished and a sophisticated, and pleasant,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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The Frans Brüggen Project
Lucie Horsch (recorder), Rachel Podger (violin), Albert Bruggen (cello), Tom Foster (harpsichord), Esther Van Der Eijk (viola), Orchestra of the 18th Century
For the most part, this is a rewarding enterprise, sympathetically recorded and with an essential chart indicating where on the album each instrument can be heard. —
