SACD, Johnson, R (composer)
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the result is coherently put together, with Hughes's resourceful vocal imagination and use of tone, plus the subtlety and careful placement of her decorations, drawing the ear again and again. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
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The sound of Jakob Lindberg's lute, made by Sixtus Rauwolf in the last decade of the 16th century, is unusually warm...It a meticulously voiced recital that moves between court, theatre and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Musique and Sweet Poetrie
Songs and Lute Solos from Europe around 1600
Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Jakob Lindberg (lute)
This exquisite collection of musical gems is arranged so as to represent a tour around Europe at the end of the Renaissance. …there is a feast of pleasing musical detail here from both performers,... —
