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English Royal Funeral Music RecommendedLes Trompettes des Plaisirs, Lingua Franca & Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
one might call it a classically 'English' choral sound - but any suspicions of coolness are easily dispelled by the commitment shown to the meaning of both music and text...Once again, Vox Luminis... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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Corelli: Six Sonatas, Op. 5 RecommendedMichala Petri (recorder) & Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
Petri and Esfahani's is an invigorating ensemble effort, each sparking off the other to foster a captivating directness whether sparkling or soulful. Nothing is safe or reverential, and yet... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord RecommendedRachel Podger (violin), Jonathan Manson (viola da gamba) and Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
A recording of Bach's violin sonatas that really hits the spot. Rachel Podger has already attracted much praise for her recordings of the solo violin music, but is heard here to even better... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2001, Editor's Choice
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Corelli's Sonatas have never felt more alive and less perfectly preserved than they do here, and if you care at all for the baroque repertoire or fine fiddle playing, you owe it to yourself... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2003, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Biber: The Rosary Sonatas
RecommendedAndrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (organ and harpsichord), Alison McGillivray (cello Sonata XII)
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Building a Library, December 2004, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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More than half a century separates the earliest and the latest of the works here. The C major Trio Sonata was one of Bach's earliest compositions, written at the age of 17 more or less under... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2005, Highly Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2016
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Sergey Babayan (piano), Sergio Tiempo (piano), Karin Lechner (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano)
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David Guerrier, horn
violino, Tedi Papavrami (violin)
piano, Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana,...
This is the last of Warner’s annual gleanings from the Lugano Festival at which Martha Argerich presides - and definitely the most exciting. She may be 76, but her playing has lost none of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Concerto Choice
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended Recording
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Building A Library, November 2021, Also Recommended
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Biber - Sacro-profanum
RecommendedPeter Harvey (bass), Richard Wistreich (bass), Anna Macdonald (violin & viola), Annette Isserlis (viola), Katherine McGillivray (viola), Pamela Cresswell (viola), Rachel Byrt (viola), William Hunt (violone)
Purcell Quartet
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Building a Library, December 2004, First Choice
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin), with Ramón Ortega Quero (oboe), with Jan Jansen (harpsichord)
Jansens's approach is clearly influenced by the period instrument movement but by no means slavishly so...Sometimes there's a touch of creative tension between the historically-aware Jansen... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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