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Purists may of course object, but I think the decision to go hunting for concertos from the violin and oboe repertoire is amply justified. Baroque Concertos is a wide-ranging collection that... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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He uses the capabilities of the modern Steinway judiciously, maintaining some of the qualities of the spinet and harpsichord of Purcell’s time whilst using but not over-using the vast tonal... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th August 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. Hasse: Serpentes ignei in deserto
RecommendedPhilippe Jaroussky (Moses), Julia Lezhneva (The Angel), Bruno de Sá (Josue), Carlo Vistoli (Eleazar), Jakub Józef Orliński (Nathanael), David Hansen (Eliab)
Les Accents, Thibault Noally
The stand-out performances come courtesy of the two sopranos. As Josue (the gentlest and most faithful of the exhausted Israelites), Bruno de Sá provides some of the most luminously beautiful... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd November 2024
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New. Orazio Benevoli: Missa Benevola
RecommendedI Fagiolini (early music ensemble), The City Musick, Robert Hollingworth
The keynote here again is sheer sonic splendour, captured by a detailed sound recording that’s almost overwhelming at times (but in the best sense), with a particularly powerful bass register. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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This is effectively a debut recital recording for the soprano Nardus Williams, and she is outstanding… her voice giving the impression that it’s about to come unmoored and yet remaining absolutely,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. Keel Road
RecommendedDanish String Quartet (string quartet), Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin, harmonium, fiddle, spinet, whistle), Frederik Øland (violin, whistle), Asbjørn Nørgaard (viola, whistle), Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (cello, bass, whistle), Nikolaj Busk (piano), Ale Carr (cittern)
How can one ensemble be so good at so many things?...There’s no trace of kitsch. They bring to this music the same virtues as their more canonical pursuits: unified and natural phrasing, and... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. André Campra: Messe de Requiem & Les Maîtres de Notre-Dame de Paris
Sébastien Daucé, Ensemble Correspondances
This is a superb recording from one of today’s best ensembles to specialise in French Baroque music. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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New. The Christmas Album
Benjamin Appl (baritone), Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Helgath
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