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New. Boccherini: Music of the Angels
RecommendedCello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets
Steven Isserlis (cello), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
It’s a surprisingly chamber-oriented album, with even the two cello concertos inhabiting an astonishingly delicate, translucent sound-world. The first concerto makes a striking impression with... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st November 2024
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Liu is a precise player, and understatement is a central quality of his interpretation. His articulation is exacting, and his dynamic shadings are subtle, with a particularly well controlled... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th November 2024
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Kantorow’s playing can be torrential but it’s never reckless; his sound can be full but his playing is often laced with delicacy; and because of his uncanny ability to balance inner lines, he... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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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. Robert Fayrfax: Maria Plena Virtute; Ave Dei Patris; O Maria, Deo Grata; Eterna Laudis Lilium
The Tallis Scholars (early music ensemble), Peter Phillips
These are probably among the world’s best singers for this kind of music; and they now have enormous resources of experience. As always, The Tallis Scholars run effortlessly like a Rolls-Royce;... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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New. Haydn 2032, Vol. 16: The Surprise
Il Giardino Armonico, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Giovanni Antonini
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New. Franck: Symphony in D minor & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande
RecommendedAlbrecht Meyer (oboe), Emanuel Pahud (flute), Dominik Wollenweber (cor anglais), Berlin Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. Ferrum Splendidum
RecommendedFlorian Sempey (baritone), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Victor Jacob
In the booklet notes Sempey mentions the dedication and hard work that he has put in to expand the range of what he could do beyond Rossini, and the evidence of that here is ample. As soon as... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th November 2024
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New. The Christmas Album
Benjamin Appl (baritone), Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Helgath
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