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Bach: Latin Church Music, Vol. 1
from: Challenge Classics
:Album Description:'These performances of the Masses match any of the handful of current recordings, and it's the now-familiar `Koopman spirit,' that irrepressible exuberance and imagination, which confirms his latest venture as [the] Magnificat benchmark.' -- BBC Music Magazine June 2008 Disc of the Month (*****)
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Vivaldi: L'Olimpiade
from: Nuova Era
:Album Description:First given in 1734, L'Olimpiade contains several numbers of great lyrical beauty. The Clemencic Consort is an ensemble of international artists. It performs in variable combinations of instrumental forces depending on the respective program, and is directed by its founder René Clemencic. The group dedicates itself to the interpretation of early music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, playing on historical instruments. The Clemencic Consort gives concerts all over the world, and at the most important music festivals. Countertenor Gérard Lesne (b. 1956) ...
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Mozart: Grabmusik, Regina Coeli, Ave Verum Corpus / Hampson, McNair, Bonney, Margiono, Prégardien, von Magnus; Harnoncourt
:Album Description:First given in 1734, L'Olimpiade contains several numbers of great lyrical beauty. The Clemencic Consort is an ensemble of international artists. It performs in variable combinations of instrumental forces depending on the respective program, and is directed by its founder René Clemencic. The group dedicates itself to the interpretation of early music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque, playing on historical instruments. The Clemencic Consort gives concerts all over the world, and at the most important music festivals. Countertenor Gérard Lesne (b. 1956) ...
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Bach's Adagios
from: Erato
: :The subtitle of this compilation--'27 Tranquil Tracks from the Master of Baroque'--might suggest you're in for a dose of watered-down, Muzaked treatments, but not to worry: this is actually a very attractive theme album that makes an enticing introduction if you're just setting out to discover the wonder of J.S. Bach. Some of the most familiar music Bach wrote does indeed reside in the slow movements of his concertos, suites, and sonatas. Often, they reveal an Italianate love for spinning gorgeous melodies that sound eternally ...
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Haydn - Missa in tempore belli ~ Salve Regina / Röschmann, von Magnus, Lippert, Widmer; Harnoncourt
: :The subtitle of this compilation--'27 Tranquil Tracks from the Master of Baroque'--might suggest you're in for a dose of watered-down, Muzaked treatments, but not to worry: this is actually a very attractive theme album that makes an enticing introduction if you're just setting out to discover the wonder of J.S. Bach. Some of the most familiar music Bach wrote does indeed reside in the slow movements of his concertos, suites, and sonatas. Often, they reveal an Italianate love for spinning gorgeous melodies that sound eternally ...
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J. S. Bach: Easter Oratorio/Magnificat (Ton Koopman)
: essential recording:Bach's celebration of Easter is a mostly joyous one, opening with a three-movement sinfonia, richly orchestrated, and complete with trumpets and drums: the third movement includes the chorus inviting listeners to rejoice and hasten to the tomb of Jesus, 'For our Savior has awakened.' There follow recitatives and arias for Mary Magdalen, Mary, the mother of James, Peter, and John. Each character goes through grief to love and gratefulness, and Bach's endlessly inventive scoring, melodic lines, and changing orchestral textures take us on ...
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Mozart: Missa Solemnis K. 337 ¿ Litaniae K. 125 ¿ Regina Coeli K. 276
from: Warner Music France
: essential recording:Bach's celebration of Easter is a mostly joyous one, opening with a three-movement sinfonia, richly orchestrated, and complete with trumpets and drums: the third movement includes the chorus inviting listeners to rejoice and hasten to the tomb of Jesus, 'For our Savior has awakened.' There follow recitatives and arias for Mary Magdalen, Mary, the mother of James, Peter, and John. Each character goes through grief to love and gratefulness, and Bach's endlessly inventive scoring, melodic lines, and changing orchestral textures take us on ...
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Bach - Matthäus-Passion / Prégardien, Goerne, C. Schäfer, Röschmann, Fink, von Magnus, Schade, M. Schäfer, Henschel, Widmer, Harnoncourt [with Enhanced CD-ROM]
: essential recording:Bach's celebration of Easter is a mostly joyous one, opening with a three-movement sinfonia, richly orchestrated, and complete with trumpets and drums: the third movement includes the chorus inviting listeners to rejoice and hasten to the tomb of Jesus, 'For our Savior has awakened.' There follow recitatives and arias for Mary Magdalen, Mary, the mother of James, Peter, and John. Each character goes through grief to love and gratefulness, and Bach's endlessly inventive scoring, melodic lines, and changing orchestral textures take us on ...
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Haydn: Orlando Paladino
from: RCA
: : This delightful 'dramma eroicomico' ('heroic-comic drama'---a made-up phrase brimming with irony) tells the story of the noble knight Orlando, who goes mad being torn between duty and love, his love, Angelica, who actually wants Medoro, and Alcina, an evil sorceress out to get Orlando, and turns it into a type of farce, with great results. There is some lovely music, mostly for Angelica and Medoro, but most of it is fun and light, with characters whistling, trying to impress people with how well they ...
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Mozart - Complete Sacred Works / Harnoncourt
: : This delightful 'dramma eroicomico' ('heroic-comic drama'---a made-up phrase brimming with irony) tells the story of the noble knight Orlando, who goes mad being torn between duty and love, his love, Angelica, who actually wants Medoro, and Alcina, an evil sorceress out to get Orlando, and turns it into a type of farce, with great results. There is some lovely music, mostly for Angelica and Medoro, but most of it is fun and light, with characters whistling, trying to impress people with how well they ...
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