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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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Byrd 1588: Psalmes, Sonets & Songs of Sadnes and Pietie
RecommendedPsalmes, Sonets & Songs of sadnes and pietie
Alamire, Fretwork, David Skinner
The real beauty of these readings...is the singers’ poetic nuancing of the texts, which they articulate with glassy clarity. The members of Fretwork play with characteristic grace, weaving gossamer... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Early Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Early Music
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Building a Library, July 2023, Recommended Recording
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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Pilar Lorengar
RecommendedBerlin, 1959 - 1962
Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano)
RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. — More…
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Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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Britten & Dowland - Lute Songs
RecommendedMark Padmore (tenor) & Elizabeth Kenny (lute), guitar solo by Craig Ogden
Padmore provides context by singing Dowland's original song before Craig Ogden steals in, alert to the Nocturnal's every nuance, and with a palette of colours both caressing and disquieting.... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2013, Top recommendation - Dowland Songs
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