SACD, MDG (label)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio Bwv 248
Elizabeth Wimmer (soprano), Elvira Bill (alto), Andreas Post (tenor), Dominic Grosse (bass), Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Handel's Company, Rainer Johannes Homburg
There are numerous good recordings of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio to choose from, but this new one from Stuttgart has special things going for it. Not least of them is the Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben...They... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, Christmas Choice
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Archetypon
Arias by Porpora, Hasse, Cherubini, Paisiello, Gluck, Fiorè & Handel
Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
Nesi brings a formidable coloratura technique, including precisely articulated passagework, and mostly tasteful ornamentation, though her trills tend to sound tentative…Nonetheless, this is... — More…
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recording
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Luminous vocal textures are sustained [in the Bach] and throughout by an eight-voice ensemble from which the two sopranos and the first bass make outstanding solo contributions. The instrumental... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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Composed in the early 1720s when Bach was writing mostly instrumental music, these four keyboard suites are outwardly conventional, but replete with a complex range of mood and manner. Pianist... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Telemann: Sonatas and Sonatinas for Recorder and Basso Continuo
Heiko Ter Schegget (recorder), Mieneke van der Velden (viola de gamba), Benni Aghassi (bassoon) & Zvi Meniker (harpsichord)