Choral, Couperin, F (composer)
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F. Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres
James Bowman (countertenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Mark Caudle (viola da gamba) & Robert King (organ)
An exultant motet and two canticles are memorably sung. Two solo Lecons are harder to sustain; the third, a duet, is most arresting. Caudle and King's responsive accompaniments is exemplary. — More…
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Couperin: Messe propre pour les couvents Grandes Orgues 1710, Chapelle Royale de Versailles, Olivier Latry
Fascinating musicology aside, this is a lovely programme to stop thinking about and let flow over you. Perhaps a little incense would not be out of place. — More…
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Couperin: Ariane consolée par Bacchus
Stéphane Degout (baritone)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
A newly discovered, charming cantata for baritone and continuo is lovingly rendered alongside stylish chamber works in praise of Lully and Corelli. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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A colourful panorama stylishly and affectionately executed by all concerned. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Concerto (recorder)
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The Artistry of Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord), Anthony Rooley (lute), Agnès Mellon (soprano), John Abberger (oboe), Thomas Georgi (viola d’amore), Lucas Harris (lute) & Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello)
London Baroque, Royal Academy of Music Baroque...
…it's often in the modest-looking pieces that she's at her most compelling. Robert Johnson's Full Fathom Five is 109 seconds of breathtaking stillness and beauty, Böddecker's Natus est Jesu... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2009, Re-issue of the Month
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Le Grand Jeu - French Baroque Organ Favourites Gaétan Jarry (organ of Chapelle Royale, Versailles)
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Couperin: Messe Pour Les Paroisses Olivier Latry (organ), Chant sur le livre, Jean-Yves Haymoz
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Bertrand Cuiller’s moderate tempos allow for Couperin’s often twisty ornamentation to be clear and unambiguous. As a set in the sequence, these are worthy demonstrations of the composer’s genius... — More…
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This is, or would have been a fine period instrument, its remarkable history described in some detail. Alas this is an all too familiar tale of neglect and alteration over the years, but the... — More…
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Couperin: Trois Leçons de Ténèbres Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Lynda Sayce (theorbo), Robert King (chamber organ), Susanne Heinrich (viol)
King's Consort
The two singers complement each other beautifully in the final setting, Kielland's reedy voice, with its somewhat androgynous quality, throwing Sampson's crystalline soprano into high relief... — More…
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