CD, Charpentier, M-A (composer)
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Charpentier: Orphée aux enfers
RecommendedReinoud Van Mechelen (tenor)
Vox Luminis, A Nocte Temporis, Lionel Meunier
Van Mechelen is a seductive Orpheus – small wonder that his limpid, pliant, expressive voice and eloquent diction enchants both his nymph-bride Eurydice (brought to life here by the dewy-voiced... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th January 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Lully, Charpentier & Desmarets: Passion
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano)
Ensemble Les Surprises, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
Words are Gens’s secret weapon. She brings out their meanings and sonic qualities like no other singer: spiked rhythms register her vitriol, towering anger splits open her vowels on top notes... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ)
The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner,...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Charpentier - Mass for Four Choirs & other works
RecommendedEx Cathedra choir and orchestra, Jeffrey Skidmore
The blend of the vocal lines is superb and the handling of ornament little short of breathtaking. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2004, Highly Recommended
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Barricades
RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Thomas Dunford (lute), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Though still both around 30, Dunford and Rondeau are already steeped in this rich and subtle repertoire, and play it like they own it …Both also like to indulge in some slowish tempos, but Dunford’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Charpentier: Messe à quatre choeurs & Carnets de voyage d'Italie
Sebastien Dauce, Ensemble Correspondances
Daucé gives expressive shape to the music’s ebb and flow; tempos are beautifully judged, responding to the texts and their sacred context. The ensemble’s luminous vocal sound and instrumental... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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These performances by Arcangelo of the Litanies and Magnificat are unfailingly expert, with ornamentation gracefully integrated. The performances of the Leçons have a greater focus and intensity... — More…
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Spanning four centuries, this gorgeous recital from a couple who were brought together through a mutual love of French Baroque is absolutely hypnotic stuff...Desandre's limpid, flexible mezzo... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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New. Bill & Friends
William Christie, Gwendoline Blondeel, Juliette Mey, Théotime Langlois de Swarte
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