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“As ever, Rameau’s scoring is ravishing, and William Christie and his Les Arts Florissants never let us lose sight of
its unique flavor. The playing and Erato’s recording are just about ideal: the instruments and voices are
perfectly balanced and crystal clear, and the depth and special effects called for give us a theatrical perspective.” Classics Today | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Christie's love-affair with Hippolyte informs every note of this mesmerising performance, transporting the listener from enchanting pastoral scenes to ominous, Stygian shores.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Lorraine Hunt's Medee is a dramatic tour de force, at once sinister and seductive as she schemes against the faithless Jason, silkily sung by Mark Padmore. A truly electrifying performance.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 ***** “Lorraine Hunt's Medea is something of a tour deforce.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach: Magnificat
Bach, J S: | Magnificat in D major, BWV243 Barbara Schlick, Agnes Mellon (sopranos), Gerard Lesne (alto), Peter Kooy (bass) Chapelle Royale Orchestra Cantata BWV80 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' Barbara Schlick, Agnes Mellon (sopranos), Gerard Lesne (alto), Peter Kooy (bass) Chapelle Royale Orchestra Cantata BWV8 'Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?' Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV125 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV138 'Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz' Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) Magnificat in E flat major, BWV243a Deborah York (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) |
plus Christmas Cantatas: C. Sampson, I. Danz, M. Padmore, S. Noak
2010 marks the 40 anniversary of Collegium Vocale Ghent: founded by Philippe Herreweghe at a time when the Baroque revival was still an affair for specialists, the Belgian choir has been at the very heart of the rediscovery of Bach’s sacred music. Abundantly illustrated and elegantly presented, these nine CD-books offer you the entire collection of Bach/Herreweghe recordings. “Forty years after its foundation it’s all too easy to take the excellence and consistency of Collegium Vocale Ghent for granted: back in 1970 there wasn’t any such ensemble in mainland Europe. Philippe Herreweghe, a psychiatry student, founded CVG to put his ideas into practice…CVG became part of the first complete Bach cantata project for Telefunken, Herreweghe, at hospital in the day, conducting his choir in the evening sessions… Presentation is exemplary: top quality at mid price, and a birthday gift that really will keep on giving.” Andrew McGregor, BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach: Advent & Christmas Cantatas
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV36 'Schwingt freudig euch empor' Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV61 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV62 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV57 'Selig ist der Mann' Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) with Collegium Vocale Orchestra Cantata BWV110 'Unser Mund sei voll Lachens' Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) with Collegium Vocale Orchestra Cantata BWV122 'Das neugeborne Kindelein' Vasiljka Jezovsek (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore (tenor), Peter Kooy (bass) with Collegium Vocale Orchestra Cantata BWV91 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ' Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) Cantata BWV133 'Ich freue mich in dir' Dorothee Blotzky-Mields (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (alto) Mark Padmore (tenor) & Peter Kooy (bass) |
2010 marks the 40 anniversary of Collegium Vocale Ghent: founded by Philippe Herreweghe at a time when the Baroque revival was still an affair for specialists, the Belgian choir has been at the very heart of the rediscovery of Bach’s sacred music. Abundantly illustrated and elegantly presented, these nine CD-books offer you the entire collection of Bach/Herreweghe recordings. “Forty years after its foundation it’s all too easy to take the excellence and consistency of Collegium Vocale Ghent for granted: back in 1970 there wasn’t any such ensemble in mainland Europe. Philippe Herreweghe, a psychiatry student, founded CVG to put his ideas into practice…CVG became part of the first complete Bach cantata project for Telefunken, Herreweghe, at hospital in the day, conducting his choir in the evening sessions… Presentation is exemplary: top quality at mid price, and a birthday gift that really will keep on giving.” Andrew McGregor, BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach: St John Passion
Bach, J S: | St John Passion, BWV245 Cantata BWV22 'Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV23 'Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV127 'Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV159 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow & Piet Kooy |
3-CD-Books with full texts, pictures & translations. 2010 marks the fortieth anniversary of Collegium Vocale: founded by Philippe Herreweghe at a time when the Baroque revival was still an affair for specialists, the Belgian choir has been at the very heart of the rediscovery of Bach’s sacred music. Abundantly illustrated and elegantly presented, these nine CD-books will offer the entire benchmark collection of Bach/Herreweghe recordings. The ideal Easter treat. "Herreweghe's pragmatic approach to Bach's large-scale choral works achieves a balance that most Bachians will find ideal...his soloists are outstanding...In place of Ian Bostridge, he has another superlative Evangelist in Mark Padmore...Michael Volle is the noble-sounding Christ." Record of the Week, Sunday Times, 18 November 2001. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach: Famous Cantatas Volume 1
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' Barbara Schlick, Gérard Lesne, Howard Crook, Peter Harvey & Piet Kooy La Chapelle Royale Cantata BWV42 'Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats' Barbara Schlick, Gérard Lesne, Howard Crook, Peter Harvey & Piet Kooy La Chapelle Royale Cantata BWV12 'Weinen, Klagen, sorgen, Zagen' Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV38 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir' Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV75 'Die Elenden sollen essen' Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore & Piet Kooy Cantata BWV27 'Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende?' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer Cantata BWV84 'Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer Cantata BWV95 'Christus, der ist mein Leben' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer Cantata BWV161 'Komm, du süsse Todesstunde' Dorothee Mields, M. White, Hans Jorg Mammel & Thomas Bauer |
3-CD-Books with full texts, pictures & translations. 2010 marks the fortieth anniversary of Collegium Vocale: founded by Philippe Herreweghe at a time when the Baroque revival was still an affair for specialists, the Belgian choir has been at the very heart of the rediscovery of Bach’s sacred music. Abundantly illustrated and elegantly presented, these nine CD-books will offer the entire benchmark collection of Bach/Herreweghe recordings. The ideal Easter treat. “few, if any, versions of these cantatas match Herreweghe's refinement and gentle, unforced eloquence.” Daily Telegraph, May 2005 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Special Edition 3CD Set: Double CD plus Special Edition Bonus Disc of Handel
Hot on the heels of their landmark appearance on BBC Four’s Sacred Music programme Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble The Sixteen are releasing a brand new recording of Handel’s Messiah. On this disc The Sixteen and Harry Christophers are joined by four soloists, all revered Handelians who have had a long association with the choir - Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore and Christopher Purves. Indeed, Carolyn, Mark and Christopher all sung as members of the choir before embarking on successful solo careers. The Sixteen has performed Messiah over 150 times and over the years the two have become synonymous with one another. Arguably the most famous oratorio ever written and certainly Handel’s best known work, Messiah needs little introduction. Composed in a staggering 24 days, Messiah was first performed in Dublin in 1742 where it received a rapturous welcome. Harry Christophers first conducted Messiah in 1985 and has been celebrated by audience and critics alike for his gripping and inventive interpretations ever since. Over the years ‘The Sixteen’s Messiah’ has become almost legendary with audiences flocking to performances year after year and, of course, Harry’s interpretation of this great masterpiece has changed and developed. This exceptional new recording demonstrates an accomplished expertise, honed over the past 23 years. “Smoothly yet energetically planed on the period instruments of the Sixteen orchestra and impeccably refined chorus, the text is lovingly caressed rather than ebulliently dramatised. The Hallelujah chorus is no rambunctious run, Part II's “lift up your heads” didactic rather than celebratory. Floating over the top are Carolyn Sampson's porcelain soprano, and the alto Catherine Wyn Rogers, whose He was Despised acquaints us with grief indeed.” The Times, 9th August 2008 **** “Three of the four outstanding soloists - fine Handelians all - cut their teeth in the choir, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers has been a regular soloist. Crucially they don't stand apart, regally dispensing arias between familiar chorus; pre-eminently this is an 'ensemble' Messiah with everything (including the superb instrumental playing and imaginatively realised continuo) directed towards the unfolding of an involving theological narrative.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** “The Sixteen's choral singing has clarity, balance, shapely moulding of contrapuntal lines and plenty of unforced power. This fine team performance is a safe recommendation for anyone wanting to acquire an all-purpose "period" Messiah.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 “a Messiah of splendid vitality and authority, a summation of Christophers’s and The Sixteen’s Handelian enterprise.” International Record Review “Over the past few decades Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have performed Messiah about 150 times. This new Coro recording presents them to better advantage than their uneven 1987 version for Hyperion: the choir remains excellent 21 years later but the orchestra and soloists are a vast improvement. Only one member of the choir and two orchestral players repeat their roles in the 2008 performance, and the violin section has swelled from seven to 12, which helps to produce a stronger theatrical sound. Christophers's interpretation nowadays is just over four minutes longer than it was in 1987, so there are no radical changes in his overall pacing, but taking a few things a notch slower suggests an increased confidence and maturity.
The contribution from the oboes is more telling and to the fore than one usually hears, although the prominence of the organ as a continuo instrument is seldom convincing (nor is the use of theorbo accompaniment in recitatives).
The Sixteen's choral singing has clarity, balance, shapely moulding of contrapuntal lines and plenty of unforced power. When necessary, resonant homophonic grandeur is achieved without pomposity. The contrast between the playful and solemn parts of 'All we like sheep' is wondrously realised, and the soft sections of 'Since by man came death' are breathtaking.
Three of the soloists earned their spurs as members of The Sixteen. Mark Padmore, a choir member in 1987 and here making his third (and best) Messiah recording as a soloist, could be a little lighter in 'Comfort ye', but his evangelical communication of words is highly effective in 'Thy rebuke hath broken his heart'. Carolyn Sampson and the orchestra's violins relish an equal dialogue in 'Rejoice greatly', and her coloratura sparkles with clarity and assurance.
Christopher Purves sings 'For behold, darkness shall cover the earth' more softly than one usually hears, and 'The trumpet shall sound' is lyrical and suave (with splendid obbligato from Robert Farley).
Christophers conducts with finesse and integrity. This fine team performance is a safe recommendation for anyone wanting to acquire an all-purpose 'period' Messiah.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Harry Christophers thinks he has conducted the work more often than any living Handelian and it shows in this lush, refined, meticulous reading, with superb soloists” The Guardian, 28th September 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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