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Arvo Pärt: The Deer’s Cry
Mari Poll (violin), Johanna Vahermägi (viola), Heikko Remmel, Taavo Remmel (double basses), Robert Staak (lute), Toomas Vavilov (clarinet), Susanne Doll (organ)
Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve
The level of artistry necessary to achieve the kind of living, breathing performance given here by the Estonian choir Vox Clamantis is a rarity…conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve [is able] to infuse the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Choral
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Arvo Pärt: Choral Music
Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano), Richard Bannan (bass)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Alleluia-Tropos (2008) originally included eight cellos (a favourite sonority for Pärt has always loved cello ensembles) but Polyphony's sound is, as always, so rich and beautiful that there... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Pärt - Da Pacem
RecommendedChristopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier
The Estonian Chamber Choir under Paul Hillier sings everything with near miraculous precision and delicate dedication… an aural delight. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2006, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 49th Awards (2006), Best Choral Performance
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Graham Ross judges the spacious juxtapositions of movement and silence exquisitely, the Dmitri Ensemble’s explosion of energy in the third interlude being simultaneously surprising yet entirely... — More…
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In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music
Live from Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, June 2017
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate – it is an incredibly giving performance. Conductor... — More…
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Pärt: Lamentate
Alexei Lubimov (piano)
SWR Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart & The Hilliard Ensemble, Andrey Boreyko
After a subterranean rumble, a sorrowful fanfare makes way for an ascent of the solo piano keyboard, and a shuddering orchestral climax that sets the tolling of alarm bells against a Mahlerian... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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This excellent German vocal quintet presents seven of Martin Luther’s chorales in many versions, typically changing composers from one verse to the next... instrumental chorale preludes appear... — More…
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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In War & Peace - Harmony Through Music
Live from Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, June 2017
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato sings with poise and elegance, a few pitchy notes above the stave notwithstanding; her sorrow and passion are clear to see and appreciate – it is an incredibly giving performance. Conductor... — More…
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The period instrument specialists from Savall's Hespèrion XXI and voices from La Capella Reial de Catalunya lay down beautifully simple settings for guest vocalists from various cultures, notably... — More…
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Byrd, Wadsworth, Pärt, Schönberg, Eisler, Penderecki, Tippett & Franke: War Dreams
Ensemble Cantissimo
Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, Markus Utz
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