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Accentus - Transcriptions        (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  February 22, 2005

No need for the warning bells to ring – as much as it looks like one of those “Classic FM relaxing classics” or “100 best classical tunes”, this disc is a genuine work of greatest artistry and has some of the best choral singing I’ve heard for a long, long time. And the fact that 6 out of 11 items ... more
Dream of the Orient - Concerto Köln/Sarband        (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
  February 21, 2005

This is a very interesting ‘east meets west’ concept disc, juxtaposition of authentic Turkish music and late 18th Century Central European popular belief of what that music might sound like incorporated in the Western musical tradition. Most famous example is Mozart’s “The Abduction from the ... more
Haydn: The Seasons - Jacobs        (8 of 10 found this review helpful)
  February 21, 2005

After few early disappointments from Harmonia Mundi and their deliberate use of Multichannel logo for stereo recordings put through some sort of sound processing, I’m gaining more and more confidence in the label’s MC SACDs. This recording is made in co production with the Innsbruck Festival, where ... more
Handel: An Ode for St Cecilia's Day - Robert King          (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  January 21, 2005

You can’t be wrong with the winning gambit from Hyperion – Handel and King. This one has on offer Carolyn Sampson and James Gilchrist as an added bonus. Music – one of Handel’s most inspired works about the goddess of music and musicians – St. Cecilia. Dryden famous ode starts with the description ... more
Vivaldi: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine - Alessandrini        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2005

Talking of pure musical indulgence! Rare are the discs that can capture pure enjoyment of music making, but having heard Alessandrini and his band few times in live performances, the success of this recording doesn’t surprise me a bit. It’s difficult to praise something that is perfect in every way ... more

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