
Tafelmusik got something of a bum rap from the classical […]
The real virtues of this recording lie in the excellent
It’s not as if we need another Vivaldi Four Seasons
The return of these Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra releases, refugees from Sony Classical’s former “Vivarte” imprint, are very welcome reminders of the high level of musicianship
As with most of the Tafelmusik releases back in the
Quebec contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux scored a top rating on her earlier Analekta disc of Handel Italian cantatas (type Q5991 in Search Reviews), and in that
Last time I checked, Vivaldi’s Op. 3 contained 12 concertos, but this recording, whose front-cover title “L’ESTRO ARMONICO” clearly suggests we’re getting the whole set,
18th-century Neapolitan composer Leonardo Leo was best known for his operas and sacred music (type Q4778 in Search Reviews), but he also contributed some finely
If you’re a vocal music/opera fan and don’t know Isabel Bayrakdarian by now, well, where have you been? Like another of today’s outstanding young sopranos,
Following his outstanding Cannes Classical Award-winning CD Elegeia for this same label (type Q6342 in Search Reviews), countertenor Matthew White fully confirms the extraordinary performance