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Bach’s Easter Oratorio continues to suffer comparative neglect, which is puzzling when you consider that it contains a spectacular opening chorus and one or two
István Kertész leads a suitably stern Mozart Requiem, with a grim-toned Vienna State Opera Chorus sounding as if there were no hope at all for
This stunning new audiophile recording of three of Handel’s popular works is most welcome. The Ode is a wonderful work, written in 1739, in which
Robert Spano’s recording of Brahms’ A German Requiem perhaps unavoidably invites comparison with Robert Shaw’s version, also for Telarc. Both feature rich, wide-ranging sound (exceptionally
This recording celebrates German Baroque vocal works that (with one notable exception) were inspired by or directly derived from the Biblical texts known today as
We remember Hildegard if nothing else for her 1980s “revival”, or perhaps from Anonymous 4’s hit 1997 recording featuring “Chants for the Feast of St.
Virtually the same comments I made in my earlier review of these same performers’ recording of the Lassus Penitential Psalms (type Q10113 in Search Reviews)
This is an easy recommendation. With music this ingratiating and performances so absolutely idiomatic and interpretively “right”, you simply can’t go wrong. The choir, which
Here’s an essential recording for fans of music for treble choir–and for listeners who may never have experienced the highest standard of children’s choir singing
World-premiere recordings of music by the old masters often are disappointing because, well, there’s a good reason why these particular pieces have remained in obscurity
