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Review: "Versailles" – Alexandre Tharaud, Piano
In "Versailles", pianist Alexandre Tharaud return to French Baroque composers like Rameau, Royer, Couperin and Lully.
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Review: Handel – Messiah – Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall is joined by Capella Reial de Catalunya and Concert des Nations and soloists Rachel Redmond, Damien Guillon, Nicholas Mulroy and Matthias Winckhler.
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Review: Bach – Overtures (Orchestral Suites) – Concerto Italiano, Alessandrini
Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano perform the 4 "Overtures" (Orchestral Suites) by Bach and other siblings.
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Review: Purcell – King Arthur – Gabrieli Consort & Players – Paul McCreesh
Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Purcell dramatic opera.
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Review: “Encores” – Nelson Freire, Piano
Nelson Friere presents a diverse program of short piano pieces, from Baroque to Romantic and Latin miniatures.
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Review: Handel – Brockes Passion – AAM, Richard Egarr
A new recording of Handel's rarely performed passion, to mark the 300th anniversary of the first known performance.
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Review: Anamorfosi – Le Poème Harmonique, Dumestre
Le Poème Harmonique, with founder Vincent Dumestre, perform Allegri's "Miserere" and works by Monteverdi and other baroque composers.
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Review: Scarlatti – 52 Keyboard Sonatas – Lucas Debargue
Lucas Debargue plays 52 out of Scarlatti's 555 keyboard sonatas on the piano, spanning over 4 CDs.
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Review: “Passions” – Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain
Les Cris de Paris and Geoffroy Jourdain with an all-Venetian cast of composers, exploring the multiple expressions of human passions.
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Review: Peñalosa -“Lamentations” – New York Polyphony
New York Polyphony builds a program around Francisco De Peñalosa's "Lamentationes Jeremiae Feria V".