Scarlatti, A - Dixit Dominus
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Vivaldi: Gloria & Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Ingrid Attrot (soprano), Catherine Denly (contralto), Ashley Stafford (alto), Stephen Varcoe (bass), David Reichenberg (oboe), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
The English Concert, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock
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Scarlatti, A: Magnificat, etc.
Anna Simboli (soprano), Elisabeta Tiso (soprano), Paolo Costa (alto), Gianluca Ferrarini (tenor) & Sergio Foresti (bass)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessadrini
But most startling are the madrigals, recalling Monterverdi before he re-defined the genre in his Book V, and spiced by Gesualdo's harmonic quirks, Scarlatti leaps at every opportunity to write... — More…
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A. Scarlatti & Handel: Dixit Dominus
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Esther Brazil (mezzo-soprano), Sally Bruce-Payne (mezzo-soprano), Guy Cutting (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford & The Brook Street Band, Owen Rees
Rees's perceptive direction keeps the contrasting layers balanced and he has assembled a strong solo team- headed up by Elin Manahan Thomas and Matthew Brook - to complement the attentive playing... — More…
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Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV589, etc.
Nancy Argenta, Ingrid Attrot (sopranos), Catherine Denley (contralto), Ashley Stafford (alto), Stephen Varcoe (bass), David Reichenberg (oboe) & Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Choir of the English Concert & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord/direction)
Stark contrast between detached notes and languorous lines, together with extreme tempos, create a highly-charged performance. Interpretations have a freshness unrivalled since this disc's... — More…
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$318.25
