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A stunning rendition a world apart from any other recording of the work � and a major achievement in the history of choral recordings. Definitively stands as the All-night Vigil�s reference recording; not to be missed.

Mr. Goodyear�s faithful, detailed and quite ingenious piano arrangement is delightful and revealing. Without the orchestral colors, you hear details in the music freshly. And his playing is superb. � The New York Times

Jonas Kaufmann�s first all-Puccini recital consists of new recordings of the composer's best-known and most-admired arias and scenes from Turandot, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and more. Watch the video clip!(CD + DVD)

Back in the 1960s, Columbia Records made what for many remains the ultimate brass disc, an album of music by Gabrieli. This new, modern production of a selection of the composer's works, rising to this same exalted level, is truly special by any standard.

This recording is in a very special class. It's a sonic dazzler, quite apart from its bold musical qualities. A potential Award-winner!

The recording of this beloved work is a magnificent achievement that gives enormous pleasure. The orchestra is alive to the opera's every word, the conductor's direction is superb, and the cast is amongst the finest of all time. Watch the video clip! (3 CDs)

When an ensemble receives Editor�s Choices (not to mention Gramophone Awards) disc after disc, you know you�re in the presence of a very fine group of musicians: gripping, searing playing defines this exceptional release.

The opening bars tell you this is going to be a good Pag Rhap. It is, in fact, a great one. DG�s sound is sumptuous, full-bodied and realistic. The remainder of this disc, devoted to solo works, is recorded with the same opulent piano tone and natural acoustic. Watch the video clip!

The seductively charming sound of the Baroque-era viola d�amore takes center stage in this new recording of Vivaldi works with top violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the veteran Chicago-based period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua, making their Cedille label debut.

Superlative ensemble singing and well-chosen music will make this a favorite recording for all Christmas choral collectors. The Praetorius and Handl pieces will guarantee a return to this disc far more often than just for the holidays.

This is not the first arrangement of the Goldberg Variations to be committed to disc, but it just might be the best. � The New York Times
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In short, this is an outstanding recording. Orlando has been recorded by the period performance best, including Christopher Hogwood and William Christie. This, however, is a keeper.
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Time and again her conceptions recall her mentor Arthur Rubinstein�s late-period Mazurka playing in regard to lyrical breadth, a thoroughly internalized rubato, and an ability to savor felicitous details without exaggeration or overly lingering.
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Every so often a perfect listening trance can befall one. Here, certainly; this CD glows with beauty. A lovelier program of small-scale Respighi is hard to imagine. It would be hard to improve upon this release.
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Both of these esteemed French composers wrote a number of religious pieces for organ and choir, and they�re worth getting to know. These are warmly communicative performances in very decent sound; well worth hearing.
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Early 17th c. Italian motets are the focus of this debut album by the Sacabuche! Ensemble directed by Canadian trombonist Linda Pearse, a recognized specialist in early 17th c. Italy repertoire.
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The first thing that strikes you about Djokic is her sound. It's plush and beautifully molded. She's at her best in the soulful elements of these two sonatas - the second idea in the finale of the Rachmaninov, for instance, where she duets with Jalbert very effectively. - Gramophone
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This lovely album makes for a fine display of Bergeron�s mastery on a 14-string archlute, and a testament to the abundance and variety of Italian lute music from the onset of the 17th century.
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This version of Platero and I includes 18 of its most compelling settings, chosen, newly revised, and organized by the performers in a way that follows a seasonal narrative while also providing effective musical and emotional contrasts.
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The works of Duphly are more galant and Italian-influenced in style than those of Rameau, as well as showing more harmonic restraint. Dying the day after the fall of the Bastille, his lifetime (1715-89) exactly spanned the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
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In Levit's hands, these three masterpieces of variation form become a triptych of three centuries of pianistic history: a total of ninety-nine variations, each played with intellectual rigor and uncommon fire. - New York Times (3 CDs)

He did make a suite out of the full score, but if you�re going to do Scaramouche at all you might as well have the whole thing. As the final release in the conductor�s first-rate survey of the great Finnish composer's theater music, you really can�t do better.

This is an irresistibly festive collection from Stile Antico, the group that has become the gold standard in this repertory.

Who fills the composer�s phrases with quite such full, lustrous tone and wealth of feeling for the text as Milanov? Björling�s singing is an exemplar of the spinto style at its best. As Alfio, Merrill turns in one of his most considerable performances on disc.

A ClassicsToday 10/10! Superbly played, viscerally exciting, and richly engineered. The performance draws you in and keeps you in its grasp from first page to last. An important and special recording.

A ClassicsToday 10/10! Torroba was a major composer, and the Concierto en Flamenco is gorgeous, the performance by Pepe Romero vibrant and passionate. It�s great to revel in the bold contrasts and captivating melodies with which Torroba festoons his works.

A Gramophone Editor's Choice! A wonderfully satisfying release that hopefully will win many new friends for this powerfully expressive and masterful work. (2 CDs)

A ClassicsToday 10/10! The seductively charming sound of the Baroque-era viola d�amore takes center stage in this new recording of Vivaldi works with top violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the veteran Chicago-based period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua, making their Cedille label debut.

The interplay between the orchestra and the organ is a constant source of delight, and the finale builds to a truly rousing conclusion. Altogether this is a very pleasing and worthwhile release.

These six 1970's-era Havard University lectures about the language of music offer a fascinating journey into the heart of musical understanding from a master practitioner. (6 DVDs)

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