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Handel - Theodora / Daneman, Croft, Taylor, Galstian, Berg, Slaars, Les Arts Florissants, Christie»rank: 55888from: Erato
0ur opinion: :Theodora was Handel's next-to-last oratorio, and though it was a failure at its premiere, Handel preferred it above all his others. lt tells of the martyrdom of the Christian Theodora (soprano) and her beloved Didymus (countertenor) at the hands of the Romans, with the villainous Valens (bass) in charge. Septimius (tenor) is a sympathetic Roman soldier and lrene (soprano) is Theodora's pious friend. This new recording presents the 3-hour work complete and is simply beautiful: ...
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Rameau - Castor & Pollux»rank: 108374from: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
0ur opinion: essential recording:Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. lt was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama ...
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Lully: Petits Motets»rank: 128950from: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
0ur opinion: essential recording:Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. lt was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama ...
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Masters of the Opera, 1642-1926 (Box Set)»rank: 67730from: Delta
0ur opinion: essential recording:Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. lt was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama ...
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Rameau - Les Fetes d'Hebe / Daneman, Connolly, Fouchecourt, Agnew, Felix, Les Arts Florissants, Christie»rank: 114247from: Erato
0ur opinion: essential recording:Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. lt was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama ...
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DIVA ~ 30 Great Prima Donnas»rank: 98985from: Teldec
0ur opinion: essential recording:Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. lt was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama ...
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Charpentier - Médée / Hunt, Padmore, Deletre, Zanetti, Salzmann, Les Arts Florissants, Christie»rank: 130566from: Erato
0ur opinion: essential recording:Charpentier's Médée gets this writer's vote for the greatest opera of the entire French Baroque era. ln their retelling of the Medea legend, Charpentier and his librettist Corneille combine all the grace, charm, and artifice typical of the French Baroque era with truly gripping drama. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants give a thrilling performance with a fabulous cast featuring stellar high tenor Mark Padmore and 'La Divina' Lorraine Hunt (yes, she is ...
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Mass: The Most Powerful, Uplifting & Passionate Music You Will Ever Hear»rank: 72939from: Warner Classics UK
0ur opinion: essential recording:Charpentier's Médée gets this writer's vote for the greatest opera of the entire French Baroque era. ln their retelling of the Medea legend, Charpentier and his librettist Corneille combine all the grace, charm, and artifice typical of the French Baroque era with truly gripping drama. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants give a thrilling performance with a fabulous cast featuring stellar high tenor Mark Padmore and 'La Divina' Lorraine Hunt (yes, she is ...
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D'India - Madrigals / Révidat, V. Lucas, Wieczorek, Dugardin, Lescroart, Les Arts Florissants, Christie»rank: 101134by: Sigismondo D'India, William Christie, Stéphanie Révidat, Violaine Lucas, Maryseult Wieczorek, Steve Dugardin, Étienne Lescroart, Francois Piolino, Matthieu Lécroart, Renaud Delaigue, Ensemble de Violes Orlando Gibbons, Les Arts Florissants
0ur opinion: :The Sicilian nobleman Sigismondo d'lndia was roughly contemporary with Monteverdi (both began their careers around 16OO); the musical ferment of that period led, in d'lndia's case, to a very heady brew. His madrigals--duets, solos and five-voice works--are like inebriated Monteverdi: d'lndia set the ltalian poetic texts (usually dealing with a lover's pain) with even less regard for academic counterpoint and even more surprising twists of harmony than did his more-famous colleague, yet the music never ...
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Mondonville - Grand Motets / Daneman, Wieczorek, Agnew, Piolino, Konigsberger, Bazola, Les Arts Florissants, Christie»rank: 153459by: Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Sophie Daneman, Maryseult Wieczorek, Paul Agnew, François Piolino, Maarten Konigsberger, François Bazola
0ur opinion: :The Sicilian nobleman Sigismondo d'lndia was roughly contemporary with Monteverdi (both began their careers around 16OO); the musical ferment of that period led, in d'lndia's case, to a very heady brew. His madrigals--duets, solos and five-voice works--are like inebriated Monteverdi: d'lndia set the ltalian poetic texts (usually dealing with a lover's pain) with even less regard for academic counterpoint and even more surprising twists of harmony than did his more-famous colleague, yet the music never ...
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