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    La Nuova Musica; David Bates, Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 54 & 170 (2017)

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    La Nuova Musica; David Bates, Lucy Crowe, Tim Mead - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 54 & 170 (2017)

    Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas BWV 54 & 170 (2017)
    Lucy Crowe, soprano; Tim Mead, countertenor; La Nuova Musica; David Bates, conductor

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 278 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 151 Mb | Artwork included
    Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMM907589 | Time: 01:04:14

    Two of Bach’s finest cantatas, both for solo alto, composed in Weimar (1714) and Leipzig (1726) respectively, are here coupled with the delicious agony of grief that is Pergolesi’s 'Stabat mater', an acknowledged masterpiece by one of the 18th century’s most influential composers. Bach so admired the composition of his Neapolitan colleague that he made his own ‘parody’ of it to a German text. On this recording, La Nuova Musica, in its 10th anniversary year, and its two eminent soloists display equal mastery of both idioms.

    Elizabeth Kenny, Steven Devine, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2009)

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    Elizabeth Kenny, Steven Devine, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2009)

    Elizabeth Kenny, Steven Devine, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Henry Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2009)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 345 Mb | Total time: 69:49 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Chandos | CHAN 0757 | Recorded: 2009

    Chandos’ featured release is a new recording of the first English operatic masterpiece, Purcell’s tragedy Dido and Aeneas. Starring Sarah Connolly, Gerald Finley, with the Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, it is released to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Purcell’s birth.

    Alison Balsom, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Sound the Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell & Handel (2012)

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    Alison Balsom, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Sound the Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell & Handel (2012)

    Alison Balsom, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Sound the Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell & Handel (2012)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 319 Mb | Total time: 66:17 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Warner Classics | 4 40329 2 | Recorded: 2012

    In the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, Alison Balsom celebrates the heroic era of the Baroque trumpet in works by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Henry Purcell (1658 or 1659-1695), whose anthems, odes, sinfonias and operas have provided the music for numerous royal celebrations from their own day to the present.

    Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan, Bridget Cunningham, London Early Opera - Handel's Queens: Cuzzoni & Faustina (2019)

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    Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan, Bridget Cunningham, London Early Opera - Handel's Queens: Cuzzoni & Faustina (2019)

    Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan, Bridget Cunningham, London Early Opera - Handel's Queens: Cuzzoni & Faustina (2019)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 638 Mb | Total time: 127:56 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Signum Classics | SIGCD579 | Recorded: 2019

    Handels Queens features some of the most exquisite pieces of music written by G.F. Handel and his contemporaries for the two finest singers of the eighteenth century, Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni. Often wrongfully framed as rivals, these dazzling new recordings with Mary Bevan and Lucy Crowe reveal the distinctive yet versatile talent of the Italian vocalists. Led by London Early Opera Director, Bridget Cunningham, Handels Queens serves an example of the groups dedication to imaginative programming and outstanding period performance, placing them at the forefront of baroque research.

    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: Serse (2023)

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    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: Serse (2023)

    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: Serse (2023)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 832 Mb | Total time: 68:25+62:12+42:01 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD709 | Recorded: 2022

    Each new Handel release by The English Concert and Harry Bicket is a milestone in the composer’s discography, and the latest, Serse – ‘a spectacular treat for Handel lovers’ (The Times) – is no different. Created to astonish London audiences in 1728, Handel’s romantic and at times comic opera Serse is a spectacular drama of love, war, power and civil engineering set in ancient Persia, whose opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’ remains an enduring favourite. Serse rules a vast empire, but the human heart is more difficult to command, and sometimes the beauty of a plane tree is the only constant in a dangerous world. The work is complemented by a world-class cast including the ‘barnstorming’ (The Daily Telegraph) Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck king and Lucy Crowe as Romilda.

    The English Concert, Harry Bicket - Handel: Serse (2023)

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    The English Concert, Harry Bicket - Handel: Serse (2023)

    Emily D’Angelo, Lucy Crowe, Paula Murrihy, Mary Bevan, Daniela Mack, Neal Davies, William Dazeley, The English Concert & Harry Bicket
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Digital booklet | 02:52:32 | 828 Mb
    Classical, Opera | Label: Linn Records

    Each new Handel release by The English Concert and Harry Bicket is a milestone in the composer’s discography, and the latest, Serse – ‘a spectacular treat for Handel lovers’ (The Times) – is no different. Created to astonish London audiences in 1728, Handel’s romantic and at times comic opera Serse is a spectacular drama of love, war, power and civil engineering set in ancient Persia, whose opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’ remains an enduring favourite. Serse rules a vast empire, but the human heart is more difficult to command, and sometimes the beauty of a plane tree is the only constant in a dangerous world. The work is complemented by a world - class cast including the ‘barnstorming’ (The Daily Telegraph) Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck king and Lucy Crowe as Romilda.

    Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, The English Concert - Il Caro Sassone: Handel in Italy (2011)

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    Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, The English Concert - Il Caro Sassone: Handel in Italy (2011)

    Lucy Crowe, Harry Bicket, The English Concert - Il Caro Sassone: Handel in Italy (2011)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 317 Mb | Total time: 74:33 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMU907559 | Recorded: 2010

    Handel’s musical exploits in Italy earned him the sobriquet ‘Il caro Sassone’ and brought him his first major triumphs in a number of genres. Th is recital explores Handel’s youthful brilliance in various secular and sacred contexts, allowing soprano Lucy Crowe to display her thrilling versatility. The disc includes two complete cantatas(Armida abbandonata and Alpestre monte) and a Salve Regina, as well as individual arias from other cantatas and oratorios. Plus there are three instrumental movements executed with elegant panache by The English Concert. Crowe is the outstanding performer, however, her bright, mercurial tone as affecting and effective in the Angel’s blazing, stratospheric ‘Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno’ from La Resurrezione as in Pleasure’s cajoling ‘Lascia la spina’ from Il trionfo or the suicidal desolation of ‘Almen dopo’ from Alpestre monte.

    Dunedin Consort & John Butt - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)

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    Dunedin Consort & John Butt - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)

    Dunedin Consort, John Butt, Anna Dennis, Lucy Crowe, Jess Dandy, Nicholas Mulroy, Robert Davies - Mozart: Mass in C Minor - C.P.E. Bach: Heilig ist Gott (2023)
    MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:00:10 | 142 Mb
    Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Linn Records

    Following a highly anticipated televised performance at the 2023 BBC Proms, Dunedin Consort and its director John Butt now release Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor and Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach's Heilig ist Gott on Linn. Devised to celebrate his marriage to Constanze, but left unfinished at the composer's death, Mozart's Mass can clearly be traced back to the choral writing of Johann Sebastian Bach and his son, Carl Phillip Emmanuel. This musical genealogy is displayed here in a lavish double-chorus, double-orchestra feast where both works echo each other. No stranger to Mozart - the ensemble's recording of the Requiem was a Gramophone Award Winner and Grammy-nominated - Dunedin Consort puts its stamp on these most spectacular contributions to church music.

    Lucy Crowe, Malcolm Martineau - Claude Debussy: Songs, Vol. 4 (2018)

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    Lucy Crowe, Malcolm Martineau - Claude Debussy: Songs, Vol. 4 (2018)

    Claude Debussy: Songs, Vol. 4 (2018)
    Lucy Crowe (soprano), Jennifer France (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone)
    Malcolm Martineau (piano), Lucy Wakeford (harp)

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 213 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 150 Mb | Artwork included
    Classical, Vocal | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68075 | Time: 01:03:18

    The fourth and final installment in a complete edition of Debussy songs might not seem to be a chartbuster, but that's just what this release by British soprano Lucy Crowe has become, and it deserves every bit of its success. In fact, you might even pick this one over the other three if you're looking to sample Crowe's approach: the program is exceptionally well put together, and it begins with Debussy's first published song, Tragédie, of 1881. There are several other early songs, giving insight into the young Debussy's romantic life as well as hints of the musical language to come and some real experiments (you could sample the Rondel chinois). From there, the program proceeds to later music but is not strictly chronological: instead Crowe leads you onto a path of extremely quiet songs wherein Debussy challenges the soprano to reside in her upper register, and Crowe meets the challenges beautifully. The tension is remarkable, with just a single piano solo and a pair of songs to Debussy's own texts (Nuits blanches, or Sleepless Nights) with baritone Christopher Maltman to break it. The music broadens out with some later songs, ending with Debussy's swan song, Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons, of 1915. The contributions of pianist Malcolm Martineau are substantial; he produces some truly eerie sounds in the quieter pieces. Highly recommended and often haunting.

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Alceste (2012)

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    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Alceste (2012)

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Alceste (2012)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 307 Mb | Total time: 63:16 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0788 | Recorded: 2011

    Handel wrote incidental music for only one play, Tobias Smollett's Alceste, and it was never produced, so the composer, characteristically, recycled most of its major numbers. In this recording, Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera Company deliver a distinguished account of the rarely performed or recorded complete score. Written in 1750, late in Handel's career, it is clearly the work of the composer at the height of his powers, and many of its numbers deserve broader exposure. The soprano aria "Gentle Morpheus" is easily among the loveliest the composer ever wrote, and Lucy Crowe sings it with ravishing sensuality. Crowe's luminous singing in her three arias is one of the highlights of the album. Tenor Benjamin Hulett, whose part is given the bulk of the solos, performs with agility and lightness.

    Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (2008)

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    Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (2008)

    Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (2008)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 471 Mb | Total time: 53:25+53:40 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Naïve | # V 5317 | Recorded: 2008

    Like many renditions of Bach's monumental B Minor Mass, this one puts forward a musical argument: in this case, for the use of a vocal ensemble made up of ten soloists rather than a choir. Minkowski's approach may be historically aggressive, but the sound is unstintingly lovely and the pared-down arrangements shed an interesting and unusual light on this most familiar of the baroque masterworks. Highly recommended to most classical collections and all period-instrument collections.

    Matthew Halls, The King’s Consort - George Frideric Handel: Parnasso in Festa (2008)

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    Matthew Halls, The King’s Consort - George Frideric Handel: Parnasso in Festa (2008)

    Matthew Halls, The King’s Consort - George Frideric Handel: Parnasso in Festa (2008)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 660 Mb | Total time: 131:51 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67701/2 | Recorded: 2008

    Hyperion’s Record of the Month sees the long overdue return to the studio of The King’s Consort, under the baton of the group’s newly appointed Artistic Director Matthew Halls. Here the ensemble presents the premiere recording of Handel’s Parnasso in Festa: a unique example in Handel’s enormous creative career of a fully-fledged celebratory serenata (or Festa teatrale). This form was rare in England but had developed in parallel with opera in Italy, where it was popular for commemorating special occasions of international significance. Parnasso in Festa was written for Princess Anne’s marriage to Prince William of Orange.

    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: La Resurrezione (2022)

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    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: La Resurrezione (2022)

    Harry Bicket, The English Concert - George Frideric Handel: La Resurrezione (2022)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 519 Mb | Total time: 01:57:18 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD675 | Recorded: 2021

    Following their acclaimed recording of Handel’s Rodelinda (BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, Gramophone Editor’s Choice), The English Concert and Harry Bicket continue their Handel series with a superb soloist line-up including Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Ashley Riches, Hugo Hymas and Lucy Crowe. Starting with an unusual verbal altercation between an Angel and Lucifer, Handel’s La Resurrezione is an extraordinary retelling of the three days between Christ’s death and resurrection which is unlike any other Passion or Oratorio. This journey centres around women, Mary Magdalene and Mary Cleophas, in a way that seems very modern, and which mirrors the ambiguities of their feelings in music that is completely original in concept and orchestration.

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a (2011)

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    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a (2011)

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a (2011)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 578 Mb | Total time: 137:27 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Wigmore Hall Live | # WHLive0042/2 | Recorded: 2010

    Wigmore Hall Live kicks off New Year with an early music release. Handel s Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno was the composer s first opera to feature the celebrated aria Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa (Avoid the thorn, pluck the rose). Recorded for Wigmore Hall Live in January 2010 by the Early Opera Company, one of Britain s leading early music ensembles, the group features contralto Hilary Summers in the traditional countertenor role of enlightenment, her voice specifically chosen for its depth and fullness of tone. Director and harpsichordist, Christian Curnyn, was determined to recreate as faithful a sound as possible to what audiences at the time would have heard, not only instrumentally but notably in relation to tempi: Everything in Handel comes back to the heartbeat rate, fifty per minute.

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a (2018)

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    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a (2018)

    Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company - George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a (2018)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 438 Mb | Total time: 37:38+49:10 | Scans included
    Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0404 | Recorded: 2017

    The award-winning Early Opera Company under the direction of founder Christian Curnyn celebrates the 300th anniversary of the premiere of one of Handel’s most sublime creations: Acis and Galatea. This unique interpretation is performed as Handel himself specified in the manuscript: supported by fourteen period instruments, the outstanding cast of singers takes on the solo parts as well as the magnificent choruses. This is Handel writing at his highest levels of intimacy and intensity; the music superbly supports the libretto's evocative portrayal of the story, simultaneously restrained, economical, and deeply moving.