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1.Handel Messiah by: The Sixteen Harry Christophers, Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves September 01, 2008
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2.Haydn - The Creation / Piau, Persson, Massey, Harvey, Padmore, Davies, Gabrieli Consort & Players, McCreesh by: Sandrine Piau Miah Persson Ruth Massey Mark Padmore Peter Harvey Neal Davies Gabrieli Consort & Players Paul McCreesh, Miah Persson, Mark Padmore, Joseph Haydn, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Chetham's Chamber Choir, Peter Harvey, Neil Davies, Ruth Massey March 17, 2008
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It has become `de rigueur' for choral works to be performed in their original languages: For example, where once Brahms' German Requiem or Haydn's Creation were regularly sung in English- often by large northern choirs - nowadays it seems that no-one dares to sing them in anything other than German. The fact is that, in the case of The Creation, the English version has as much validity as the German, and it would appear that Haydn had both languages in mind when setting his text: all the more reason to have a recording in English. Similarly, where once works such as Bach's B Minor Mass would have been given by huge choirs, modern `historically informed' practise tends towards paring down the forces, even to the extreme ... Read More:

3.Essential Purcell from: Hyperion October 01, 1994
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This is very enjoyable, and Dido's 'When I am laid in the cold ground' is especially moving, especially at this time of year! (England in a damp November!)

4.Mark Padmore - As steals the morn (Handel arias & scenes for tenor) by: George Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Robin Blaze, Lucy Crowe, Mark Padmore, Andrew Manze April 02, 2007
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This is smooth, understated and confident singing of Handel arias. Padmore manages to bring freshness to Where E're You Walk from Semele, but I love Waft Her Angles Through the Sky from Jephtha - the long slow lines exposing the honey in his voice. Arguably the best track is described as a bonus - As Steals the Morn (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato) - which is odd since it is the name of the album. Padmore is joined by Lucy Crowe and they both have such clarity that they reveal the interplay between the vocal parts in this duet. They bring a soaring, full sound that is uplifting and immensely satisfying. It is worth buying the CD just for this one duet. I think this CD also reinforces just how good Handel's writing for the voice is ... Read More:

5.Vaughan Williams - The Pilgrim's Progress by: Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra October 01, 1999
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This is smooth, understated and confident singing of Handel arias. Padmore manages to bring freshness to Where E're You Walk from Semele, but I love Waft Her Angles Through the Sky from Jephtha - the long slow lines exposing the honey in his voice. Arguably the best track is described as a bonus - As Steals the Morn (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato) - which is odd since it is the name of the album. Padmore is joined by Lucy Crowe and they both have such clarity that they reveal the interplay between the vocal parts in this duet. They bring a soaring, full sound that is uplifting and immensely satisfying. It is worth buying the CD just for this one duet. I think this CD also reinforces just how good Handel's writing for the voice is ... Read More:

6.Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol.2 from: Chaconne October 01, 1999
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The Purcell quartet and all the soloists are of the highest calibre and show amazing insight into the music of Bach's little known Lutheran Masses. All the music on this disc was new to me and, as with most of Bach's music, I was immediately transfixed. The Mass in G Major (BWV 236) has two of my favourite movements - 'Domine Deus', sung by Nancy Argenta and Michael Chance is a real gem - Bach sung at it's very best. Even if you've never heard any of Bach's sublime vocal music before - here is an excellent place to start! Fantastic!

7.Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol.1 from: Chaconne October 01, 1999
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Bach sung one to a part. This recording will persuade even the hardiest member of the Little Mary on the Wold Choral Society. One to a part is quite simple - take an excellent ensemble such as the Purcell Quartet (add a few friends) and then take four solo singers whose tones blend but are distinctive enough to bring each part out, and there you have it - perfection. The opening of the G minor Mass is bouncy, dance-like enough, but without being overdriven. The opening 'K' of the kyrie is spot on, and the solo entries, such as Blaze's first passage, are all exemplary. Blaze does, for me, outshine the other singers, apart from perhaps the seasoned Bachian voice of Mark Padmore. Blaze is the one countertenor who sings Bach and makes away with ... Read More:

8.Bach: St John Passion (Johannes-Passion, 1725 version) /Herreweghe from: Harmonia Mundi November 12, 2001
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Just to clear this up: this 1725 version of the St John Passion shares some music with the St Matthew Passion, hence the comments below. You will get a bit more detail if you go to the Harmonia Mundi website and find this recording under Herreweghe's listing. Lovely music and playing, needless to say.

9.Purcell: King Arthur from: Erato May 01, 1995
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Opera in English doesn't just have to be Benjamin Britten and questionable translations of the old favourites. Three hundred years ago, Henry Purcell was dragging the art-form towards new heights of emotional expressiveness whilst always remembering to put in a few good tunes for the drunken groundlings to sing along with. "King Arthur" runs the gamut of English styles, beginning with a verse anthem (admittedly to the Saxon god Woden!), going through masque and rowdy patriotism, and peaking with one of the most ravishingly beautiful soprano arias ever written. A quick warning is perhaps in order; King Arthur is semi-opera, mixing spoken and sung sections in the same mould as The Magic Flute ... Read More:

10.Handel: Saul /Scholl · Davies · Gritton · Argenta · Padmore · Gabrieli Consort & Players · McCreesh by: Gabrieli Consort Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh March 08, 2004
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From the very start you know you are entering a masterpiece performed by one of the greatest living conductors. First the use of instruments. Each one has a particular part to play and, even in the most unified tuttis of the orchestra, each instrument plays its role and can be followed faithfully without getting lost in some kind of blended melting pot. This is admirable from the opening notes right on till the end. Then Handel uses voices in a very creative way too. David is an alto, which is normal in the 18th century since he is the hero and no one is going to cast a shadow on him. The alliance of this alto with the tenor Jonathan or the soprano Michal, or even the antagonistic soprano Merab, leads to giving each voice a real dramatic depth. The two sopranos ... Read More:

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