Canciones Amatorias
 Nice repertory and singing, but give the girl some castanets: This recital was a mixed blessing. The program is well chosen. The music is exciting and alluring, accessible yet rare enough to be attractive to travelers along the byways of song. The [... more]
CDN$21.99
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Haendel: Giulio Cesare
Amazon.com essential recording: This is one of Handel's most powerful scores--in which history, wonder of wonders, is hardly mangled at all--and Jennifer Larmore's singing in the title role, heading a strong cast, makes this version a must-own for anyone [... more]
CDN$47.90
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Easter Cantatas
From Amazon.com: This is the first of a series of recordings stemming from John Eliot Gardiner's "Bach Cantata Pilgrimage," a project to present all of the sacred cantatas in churches throughout Europe. The two cantatas on this disc are lesser- [... more]
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Schopfungmesse/Harmoniemesse
Chronique amazon.fr: La Messe de la Création porte ce nom en référence à une citation de l'oratorio La Création. Celui-ci ne fut pas donné par le compositeur mais attribué bien après sa mort. Cette [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Madrigali Guerrieri Ed Amorosi
From Amazon.com: You might think that two-and-a-half hours of Monteverdi madrigals would become tiresome or repetitive, but think again: here is a composer whose ability to combine voices and instruments (actually, it's conductor Rene Jacobs who, for the [... more]
CDN$27.99
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Il Primo Omicidio
From Amazon.co.uk: Scarlatti gets as close to writing an opera seria on the subject of Cain's murder of Abel as he dares in this terrific oratorio. The scene is set with careful exposition of the characters--the brothers, Adam and Eve, God and Lucifer-- [... more]
CDN$34.99
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Cantatas Whit Sunday
From Amazon.co.uk: Whitsun Cantatas was recorded in April 1999 at St John's Smith Square. After the sorrow of the crucifixion, Whitsun (Pentecost) brought the joy of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the hearts of Christ's believers. Consequently, this is [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Giulio Cesare
From Amazon.com: This new recording of Handel's great Giulio Cesare was taped live in Vienna and has the exciting aura of a live performance--and also some of the problems. Minkowski leads an exciting reading, and he has a Caeser who can keep up with his [... more]
CDN$48.99
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Messiah Comp
Un Essentiel amazon.fr: Composé à la hâte en moins d'un mois, l'oratorio le plus célèbre du Saxon fut créé à Dublin, le 13 avril 1742, sous des tonnerres d'applaudissements. Sans cesse arrangé [... more]
CDN$38.99
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St. Matthew Passion / ..
From Amazon.co.uk: First the presentation points: this recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion comes in the form of a small but perfectly formed hardback book with pockets for the discs--which are "enhanced" with images of the original score, [... more]
CDN$56.99
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Rinaldo
Artist: Cecilia Bartoli Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028946708729 MPN: 467087 Number Of Discs: 3 Release Date: 2000-10-24 UPC: 028946708729 Tracks: Rinaldo: Ouverture - The Academy Of Ancient Music Rinaldo: Act 1 - Scene 1: Delle nostre fatiche siam prossimi [... more]
CDN$57.99
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Orfeo Ed Euridice
From Amazon.co.uk: Once you listen to this account, it's easily understandable just why Orfeo ed Euridice has become the most famous opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Based on the well-known story from antiquity, Gluck composed a varied, engrossing [... more]
CDN$27.99
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