St. Mark’s Archive
MONTEVERDI: Vespers of 1610 – Grace Davidson, Charlotte Mobbs, sopranos/ Simon Berridge, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell, tenors/ Ben Davies, Eamonn Dougan, bass/ The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers – Coro (2 CDs)
Christophers weighs in with a solid, if not blazing, reading.
Canta la Serenissima: Music from 17th-Cen. Venice — Argo – Alba
An intriguing recital of good compass and easy manners, though perhaps a little too mild.
Gabrieli Sacred Symphonies = Ex Cathedra/ His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts/ Concerto Palatino/ Jeffrey Skidmore – Hyperion
There is always room for recordings of Gabrieli that are as effective and well-recorded as this one.
REINHARD KEISER: Passion Oratorio According to St. Mark – Bernhard Hirtreiter, tenor I (Evangelist) / Hartmut Elbert, bass (Jesus) / Jochen Elbert, tenor II (Peter, Pilate) /Parthenia Vocal & Baroque Orch./Christian Brembneck – Christophorus
Lovers of Baroque choral music will want to hear this work.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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