Catalogue
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VIVAT 101I was glad: Sacred Music of Stanford and ParryCarolyn Sampson soprano David Wilson-Johnson bass Choir of The King's Consort The King's Consort Robert King conductor 2013 Gramophone Awards Finalist “This CD, full of incandescent, hugely committed music-making, will be an award winner. You simply have to hear it.” (BBC Music Magazine) “This is a simple ‘must have’… what a great way to launch a new label” (CD Review, BBC Radio 3) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 102Couperin: Trois Leçons de TénèbresCarolyn Sampson soprano Marianne Beate Kielland mezzosoprano Susanne Heinrich bass viol Lynda Sayce theorbo Robert King chamber organ “Sumptuous performances … Sampson’s brightness and Kielland’s riper tones beautifully complement each other” (The Sunday Times) “CD of the Week” (CD Review, BBC Radio 3) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 103Beethoven: Quartets, opus 18, volume 1Beethoven: Quartet in D major, opus 18, no 3 Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, opus 18, no 4 Beethoven: Quartet in A major, opus 18, no 5 Allegri String Quartet “Unforced elegance and cleanness of detail, avoiding heavy gesture in favour of nimble energy” (The Observer) “This is an exhilarating disc” (The Sunday Times) "You really can't go far wrong with this set" (Classic FM) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 104Monteverdi: Heaven and EarthCarolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Sarah Connolly, Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist, The King's Consort, Robert King An exquisitely varied programme on the theme of love in all its conflicting emotions. “Peerlessly performed and faultlessly recorded” (The Independent) “If I were only able to have one disc of works by Monteverdi this would have to be the one.” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 105Your tuneful voice: Handel Oratorio AriasIestyn Davies countertenor with Carolyn Sampson soprano The King's Consort Robert King conductor “Fabulous tone and exquisite craftsmanship” (Music and Vision) “A lovely selection of arias, well sequenced, effortlessly encompassed” (CD Review, BBC Radio 3) “A countertenor voice in its prime” (The Daily Telegraph) “This new release is outstanding in every way” (The Classical Reviewer) “Enthusiastically recommended” (The Sunday Times) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 106Purcell: Ten Sonatas in Four PartsThe King's Consort Cecilia Bernardini violin Huw Daniel violin Susanne Heinrich bass viol Lynda Sayce theorbo Robert King organ & harpsichord "Superbly played" ***** (The Daily Telegraph) "Exquisitely performed" (The Independent) “dazzle with glittering virtuosity ... and ooze pathos in the agonised dissonances” (International Record Review) "There are delights at every turn in these beautifully performed sonatas" (The Classical Reviewer) “Superbly played … the time listening flashes by. Highly recommended” (Planet Hugill) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 107Bach: The Six Cello SuitesViola de Hoog cello “A formidable player … fine sound … elegance and finesse … entirely convincing” (Gramophone) “de Hoog is outstanding … first class recording … among the very best versions ***** ” (BBC Music Magazine) “must surely place cellist Viola de Hoog amongst the great performers of Bach’s Cello Suites” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 108Bach in MontecassinoLuca Guglielmi organ Editor's Choice (Gramophone) “Ringingly confident” (The Observer) “Terrific playing … a first-rate Bach recital” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 109Russian ÉmigrésAlissa Firsova piano “An extraordinary disc … possesses the musical power to break hearts” (The Herald) “A furtive, playful charm quite unexpected in Rachmaninov” (The Independent) “Plays with élan and reveals the poetic side of the pieces” (Financial Times) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 110Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of Three PartsThe King's Consort Cecilia Bernardini violin Huw Daniel violin Reiko Ichise bass viol Lynda Sayce theorbo Robert King organ & harpsichord “CD of the week” (BBC Radio 3, CD Review) “Surely the finest in the catalogue” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 111Handel, arr. Mendelssohn: Israel in ÄgyptenLydia Teuscher soprano Julia Doyle soprano Hilary Summers alto Benjamin Hulett tenor Roderick Williams bass Choir of The King's Consort The King's Consort Robert King conductor “Handel’s mighty series of choral frescoes emerge in all their brilliance and incisiveness … terrific verve and clarity of texture … uniformly fine soloists … a lavishly produced booklet” (Gramophone - Editor’s Choice) “This one’s a winner!” (Record Review, BBC Radio 3) “Masterly depictions of frogs, plagues and other natural disasters” (The Observer) “Worth having just for Mendelssohn’s blazing, new overture” (The Financial Times) “This performance is a real joy” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 112Decades: A Century of Song – vol. 1 (1810-1820)Michael Schade tenor Sylvia Schwartz soprano Lorna Anderson soprano Ann Murray mezzo-soprano Florian Boesch baritone Malcolm Martineau piano “Tenor Michael Schade is outstanding” (The Financial Times) “All the performances are exemplary” (Planet Hugill) “An impressive start to what looks likely to be an exciting series” (The Classical Reviewer) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 113A Voice from Heaven – British Choral MasterpiecesChoir of The King's Consort Robert King conductor “This could well be the finest choral disc of this year” (The Classical Reviewer) “Recording of the Month” (MusicWeb International) “Rich, lushly romantic” (The Observer) “Impossible not to add to the praise that has greeted this beautifully performed collection” (The Sunday Times) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 114Decades: A Century of Song – vol. 2 (1820-1830)John Mark Ainsley tenor Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Christopher Maltman baritone Anush Hovhannisyan soprano Robin Tritschler tenor Luis Gomes tenor Malcolm Martineau piano “Beguiling and deliciously nuanced” (The Scotsman) “Thrillingly caught by the flame-toned Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan ... Sarah Connolly’s deliriously impassioned singing” (Gramophone) “Malcolm Martineau is superb, technically immaculate and consistently imaginative” (BBC Music Magazine) “A perceptively assembled and uncommonly interesting survey of art songs” (MusicWeb International) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 115Fantasy – Alissa FirsovaTippett Quartet Mark van de Wiel clarinet Tim Hugh cello Ellie Laugharne soprano Nicholas Crawley bass Simon Mulligan piano Alissa Firsova piano “Writing in the white heat of total inspiration” Editor’s Choice (Gramophone) “This powerful and beautifully-performed disc … Firsova’s vivid and arresting musical imagination” (BBC Music Magazine) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 116Decades: A Century of Song – volume 3 (1830-1840)Soraya Mafi soprano Lorna Anderson soprano Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano John Mark Ainsley tenor Alexey Gusev baritone Malcolm Martineau piano “First-rate … make you want to hear these songs, many of them rarities, as a matter of urgency” Editor’s Choice (Gramophone) Buy CD More information |
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VIVAT 117Abbandonata – Handel Italian CantatasCarolyn Sampson soprano The King’s Consort Robert King “Enthusiastically recommended to Sampson’s many admirers and Handel lovers alike” (Gramophone) “This entrancing disc – Robert King’s consort is a British treasure” (Otago Daily Times) Buy CD More information |
