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LASSE THORESEN: Himmelkvad (Vocal Sextet, Op. 42 and Helligkvad, Op. 19) – Berit Opheim Versto, vocalist/ Nordic Voices – 2L (Blu-ray + CD) LASSE THORESEN: Himmelkvad (Vocal Sextet, Op. 42 and Helligkvad, Op. 19) – Berit Opheim Versto, vocalist/ Nordic Voices – 2L (Blu-ray + CD)
Published on May 17, 2012

Involving and affective music that probes the soul and prods the emotions.


ARVO PÄRT: Creator Spiritus – Theatre of Voices/ Ars Nova Copenhagen/ Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ/ NYYD Quartet/ Paul Hillier – Harmonia mundi ARVO PÄRT: Creator Spiritus – Theatre of Voices/ Ars Nova Copenhagen/ Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ/ NYYD Quartet/ Paul Hillier – Harmonia mundi
Published on May 17, 2012

There have been a lot, but this is one of the very best of the recent Pärt releases.


“Alte Meister” = Works of MUFFAT, WALTHER, BUXTEHUDE, J.S. BACH, PACHELBEL, STRUNGK & KERIL in arr. by Karl Straube [TrackList follows] – MD&G Scene “Alte Meister” = Works of MUFFAT, WALTHER, BUXTEHUDE, J.S. BACH, PACHELBEL, STRUNGK & KERIL in arr. by Karl Straube [TrackList follows] – MD&G Scene
Published on May 03, 2012

“Alte Meister” = Works of MUFFAT, WALTHER, BUXTEHUDE, J.S. BACH, PACHELBEL, STRUNGK & KERIL in arr. by Karl Straube [TrackList follows] – MD&G Scene multichannel (2+2+2) SACD MDG 946 1740-6, [Distr. by E1] 75:35 ****: This organ album is sort of like the Leopold Stokowski arrangements of familiar Bach works for full orchestra. Karl Straube [...]


WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera) – Soloists/Rundfunk Sym., Berlin/ Marek Janowski – PentaTone (4 discs) WAGNER: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (complete opera) – Soloists/Rundfunk Sym., Berlin/ Marek Janowski – PentaTone (4 discs)
Published on April 27, 2012

Excellent work from the chorus and orchestra, plus generally reliable singing from the soloists in this beautifully recorded Meistersinger.




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