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Handel in Shoreditch: a Tamerlano triumph

Handel in Shoreditch: a Tamerlano triumph

A triumph, most of all for Handel, and specifically Tamerlano, which has for too long been in the shade of the operas that surround it, Giulio Cesare and Rodelinda

Gluck: Rare Arie d'opera on Tactus

Gluck: Rare Arie d'opera on Tactus

... a cautious recommendation

The Chiaroscuro Quartet return in Haydn

The Chiaroscuro Quartet return in Haydn

The Chiaroscuro Quartet can, it seems, do no wrong

More Pleyel: The London Mozart Players on cpo

More Pleyel: The London Mozart Players on cpo

A beautifully produced and executed disc of refreshing rarities

The Overtures of Joseph Martin Kraus

The Overtures of Joseph Martin Kraus

A superb discovery

Mozart Horn Concertos: Double Bubble

Mozart Horn Concertos: Double Bubble

Mozart Concertos: Two expert players battle it out

Meet Michael Haydn and his string quartets

Meet Michael Haydn and his string quartets

A beautifully life-enhancing disc

Robert Levin and the AAM complete their Mozart series

Robert Levin and the AAM complete their Mozart series

Quite right Levin & the AAM's cycle should be crowned by these two titans of Mozart's œuvre

Vivaldi Opera: L'Olimpiade at the Linbury

Vivaldi Opera: L'Olimpiade at the Linbury

Vivaldi L’Olimpiade, RV 725, Soloists; Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Peter Whelan (director / harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 13.05.2024 Production: Director – Daisy Evans Costume & Set Designs – Molly O’Cathain Lighting Design – Jake Wiltshire Movement Director – Matthew Forbes Cast: Licida – Meili Li Clistene – Chuma

Telemann: A Christmas Oratorio (pasticcio)

Telemann: A Christmas Oratorio (pasticcio)

A terrific idea, and one executed to perfection. Absolutely recommended ... now, where are those last mince pies?

“Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe” ... Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany

“Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe” ... Baroque Christmas Cantatas from Central Germany

This is simultaneously a wonderful contribution to our understanding of the cantata, and a joyous celebration of the Christ birth

More Mozart from Il Pomo d'oro

More Mozart from Il Pomo d'oro

... this is shaping into a significant cycle, one every Mozart lover should own.

The Mozartists: Sturm und Drang #3

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The Mozartists: Sturm und Drang #3

Long may this series continue - Page is like a gold miner who continuously comes up with the goods

Sacchini: L'abbandono delle richezza di S. Filippo Neri

Sacchini: L'abbandono delle richezza di S. Filippo Neri

An amazing, stimulating release that invites a flood of Sacchini releases to follow on in its wake

News Item: Vache Baroque announces ROSSI 400 project

News Item: Vache Baroque announces ROSSI 400 project

A multi-event project to celebrate 400 years since Salomone Rossi published "The Songs of Solomon"

Meeting Francesco Giovannini

Meeting Francesco Giovannini

Tactus continues its valuable work with a release giaranteed to elevate the listener

Mozart from Minnesota: Walter Klien & Stanslaw Skrowaczewski

Mozart from Minnesota: Walter Klien & Stanslaw Skrowaczewski

This is a triumph of restoration, and the music chosen could hardly be heard in finer performances

A Quartet of Christmas Cantatas by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf

A Quartet of Christmas Cantatas by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf

A very valuable disc in terms of repertoire, and beautifully performed

Mozart's Czech Mates: The Mozartists at the Wigmore Hall

Mozart's Czech Mates: The Mozartists at the Wigmore Hall

A superb concert: educational, certainly, but viscerally exciting too. Here’s to the next 25 years of The Mozartists!

Mozart's Flûte enchantée: Hervé Niquet and a French flute

Mozart's Flûte enchantée: Hervé Niquet and a French flute

Unless you count Hoffmeister’s Magic Flute (which one shouldn’t, obviously) this is Classical Explorer’s second post on Mozart's masterwork, his opera Die Zauberflöte: previously, we had a look at David McVicar’s production at Covent Garden. A recent performance of Zauberflöte under Christophe Rousset at

La Captive du Sérail: Turqueries Galantes à l'Opéra Comique

La Captive du Sérail: Turqueries Galantes à l'Opéra Comique

This disc is a showcase for Florie Valiquette, but also a. reminder of the richness of this repertoire