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  • Featured Album June 2024: George Ross & Alastair Ross "Father & Son"

    Featured Album June 2024: George Ross & Alastair Ross "Father & Son"

    A few weeks ago, our director attended the launch concert for the new album "Father & Son" by George Ross (cello) and Alastair Ross (harpsichord). He came back, CD in hand, and recommended we all take a listen. So, we decided to go one further and choose it for this month's Featured Album. Recently released on Deux-Elles Records, the disc is a detailed exploration of sonatas by Francesco Geminiani.

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  • Featured Album May 2024: Chris Orton & Sören Sieg "Cádiz"

    Featured Album May 2024: Chris Orton & Sören Sieg "Cádiz"

    Our latest Featured Album showcases the recorder and piano repertoire of celebrated Warsaw-based composer Sören Sieg, performed with precision and emotion by the composer and recorder virtuoso Chris Orton. A captivating journey through different emotions and stories, we're delighted to be sharing this self-released album and hopefully helping it to reach some new ears.

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  • Featured Album March 2024: Orchestra Of The Swan "Earthcycle"

    Featured Album March 2024: Orchestra Of The Swan "Earthcycle"

    We have now been running our monthly Featured Album campaign for a full year, and what better way to celebrate than with an album that takes us through the year in musical form? The new album from Orchestra of the Swan, Earthcycle, is this month's featured album. Presenting Vivaldi's iconic Four Seasons along with new compositions and arrangements of traditional songs, all of which tie into the themes of the seasons, this is an exciting and innovative programme from an ensemble at the top of their game. Read on to find out more about the album...

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  • Featured Album November 2023: Pygmalion "Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine"

    Featured Album November 2023: Pygmalion "Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine"

    Another new release for this month's featured album: during November we're delighted to introduce the new recording of Monteverdi's iconic Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of the Blessed Virgin) by Pygmalion under the direction of Raphael Pichon. This cornerstone of early 17th Century repertoire, dated 1610, has been committed to disc many times over the years, but this new recording is of exceptional quality and the experience and passion driven from Pichon's baton makes it a must-listen. Housed in a deluxe 2CD box set with an extensive 76-page booklet, this is a deserved featured album!
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  • Featured Album September 2023: Solomon's Knot "Bach Motets"

    Featured Album September 2023: Solomon's Knot "Bach Motets"

    During September we are very pleased to have the brand new album by Solomon's Knot as our featured album. We last saw them perform at last year's London International Festival of Early Music where they shared their programme of motets by J S Bach and J C Bach. With its striking contemporary cover, that programme has now been committed to disc courtesy of Prospero Classical – read on to find out more about this fantastic new release...

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