Samson – A Recording of the Year – Musicweb International
Simon Thompson, Musicweb International
A taught, exciting reading with the very finest performances and top notch sound…
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Samson – Musicweb International Review
Simon Thompson, Musicweb
In short, this is superb, the best Handel oratorio I’ve heard in years.
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Magnificat – Recording of the Month – MusicWeb International
John Quinn, MusicWeb International
This is one of the most enjoyable and stimulating Bach discs to have come my way since … well, since John Butt’s account of the Johannes-Passion. The performance standards are uniformly excellent and the music is life-enhancing
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Brandenburg Concertos – MusicWeb International Review
Kirk McElhearn, MusicWeb International
‘If you love these works, you’ll be entranced by the excellent quality of the Dunedin Consort and the warm listening experience.’
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John Passion – Recording of the Month March 2013 – BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone and MusicWeb International
Our new recording of Bach’s John Passion has stormed to the top of the UK Specialist Classical Chart after its first week of release. It is also at Number 10 in the UK Classical Artist Chart.
This is another great result with the album selected as ‘Recording of the Month’ by not one, but three different publications!
Recording of the Month: ‘a dramatic, profoundly considered reading.’ ***** BBC Music Magazine
Recording of the Month: ‘…[a] perfectly paced ensemble Passion.’ Gramophone
Recording of the Month: ‘an exceptionally fine small-scale performance’ MusicWeb International
Further criticial acclaim:
‘Wonderfully pure, buoyant and transparent.’ Financial Times
‘The liturgical experience offers benefits to heart and mind.’ The Times
‘A breakthrough on Bach’s John Passion.’ The Herald
‘Historic and supremely important new recording’ The Observer
‘This Johannes Passion performance is without doubt the most involving and dramatic I have encountered.’ McAlister Matheson Music
‘The impact is huge. The architecture, emotion and implication of Bach’s music all change.’ The Big Issue