Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings – Infinite Refrain: Music of Love’s Refuge (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings – Infinite Refrain: Music of Love’s Refuge (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:50 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records

Dieses Duett-Album lüftet den Vorhang, der jahrhundertelang den Blick auf schwule Liebesgeschichten verstellt hat. Im 17. Jahrhundert war die Republik Venedig eine Art Zufluchtsort für die homosexuelle Community Europas. Das Album mit dem Countertenor Randall Scotting und dem Tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado sowie der Academy of Ancient Music unter Laurence Cummings enthält u. a. vier Erstein-spielungen von Werken der wenig bekannten Komponisten Boretti, Melani und Castrovillari, darunter ein bewegendes Duett von Herkules und Theseus, die Hand in Hand die Unterwelt verlassen.

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Academy of Ancient Music, Robert Levin, Laurence Cummings, Ya-Fei Chuang – Mozart: Piano Concertos (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Academy of Ancient Music, Robert Levin, Laurence Cummings, Ya-Fei Chuang – Mozart: Piano Concertos (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:00:45 minutes | 1,89 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AAM Records

Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) continues an acclaimed project to record Mozart’s complete works for keyboard and orchestra, with this eleventh volume of the series. Renowned pianists Robert Levin and Ya-Fei Chuang join Laurence Cummings and AAM to present Mozart’s Concertos Nos. 7 and 10, the former of which is recorded here in Mozart’s own arrangement for two pianos. Also included is the Concerto Movement for Piano, Violin, and Orchestra, completed by Robert Levin.

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Elizabeth Watts, The English Concert, Laurence Cummings – Scarlatti: Con eco d’amore (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Elizabeth Watts, The English Concert, Laurence Cummings – Scarlatti: Con eco d’amore (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:12:06 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © harmonia mundi

Master of the Aria. With a voice described as “one of the most beautiful Britain has seen in a generation” (International Record Review), soprano Elizabeth Watts has established herself among the brightest talents performing today. In this selection of rarely heard Alessandro Scarlatti arias from his cantatas, serenatas and operas, she is joined by the acclaimed period instrument ensemble The English Concert led by Laurence Cummings.

Le maître de l’aria. Sa voix – “une des plus belles voix de la scène britannique depuis une génération” (International Record Review) – a permis à Elizabeth Watts de s’imposer parmi les meilleurs talents d’aujourd’hui. Elle interprète ici des airs peu connus tirés de cantates, de sérénades et d’opéras d’Alessandro Scarlatti, accompagnés par l’excellent ensemble d’instruments anciens The English Concert, dirigé du clavecin par Laurence Cummings.

Meister der Arie. Mit einer Stimme, die man als “eine der schönsten einer ganzen Generation in England” (International Record Review) bezeichnet hat, profilierte sich Elizabeth Watts als eines der glanzvollsten Talente, die heute tätig sind. Diese Auswahl selten zu hörender Sopran-Arien von Alessandro Scarlatti aus seinen Kantaten, Serenaden und Opern hat sie mit dem erfolgreichen Originalklangensemble The English Concert unter der Leitung von Laurence Cummings eingespielt.

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Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings, Bojan Čičić, Robert Levin – Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 5 & Church Sonata No. 17 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings, Bojan Čičić, Robert Levin – Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 5 & Church Sonata No. 17 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:02:30 minutes | 2,05 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AAM Records

Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) continues a celebrated project to record Mozart’s complete works for keyboard and orchestra, with this tenth volume of the series. Together with renowned scholar-pianist Robert Levin, and directed by Laurence Cummings and Bojan cicic, AAM presents the Church Sonata. No. 17 alongside the Piano Concerto No. 5 – Mozart’s first original keyboard concerto – both for orchestra and organ. The three K107 concertos are joined by a concerto movement from the music book of Mozart’s sister, Nannerl, believed to have been drafted by Mozart as a young child, and completed here by Robert Levin. The hardback CD package is accompanied by comprehensive notes commissioned specially for the album.

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