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We lost a giant.

Now, this is really bad, bad news.

When playing Mozart on period instruments still was a dangerous affair. Bravo for Collegium Aureum and Jörg Demus.

Seán wrote:I just couldn't resist listening to this glorious rendition of the Mass in B minor::

That´s the second of Herreweghe´s 3 recordings of the Mass.

When Gardiner recorded the Mass in the 80´s it almost overnight became the standard version. The new one will also become the yardstick against which all others will be measured. The choral and orchestral quality is sublime. But, there´s always a but, now Gardiner uses chorus members for the solo pa...

You won´t regret it Seán. It IS special.

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0003/932/MI0003932802.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Not just a new recording of Messiah, but a very special one. Superbly conducted by Dutch maestro Peter Dijkstra, this is a Messiah as thrilling, awe inspiring, and beautiful as any you have heard. The amazing B...

XVII Century Neapolitan Christmas music.

Also an unmissable Christmas record.

We can´t possibly thank him enough.