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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Handel in Italy - Solo Cantatas
Emma Kirkby (soprano) London Baroque During his years in Italy (1706-1710), it is believed that Handel may have written as many as 150 cantatas including a number of so-called cantate con stromenti for one or more solo voices plus additional instruments. The four cantatas on this disc feature the standard combination for such works: soprano, two violins and basso continuo. Thematically, they can be grouped in pairs: Notte placida e cheta (Calm and Placid Night) and Un’ alma innamorata (A Soul in Love) tell of unhappy love and contain elements from Classical mythology against a pastoral backdrop. By contrast, Figlio d’alte speranze (Son of High Hopes) and Agrippina condotta a morire (Agrippina Led to Her Death) tell tales of the use and abuse of power. “Emma Kirkby, a seasoned Handelian, brings her considerable artistry to bear on some of [Handel's] most bold, moving and exciting music. Occasionally, particularly in the tragic 'Agrippina condotta a morire', one yearns for slightly darker shades than her naturally sunny voice can provide. Even so, here and in 'Notte placida e cheta', 'Un’ alma innamorata' and 'Figlio d’alte speranze', she and the [musicians] of London Baroque relish to the full the dramatic genius destined shortly to take London by storm.” Sunday Times, 24th August 2008 *** “Emma Kirkby… sings four solo cantatas… These showpieces make immense technical demands… But splendid though such displays are, it is her sense of characterisation which sets her apart. She can 'rejoice, laugh and hope' with palpable rapture (Un' alma innamorata, HWV173), change mood like quicksilver in the great Scena of Agrippina (HWV110) where the queen, condemned to death by her own son, swings schizophrenically from inconsolable despair to furious anger. Outstanding.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** “Emma Kirkby… is on superb form. Her interpretative intelligence and attention to words are a given but she can also catch a subtle mood, as in "Quel povero core" from Un' alman innamorata, whose sense of resigned torment is enhanced by a sensitive contribution from the solo violin.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 | 
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| |  | Tobias Hume: The Spirit of Gambo
Emma Kirkby (soprano) Labyrinto, Paolo Pandolfo (director) |
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| |  | God Rot Tunbridge WellsThe Life of Georg Frederic Handel
Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Elizabeth Harwood, Simon Preston, Judith Howarth, Valerie Masterson, Anthony Rolf Johnson & Andrei Gavrilov The English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras Written by John Osbourne & starring Trevor Howard | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach - Early Cantatas Volume 2Weimer Cantatas I
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass) The Purcell Quartet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Buxtehude - Vocal Music Volume 1
Emma Kirkby (soprano), John Holloway (violin), Manfredo Kraemer (violin), Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba) & Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord and organ) “Kirkby seems to go from strength to strength and here I was particularly struck by the warm resonance of her mezzo range... an outstanding release” BBC Music Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | William Lawes - Dialogues, Psalmes & Elegies
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Poppy Holden (soprano), John York Skinner (countertenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Nigel Rogers (tenor), David Thomas (bass), Trevor Jones (bass viol) & Alan Wilson (organ) The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley (director & lute) Recorded - Decca Studio No.3, West Hampstead, London, April 1978 “There are some richly expressive examples of Lawes’s style included on this fascinating disc… These performances give us an enjoyable cross-section of this Stuart composer’s music.” Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of English Songincludes works by Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Dowland, Warlock, Grainger, Butterworth, Ireland, Quilter & Handel
Bryn Terfel, Kathleen Ferrier, Emma Kirkby, Peter Pears, Andreas Scholl, Anne Sofie von Otter, Barbara Bonney, Felicity Palmer & Joan Sutherland. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Emma Kirkby Academy of Ancient Music, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Christopher Hogwood | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chapter 12 - Baroque England (1650-1760)Works by Byrd, Dowland, Purcell, Handel & Tallis
Emma Kirkby, Fretwork, Andreas Scholl, Andreas Martin, Richard Egarr, London Baroque, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra/McGegan, Rosemary Joshua, Gerald Finley, Clare College Chapel Choir, Timothy Brown, OAE/Jacobs, Lynne Dawson, Les Arts Florissants/Christie, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe, Alfred Deller, Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier & The King's Noyse/David Douglass | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Joan Sutherland, Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Aled Jones, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, David Thomas The Academy of Ancient Music, New Collegae Choir, Oxford, Christopher Hogwood Gramophone Choral Award 1987 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gramophone Awards 1987