Discography on Linn Records and Telarc

Joseph Haydn
The Creation/ Die Shöpfung

Soloists: Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Keith Jameson, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone.

• "I’ll bet there have been a hundred recordings of The Creation. This one stands comfortably at the pinnacle"
  "In more than six decades of listening,...About once a decade have I found the recording, one that  has everything: Willem Mengelberg’s (Telefunken) Franck D Minor, Otto Klemperer’s 1954 mono “Eroica,” David Willcocks’s “Lord Nelson” Mass, Klaus Tennstedt’s (pirate) live BSO Schubert Ninth, George Szell’s Schumann Second, Riccardo Chally’s Gurrelieder, James Levine’s Prokofiev Fifth. Martin Pearlman’s Creation joins that list."—FANFARE
• "This new version...lives up to its high reputation in this clean account, nicely scaled and finely balanced under the direction of Martin Pearlman." —BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
• "Pearlman and his choir and period band are excellent."—THE SUNDAY TIMES (UK)
•  "…this chorus is second to none for its unbridled energy and uncommonly articulate delivery"—CLASSICS TODAY.COM
• "…the results are spectacular."
  "Soloists are very fine and the choral work superb." —AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
• "…Pearlman’s expert Boston players and vocalists— splendid, agile bass Kevin Deas; deft, ultra-charming Met tenor Keith Jameson; and springwater-clear soprano Amanda Forsythe, who aces her ravishing arias and scatters delightful trills—make this well-recorded set a delight." —TIME OUT NEW YORK

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J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1–3

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J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4–6

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J.S. Bach
Brandenburg Concertos (complete)

• “Thoughtful, sensitive, stylish and joyous.” —GRAMOPHONE
• “Some of the finest American interpreters of music of this era" —FANFARE

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J.S. Bach
The Complete Orchestral Suites

Available in discrete multi-channel surround SACD as well as the CD recording.

• “Boston Baroque's virtuosity and élan leaves little to be desired... How good to be welcoming a US-based period instrument ensemble into a fold traditionally occupied by European ensembles.”
  —GRAMOPHONE
• ”Rousing readings...The recording is as fine as the performances, which is to say, remarkable.” —AMAZON.COM

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J.S. Bach
Mass in B Minor

Soloists: Nicole Heaston, soprano; Theodora Hanslowe, mezzo-soprano; Ellen Rabiner, contralto; Mark Tucker, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass-baritone.

• 2000 GRAMMY NOMINEE: Best Choral Performance
• “One of the finer accounts of the B minor Mass currently available on disc” —AMAZON.COM
• “A perfect balance of intimacy and grandeur throughout...” —BN.COM

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Cherubini
Requiem

Available in discrete multi-channel surround SACD as well as the CD recording.

• "Pearlman believes strongly in this work, and his interpretation does not skimp on expression but at the same time stays true to the music's sense of balanced, classical proportions. The chorus sounds marvelous, singing with a dark mahogany tone, and the period instrument orchestra plays with vibrancy and precision. One release of course cannot rescue a composer's faded reputation, but this one is a good place to begin."—BOSTON GLOBE

• “A fine performance of a work admired by Beethoven, Berlioz and Brahms.”
  —GRAMOPHONE

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C.W. Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride

Cast: Christine Goerke as IphigÈnie; Rodney Gilfry as Oreste; Vinson Cole as Pylade;Stephen Salters as Thoas.

• “Goerke is poised to become one of the truly great singers of the new century.” —BOSTON HERALD
• “...takes pride of place among readings of Iphigénie en Tauride, if not among all Gluck operas on record." —BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
• “The ensemble plays magnificently, with great fervor...and great delicacy.” —OPERA NEWS

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G.F. Handel
Concerti grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1–6

• “Boston Baroque knows the secret of making mid-18th century music seem alive and vibrant today.” —PARADE MAGAZINE

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Handel
Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 7–12

• “Boston Baroque has always played with great assurance and panache, but with this new release there comes an added fullness and weight to the corporate sound and a newfound richness to their string tone.... These are wonderful performances that I would put up against any comers, either on period instruments or modern.” —FANFARE

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Handel
Music for Royal Fireworks and Water Music

Available in discrete multi-channel surround SACD as well as the CD recording.

• “Colorful, expert, and spirited.” —AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
• “Crisp...winning lightness...warmly recommended” —GRAMOPHONE

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G.F. Handel
Messiah (complete)

Soloists: Karen Clift, soprano; Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano; Bruce Fowler, tenor; Victor Ledbetter, baritone

• 1992 GRAMMY NOMINEE: Best Performance of a Choral Work
• “The Number One Recording of Messiah” —CLASSIC CD, Christmas 1997

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G.F. Handel
Messiah (highlights)

Highlights from the 1992 Grammy-nominated performance.

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Claudio Monteverdi, Vespers of 1610

Soloists: Janice Chandler & Karen Clift, sopranos; Richard Croft, Lynton Atkinson, & Brad Diamond, tenors; Christòpheren Nomura & Jeff Mattsey, baritones

• 1998 GRAMMY NOMINEE: Best Performance of a Choral Work
• “A stunning accomplishment” —FANFARE
• “Everything is beautifully played and sung…You begin to understand why Boston Baroque is perhaps the outstanding period-instrument ensemble in this country.” —STEREO REVIEW

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Mozart
Flute Concertos
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

Available in discrete multi-channel surround SACD as well as the CD recording.

“A wonderful hour-and-17 minutes of music... Jacques Zoon offers up virtuosity and charm...Boston Baroque shines.”
—AMAZON.COM

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Mozart
Arias for Male Soprano

• "Maniaci is a consummate musician and an artist of extraordinary intelligence and communicative power. Here, with the superb Boston Baroque… Maniaci sings arias written by Mozart for castratos in the operas "Idomeneo," "Lucio  Silla" and "La Clemenza di Tito" with spectacular virtuosity and interpretive richness… The crown of this collection is "Exsultate jubilate"— the work that contains Mozart's famous "Alleluja"… Maniaci sails through its vocal hurdles with phenomenal accuracy and tonal beauty…[and] with heartmelting expressivity." 
  —PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

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Mozart
The Impresario
Mozart’s Circle
The Beneficent Dervish

Soloists: Cyndia Sieden & Sharon Baker, sopranos; Deanne Meek, mezzo-soprano; John Aler, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Alan Ewing, bass.

• World Premiere Recording —The Beneficent Dervish
• First Period-Instrument Recording —The Impresario
• “Pearlman...leads the Boston Baroque with fire, wit, and precision in both pieces.” —OPERA NEWS
• æPearlman has assembled a perfect cast...Strongly recommended” —CLASSICAL NET

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W.A. Mozart
Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Completion by Robert Levin

Soloists: Ruth Ziesak, soprano; Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano; Richard Croft, tenor; David Arnold, baritone.

• “One of the 3 most important classical CDs of 1995.” —CD REVIEW

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W.A. Mozart, J.B. Henneberg, B. Schack, F.X. Gerl, and E. Schikaneder
The Philosopher's Stone (Der Stein der Weisen)

Soloists: Judith Lovat, Jane Giering-De Haan, & Sharon Baker, sopranos; Kurt Streit & Paul Austin Kelly, tenors; Alan Ewing, bass; Kevin Deas, bass-baritone; Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone.

World Premiere Recording

• “Editor's Choice” — OPERA NEWS
• “The standard of performance...rises frequently to the level of the spectacular.” —FANFARE

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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas

Cast: Nancy Maultsby as Dido, Russell Braun as Aeneas, Susannah Waters as Belinda, Laura Tucker as the Sorceress, Richard Clement as the Sailor, and Sharon Baker as theSecond Woman.

• “Extravagantly beautiful” —STEREO REVIEW

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Vivaldi
The Four Seasons
with Geminiani Concerti Grossi, Nos. 4 & 12

• “A superb recording in every respect, [capturing] the glowing vibrancy and warmth of the ensemble's instruments... Violinist Christina Day Martinson is an inspiring performer and will spark a new generation of instrumentalists with her debut recording.”
  —SAN FRANCISCO SENTINEL

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Vivaldi Gloria
Bach Magnificat

Available in discrete multi-channel surround SACD as well as the CD recording.

• “These are especially fine recordings by Boston Baroque under the direction of Martin Pearlman. It only adds to the high reputation Boston Baroque enjoys as probably the best orchestra playing period instruments in the land.”
  —COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
• “With Boston Baroque, enjoyment never needs to be sacrificed to authenticity...These performances...rest joyously and comfortably on the ear.”
  —CLASSICAL.NET

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Various Composers
Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians

Soloists: Cyndia Sieden and Sharon Baker, sopranos.

• “This recording is a triumph.” —EARLY MUSIC AMERICA MAGAZINE

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W.A. Mozart
Solemn Vespers, K. 339 and “Coronation” Mass in C, K. 317

Released on Harmonia Mundi U.S.A. under the ensemble's original name: "BANCHETTO MUSICALE"

Soloists: Sharon Baker, soprano; Judith Malafronte, mezzo-soprano;Frank Kelley, tenor; James Maddalena, baritone.

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