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Il re pastore

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Reviews (9)

The guardian

d. 15. Oct. 2015

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Erica Jeal

d. 15. Oct. 2015

"The whole thing - which, for completists, includes an extended, concert version of Aer Tranquillo as an appendix - sounds poised and elegant under Ian Page's tasteful and slightly anonymous direction, with a neatly expressive orchestra and a strong cast headed by Sarah Fox's gleaming, supple-sounding Aminta and John Mark Ainsley's more self-consciously regal Alexander".

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MusicWeb international

2015 October

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Simon Thompson (musikanmelder)

2015 October

"They treat this work seriously on its own terms, and they reveal its many beauties with a touch of love. The prime mover in the operation is conductor Ian Page ... The singers are fully on board, too ... The energy is handled well, and this is symptomatic of the extremely sympathetic reading that Page provides. A great success, this set is well worth checking out".

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Jyllands-posten

d. 22. Mar. 2005

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d. 22. Mar. 2005

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BBC music magazine

2016 January

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Anthony Pryer

2016 January

"We have accomplished singers here who negotiate the occasionally tricky music with fluency and poise. John Mark Ainsley (as Alexander the Great) is a commanding presence ... It is a rare delight that real 'display' cadenzas are improvised by the singers at all appropriate points, and that the orchestra is directed with commendable style".

Diapason

2016 fevrier

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Jean-Philippe Grosperrin

2016 fevrier

High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 38, nr. 5 (2005)

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Årg. 38, nr. 5 (2005)

Berlingske tidende

d. 5. Apr. 2005

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d. 5. Apr. 2005

The gramophone

2015 November

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David Vickers

2015 November

"Vurdering: Editor's choice" - "It is hard to imagine hearing another performance as convivial and life-affirming as this. The Orchestra of Classical Opera play supremely well ... Ian Page's unobtrusive pacing of the pastoral mini-drama and sage weighting of orchestrally accompanied recitatives pull the listener along gently".