Since you are interested in Cantatas for solo voice, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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LAWES / BLOW / WILSON / CAMPION / ECCLES / etc
Classical Kirkby - Orpheus and Corinna Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2002 ] "These are delightful songs, superbly sung with delicate, tactful accompaniments played on the theorbo-lute by Anthony Rooley" Rod Bliss (Sunday Times) |
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VIVALDI / PERGOLESI / BACH
Stabat Mater Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Daniel Taylor (counter-tenor) / Theatre of Early Music [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A mightily impressive disc with affecting performances throughout." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
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HANDEL
Handel in Italy - solo cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] This exciting programme is presented by Emma Kirkby and London Baroque, household names in the sphere of 'early music' and beyond, and certainly no new-comers to the works of Handel. |
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Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque / Charles Medlam
Christmas Music [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] "Kirkby revels in her vocal powers throughout this disc" International Record Review |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Sacred Cantatas Emma Kirkby (soprano) / London Baroque. Medlam [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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ATTILIO ARIOSTI
Ariosti: The Stockholm Sonatas III Thomas Georgi (viola d'amore) Lucas Harris (archlute) Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (violoncello) Emma Kirkby (soprano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] 'Thomas Georgi's accomplishment is a triumph… In both discs the playing brims with grace, unity, assurance, and great beauty.' (American Record Guide) |
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COUPERIN / de LALANDE
Lecons de Tanabres Emma Kirkby and Agnas Mellon (sopranos)Charles Medlam (bass viol) Terence Charlston (organ) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] The five Leçons de Ténèbres gathered here are performed by two of the finest sopranos in the field of early music, Emma Kirkby and Agnès Mellon, who here makes her first appearance on BIS. They are given expert support by Charles Medlam |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Gloria in excelsis Deo (first recording) / Dixit Dominus Emma Kirkby, Anne Sofie von Otter / Royal Academy Baroque Orch / Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] 'The Handel discovery of our time performed with sublime dexterity by Emma Kirkby.' Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Aug 2001) |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Musique and Sweet Poetrie Emma Kirkby (soprano) Jakob Lindberg (lute) [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "This exquisite collection of musical gems is arranged so as to represent a tour around musical Europe at the end of the Renaissance. Moreover, on this musical journey we are accompanied by two of the finest musicians around, and by a magnificent... |