Since you are interested in The Complete Purcell Realizations, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
J.S. BACH
Cantatas 54, 169, 170 James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] "(Bowman's) voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
ALBINONI
Sonate da Chiesa Op 4 / Trattenimenti Armonici Op 6 The Locatelli trio [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'These discs will be a revelation to those who honor Corelli... here is his compositional successor. Superb notes by Michael Talbot complement this sumptuous set of golden treasures. Warmly recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
TOIVO KUULA
Songs and Orchestral Music Susan Gritton (soprano) / BBC Concert Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 18/Oct/2011 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE FEB 2012 -- "Susan Gritton's performance is operatically charged, and very effective, as is her involving account of the 12-minute song-story Impi Ja Pajarin Poika" BBC Music Magazine, December 2011... |
SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Schiller Settings Thomas Allen (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 16 / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 'Thomas Alen is in commanding form, singing with unforced beauty of tone and intelligent, unobtrusive attention to the words' (Classic CD) |