classical music: David van Asch

classical music: David van Asch

classical music:

David van Asch

Ralph Vaughan Williams, King's Singers, ...

EMI Classics Imports, 2000

Good Intentions, Bad Executions
It would appear that i have been duped. I bought this album for the exquisite and tender Mass in Gm, quite possibly the most emotional mass next to Bach's mass in Bm. From the breathy alto entrance of the Kyrie to the final invocation of Amen at the end of the Agnus ...

Dixit Dominus
Jan Van der Crabben, Orazio Benevoli, ...

Naxos, 2001

Handel: Messiah

Adrian Peacock, David van Asch, ...

Naxos, 1994

Beautifully
The playing and singing for this version of Handel's best known oratorio, "The Messiah", are quite stylish, rendered with a great deal of rhythmic vitality. The purity of the singing (both choral and solo) is quite stunning. The arioso/recitative "Comfort ye my ...

Salve Regina

Dutch Anonymous, Gregorian Chant, ...

Naxos, 2001

Pleasant Surprise
I found this CD on clearance and so didn't have very high expectations of it, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the music selection. If you're into early music, this CD contains a nice little sampling of music by both well-known and somewhat obscure ...

Mistletoe and Wine: A Seasonal Collection

Andy Nice, David Daniels, ...

Nettwerk Records, 2003

Great choral versions of ancient songs
I first heard the Mediaeval Baebes on a UK double CD (Best carols in the world ever) featuring three of their trackss (Guadete, Coventry carol, Adam lay ibounden), all of which can also be found on their debut album, but my curiosity only became aroused when that UK ...

Purcell - Dido and Aeneas / The Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Henry Purcell, The Scholars Baroque Ensemble, ...

Naxos, 1997

Sheer Elegance
This is one of the oldest opera's in the reportory, and one of the most elegant ones in my opinion. Even though this recording is not very well known, it is probably the very best if you ask me. Kym Amps presents a beautiful Dido, having a very full ...

Handel - Acis and Galatea (A Masque in 2 Acts) / Amps · Doveton · Davidson · Scholars Baroque Ensemble · van ...

George Frideric Handel, David van Asch, ...

Naxos, 1998

Fantastic recording, and low-priced too!
I found this recording of Handel's English masque "Acis and Galatea" to be as good as any at full-price. The recording is crisp and clear, the singers and instrumentalists top-notch, and in contrast to many budget CDs this one provides a full libretto. Naxos has ...

Discover Music of the Baroque Era

Christina Stelmacovich, David van Asch, ...

Naxos, 2005

Fulfilling Overview of the Baroque Era in Music and Words
Yet another great bargain-priced package from Naxos effectively provides an overview of the rich Baroque period with two discs containing more than 2 ½ hours of music and a comprehensive, 140-page primer booklet. Compiled by music historian Clive Unger-Hamilton, the ...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Adrian Peacock, David van Asch, ...

Naxos, 1994

A highly recommended Naxos Bargain.
For a very modest outlay, you will be able to enjoy some great music if you drop this 2 CD set into your trolley. It is great music that is too expensive to mount in live productions, too. Originally intended to augment a production of Shakespeare's "A Mid-Summer ...