Since you are interested in An Ode for St Cecilia's Day, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespers (1610) Carolyn Sampson / Rebecca Outram (sopranos) / Daniel Auchlincloss, Nicholas Mulroy (high tenor) etc. / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 23/Aug/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS TOP 10 CLASSICAL CDs of 2006 / TIME OUT NEW YORK BEST OF 2006 / FANFARE BEST OF 2006 |
HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (complete) Claron McFadden (soprano) Robert Harre-Jones (alto) John Mark Ainsley & Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors) Michael George (bass) / The King's Consort / Rober [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'McFadden is a loving Galatea, Ainsley a charming Acis, and Covey-Crump a finely polished Damon. Michael George is magnificent - a nimble but ferocious Polyphemus whose every note is absolutely centred' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina in F minor Florilegium with Elin Manahan Thomas (sop) & Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2010 ] "This new Pergolesi Stabat Mater excels in the clarity of Florilegium's strings" (Choral & Song Recording of the Month BBC Music July 2010) |