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The award-winning consort present the first recording to show Bach's masterpiece with the composer's final revisions - a benchmark recording. ------------------- “Crisp singing and clear diction is matched by outstanding technical ability by the singers.” Sunday Herald -------------------- • The Dunedin Consort has established a reputation for performing familiar works from the Baroque era in ways which shed fresh light on the original performance: this new recording presents the Matthew Passion for the first time with Bach’s final revisions of scoring, as performed around 1742 (its most familiar form is the 1736 version). • John Butt and the Dunedin Consort recreate the instrumentation and vocal scoring that Bach employed to deliver a unique and historically informed recording. Most striking is the use of eight principal voices (four in each of the two choirs). • Matthew Passion, one of Bach’s most celebrated choral masterpieces, is an emotional and challenging musical experience delivered with style and insight by the Dunedin Consort. • In 2007, the Dunedin Consort’s tenth anniversary year, the group reached a new level of critical acclaim, culminating in the Classic FM Gramophone Award for Messiah in the Baroque Vocal category. This is the only such award presented to a Scottish group in recent years (and the first to an ensemble that is not a Scottish National Company or BBC orchestra) and now gives the Dunedin Consort a truly international reputation. • The Dunedin Consort has won praise for the natural style of their soloists (an authoritative bass and a superb contralto The Guardian) and renown for the virtuosity of the singers. • The Dunedin Consort has appeared at festivals in Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands as well as at the Edinburgh International Festival, has appeared on BBC 2 and BBC 4 television and been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Scotland. MusicWeb International
"I have no hesitation in following suit and placing this at the head of my recommendations..."
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Stereophile
2009 Records To Die For: "...this performance of the Christian Passion story grips you by the ears."
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Choral Journal
"...the soloists sing with beauty and a genuine understanding..."
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Muzyka21

An outstanding review from the Polish publication
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Classical WETA
"The recording quality and sound of this Linn disc is, as usual with this audiophile label, stupendous."
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AudioVideoHD

"Unos timbres de excepcional calidad, brillan en toda la obra..."
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AudioEnz
"How does it sound? Well in one word: Glorious."
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Pizzicato

'Supersonic Award' for the Dunedin's recording
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The Absolute Sound
"beautifully rendered"
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CD Compact
"El resultado sonoro es escalofriante, ni débil ni esquelético, ni pobre, sino perfectamente equilibrado..."
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Toccata
"Die gesamte Interpretation atmet Fröhlichkeit, Spielfreude und höchstes Musiziervergnügen."
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Hi-Fi News

A recording with 'intimacy and immediacy'
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Star Ledger of New Jersey
"fresh, fine-tuned voices, a beautifully textured instrumental sound."
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High Fidelity

An excellent review from the Polish Audiophile publication
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MusicWeb International
"...this one is very special indeed."
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Opus Musica
"Excelente..."
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Atlanta Audio Society
"...a really memorable and persuasive Matthew Passion..."
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Audiophile Audition

"...this one is tough to beat."
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Klassik.com

"Sehr gutes Potenzial."
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The Sunday Telegraph
A performance of 'disarming emotional and dramatic immediacy'
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The Guardian

There's no doubt that this one is the pick of this year's crop...tinglingly vivid.
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Financial Times

sheer intimacy of musical and dramatic dialogue
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The Herald

They've done it again...the singing is to die for...
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Kennis & Cultuur
'Deze Deze Matthäus Passion komt uit Edinburgh.....'
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Daily Mail

Nicholas Mulroy is an excellent Evangelist
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De Gelderlander

'Kopers van Bachpassies zitten tegenwoordig met een luxeprobleem...'
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classicalsource.com
The musicianship of the youthful Dunedin Players is, quite simply, second to none
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Berlingske

Alligevel skal man lede længe efter en flottere indspilning... Musikerne spiller som en drøm.
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McAlister Matheson Music Newsletter
one of the most dramatically involving and emotionally searing performances of this work to have appeared on disc
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BBC Music Magazine

My new benchmark. Performance ***** / Sound *****
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Prelude
Wonderbaarlijk mooie Mattheuspassie
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Trouw
"Dit is een versie waarin musicology is omgezet in verrassende muzikaliteit."
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BBC Online
From the word go, the Dunedin Consort draws you in.
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Gramophone
Butt's St Matthew is truly original in spheres resonating beyond established parameters. Gramophone Recommended.
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The Scotsman

A highlight of 2008...brilliantly proficient
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Trouw
Verfrissende ontdekkingsreis door Bachs Matthaus Passion is verrassend.
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Classic FM magazine
Disc of the Month! Performances of stunning conviction
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The Observer

The playing and the singing is outstanding. Highly recommended.
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Independent on Sunday
one of the finest available one-voice-per-part Bach performances
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SA-CD.net

Highly recommended indeed
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