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Dunedin Consort

Dunedin Consort

'Edinburgh based consort under the artistic direction of John Butt (conductor) and Susan Hamilton. It specializes in vocal music (particularly Baroque and new commissions) and frequently performs with the Dunedin Players (baroque period instruments).'




Acis and Galatea (Original Cannons Performing Version 1718)
Acis and Galatea (Original Cannons Performing Version 1718)
second Handel recording from the award-winning Dunedin Consort 

CKD 319  

Messiah LP
Messiah LP
One of the most important classical recordings of 2006 beautifully presented in a 3LP boxed set 

CKH 312

JS Bach Matthew Passion (Final performing version, c. 1742)
JS Bach Matthew Passion (Final performing version, c. 1742)
The award-winning Dunedin Consort give a remarkable performance of the emotive Matthew Passion 

CKD 313  

Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742)
Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742)
This superb 2-disc set features the Messiah as premiered by Handel in Dublin in 1742. 

CKD 285  

In The Beginning
In The Beginning
The Dunedin Consort perform stunning a cappella vocal arrangements of music by Barber and Copland 

CKD 117  

Dunedin Consort  

Winners of the 2008 Midem Baroque Award and the 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Award for Best Baroque Vocal Album for their recording of Handel's Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742) (Linn CKD 285), the Dunedin Consort, under the artistic direction of John Butt, Susan Hamilton and Philip Hobbs, performs throughout Scotland and Europe.

John Butt is Musical Director for all larger projects and under him the group has consolidated its existing strength in the baroque repertoire, with the development of the Dunedin Players, as an ensemble dedicated to performance with period instruments. The group also continues to commission new pieces to contrast the old: William Sweeney, Errollyn Wallen, Peter Nelson and Sally Beamish have recently written or arranged works to complement the era of George Buchanan and Song of Songs settings of Heinrich Schütz, the motets of Bach and the tercentenary of Buxtehude's death.

The 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. It has worked in collaboration with ensembles including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia 21, Scottish Ensemble, Mr McFall's Chamber, Paragon Ensemble, Florilegium, La Serenissima and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, has appeared on the major BBC television channels, and been broadcast on Radio 3 and BBC Scotland.

Continuing to work with Linn Records, in 2008 the Dunedin Consort & Players released Bach's Matthew Passion (Last Performing Version, c.1742) (Linn CKD 313) and recorded Handel's Acis and Galatea (Linn CKD 319).


For further information - www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/
Dunedin Consort helps Radio 3 celebrate Handel
02 March 2009
Handel's 'Acis & Galatea' played in full on BBC Radio 3...not to be missed!
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Acis & Galatea named CD of the Month
12 December 2008
Gramophone praises Dunedin Consort
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Disc of the Month for Dunedin Consort
04 December 2008
Classic FM Magazine praises 'Acis and Galatea'
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High Fidelity honours Linn Records
03 December 2008
Three 'Best Recording 2008' for Linn Records
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Dunedin Consort on Radio 3!
14 November 2008
'Acis & Galatea' to open CD Review
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Dunedin Consort treat audiences to 'Acis & Galatea'
06 November 2008
Exciting performances and a glowing first review for the consort
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'Acis & Galatea' in BBC Music Magazine
29 October 2008
Oliver Condy meets John Butt...
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More acclaim for Matthew Passion
28 August 2008
Another award for Dunedin Consort
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Linn Records Delighted with Glasgow UNESCO Music Award
21 August 2008
Label's home city honoured
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Dunedin Consort announce second Handel recording
15 August 2008
Acis and Galatea due for release in November 2008
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6moons
"...this recording is a jewel..."
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Choral Journal
"...they offer a dramatic immediacy of expression that scarcely any choir can match."
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Choral Journal
"They play with stylish vigor..."
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Choral Journal
"...the soloists sing with beauty and a genuine understanding..."
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High Fidelity (Poland)
5 Stars
An outstanding review from the Polish publication
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San Francisco Classical Voice
"[Butt's] Handel is fit for paradise."
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OpusHD
Opus d'Or Award: "...comblera aussi bien les audiophiles que les mélomanes."
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OpusHD (translation)
Opus d'Or Award: "...will make both audiophile and music lover rejoice."
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Rondo
4 Stars
"Dunedin Consort präsentieren eine gelungene, unbedingt hörenswerte Einspielung der 1718er Version..."
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Muzyka21
5 Stars
An outstanding review from the Polish publication
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SvD
utförs med fin känsla av ensemble, kör och solister
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Klassik.com
4½ Stars
"Die Dunedin Consort & Players spielen brillant."
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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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Sunday Herald
"...this performance radiates life and personality..."
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MusicWeb International
Recording of the Month: "Already a strong contender for the 2009 Recording of the Year..."
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Audiophile Audition
5 Stars
"Handel fans rejoice - a definitive Acis and Galatea at last!"
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Opus Musica
"...cálida expresividad..."
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BBC Music Magazine
"...sheer magic..."
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AudioVideoHD
5 Stars
"...un puro gozo."
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Financial Times
5 Stars
"Such radiant music-making is an ideal hors d'oeuvre for the upcoming Handel year."
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Gramophone
CD of the Month: "...utterly magical."
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Early Music Review
"A marvellous performance!"
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Classic FM Magazine
5 Stars
Opera & Vocal Disc of the Month: "...the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score."
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International Record Review
[An] outstanding new recording...warmly recommended.
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Sunday Times
Butt takes advantage of the most up-to-date scholarship
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SA-CD.net
5 Stars
"...will light up a grey, miserable winters day."
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The Guardian
4 Stars
"Butt kept the action moving with his customary energy..."
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The Herald
4 Stars
"...Handel at his most wondrous."
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The Observer
CD of the Week: "...wonderfully intimate reading..."
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The Scotsman
"...genuinely refreshing and revelatory..."
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McAlister Matheson
"...one of the freshest and most vibrant recordings I have heard."
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Fono Forum
The German publication reviews the 3LP set
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Opus Musica
"...a interpretación es luminosa y clara..."
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AudioVideoHD
5 Stars
"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
5 Stars
'Supersonic Award' for the Dunedin's recording
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Hi-Fi News
5 Stars
"Superb"
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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
4 Stars
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
4½ Stars
An excellent review from the Polish Audiophile publication
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MusicWeb International
"...this one is very special indeed."
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ClassicalSource.com
Linn's impressive LP presentation of "Messiah" can truly be described as 'state of the art'
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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
4½ Stars
"...this one is tough to beat."
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LP Magazin
"Die Pressung ist erstklassig, und auch bezüglich des Klangs nimmt dieser "Messias" eine Ausnahmestellung ein."
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Klassik.com
4 Stars
"Sehr gutes Potenzial."
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The Sunday Telegraph
A performance of 'disarming emotional and dramatic immediacy'
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The Guardian
5 Stars
There's no doubt that this one is the pick of this year's crop...tinglingly vivid.
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The Berkshire Review
Superb
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Financial Times
4 Stars
sheer intimacy of musical and dramatic dialogue
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The Herald
5 Stars
They've done it again...the singing is to die for...
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Daily Mail
4 Stars
Nicholas Mulroy is an excellent Evangelist
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classicalsource.com
The musicianship of the youthful Dunedin Players is, quite simply, second to none
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Berlingske
5 Stars
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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Prelude
Wonderbaarlijk mooie Mattheuspassie
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BBC Music Magazine
5 Stars
My new benchmark. Performance ***** / Sound *****
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The Scotsman
5 Stars
A highlight of 2008...brilliantly proficient
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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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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
5 Stars
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
5 Stars
Highly recommended indeed
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SA-CD.net
5 Stars
Highly recommended - indeed, this version is probably the first choice for this ever popular work.
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Hi Fi Choice
4½ Stars
This is a stunning performance, and a brilliant recording...
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Inverness Courier
The Consort deliver a fresh and hugely enjoyable perspective on the music
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Classic FM Magazine
4 Stars
...nothing but praise
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Allmusic.com
5 Stars
ALBUM OF THE DAY - One of the most compelling and engaging Messiahs on disc.
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Atlanta Audio Society Newsletter
An additional plus is the excellent diction of these singers (should that surprise us about the Scots?). This is one time when you don't need to have the booklet firmly in hand in order to understand an oratorio in English!
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The Guardian
4 Stars
an authoritative bass in Matthew Brook, and a superb contralto (one of three) in Clare Wilkinson, whose heart-stopping delivery of the words "And ye shall find rest unto your souls," sets the tone for the whole performance.
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The Times
4 Stars
the real highlights are the choruses
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Bloomberg.com
...one of the most intimate "Messiahs" available.
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The Sunday Telegraph
The playing of the Dunedin Players under John Butt is admirably crisp, and the singing of the Consort disciplined and clear in enunciation.
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Gramophone Magazine
The freshest, most natural, revelatory and transparently joyful Messiah I have heard for a very long time.
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BBC Music Magazine
4 Stars
Stylish, fresh and more intimate.
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The Scotsman
A genuine sparkle which lifts Handel's music above the ordinary, and a fresh angle for just about every moment.
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The Times
[a] most imaginatively planned programme
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Daily Telegraph
unaccompanied, glowingly sung and recorded
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Sunday Herald
Crisp singing and clear diction is matched by outstanding technical ability by the singers
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27 June 2009
Scotland
Wellington Church, Glasgow
Bach B Minor Mass

21 August 2009
Scotland
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Festival - Bach at Greyfriars Series



01 September 2009
England
Music School, Durham University, Durham

Dialogues of the Soul



John Butt talks about Matthew Passion
01 April 2008
Musical insights into this acclaimed recording of Bach's famous work
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