Andreas Scholl: 10 CD's for a Desert Island

"Andreas Scholl, the outstanding counter-tenor of our time, began singing with the Kedricher Chorbuben, first soprano and then, for a while without realizing it after his voice broke, falsetto. From 1987 to 1993 he studied with Richard Levitt and Renי Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Even before graduating, he caught the early music world's attention by participating in several important recordings (DHM, Sony and Harmonia Mundi). His Vivaldi and Caldara recordings on Harmonia Mundi won him prestigious awards. The surprisingly few discs he has issued since signing an exclusive contract with Decca in 1998 have been enthusiastically received. He has also garnered high praise on the Baroque operatic stage..."

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