Britten
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Appl is not only a singer of boundless promise, he is already a great artist. This disc shows how versatile he is, with not only great Lieder but interesting rarities too...Appl sounds as if... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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British Music Collection - Britten & Walton RecommendedPeter Pears (tenor), Dennis Brain (horn), Edith Sitwell (narrator)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra, English Opera Group Ensemble, Benjamin Britten, Anthony Collins
This disc includes one of the great highlights of the whole Britten discography, that first magical recording of the Serenade, with Pears in fresh, youthful voice and Dennis Brain's marvellous... — More…
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Building a Library, November 1999, Historic Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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The Cendrillon aria suits her talents closely, with her ethereal tone and confident coloratura skills. There’s some real magic here. Mendelssohn’s fairy-song ‘Neue Liebe’ has just the right... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Vocal
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This debut solo album brilliantly played by the rising young organist Anna Lapwood should certainly engage organ aficionados, especially fans of the grand Harrison & Harrison instrument in Ely... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Spatial Audio
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Shibe brings a lively charisma and a vibrant array of musical colour to the album, conjuring everything from 17th-century lute to Arabic oud across this wide-reaching programme. Sulayman’s performance... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2023
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake Recommendedand other songs
Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)
[Finley] just seems to be singing naturally, but at the same time he colors and inflects with astonishing specificity. He manages to vary the repeats in those folk-song settings where verses... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Solo Vocal
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The English Song Series Volume 22 - Benjamin Britten
Roderick Williams (baritone) & Iain Burnside (piano)
Williams brings a gentler, more intimate touch to what Fischer-Dieskau called their 'enigmatic smile': Blake's Tyger burns bright but with less fierce teeth, and there is more melancholy than... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2012, Editor's Choice
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Devos’s genuine affection for this repertoire shines through…With Britten’s cycle On this Island, Devos’s sheer accuracy and panache outshines many sopranos on record. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song
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