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Sibelius: Tapiola, En Saga & 8 Songs RecommendedAnne Sofie von Otter (mezzo)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Lintu has added nothing to the familiar score [Tapiola] – just heard things it seems others haven’t heard before. Best of all is the way he draws out singing lines almost throughout the piece…I’m... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Record Review, 16th December 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Nominated - Vocal/Choral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Assorted Program
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Richard Strauss: Orchestral Songs RecommendedSoile Isokoski (soprano)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski
Strauss singing doesn't come much better than this. No doubt the composer himself, with his love of the soprano voice, would have been enthralled by Isokoski's glorious singing. He might also... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2002, Disc of the Month
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Here is choral singing of beguiling sophistication, beautifully recorded, that captures the score’s full range of expression, from hushed moments of introspective awe to rolling climaxes of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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A frame of applause and ecstatic ovations greet what is one of Karita Mattila's most exciting discs yet… The repertoire takes Mattila's voice into thrilling new regions; and Martin Katz's piano... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2007, Editor's Choice
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Sibelius - Orchestral Songs RecommendedSoile Isokoski (soprano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Soile Isokoski's voice has matured into a powerful instrument without losing its distinctively plangent expressiveness and intense way with words… Segerstam… provides spacious yet vividly dramatic... — More…
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Disc of the Year & Vocal Award Winner
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Véronique Gens sings Berlioz & Ravel Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod
In her mid-forties, this voice has become richer and even more expressive, and he works on this disc suit her to perfection. She not only pronounces the words, she feels them...Her Nuits d'ete... — More…
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Hvorostovsky's baritone, still one of the great voices, can combine dark timbre with an emotional warmth to offset the granitic style; while pianist Ivari Ilja, although unable to mimic apocalyptic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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R. Strauss: 3 Hymns & Opera arias Soile Isokoski (soprano)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu
The main attraction of the programme is the Drei Hymnen, which do not come round in recordings very often...As each of her three Straussian heroines, she embodies a very touching, human vulnerability. — More…
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Hvorostovsky sings [the Tchaikovsky songs] with passionate expression...Hvorostovsky's elegant approach makes a good case for hearing more [Taneyev]...against the original piano accompaniment... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
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Brahms-Glanert: Four Serious Songs Michael Nagy (baritone), Kari Kriikku (clarinet)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts
[Glanert's arrangement] manages to be teasing and stirring at the same time...Kriikku's playing is a delight. — More…
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