Werner Güra
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Beethoven: Symphony No.9
RecommendedChristina Landshamer (soprano), Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone), Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
In terms of sound and precision, the performance is meticulous, immaculate and even. That’s not to say that Honeck doesn't occasionally play a little loose…Everything about this performance... — More…
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Record Review, 27th March 2021, Record of the Week
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Engineered Classical Album
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Nézet-Séguin’s conducting is efficient and often quite exciting, and the CO of Europe plays splendidly. Symphonies 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 come off the best in this set, and I can recommend these... — More…
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Record Review, 16th July 2022, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Special offer. Beethoven: Lieder & Bagatellen
Christoph Berner (fortepiano J. B. Streicher, 1847), Werner Güra (tenor)
Güra's noble and beautifully enunciated tenor recreates the sheer energy and spiritual struggle within the microcosm of Beethoven's songs…Berner's 1847 Streicher fortepiano captures well the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Vocal Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Special offer. Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
RecommendedMarlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor) & Dietrich Henschel (baritone)
RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs (direction)
What clinches my preference for this new version is the trio of soloists, led by the soaring, sensuous soprano of Marlis Petersen. Petersen's timing and her knowing humour are delightful, both... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Winner - Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, March 2008, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Choral
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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
RecommendedWerner Güra (Evangelist), Johannes Weisser (bass arias/Christus), Andrew Redmon (Petrus), Johannes Schendel (Pilatus), Sunhae Im (soprano arias), Benno Schachtner (alto arias), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor arias), Fabienne Weiss (Ancilla), Minsub Hong (Servus)
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS...
Clarity of sound and purpose distinguish [this] recording…woodwind are placed in front of the strings, allowing for exceptional detail in the turba choruses [while] the soloists sing throughout,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2016
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Christine Schäfer (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley & Christian Gerhaher (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957
RecommendedWerner Güra (tenor) & Christoph Berner (piano Ehrbar c.1877-8)
The tenor, Werner Güra, partnered ideally by Christoph Berner, sings the familiar Staendchen as if it had just been discovered., all charm and freshness, and there is a similar effortlessness... — More…
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended Recording
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Haydn: Orlando Paladino
Patricia Petibon (Angelica), Christian Gerhaher (Rodamonte), Michael Schade (Orlando), Malin Hartelius (Eurilla), Werner Güra (Medoro), Johannes Kalpers (Licone), Markus Schäfer (Pasquale), Elisabeth von Magnus (Alcina) & Florian Boesch (Caronte)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Orlando paladino is at the summit of Haydn's operatic art, and Harnoncourt's well-cast version is strongly recommended. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Opera Finalist
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Just to hear again Wolf's masterful settings of Mörike's beautiful poetry is a source of enormous pleasure: seldom has a composer so fully understood and empathised with a poet. To have these... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2005, Editor's Choice
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Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3
German version
Genia Kuhmeier (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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