Ashley Riches
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Purcell: King Arthur
RecommendedAnna Dennis, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Carolyn Sampson (sopranos), Jeremy Budd (high tenor), James Way (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
Choruses are more vibrant, dance rhythms more percussive and solos more delicate than in any previous recording. Above all, McCreesh and his artists make us hear Purcell’s genius for word-setting…But... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Opera, February 2020, Disc of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Opera
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Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time RecommendedPumeza Matshikiza (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
Its greatest glory is perhaps the powerfully galvanised singing of the well-focused BBC Symphony Chorus – a broad spectrum of visceral expression across a huge dynamic range with every word... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd May 2024
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Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
RecommendedJames Gilchrist (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), Hannah Morrison, Zoë Brookshaw, Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Reginald Mobley, Eleanor Minney (alto), Hugo Hymas (tenor), Ashley Riches, Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells (bass)
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, Sir...
James Gilchrist is among the most communicative of storytellers and his lightly articulated, subtly nuanced declamation and, where required, sense of urgency are eloquent and dependable…the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th March 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 15th April 2017, Recording of the Week
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
RecommendedIan Bostridge (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Iestyn Davies (countertenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Polyphony, Stephen Layton
this new recording's credentials border on the unassailable...Layton's pacing is compelling - there's no mistaking the gambling fever as the soldiers cast lots for Christ's garment...[Neal Davies]... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th February 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
2 CDs
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Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage
RecommendedRobert Murray (Mark), Rachel Nicholls (Jenifer), Ashley Riches (King Fisher), Jennifer France (Bella), Toby Spence (Jack), Claire Barnett-Jones (Sosostris), Susan Bickley (She-Ancient), Joshua Bloom (He-Ancient), London Philharmonic Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Unexpectedly, it’s the second pair of lovers, Bella and Jack, admirably sung by Jennifer France and Toby Spence, who capture your ear...It’s the villain who almost steals the show. Ashley Riches... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Winner - Opera
3 CDs
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Handel: La Resurrezione
RecommendedLucy Crowe (Angel), Sophie Bevan (Mary Magdalene), Iestyn Davies (Mary Cleophas), Hugo Hymas (John the Evangelist), Ashley Riches (Lucifer)
The English Concert, Harry Bicket
La Resurrezione is one of Handel’s greatest works, and Harry Bicket has gifted us its greatest recording...Bicket and his stellar cast embrace Handel’s radical approach, turning sacred figures... — More…
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Record Review, 2nd April 2022, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
2 CDs
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Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
RecommendedGillian Webster (soprano), Laurence Kilsby (treble), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Peter Harvey (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass), William Whitehead (organ)
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
The choral elements are scrupulously handled by the Gabrieli Consort, and the soloists are choice. Gillian Webster is the light, bright soprano, Laurence Kilsby the delightful treble tenor Jeremy... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Salieri: Armida
Lenneke Ruiten (Armida), Teresa Iervolino (Ismene), Florie Valiquette (Rinaldo), Ashley Riches (Ubaldo)
Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
The cast is solid. The title-role has strong possibilities which soprano Lenneke Ruiten regularly seizes, among them the opera’s close, when Armida’s destructive fury reaches its apogee. Teresa... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Opera, March 2021, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Premiere Recording
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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
RecommendedDanielle de Niese (Eileen), Alysha Umphress (Ruth), Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker), Duncan Rock (Wreck), David Butt Philip (Lonigan), Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
Rattle obviously adores the score and in broad terms he certainly enters into its spirit…but there’s just a slight touch of restrain about the whole enterprise; it’s all a bit too tasteful…The... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th September 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Choral Works
Julia Doyle (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Mark Le Brocq (tenor), Ashley Riches (baritone), Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, David Temple
Temple really has the measure of this highoctane music, his approach confident yet persuasive, refined yet incisive. The chorus convey perfectly the textual inflections, with authentic German... — More…
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