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Gramophone Awards, Charpentier, M-A (composer)
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Lully, Charpentier & Desmarets: Passion
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano)
Ensemble Les Surprises, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas
Words are Gens’s secret weapon. She brings out their meanings and sonic qualities like no other singer: spiked rhythms register her vitriol, towering anger splits open her vowels on top notes... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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Charpentier: La couronne de fleurs & La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
RecommendedAaron Sheehan (tenor), Teresa Wakim (soprano), Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Douglas Williams (bass-baritone), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Mireille Lebel (mezzo-soprano), Jason McStoots (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor)
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Boston Early...
Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Opera Recording
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Opera, August 2014, Recording of the Month
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Ombre de mon amant
French Baroque Arias
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano)
Chœur et orchestre Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
For readers who have yet to be seduced by French Baroque music, Anne Sofie von Otter's recital with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie may be the start of a grand passion. Charpentier... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Recital
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Charpentier: Médée
RecommendedLes Arts Florissants and William Christie, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Marie-Claude Vallin, Catherine Bignalet, Dominique Visse, Jill Feldman, Sophie Boulin, Gilles Ragon, Michel Laplénie, Jacques Bona, Philippe Cantor, Agnès Mellon, Françoise Paut, François Fauché, Monique Zanetti, Catherine...
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Early Music (Baroque)
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