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Presto Recordings of the Year, Méhul (composer)
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Baritenor
RecommendedMichael Spyres (baritenor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja
Spyres has a remarkable range and is a consummate vocal chameleon too...in a truly remarkable finale to his ‘Largo al factotum’, Rossini’s Figaro is indeed all things to all men vocally. What... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Opera, December 2021, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
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this is another fine, fascinating album from an unusually interesting and intelligent artist, handsomely recorded. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st March 2024
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Winner - Recording (Solo Recital)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Méhul: Uthal
RecommendedKarine Deshayes (Malvina), Yann Beuron (Uthal), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Larmor), Sébastien Droy (Ullin), Philippe-Nicolas Martin (Le Chef des Bardes / Le Troisième Barde)
Les Talens Lyriques & Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
Yann Beuron is the keenly engaged Uthal, while Jean-Sébastien Bou gives Larmor a wronged nobility and Karine Deshayes is consistently expressive as the anguished Malvina. There’s characterful... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th February 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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International Opera Awards, 2018
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Méhul: Les Amazones Overture
RecommendedLes Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Roth and his period-instrument orchestra give a fine account of the Eroica with a beautifully balanced sound, and with the detail brilliantly brought out. With its measured tread the funeral... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd April 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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