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Special offer. Green - Melodies françaises on Verlaine’s poems
Recommended2CD Casebound Deluxe (Limited Edition)
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Jerome Ducros (piano) & Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
Quatuor Ebène
may be the single most appealing and important French song recital this side of the largely excellent but sometimes uneven Fauré and Debussy discs on Hyperion...Throughout, Jaroussky's singing... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Vocal Winner
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Special offer. Green - Melodies françaises on Verlaine’s poems
RecommendedPhilippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Jerome Ducros (piano) & Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
Quatuor Ebène
may be the single most appealing and important French song recital this side of the largely excellent but sometimes uneven Fauré and Debussy discs on Hyperion...Throughout, Jaroussky's singing... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Vocal Winner
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The playing sparkles. None of these pieces will challenge the intellect, but each in turn tickles the senses. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended - K452
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Special offer. Faure: Requiem - Gounod: Messe de Clovis
Philippe Estèphe (soloist), Emőke Baráth (soloist), Chouchane Siranossian, François Saint-Yves, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Like his earlier recording, Niquet favours a brisk lack of sentimentality. It is musically effective, even if it is odd to find a Requiem invigorating. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Williams’s voice, with its smooth production and clear, unforced high notes, is well suited to the French mélodie, while his pronunciation is excellent. The Poulenc and Honegger songs are particularly... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Special offer. Une Flûte Invisible…
An Imaginary Chamber Opera in Six Scenes. Works by Saint-Saëns, Godard, Caplet, Debussy & Roussel
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Hervé Lamy (tenor), Gilles de Talhouët (flute) & Arthur Schoonderwoerd (piano)
This is quite simply marvellous. …an exquisitely planned collection of French music from the turn of the 20th century, bringing together, on the one hand, settings by Saint-Saëns, Pierné, Godard... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, Chamber Choice
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A superbly played showcase that, from eerie Holliger to light-fingered Britten and reflective Hindemith, shows how much more there is to the harp than the f loaty, ripply soundworld it is so... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
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André Caplet: Le Miroir de Jésus (The Mirror of Jesus)
Anke Vondung (mezzo-soprano), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Howard Arman
It’s ravishingly played and sung by Howard Arman’s Bavarian forces – taut without being tense, subtle without being unclear, and luminous in its lyricism and warmth. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Choral
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