Marc Minkowski
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Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable
RecommendedJohn Osborn (Robert), Nicolas Courjal (Bertram), Amina Edris (Alice), Erin Morley (Isabelle), Nico Darmanin (Raimbaut)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
It all adds up to a formidable re-evaluation of a seminal if neglected work, as well as being a remarkable achievement in its own right. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Recording of the Month
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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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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
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Limelight Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Opera
3 CDs + Book
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Handel: Alcina
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (Alcina), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Erin Morley (Morgana), Elizabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Alex Rosen (Melisso), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
The orchestra plays with fastidious attention to Handel’s ever-changing palette, and its support for the singers – particularly with the obbligatos – is unfailingly sensitive. And the singers... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th February 2024
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Offenbach: La Périchole
RecommendedAude Extrémo (La Périchole), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Piquillo), Alexandre Duhamel (Don Andrès de Ribeira), Eric Huchet (Le comte de Panatellas), Marc Mauillon (Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
In the pit are Les Musiciens du Louvre – part of a growing and welcome trend towards giving operetta the benefits of historically informed practice. You can hear the results from the very first... — More…
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Record Review, 22nd June 2019, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th June 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
2 CDs + Book
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Bizet - L' Arlésienne Orchestral Suites
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre & Chœur de l’opéra de Lyon, Marc Minkowski
I find it hard to know what to praise most, the vivid, taut rhythms of the various marches and dances… the sensuous orchestral colours of the quieter moments, of the passion that suddenly erupts…... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Stradella: San Giovanni Battista
RecommendedCatherine Bott (soprano), Christine Batty (mezzo soprano), Gérard Lesne (alto), Richard Edgar-Wilson (bass)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Opera Proibita
includes arias from Handel, A Scarlatti & Caldara
Cecilia Bartoli
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Bartoli is on marvellous form in these arias - a truly wonderful disc — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Disc of the Month
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Handel Gold
RecommendedKiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Cecilia Bartoli, Plácido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Anne Sofie von Otter, Luciano Pavarotti, Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, Joyce DiDonato, Russell Oberlin, Nigel Robson, Kathleen Ferrier, Bryn Terfel, Janet Baker, Magdalena Kozena, Grace...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies)
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski
Marc Minkowski and his period-instrument band may be thought of as early music specialists, yet their approach is the reverse of doctrinaire...Those who feel they have heard some of these works... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2016, First Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Symphonies
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there is real flair and talent here, with much of the coloratura neatly despatched, and some stylistic grace that is admirable...Minkowski and his Polish musicians are marvellous, especially... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th April 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Oh, Boy!
Mozart & French Opera Arias
Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano)
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Marc Minkowski
Boy - can she wear the trousers well! Her Cherubino in 'Voi che sapete' trembles with anxious desire. Only the stoniest hearted woman could resist this 'Non so piu', Crebassa by turns eager... — More…
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Opera, March 2017, Recording of the Month
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