CD, Barber (composer)
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Special offer. Barber - Songs
RecommendedGerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)
The Aronowitz Ensemble
As on his 2005 Ives collection, the Canadian baritone Gerald Finley is golden in tone, persuasive in phrasing, and unfailingly responsive to the sound and sense of the words. Julius Drake once... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2008, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Tchaikovsky & Barber: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJohan Dalene (violin)
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf
Dalene’s freshness, vitality and interpretative charisma [in the Tchaikovsky] swept me along…If anything, the Barber is finer still, perhaps the closest anyone has yet come (at least on disc)... — More…
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Record Review, 25th January 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Concerto Choice
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Découverte
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The persistent ‘Baroque specialist’ label hardly sums up this distinguished French soprano. With her distinctively radiant, secure tone and cut-crystal upper range, her repertoire has always... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2018, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Mélodie
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Special offer. American Polyphony
RecommendedDavid Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor) & Robert Millett (percussion)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
This is the finest performance of Barber's Agnus Dei I've heard by any choir, live or on record…a wonderful recital, not to be missed. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Barber: The Complete Songs
RecommendedDylan Perez (piano), Samantha Clarke, Soraya Mafi, Louise Kemény, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Fleur Barron (mezzo), Jess Dandy (contralto), Nicky Spence (tenor), Dominic Sedgwick, Julien Van Mellaerts (baritones), William Thomas (bass)
Navarra String Quartet
Dylan Perez’s pianism is consistently insightful without obtruding – a tall order for any accompanist – and his curating of the entire project is masterly...These two discs undoubtedly set a... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Song
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this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song
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The tracks for voice and piano are a highlight. Bullock’s performance of ‘City Called Heaven’, a traditional Black spiritual in an arrangement by Hall Johnson, is quite something...The jazz-based... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, 7th January 2023, Record of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year, Solo Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Young Talent of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Judging by their passionate performances, this British team clearly feel utterly at home in this repertoire...The hit, undoubtedly, is the premiere recording of Price’s structurally lopsided... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Under Marin Alsop's sensitive guidance, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra has found the heartbeat of this music. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2006, Budget Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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