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Contemplation
RecommendedHuw Montague Rendall (baritone), Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg
The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor;... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Voice & Ensemble
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Solo Recording
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Special offer. Rodgers & Hammerstein: Oklahoma!
RecommendedNathaniel Hackmann (Curly), Sierra Boggess (Laurey), Rodney Earl Clarke (Jud Fry), Jamie Parker (Will Parker), Louise Dearman (Ado Annie), Sandra Marvin (Aunt Eller), Nadim Naaman (Ali Hakim), Leo Roberts (Andrew Carnes), Oklahoma! Ensemble, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Wilson, who conducted Oklahoma! at the BBC Proms in 2017, proves an exceptional advocate, bringing to the piece the same expertise and mastery he would accord to the symphonic repertoire of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th September 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
RecommendedNathaniel Hackmann (Billy Bigelow), Mikaela Bennett (Julie Jordan), Sierra Boggess (Carrie Pipperidge), Julian Ovenden (Enoch Snow), Francesca Chiejina (Nettie Fowler), David Seadon-Young (Jigger Craigin)
Sinfonia of London, ‘Carousel’ Ensemble, John Wilson
this is an entirely excellent cast, both vocally and dramatically...But it’s also Wilson’s keen sense of style, and equally that of his orchestra the Sinfonia of London, that bring home the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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The performances range from a touchingly direct version of Maria from West Side Story, to a distinctly mannered You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel, which Kaufmann delivers in an oddly halting... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Film Music/Score of the Year
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Even if you're normally sceptical about opera-singers 'crossing over' into jazz standards, please give this stylish, heartwarming album from one of today's leading Otellos a whirl - the 70-year-old... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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Special offer. A Simple Song
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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This set gives an invaluable historical cross-section of Antipodean singers in both commercial and rare archive recordings. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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We drift calmly across genres, hardly noticing abrupt shifts in style thanks to the tempered and understated delivery. Betts-Dean's lyrical mezzo floats wistfully above the texture. With a rich... —
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Special offer. Great Operatic Arias 22 - Gerald Finley
Gerald Finley (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Edward Gardner
All essentials for a recital are present here: the featured artist in good voice, imagination capable of bringing 13 different characters to life..., apt recording decisions and on-the-pace... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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Opera, May 2010, Recording of the Month
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