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CD, Weber (composer)
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this is another fine, fascinating album from an unusually interesting and intelligent artist, handsomely recorded. —
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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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New. German Opera Scenes and Arias
Malin Byström (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
...she really is in her element, pouring out the voice and creating a suitably fevered sound world. In this she is supported by conductor Thoman Sondergard, who balances his soprano against... —
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New. The Romantic Piano Concerto (1991 - 2007 Edition)
Featuring pianists including Stephen Hough, Seta Tanyel, Piers Lane, Nikolai Demidenko, Martin Roscoe, Howard Shelley, Peter Donohoe, Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne
Is this handsomely produced box-set worth acquiring? As a work of art alone, yes! If you have not encountered these works before, do not hesitate. Dip in anywhere and you will be rewarded. Assuming... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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Weber: Der Freischütz
RecommendedMaximilian Schmitt (Max), Polina Pasztircsák (Agathe), Kateryna Kasper (Ännchen), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Kaspar), Yannick Debus (Kilian), Matthias Winckhler (Kuno), Christian Immler (Hermit), Max Urlacher (Samiel)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, René Jacobs
If it all convinces that’s because Jacobs has an absolute instinct for Weber’s score. The horns of the Freiburger Barockorchester are almost a character in their own right in this Romantic opera... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th April 2022
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Record Review, 29th April 2022, Record of the Week
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Opera, July 2022, Disc 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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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra
RecommendedRonald Brautigam (fortepiano), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Both concertos have a presto finale which calls for dazzling virtuosity – something which Brautigam has in spades: his fearless pyrotechnics are truly astounding. He’s stylishly supported by... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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New. Jenner, R. Schumann & Weber: Works for Clarinet and Piano
Jean Johnson (clarinet), Steven Osborne (piano)
Listeners will savour Johnson's mellifluous and beguiling sound, sometimes gently inflected with subtle vibrato, her clarity of articulation, assured control, and with her partner, judicious... —
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Throughout, her sure technical control, phrasing judiciously moulded, and varied tone colour enliven her choices. —
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Weber: Der Freischütz
RecommendedLise Davidsen (Agathe), Andreas Schager (Max), Sofia Fomina (Ännchen), Alan Held (Kaspar), Markus Eiche (Ottokar), Franz-Josef Selig (Eremit)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Marek Janowski
It is carefully done, and due attention is paid to Weber’s inventive score, but the result is frankly pedestrian…There’s good singing here, led by Lise Davidsen’s sweet-toned Agathe, who sings... —
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Record Review, 26th October 2019, Disc of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Mein Traum
RecommendedSchubert, Weber, Schumann
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Degout is convincing throughout, his expressive range spanning both ferocity and vulnerability...The real stars, though, are the period orchestra Pygmalion. The instrumental colours glow and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 10 - Weber
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
