Download, Moniuszko (composer)
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the rare beauty of Orliński’s countertenor makes the whole recital an unusually introspective experience – and by any standards of Polish song recitals, this is an extraordinarily wide programme,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
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Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka
Capella Cracoviensis (early music ensemble), Marek Opaska (bass), Sebastian Szumski (baritone), Michalina Bienkiewicz (soprano), Przemyslaw Borys (tenor), Przemyslaw Jozef Balka (bass), Natalia Rubis (soprano)
Jan Tomasz Adamus
Rubi brings radiance to the title role, Przemyslaw Borys’s dusky tenor is distinctive as her loyal Jontek, and the baritone Sebastian Szumski is suitably aloof as the betraying nobleman Janusz.... — More…
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Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Morphing Chamber Orchestra, Frédéric Chaslin
It is hard to miss Kurzak’s impressive vocal strength and projection. Her nuanced use of dynamics is well beyond the norm…every fluctuation is present in Cio-Cio San’s ‘One fine day’…The rapport... — More…
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Special offer. Aleksandra Kurzak: Gioia!
RecommendedAleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Francesco Demuro (tenor)
Orchestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber
Kurzak impresses as a coloratura soprano of the old school — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2012
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Opera, April 2012, Recording of the Month
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Mariusz Kwiecien: Slavic Heroes
RecommendedMariusz Kwiecien (baritone)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz
[His signature roles] suggest a certain dashing Italianate quality that's refelcted in his voice: lighter, less rich and chocolatey than some Slavic rivals, for example Dmitri Hvorostovsky.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th January 2012
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Opera, February 2012, Recording of the Month
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This is Slavic mysticism at its best...And the performances are wonderful – soprano Wioletta Chodowicz in particular, the eponymous lead in both works, has a fabulous richness of timbre combined... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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For me, the real discovery here is the Piano Quintet by Juliusz Zarębski (1854–1885). This I will tell you point blank: Zarębski’s quintet alone is worth the price of the disc and then some.... — More…
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Moniuszko: The Haunted Manor (Concert Version) [Live]
Choir of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Zygmunt Rychert
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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This is a full-length piece with substantial amounts of dialogue, largely couched in an attractive lighter vein that recalls the French opéra-comique tradition and may even be seen as prefiguring... — More…
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Opera, January 2022, Disc of the Month
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