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theirs is a more restrained passion, preferring explication rather than ecstasy. This is perhaps why the Azulejos' exquisite 'Oriental' is easily the best I've heard, on any instrument. — More…
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everything comes dramatically together for Perianes in ‘El amor y la muerte’, the cycle’s longest and most substantial piece...Perianes’s inspired way with this movement plus his invigorating... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 65 - Albéniz & Granados
Melani Mestre (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Mestre's playing is limpid and convincing, with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra giving discreet support. — More…
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Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Special offer. Flamenco!
Pepe Romero (guitar), with Celedonio Romero (guitar), with Angel Romero (guitar)
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Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat & Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Alejandra Gómez Ordaz (mezzo), Jorge Federico Osorio (piano)
Orchestra of the Americas, Carlos Miguel Prieto
Prieto’s interpretation of the ballet is for the most part extremely fine, if occasionally low-key...There’s some beautifully detailed playing, with ravishing strings in the Seguidillas and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2020
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Pilar Lorengar
RecommendedBerlin, 1959 - 1962
Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano)
RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. — More…
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Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Kate Royal - Recital
Kate Royal (soprano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Edward Gardner
This CD represents something of a triumph not for one young artist but for two. ENO's new music director, Edward Gardner, conducts the accompaniments, with the Academy of St Martin's on fine... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Disc of the Month
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This eclectic, if not eccentric song recital by the musically promiscuous French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky should not work. That it does, and so convincingly, is down to the fastidious... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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