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Debussy: Nocturnes, Jeux, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
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Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Both works are essentially about desire, and their sensuality is heightened here not only by their juxtaposition but by the dark warmth of Les Siècles’ period-instrument sound and the restrained... — More…
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Berg: Wozzeck
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Matthias Goerne (Wozzeck), Asmik Grigorian (Marie), John Daszak (Tambourmajor), Mauro Peter (Andres), Gerhard Siegel (Hauptmann), Jens Larsen (Doktor), Frances Pappas (Margret), Tobias Schabel (Erster Handwerksbursche), Huw Montague Rendall (Zweiter Handwerksbursche), Heinz Göhrig (Narr)
Wiener...
[Goerne] gives a masterly portrayal of a simple man whose life is destroyed by things he can do nothing about…Grigorian’s Marie offers a similar masterclass in how to truly sing her role, avoiding... — More…
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Offer, Schumann: Violin Concerto
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Isabelle Faust (violin), with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
The great advantage of presenting Schumann on period instruments is brilliantly demonstrated here. Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's urgent account of the orchestral accompaniment... — More…
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Offer, Schumann: Piano Concerto & Piano Trio No. 2
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Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano), with Isabelle Faust (violin) & Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
What is especially striking in this charismatic and illuminating interpretation is Alexander Melnikov's capacity to muster such a wide dynamic range and varied palette of timbres from his 1837... — More…
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
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Samuel Youn (Der Holländer), Ingela Brimberg (Senta), Kwangchul Youn (Daland), Nikolai Schukoff (Erik), Kai Rüütel (Mary), Benjamin Bruns (Steuermann)
Teatro Real de Madrid, Pablo Heras-Casado, Àlex Ollé
As you’d expect from a Fura dels Baus show, there’s an impressive scenic grandeur on display … an undeniable intensity in Samuel Youn’s exchanges with Ingela Brimberg’s Senta, who fills out her... — More…
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Due for release on 12th Apr 2019
Echoing performance from Monteverdi’s day, instrumentalists are integrated into the action…Their direct interaction with the singers produces an intimate, chamber-like performance, more madrigalian... — More…
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Offer, Schumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1
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Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
Melnikov marshals the crystalline timbres of his 1847 Streicher fortepiano with panache and clarity without in any way sacrificing the urgency of the musical argument … Intimacy also lies at... — More…
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Handel: Belshazzar
Kenneth Tarver (Belshazzar), Rosemary Joshua (Nitocris), Bejun Mehta (Cyrus), Kristina Hammärström (Daniel), Neal Davies (Gobrias), Christina Sampson, Lucy Taylor, Andrew Radley, Richard Wilberforce, Vernon Kirk & Andrew Davies
RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René...
the dramatic essence of the story...comes over in a striking semi-expressionist fashion. There's a strong set of central performances. Though Tarver is encouraged to go over the top as Nel's... — More…
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Les Funérailles Royales de Louis XIV
Céline Scheen, Lucile Richardot, Samuel Boden, Marc Mauillon, Christian Immler
Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
The performances are of the highest quality, and the video presentation masterly. The lighting has been sensitively arranged with candlelight illuminating the relative darkness, and both the... — More…
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