SACD, Bernstein (composer)
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this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song
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Bernstein: Candide
RecommendedLeonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunegonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Lady), Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss/Narrator)
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Marin Alsop
In the title role, Leonardo Capalbo offers charm, delicacy and a touch of melancholy. Jane Archibald makes an amiable Cunegonde, though her showpiece ‘Glitter and be gay’ doesn’t sparkle enough.... —
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Record Review, 9th October 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Bernstein: On The Waterfront
RecommendedOrchestral Works
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
They’re completely on fire, chiselling hot rhythms out of the percussion, melting their lips on ritzy brass cascades. They also obviously relish the tenderness of those rare moments when Bernstein... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Bernstein: West Side Story
RecommendedAlexandra Silber (Maria), Cheyenne Jackson (Tony), Jessica Vosk (Anita), Kevin Vortmann (Riff), Kelly Markgraf (Bernardo), David Michael Laffey (Big Deal/Snowboy), Juliana Hansen (Rosalia), Louise Marie Cornillez (Consuelo), Zacharay Ford (Diesel), Cassie Simone (Francisca), Justin Keyes (Action),...
Tilson Thomas's version scores heavily with its casting of the appealingly youthful-sounding Cheyenne Jackson as Tony and Alexandra Silber as Maria...The orchestra swings like the biggest of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th June 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Opera
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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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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
RecommendedDanielle de Niese (Eileen), Alysha Umphress (Ruth), Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker), Duncan Rock (Wreck), David Butt Philip (Lonigan), Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
Rattle obviously adores the score and in broad terms he certainly enters into its spirit…but there’s just a slight touch of restrain about the whole enterprise; it’s all a bit too tasteful…The... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th September 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Special offer. Piano Trios: Bernstein, Schnyder, Gershwin, Kapustin & Pritsker
Gudrun Pagel (violin), Julia Vaisberg (piano)
Trio Panta Rhei
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Bernstein: Mass
Randall Scarlata (baritone)
Celebrant Absolute Ensemble, Chorus sine nomine, Company of Music, Tölzer Knabenchor & Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi directs his forces efficiently but his no-nonsense approach diminishes the work's endearing stylistic and emotional sprawl. …overall the feeling is that of a work being acted,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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David Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride
Hila Plitmann (soprano), Richard Clement (tenor), Brett Polegato (baritone), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano
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