Instrumental, Weber (composer)
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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... — More…
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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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Berlioz: Harold in Italy
& other orchestral works
Lawrence Power (viola)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Manze’s background as a period string player might be expected to give him some particular feeling for this curious quasi-concerto, and so it proves…Altogether it’s an exciting, intriguing reading,... — More…
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Blue Hour - Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn
Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons
Perhaps the thrust of this new release should be the clarinet as human voice. The second movement of Weber’s concerto certainly has the quality of an operatic aria here, Ottensamer pouring liquid... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (clarinet)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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There are wrong notes, some of the recordings are of poor quality, others remarkably good for the 1920s: what is amazing is the unfailing verve, poetry, warmth and spontaneity. Some of the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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La Folle Journée 2025 - Villes Phares
Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Nuria Rial (soprano), Carlos Mena, Hanna Salzenstein (cello), Justin Taylor, Thibaut Roussel, Albéric Boullenois, Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Giovanna Pessi, Pierre Hantaï (early keyboard instruments), La Rêveuse, Benjamin Perrot, Les Ombres, Margaux...
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Special offer. Romantic Piano Concertos
Akiko Sagara (piano), Michael Ponti (piano), Maria Littauer (piano), Martin Galling (piano), Felicja Blumental (piano), Rena Kyriakou (piano), Peter Rösel (piano), Hans Kann (piano), Roland Keller (piano), Jerome Rose (piano), Gil Sharon (violin), Bart van Oort (piano), Siegfried Stockigt (piano),...
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The Earliest French Piano Recordings
Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Diémer, Raoul Pugno, Vincent d'Indy, Aimée-Marie Roger-Miclos, Gaston Régis, Francis Planté, Lucien Wurmser, Gabriel Willaume
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The Mendelssohn Variations come over as truly 'sérieuses', on a par with anything by his friend Schumann, thanks to Hough's vivid characterisation and dramatic flair. And if the 'Arietta' of... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Disc of the Month
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