Choral, Cantatas, Ravel (composer)
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Maurice Ravel: Cantates Pour Le Prix de Rome
Véronique Gens (soprano), Vannina Santoni (sopranos), Sophie Koch, Janina Baechle (mezzos), Julien Behr, Michael Spyres (tenors), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone)
Choeur et Orchestre National des Pays de La Loire, Pascal Rophé
there is much to enjoy in this fascinating set which offers sensitive and refined orchestral playing, as well as especially outstanding vocal contributions from Véronique Gens and Michael Spyres. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Choral
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Special offer. Véronique Gens sings Berlioz & Ravel
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod
In her mid-forties, this voice has become richer and even more expressive, and he works on this disc suit her to perfection. She not only pronounces the words, she feels them...Her Nuits d'ete... —
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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... —
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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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Ravel – The Complete Edition
RecommendedJean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), François-Joël Thiollier (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Ivo Pogorelich (piano), Pascal Rogé & Denise-Françoise Rogé (piano), Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos), Jacques Février (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy & Vovka Ashkenazy (pianos), Cecilia Bartoli...
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Building a Library, June 2014, Recommendation available as collected edition
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'excellence’ doesn’t begin to do him justice. The grace and refinement of his playing seemed preternatural, a kind of perfection to which many pianists aspire but few attain – and none with... —
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Behind the flowers, butterflies and soulful photos there lies some very classy piano-playing...Buniatishvili's playing is eloquent indeed: her voicing is expertly balanced in the opening Bach... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Instrumental Choice
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Special offer. Debussy: L'Enfant Prodigue & Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges
RecommendedRoberto Alagna (Azaël), Karina Gauvin (Lia), Jean-François Lapointe (Siméon), Chloé Briot (L’Enfant), Nathalie Stutzmann (Maman/Tasse chinois/Libellule), Sabine Devieilhe (Le Feu/Rossignol))
Chœur et Orchestre de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Briot is well contrasted with the excellent Nathalie Stutzmann as Maman and two other characters, while Sabine Devielhe as The Fire and François Piolino as Mr Arithmetic are first class. In... —
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Building a Library, September 2018, Recommended Recording
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Je n'aime toujours pas le classique, mais ça j'aime bien!
Nigel Woodhouse (mandolin), Salvatore Accardo (violin), Orchestra da Camera Italiana, John Alldis (chorus master), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Collegium Aureum (early music ensemble), Steven Isserlis (cello), Michael Tilson Thomas (piano), Dudley Moore (piano), Clyde Holloway (organ), Jean-Marc Luisada...
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