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Vocal, Vocal (Orchestral), Mahler (composer)
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Contemplation
RecommendedHuw Montague Rendall (baritone), Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg
The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There’s also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor;... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Voice & Ensemble
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Solo Recording
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Imaginative, sensitive programming has been a constant feature of Ruby Hughes’s collaborations; and this latest with the perennially adventurous Manchester Collective is no exception...A disc... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Her identification with the songs and their subject-matter appears total, and the artistic result both mesmerises and disturbs the listener...This is as near great singing as makes no difference. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Recording of the Month
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Mahler: Song Cycles
RecommendedAlice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
A mezzo can bring so many colours to the expression, and in that respect Alice Coote matches the previously unsurpassable challenge of Janet Baker with Barbirolli. There’s even a plus: the height,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 12th August 2017, Recording of the Week
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Ludwig recorded Mahler’s great ‘symphony for alto, tenor and orchestra’ several times (including for Bernstein and Karajan), but I always find myself returning to this 1964 Klemperer account... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
RecommendedJonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott
I think [Mahler] would have approved of Jonas Kaufmann’s ground-breaking decision to take the solo part throughout. It’s not much of a stretch for him – a few low notes apart, the lower register... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th April 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Special offer. Selige Stunde
RecommendedRomantic Songs
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
The result is studded with performances heroic and tender. Kaufmann shows his outstanding dynamic and expressive range, from a close-miked, intimate whisper to gloriously powerful, full-throttle... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th September 2020
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Simon Rattle
What is perhaps most immediately striking is the detail and brilliance of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s playing…[Skelton] makes a fine, handsome sound and offers something special... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2018
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Special offer. Mahler: Lieder
RecommendedDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik, Karl Böhm
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Building a Library, November 2001, First Choice
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Erinnerung: Mahler Lieder
RecommendedChristiane Karg (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Gustav Mahler (piano roll)
There are no rarities here, but the sequence is thoughtful...And the performance of this recital is magnificent, painting each miniature landscape in generous, vivid detail...The voice sounds... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd October 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique vocale
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