Vocal , Songs, Ravel (composer)

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Anna Lapwood (organ of Ely Cathedral)

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Spatial Audio

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Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Audrey Hyland (piano)

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025

Ravel: Concertos pour piano & Mélodies

Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth

Record Review, 21st May 2022, Record of the Week
Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2022
BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Concerto Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Concerto

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Christiane Karg (soprano) Bamberger Symphoniker, David Afkham

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
Record Review, 3rd June 2017, Recording of the Week

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Ravel - Songs

Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice

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Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Orchestre et Choeur du National du Capitole de Toulouse, Ben Glassberg; Thibaut Garcia (guitar), Alphonse Cemin (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice

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Special offer. Berlioz, Ravel & Saint-Saëns

Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Orchestre philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Kazuki Yamada

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music

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Jessye Norman (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Building A Library, November 2024, Recommended Recording (Les nuits d'été)
Building A Library, July 2025, Recommended Recording (Les nuits d'été)

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Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade

Régine Crespin (soprano) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
Penguin Guide, Rosette

The Complete Songs of Ravel

Lorna Anderson, Sarah Dufresne (sopranos), Julie Boulianne, Paula Murrihy (mezzos), Dafydd Jones, Nicky Spence (tenors), John Chest, Simon Keenlyside (baritones), William Thomas (bass), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Vocal Choice

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Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo), Antonio Pappano (piano)

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Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023

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ELEGY

Joseph Middleton (piano), Mary Bevan (soprano)

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025

Ravel: The Complete Works With Piano

François-Xavier Poizat (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes

Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Recording of the Month

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Véronique Gens (soprano) Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod

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Pierre Boulez conducts Ravel

Philippe Entremont (piano), Jill Gomez (soprano), Jose van Dam (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Camerata Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra (members), Cleveand Chorus, Members of the Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Eugene Ormandy

Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Engineered Album, Classical
Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Awards, 27th Awards (1984), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Benjamin Grosvenor plays Rhapsody in Blue

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

Presto Recording of the Week, 6th August 2012
Gramophone Magazine, November 2012, Editor's Choice

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Elîna Garanča: Habanera

Elîna Garanča (mezzo), Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Karel Mark Chichon

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd August 2010
Gramophone Magazine, October 2010, Editor's Choice

Régine Crespin - French Songs

Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano) Suisse Romande Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice

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Special offer. A Musical Zoo

Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Choral & Song Choice

Yuja Wang - The Verbier Festival Debut Recital 2008

Yuja Wang (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Piano

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Visions Illuminées

Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), 12 Ensemble, Ruisi Quartet

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2023
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023

Paradise Lost

Anna Prohaska (soprano), Julius Drake (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song

Special offer. Chère Nuit: French Songs

Louise Alder (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Song

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Special offer. Spanish Love Songs

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo) & Joseph Kaiser (tenor)

Gramophone Magazine, March 2008, Editor's Choice

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Magdalena Kožená: Love and Longing | Orchestral Songs by Dvorák, Mahler, and Ravel

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle

Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Disc of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Vocal

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Dance!

Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)

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Roderick Williams (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022

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Reflet

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier

International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music

Nathan Milstein: Miniatures, Vignettes & More

Nathan Milstein (violin), Leon Pommers (piano)

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Esther Birringer (piano)

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Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. II

Gérard Souzay

Gérard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau (piano) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Edouard Lindenberg

Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Historic Reissue

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Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Ludovic Morlot

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Enigma

Sarah Aristidou (soprano), Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg (piano)

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Clara Rockmore (theremin), Nadia Reisenberg (piano)

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Rhapsody in Blue - Vinyl Edition

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

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Kate Royal: A Lesson in Love

Kate Royal (soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 14th February 2011

Special offer. Alexandre Tharaud: Le Boeuf sur le toit

Alexandre Tharaud, Jean Delescluse, Bénabar, Juliette/Guillaume Gallienne, Frank Braley, Natalie Dessay & Madeleine Peyroux

Presto Recording of the Week, 26th November 2012

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Daniel Hope - Belle Époque

Daniel Hope (violin), Lise de la Salle (piano), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Zürcher Kammerorchester

Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year

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Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

King's Singers, Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Grace Davidson (soprano)

BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Choral & Song Choice

The Girl With Orange Lips

Dawn Upshaw, Nardo Poy (viola), Lynn Chang (violin), Bruce Coppock (cello), Barbara Allen (harp), Fenwick Smith (flute), Robert Rinehart (violin), Sarah Clarke (viola), Thomas Hill (clarinet), Randall Hodgkinson (piano), Laura Gilbert (flute), Carmit Zori (violin), Eric Bartlett (cello), Mitchell Weiss (bass clarinet), Nai-Yuan Hu (violin), Marcia Butler (oboe)

Grammy Awards, 34th Awards (1991), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Berlioz & Ravel: Song Cycles

Bernarda Fink (mezzo) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano

Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd July 2007

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Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), with Marina Gusak-Grin (piano), with Marina Gusak-Grin (piano) & Gabriel Woolf (narrator), with Clifford Benson (piano), with Julian Milford (piano)

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Songs

Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)

Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice

Special offer. The Golden Violin

Andrey Baranov and Maria Baranova, Andrey Baranov (soloist), Maria Baranova (soloist)

Diapason d’Or, March 2018, Découverte

Special offer. Margaret Price: In Recital

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Christiane Karg (soprano) Bamberger Symphoniker, David Afkham

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Margaret Price (soprano)

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Black is the Colour - Berio, Ravel & Falla

Anna Stéphany (mezzo) Labyrinth Ensemble

Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018

Un Frisson Français - A century of French song

Susan Graham (mezzo soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Vocal Finalist

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New. Heritage

Elias David Moncado (violin), Mirabelle Kajenjeri (piano)

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New. Mosaic

Salvador Flores (saxophone), Liz Ames (piano)

Nicola Benedetti - Fantasie

Nicola Benedetti (violin), Alexei Grynyuk (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Andrew Litton, Daniel Harding

Special offer. Un grand sommeil noir

Nahuel Di Pierro (bass), Alphonse Cemin

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Karel Ančerl: Live Recordings

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl

International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical

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Special offer. Heifetz Transcriptions

Ruben Aharonian (violin), Svetlana Safonova (piano)

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Nathan Milstein the U.S. Armed Forces Studio Recordings

Nathan Milstein (violin), Valentin Pavlovsky, Artur Balsam (piano), Joseph Kahn, NBC Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

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Mischa Elman: the Complete Victor Recordings (1926-32)

Mischa Elman (violin), Unnamed Orchestra, The Victor Symphony Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon, Nathaniel Shilkret

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Fritz Kreisler: the Bell Telephone Hour Recordings, Vol. 2

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Voorhees

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