Warner Classics
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Kaleidoscope
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Sascha Goetzel
Said vaults effortlessly across stylistic boundaries, often via dazzling arrangements by her collaborator Tim Allhoff. And that Whitney Houston track? Even diehard sceptics will be moved by... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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The First Concerto is immediately captivating: light, energetic and brightly coloured...Frang has the knack of breathing life into every note, whether by variations in phrasing, attack, tone... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Concerto Choice
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Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Martha Argerich's first commercially released recordings of the Chopin concertos were for DG; No 1 in 1968, No 2 in 1978. Here she revisits both concertos and offers an act of re-creative daring,... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, September 2016, First Choice
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Building a Library, March 2023, Recommended Recording
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Devieilhe has the ideal voice for the Ariettes oubliées, with a creamily dreamy opening to ‘C’est l’extase’. Her iridescent clarity is to the fore throughout...matched by Alexandre Tharaud’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Solo Vocal Recital (Song)
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Clara & Robert Schumann: Piano Concertos
RecommendedBeatrice Rana (piano), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Rana throws herself into both concertos with vim, vigour and virtuosity to spare, demonstrating just what kindred spirits Robert and Clara were...It’s Clara’s Concerto that stands out above... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles.... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, May 2022, Recommended Recording
7 CDs
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Bellini: Norma
RecommendedMaria Callas (Norma), Christa Ludwig (Adalgisa), Franco Corelli (Pollione), Nicola Zaccaria (Oroveso), Edda Vincenzi (Clotilde), Piero De Palma (Flavio)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin
Bellini's tragic Druid priestess was surely one of Maria Callas's greatest roles, and she's caught at her histrionic peak on this 1960 studio recording under Tullio Serafin, with Franco Corelli's... — More…
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
3 CDs
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the rare beauty of Orliński’s countertenor makes the whole recital an unusually introspective experience – and by any standards of Polish song recitals, this is an extraordinarily wide programme,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
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Selaocoe inhabits a captivating sphere of spontaneous, mercurial creativity...In Selaocoe’s hands the cello is a shape-shifter...Song is the dominant form: everything flows from his own extraordinary... — More…
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Songlines, Top of the World, November 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, Chamber Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Newcomer
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Classical Without Borders
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the physical impact here of maximum Berlin Philharmonic firepower is part of what the music itself calls for...Compared to the clotted cream sonorities in evidence here, Rattle's CBSO recording... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, Orchestral Choice
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