Capriccio
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he sounds ripe for bigger Verdi here...The “standards” from Puccini and Cilea suggest that Vargas has the heroic heft so lacking among today’s leading tenorini. If not subtle, always exciting. —
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Opera, July 2013, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Throughout, the Basler Madrigalisten under their current artistic director, Raphael Immoos, present a clean vocal projection, excellent diction and reliable intonation…. taken as a whole, an... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major 'Romantic' - 1878-80 Version
Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner
As with the previous releases in the series, Poschner’s tempos are well judged and his approach combines a feeling of line with attention to detail. —
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Record Review, 7th May 2022, Record of the Week
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Frank Martin: Requiem; Leoš Janáček: Otčenáš (our Father)
Wiener Jeunesse Chor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, ORF Chor, Leif Segerstam
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Penderecki: String Quartets · Clarinet Quartet · String Trio
Jan Jakub Bokun, Meccore String Quartet
[The Meccore Quartet] sound both entirely at home with and viscerally challenged by this music...There is serious competition in the recording of a similar programme by the Silesian Quartet,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Mahler - Symphony No. 1 & Rückert Lieder
RecommendedChristine Schäfer (soprano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
[Schäfer's] performances exude the sense of discovery of a wide range in individual emotions that runs through these songs; her tonal qualities are admirable and she is excellently balanced... —
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Building a Library, May 2010, Featured
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The most successful performance on this album is the Piano Concerto, which probably dates from 1906-09, though opinions vary. Here Triendl is entirely at home with the work’s mix of the grandeur... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Levina: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Maria Lettberg (piano), Gernot Adrion (viola), Yury Revich (violin), Ringela Riemke (cello), Katia Tchemberdji (piano)
Levina’s music continues to impress. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Maria Herz: Concertos · Orchestral Works
Oliver Triendl, Konstanze von Gutzeit, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Christiane Silber
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, World Premiere Recording
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