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Moral conviction fuel her (anti-war) neoclassical Symphony No. 2 of 1938 and anti-fascist symphonic poem Pogromes. The programme, played with conviction by the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln under... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - World Premiere Recording
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Schumann: Violin Concerto & Brahms: Double Concerto
Antje Weithaas (violin), Maximilian Hornung (cello)
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
The Brahms receives a great performance from Weithaas, Hornung, and Manze, commanding and assertive without being overbearing. Musicianship is the key word here. Rather than take apart each... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Concerto
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New. Christoph Graupner: Sinfonias
Il Gardellino, Florian Heyerick, Ex Tempore Ensemble, Cydonia Barocca Ensemble
Rosseel steers the narrative with a melodic and harmonic direction that I have not encountered in the repertoire before. There are fascinating timbral combinations elsewhere too… It’s entirely... —
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Musik der Hansestädte Vol. 3 - Musik aus dem alten Magdeburg
Europäisches Hanse-Ensemble, Manfred Cordes
The quality and polish of what they achieve absolutely stands comparison with Cordes's 'grown-up' ensemble (if I may put it like that)...The earworm that is Heintz's Nu bitten wir owes much... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Early Music
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Ino · Opera Arias for Soprano
RecommendedAmanda Forsythe (soprano), Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O'Dette
Amanda Forsythe and the orchestra of the Boston Early Music Festival conjure exceptional stylish elegance and theatrical vitality in the flowing sequence of orchestrally accompanied recitatives,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Voice & Ensemble
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New. Hugo Kaun: Symphony No. 2 op. 85 - Sir John Falstaff op. 60
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Stockhammer
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New. Oscar Straus: Der Traum ein Leben · Die Prinzessin von Tragant
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Ernst Theis
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New. Christoph Graupner: Gottes Wille meint es gut - Complete Cantatas for Tenor and Bass
Georg Poplutz (tenor), Dominik Wörner (bass), Kirchheimer BachConsort, Florian Heyerick
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedMaria Keohane (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
To my mind, Mortensen’s special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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