Deutsche Grammophon
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Magdalena Kožená - Songs My Mother Taught Me
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Michael Freimuth (lute and guitar) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Beautifully recorded and accompanied, this is not just a showpiece for an exceptional voice, but a fascinating conspectus of Czech song, with a Moravian twist. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2008
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008, Editor's Choice
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Berlin Comedian Harmonists - 'Die Liebe kommt, die Liebe geht'
RecommendedBerlin Comedian Harmonists
The new group have the idiom off to a T, with crystal-clear diction, just the right balance of wit and sentiment and, most of all, the ability to move in and out of the group texture absolutely... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th April 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Reflection
Helene Grimaud (piano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Truls Mørk (cello)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Esa-Pekka Salonen
…even if her Schumann Concerto had come out on its own… I'd still strongly recommend it. From her first two forte chords it is clear this is going to be something special. Every single phrase,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, Orchestral Choice
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2006, Editor's Choice
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Everything here (not least the filmic arrangements) is overheated in the best sense…Her sheer joy in choosing and singing this repertoire is tangible. A holiday romance it may be, but enjoy... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Dutilleux: Correspondances
RecommendedBarbara Hannigan (soprano), Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Here is an oeuvre, not only of precise, masterly workmanship, but infused with emotional warmth and, beyond that, with profound passions, evidenced not least in Dutilleux's sympathy for the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Contemporary
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Dvorak: Requiem & Biblical Songs (selection)
RecommendedMaria Stader (soprano), Sieglinde Wagner (contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Kim Borg (bass), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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My Life Is An Opera: Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna (tenor), with Aleksandra Kurzak
London Orchestra, Yvan Cassar
loud, no-holds-barred singing that thrives on passion at any cost...Goldmark’s Die Königin von Saba sounds strained, but rare French arias by Gounod and Reyer come across vividly and he makes... — More…
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Barber - The Songs
RecommendedCheryl Studer (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), John Browning (piano)
Emerson String Quartet
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Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, Metamorphosen and Tod und Verklärung
Gundula Janowitz
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2004, Disc of the Month
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