Deutsche Grammophon
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There are hints of aching melody and some wondrous orchestral effects...As 'Sustain' swirls inexorably towards its ultimate destruction, it exerts a gravitational pull that has the dramatic... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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[Abbado] reaches extraordinary heights…every bar surges with energy, thrust, warmth of tone, miraculous detail in even the faster passages and…a huge joy in living, which must leave every sensitive... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st June 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Alice Sara Ott - Beethoven
Alice Sara Ott (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis
The clarity and realism of the recording in the concerto are what first impress...Of course, such an achievement would be meaningless if the performance was not at the same level, but the orchestral... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, Concerto Choice
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The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic remains uniquely cultivated, the ensemble is finely polished, and yet there is no lack of warmth or impetus throughout the set. — More…
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Haydn: The Creation
RecommendedGundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Werner Krenn, Walter Berry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Wiener Singverein & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Building a Library, July 2004, Mid-Price Choice
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Klaus Florian Vogt (Tamino), Christiane Karg (Pamina), Rolando Villazón (Papageno), Regula Mühlemann (Papagena), Franz-Josef Selig (Sarastro), Albina Shagimuratova (Königin der Nacht), Paul Schweinester (Monostatos)
RIAS Kammerchor, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Vogt shows no signs of lightening an oversized voice. In fact, it is impossible to guess that he isn’t a fresh young lyric tenor. By what vocal magic this was accomplished is beyond me, but... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Villazón)
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Tchaikovsky - None But The Lonely Heart
Violin Concerto & Other Short Works
Daniel Lozakovich (violin)
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov
[Concerto] This is a live concert (before a silent audience), and the excitement of the music comes through the soloist’s fingers. In the finale, taken at speed, Lozakovich doesn’t pause for... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Editor's Choice
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Handel: Serse
RecommendedFranco Fagioli (Serse), Vivica Genaux (Arsamente), Inga Kalna (Romilda), Francesca Aspromonte (Atalanta), Andrea Mastroni (Ariodate), Delphine Galou (Amastre), Biagio Pizzuti (Elviro)
Il Pomo d ́Oro Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev
I’d guess that a voice like Franco Fagioli’s…comes as close as we can get today to the mingled brilliance, suppleness and power of the great castrati in their pomp… few if any falsettists today... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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Record Review, 29th December 2018, Disc of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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All of the aspects that I so admired in previous albums are all present and correct here: the warmth of the strings, immensely characterful woodwind playing, and a blazing brass sound at the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Debussy: Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer
RecommendedDaniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin
Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani are the concertmaster and principal cellist of the Barenboim-founded West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, so the stellar quality of their playing is no more a surprise... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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