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Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie Op. 20
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
A performance that ranks, unquestionably, among the finest to date. Superbly sung, and wonderfully well conducted and played by Alexandre Bloch and his Lille orchestra, this is an interpretation... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2019
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Record Review, 27th April 2019, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2019
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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Infinite Voyage
RecommendedBarbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Emerson String Quartet
Much the finest experience comes in Schoenberg’s quartet, where the Emerson Quartet ’s playing masterfully combines forensic technical precision and expressive warmth. And Hannigan’s identif... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Arranged loosely as a landscape, the repertoire is often impressive and imaginative, avoiding monotonous chunks and flowing between topics and textures, including France’s recurring fascination... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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The songs are chosen, for the most part, with Véronique Gens’s voice in mind – no longer the bright soprano of 20 years ago, but now a warm and expressive mezzo, ideal in the more soulful melodies... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th April 2020
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Diapason d’Or, May 2020, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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New,
Offer, Abbey Road Concerto Guy Braunstein (violin)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Alondra de la Parra
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Saga
Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Loewe & Jensen
Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Doriana Tchakarova (piano)
Conviction, insight and a rightness of presentation are the hallmarks of this collection by Krimmel and pianist Doriana Tchakarova. Beautifully annotated and recorded, the recording is a success... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Découverte
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos
RecommendedKerson Leong (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn
Kerson Leong commands a strong technique...and he draws an absolutely gorgeous tone from his unnamed violin. But he also possesses the personal security to avoid vain virtuosity and empty showmanship... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 & King Christian II Suite
RecommendedGothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
The evidence here is of a serious artist, with a strikingly individual, but in no way contentious view of Sibelius’s much-performed symphony. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra must have played... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gens is in fine voice – indeed, she seems to be in her prime. Her diction is as always immaculate and she produces a stream of elegant tone…and the required vocal heft to ride Massenet’s orchestra... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th June 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Recital
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Recital
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Vocal Recital
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Sibelius: Symphony Nos. 3, 5 & Pohjola's Daughter
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
This latest recording of Sibelius’s Third gets off to a vital start, with marvellously gutsy playing from the Gothenburg strings...Yet the most exciting performance is of the Kalevala-based... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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