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Purcell: Tyrannic Love
Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Eugénie Lefebvre, Etienne Bazola
The theme is love, but there’s nothing coy or sugary about either music or performances that embrace extremes of emotion and expression...Much of this is theatre music, and in the absence of... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Lesser-known French Romantic repertoire is brought to shimmering light thanks to Behr’s honeyed vocals and the luxuriant accompaniment. — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Weber
Martin Helmchen (piano), Anna Prohaska (soprano), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
In these performances with the admirable Konzerthaus Orchestra, what emerges above all is the uniquely glowing sound of Weber’s orchestration, with its very special use of horns and winds. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto, Bacchanale & Symphony No. 1
Astrig Siranossian (cello), Philharmonie Südwestfalen, Nabil Shehata
A fine, flowing account, recorded with just enough resiny grit and grain in the soloist’s sound...Siranossian plays with lyricism and passion, as well as with a rapt inward quality at the first... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Orchestral Choice
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When it comes to organ colour you won't get anything more dazzling than this. Frédéric Desenclos has chosen a glorious collection of pieces...[The Widor] sounds, like everything else here,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2011, Editor's Choice
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Monteverdi: l'Orfeo
Cappella Mediterranea (early music ensemble), Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Lully: Armide 1778
Katherine Watson (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), Chantal Santon Jeffrey (soprano), Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Tassis Christoyannis (bass), Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
The story is a splendid vehicle for Véronique Gens…She is in glorious voice...Van Mechelen is ideal as his namesake, mellifluous and attentive to the text. The other singers, familiar specialists... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, Recording of the Month
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Wolfgang Rihm: Jakob Lenz
Georg Nigl, Henry Waddington, John Graham-Hall
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Franck Ollu, Andrea Breth (director)
Jakob Lenz is a deeply absorbing music drama that is not meant as entertainment. If you are a listener who finds Wozzeck too emotionally draining, I would recommend staying away. But if you... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Vidéo
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Le secret de Monsieur Marais
Vittorio Ghielmi (viola da gamba), Il Suonar parlante Orchestra, Luca Pianca
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, Symphony 'Jupiter', Le nozze di Figaro Overture
Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
audible attention has been paid to string address and articulation…The Jupiter Symphony receives a strong performance…The churning unease of the Andante cantabile is caught well and the Minuet... — More…
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