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It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Vinnitskaya and Kremerata Baltica collaborate in a particularly alert and responsive performance [of the Second Concerto]: the outer movements are perky and playful, and the well-loved slow... —
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[Järvi’s] super-group is not huge but its bright clarity, with violins antiphonally placed, does not preclude the plumbing of depths both physical and emotional…This must be one of the finer... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th January 2018
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Du Bellay: Heureux qui, comme Ulysse
Doulce Mémoire (early music ensemble), Kwal, Denis Raisin Dadre
Settings of Joachim Du Bellay’s poetry, interspersed with recitations by the ‘slam’ poet Kwal and accompanied by instrumental improvisations, make for an atmospheric and immersive experience. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Early Music
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Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Chen Reiss (soprano), Varduhi Abrahamyan (mezzo), Daniel Behle (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass)
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Audi Jugendchorakademie, Jérémie Rhorer
It is Jérémie Rhorer’s uncompromising eloquence which bespeaks faith in the sublime greatness of this work, imparting its mysteries to the listener in ways that are as personally touching as... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, Choral & Song Choice
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The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (soloist), Christian Heiss, Johannes Berger, Hans Berger, Ilias Grau (soloist), Edeltraud Appl, Regensburger Domspatzen, Munich Radio Orchestra, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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Niquet’s fluid lines heighten the drama by drawing out crucial words in long, upswelling crescendos, punctuated at climaxes by pungent brass and woodwinds...His performers apply dynamics with... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Ferrum Splendidum
RecommendedFlorian Sempey (baritone), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Victor Jacob
In the booklet notes Sempey mentions the dedication and hard work that he has put in to expand the range of what he could do beyond Rossini, and the evidence of that here is ample. As soon as... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th November 2024
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Charvet despatches the showpieces with agility and bravura, but her velvety voice is particularly well suited to the pathos arias which are eloquently articulated; just occasionally her vibrato... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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