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The Elias Quartet, whose penetration of Beethoven’s works is second to none, take Schumann’s anxiety fully into account, without in any way trying to make these later works comparable. A pity... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2018, Editor's Choice
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Pierre Henry: La Dixième Symphonie - Hommage à Beethoven
Bruno Mantovani, Marzena Diakun, Benoît Rameau, Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris, Jeune Chœur de Paris, Chœur de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Pascal Rophé
This fascinating, or bizarre, disc is not another realisation of Beethoven’s sketches for a Tenth Symphony, but a collage-compilation in eight movements...Henry, cofounder of musique concrète,... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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They repeatedly strike an incredibly fine emotional balance, and make it sound as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. There’s nothing precious or overwrought about these accounts: they’re... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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If, like me, you’re a fan of Naouri’s handsome, imposing portraits of operatic villains, the soft-focus delights of this beautifully intimate recital of French song might take you a little by... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2020
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the musical journey is compelling...Only an arrangement for strings of Lotti’s most famous Crucifixus feels like a misstep in an otherwise ingeniously plotted project delivered with panache... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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This is genuinely revelatory stuff. Nigl is passionate about bucking the trend for performing Lieder in large venues, with modern concert-grands and quasi-operatic delivery, and for long stretches... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride
Véronique Gens (Iphigénie), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Pylade), Thomas Dolié (Oreste), David Witczak (Thoas), Olivia Doray (Électre), Floriane Hasler (Diane), Tomislav Lavoie (L'Ordonnateur, L'Océan), Antonin Rondepierre (Un Haitant De Délos, Triton, Le Grand Sacrificateur), Jehanne Amzal (Isménide, Première...
Véronique Gens is commanding in the title role, bringing authority and hauteur in her scenes as the high priestess of Diana, and touching sensibility during her encounters with her brother Oreste...Hervé... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Opera
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Goerne’s background in Lieder serves him well, but Grigorian makes the whole performance. This takes nothing away from the perfectly satisfying conducting of Mikko Franck and the excellent playing... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic
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These beautifully sculpted performances present a perspective on Bach which is committed to beauty of sound...but allied to a structural coherence which combines elegance and grip...this outstandingly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2011, Editor's Choice
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Schumann - Piano Works & Chamber Music III
Eric Le Sage (piano), François Leleux (oboe), Bruno Schneider (horn), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Jean Guihen Queyras (cello) & Gordan Nikolic (violin)
All in all, an ideal introduction to the world of late Schumann —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, Chamber Choice
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