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Special offer. Stravinsky & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Kopatchinskaja brings [virtuosity] to the [Stravinsky] in spades, but she also shatters the image of the work as a neo-classical homage to Bach...Her whole approach to Stravinsky...brings his... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Three things stand out about Alessandrini's version. First, his extraordinary feel for the words… Second, his revised edition which gives him access to newly revealed dissonances… And third,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2006, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Sogno Barocco (Baroque Dream)
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Susanna Sundberg (contralto)
Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón
Every rhetorical device is skilfully exploited, every phrase glows...For many listeners, however, Von Otter's duets with Sandrine Piau will be the highlight. Stylistically, temperamentally and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Kopatchinskaja: Rapsodia
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Emilia Kopatchinskaja (violin & viola), Viktor Kopatchinsky (cimbalom), Martin Gjakonovski (double bass) & Mihaela Ursuleasa (piano)
[in the Enescu] both Kopatchinskaya and her partner Mihaela Ursuleasa [project] an instinctive feeling for the almost improvisatory musical line. Finally Ravel's Tzigane is presented not as... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2011, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Douce France
RecommendedAnne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Antoine Tamestit (viola)
A pair of discs to warm any Francophile's heart...Disc one is devoted to an alluring collection of melodies...However, this goes beyond a usual traversal of the genre...[for the second disc]... —
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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They certainly play with precision and verve, with a nod towards period practice in their approach to Mozart, but also with an implication that ‘Mozart’s music must be completely alive and continue... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Ysaÿe’s works traverse a staggering range of violin techniques – a virtuostic challenge which Khachatryan meets in interpretations of grit and flair. Throughout, there’s a feeling of grown-on-the-vine... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespers
Roberta Invernizzi, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli (sopranos), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Francesco Ghelardini (countertenor), Vincenzo di Donato, Luca Dordolo, Gianluca Ferrarini (tenors), Pietro Spagnoli, Furio Zanasi (baritones), Antonio Abete, Daniele Carnovich (basses)
Concerto Italiano,...
Rinaldo Alessandrini has waited long before committing to disc his thoughts on Monteverdi's most famous sacred publication. On the issues that have divided modern performers he's unflappably... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Sara Mingardo: Monteverdi, Vivaldi & Handel
Sara Mingardo (contralto)
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
A genuine contralto with accompaniments of vivid spontaneity by Rinaldo Alessandrini —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Ne me refuse pas: French Opera Arias
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto)
Orchestre National de France, Fabien Gabel
This procession of femmes fatales, schemers and innocents has a point to make, and it's not just the singer's ability to get under their skin...it shows them as part of a larger movement: the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Recital
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Opera, June 2011, Recording of the Month
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