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New, Lise Davidsen sings Wagner and Strauss
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Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Davidsen is no ordinary singer. Throughout the whole album one marvels at the voice, its easy grandeur and sheer size, its steely focus and security… The timbre has a default cool beauty but... — More…
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It ranks among the most charming engaging debuts I can recall…She brings weight and emotional heft to this uneven work [the Concerto] that are entirely convincing, and is well matched in the... — More…
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Offer, BACH: Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian
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Kantaten
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
One of the key differences between Vox Luminis and many other such ensembles…is how homogeneity is challenged as the default priority…The strong identities within the ensemble allow for new lyrical... — More…
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It’s plain from the performances here that both conductor and orchestra understand and, indeed, love the music and the man. — More…
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New, Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
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Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Václava Housková (mezzo), VOICE, Victoria Samek (clarinet)
This excellently recorded performance is strikingly direct. The ebb and flow of the drama is brilliantly captured. Nicky Spence’s tenor is flexible across a huge range…Drake’s accompaniment is... — More…
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Offer, Offenbach: La Périchole
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Aude Extrémo (La Périchole), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Piquillo), Alexandre Duhamel (Don Andrès de Ribeira), Eric Huchet (Le comte de Panatellas), Marc Mauillon (Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
As with his earlier operetta recordings, Minkowski has a knack for casting luxury voices without over-egging Offenbach’s soufflé-light writing, and his two leading singers here combine adroit... — More…
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This is utterly adorable from start to finish…In the booklet Piau speaks of her joy at performing this kind of repertoire and her rapture is palpable from the breathless opening moments of Saint-Saens’s... — More…
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Offer, Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 (1-6)
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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
There’s a definite Italianate feel to the concerti – this is of course partly down to Handel’s own writing, but I think equally due to the performances, which seem very much geared towards bringing... — More…
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What really sets this album apart is not his fingerwork but the way he exploits the capabilities of his instrument to also bring out the drama in these showy works...his account of the seven... — More…
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Offer, Marsalis: Violin Concerto & Fiddle Dance Suite
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru
Marsalis gives his muse, Nicola Benedetti, plenty to get her teeth into. A couple of big cadenzas tap into her Celtic roots and show off her technical prowess…[Fiddle Dance Suite] sits somewhere... — More…
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