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At its most larger-than-life, a thrilling recording not for the faint-hearted; but it’s also a heart-on-sleeve reminder of Liszt’s abiding versatility. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th September 2021
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Male Singer of the Year
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Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 2 - Angelika Kirchschlager
RecommendedAngelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) & Julius Drake (piano)
Kirchschlager's rich, resonant mezzo finds beauties everywhere on this disc, from heights of drama to imtimacies of reflection, and at every turn Drake is with her. I particularly like the way... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2013, Vocal Award Winner
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The result is studded with performances heroic and tender. Kaufmann shows his outstanding dynamic and expressive range, from a close-miked, intimate whisper to gloriously powerful, full-throttle... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th September 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Diana Damrau has a fine line in floated high notes, and the lyrical songs (the majority of those recorded here) benefit from her sweet tone...Helmut Deutsch's accompaniments are of the highest... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Disc of the Month
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Young Artist of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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The Liszt Collection
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Shura Cherkassky, John Ogdon & Brenda Lucas (piano), Vinson Cole (tenor), Roberto Szidon (piano), Lazar Berman (piano), Alice Sara Ott (piano), Jorge Bolet (piano), Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Nikita Magaloff (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker,...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th October 2011
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Building a Library, April 2013, First Choice
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Royal is on fine form in the Schumann and Schubert Lieder, with Malcolm Martineau at the piano stage-managing the show admirably, as indeed he does throughout. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th February 2011
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Liszt: Orchestral Works and Songs
Fritz Reiner, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Heinrich Schlusnus, Hans Hotter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Alois Melichar, Staatskapelle Berlin, Michael Raucheisen
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Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Indispensable
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Grace Bumbry
The 3-CD box includes her magnificent Verdi recital, as well as extracts from her rare Westminster recordings of Handel – the latter all first time releases on CD
Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), Rolf Peter Schroeder (videoscripteditor), Volker Martin (videoscripteditor), Joachim Niss (videoscripteditor), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Erik Werba (piano), Sebastien Peschko (piano), Utah Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche...
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Re-issue of the Month
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