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One of the great joys of this album is the sense of genuine dialogue between Kožená and the instrumentalists. This is a singer who really listens in detail to what’s going on in the orchestra,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Richardot brings clarity to [the Sequenza's] histrionics, and a welcome grace that extends to the poignant O King (1968, post-assassination of Martin Luther King) and wonderfully contrasting... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Golijov - Ayre
Dawn Upshaw (soprano), with Tara O'Connor (flute), Toff palmer (clarinet), Lyova (viola), Erik Friedlander (cello), Bridget Kibbey (harp), Eric Poland, Gordon Gottlieb (percussion)
with The Andalucian Dogs
Upshaw's performance of the Berio set falls short of Berberian's on the 1968 RCA recording, which was sharper and more vivacious, but she fully makes up for it on Ayre, where she equals the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Editor's Choice
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The performances exquisitely capture the shifting nuances and moods of a programme with a French bias, yet decidedly international in spirit…There is no doubt here that Stéphany’s is a highly... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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Verbier Festival: 25 Years of Excellence
Malena Ernman (mezzo), Yuja Wang (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Truls Mørk (cello), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Vadim Repin (violin I), Laurent Korcia (violin II), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Alexander Kniazev (cello), Bryn Terfel...
Every performance is a gem: the line-up could scarcely be starrier, but what makes it special is the fact that everything is more than the sum of its considerable parts. Highlights include a... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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When Night Falls ...
Elina Garanča (mezzo), Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar), Raimonds Pauls (piano), Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Berlin Music Ensemble, Karel Mark Chichon
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Berio, Stravinsky & Schafer Songs
Jean Stilwell (mezzo-soprano)
Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian
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Folksongs
Nora Gubisch (mezzo soprano) & Alain Altinoglu (piano), Gérard Caussé (viola), Raphaël Perraud (cello), Bastien Pelat (flute), Raphaël Sévère (clarinet), Iris Torossian (harp), Adrien Perruchon, Camille Baslé (percussion)
Gubisch manages to suggest the presence of Berberian in a remarkable way in the Berio, though she certainly does not try to imitate her; the accompaniment is as sensitive as could be imagined...I'd... —
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Berio & Denissow - Works for Voice & Chamber Ensemble
Hedwig Fassbender (mezzo-soprano)
Ensemble fur Neue Musik Zurich, Jürg Hennerberger
Denisov avoids postmodern clutter by putting critical distance between himself and the music - this is a fantasy. Jürg Henneberger and Hedwig Fassbender avoid the hard sell, keeping the make-believe... —
