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This sparkling Kyrgyzstan-born light-lyric soprano recently scored a palpable hit as Sophie in the Bavarian State Opera’s live-streamed Der Rosenkavalier, and that same combination of crystalline... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Special offer. Schubert: Nacht & Träume
RecommendedLieder with orchestra
Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor)
Insula orchestra & accentus, Laurence Equilbey
A surprisingly coherent musical experience. The revelation is the French composer Franck Krawczyk (b.1969) whose bubbling arrangement of An Sylvia had me smiling for days…Wiebke Lehmkuhl and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2017
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Schubert: 24 Lieder
RecommendedElisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Edwin Fischer, Gerald Moore, Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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With Gerald Moore (who returned to the studio out of retirement especially for the occasion) still at this finest, this is a hugely satisfying collection...There are no texts, but this remains... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The balance of sound towards the treble celebrates the fresh beauty of Sampson’s voice. The counterbalancing gravitas of topics and tempos allows Middleton to trace long structural lines...This... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Editor's Choice
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Lieder
RecommendedSongs orchestrated by Berlioz, Britten, Brahms, Liszt, Offenbach, Reger & Webern
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Quasthoff (baritone)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
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The true premise of this recital may be to display Vermeulen’s versatility; she is a rare specialist in both the 18th and 21st centuries, and she sings everything in between with understanding... — More…
