Korngold - Glück, das mir verbleib 'Marietta's Lied' (from Die Tote Stadt)
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Baritenor
RecommendedMichael Spyres (baritenor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja
Spyres has a remarkable range and is a consummate vocal chameleon too...in a truly remarkable finale to his ‘Largo al factotum’, Rossini’s Figaro is indeed all things to all men vocally. What... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Opera, December 2021, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
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You Mean the World to Me
RecommendedJonas Kaufmann (tenor), Julia Kleiter (soprano)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jochen Rieder
Kaufmann offers a more intimate, less full-throated approach than [Tauber or Schmidt], but it's highly effective and both his musicianship and his attention to text are characteristically impeccable.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th September 2014
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Klaus Florian Vogt: Helden
RecommendedKlaus Florian Vogt (tenor), with Manuela Uhl (soprano)
Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Peter Schneider
Vogt has an attractive if slender voice, and for him to sing on this album called Heroes seems a bit odd, since he is more suited to tender regrets than to thrilling outbursts of tone. He shows... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th March 2012
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The sound these players make is intensely alluring without ever being slick. This is a disc to sink into and savour with the lights turned low: highest bliss … — More…
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Capuçon accordingly produces an elegantly sustained, warm sound, inflected by a mediumpaced, medium-width vibrato, and phrases everything to exquisite perfection…Some may prefer something a... — More…
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Benedetti's decision to place [the Concerto] in this particular context actually serves to enhance its musical stature. Certainly her performance is beautifully honed with a particularly atmospheric... — More…
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Pure Diva
Tribute to Joan Hammond
Cheryl Barker (soprano), Timothy Young (piano)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire
The excitement and sense of urgency of young Tatyana are well caught ad projected, with the fullness of Barker's voice brought into play...Despite the occasional unsteadiness and a certain lack... — More…
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Korngold & Works for Violin & Piano, String Sextet Op. 10
Daniel Gaede (violin) & Xuesu Liu (piano)
Philharmonisches Streichsextett Berlin
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Special offer. Kiri Te Kanawa - Greatest Hits
Selected vocal works including 'Senza mamma', 'Depuis le jour' and more
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
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Special offer. Kate Royal – Midsummer Night
Kate Royal (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone)
Orchestra of the English National Opera & Crouch End Festival Chorus, Edward Gardner
…Kate Royal's lustrous soprano has invited comparisons with that of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and so it does in this imaginative programme, conducted by fellow wunderkind Edward Gardner. — More…
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