Brahms - Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91
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Soirée
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo), Sir Simon Rattle (piano), Rahel Rilling (violin), Wolfram Brandl (violin), Yulia Deyneka (viola), David Adorjan (cello), Andrew Marriner (clarinet)
There is some lovely singing from Kožená, whose fawn-tinted mezzo retains its attractive quality from her earliest discs…She sings the two Brahms collections well, especially the Ophelia Songs,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Brahms: Viola Sonatas & Zwei Gesange Op. 91
RecommendedAntoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matthias Goerne (baritone)
The playing of these two fine artists offers high-class musical riches at every point, Tamestit finding a ceaseless range of tone-colours that always sounds natural rather than contrived. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Mahler: Kindertotenlieder and 3 Rückert Lieder and Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge
RecommendedKathleen Ferrier
Vienna Philharmonic, Bruno Walter
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Brahms: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Kovacevich (piano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Nobuko Imai (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Winner - Concerto
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The absorbing six songs that make up Op 86 are all easily encompassed by Marie-Nicole Lemieux, not least because her technique is so secure that she can pay attention to the meaning of each... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Johannes Brahms - Masterworks Volume 6
RecommendedKiri Te Kanawa, Andras Schiff, Helen Watts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra & King's College Cambridge Choir, Georg Solti and Claudio Abbado
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Grammy Awards, 22nd Awards (1979), Best Choral Performance
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Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 10 - Sophie Rennert
Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano), Lawrence Power (viola)
I suspect that Sophie Rennert’s tones, combining an amber glow with the freshness of youth and a freesoaring top, would have come somewhere near [Brahms's] ideal. She phrases broadly and expressively,... — More…
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Jeunesses Musicales du Canada
60 Years - Looking to the Future
Joseph Rouleau (bass), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Michael MacMahon (piano), Nicolò Eugelmi (viola), James Ehnes (violin), Luc Beauséjour (piano), Benoit Loiselle (cello), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Marianne Fiset (soprano), Angèle Dubeau (violin), Anton Kuerti (piano), Louis Quilico (baritone),...
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New. Le Colibri
Nicola Fiorino (soloist), Antonio Fracchiolla (soloist), Lucia Giuliano (soloist), Filomena Musco (vocalist)
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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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