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Lieder: Berg, Schumann, Wolf, Shostakovich, Brahms
RecommendedMatthias Goerne (bass-baritone), Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Goerne and the equally probing Daniil Trifonov – a true conversational partner – seem to conceive the whole programme as a brooding mega-cycle on the human condition. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Goerne remains a fine lieder singer … he shows a careful attention to text … he finds a contemplative depth for the Four Serious Songs, however, with the sorrow and tenderness of the second... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th June 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Tides of Life
RecommendedArrangements for string ensemble and baritone by David Matthews
Candida Thompson (violin) & Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Netherlands Female Youth Choir
In his orchestrations Matthews makes inspired and sensitive use of string colour and intimate solos…and in Schubert's Ständchen for vocal ensemble, the demure-sounding girls' choir, supported... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th February 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Hans Hotter
RecommendedHans Hotter (bass-baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Bernard
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Building a Library, September 1999, Mid-Price Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Schubert: Schwanengesang & Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge
Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
Finley is never an artist, one feels, to let himself be rushed…and his new recording of Schwanengesang is well worth the wait…The Vier ernste Lieder are possibly even better: noble, refined,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Fauré’s Après une rêve, Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and Brahm’s Vier ernste Gesänge performed on the trombone? Really? Well emphatically yes, when played with such intuitive phrasal sensitivity, intonational... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2018, Recording of the Month
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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: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
One of the most enjoyable aspects is that the pair are not above sometimes letting the music’s emotions run away with them...Overall, these are taut, intelligent performances from two artists... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
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Aber Die Liebe - Johannes Brahms: Songs and Piano Works
Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo-soprano), Christian Chamorel, Quatuor Sine Nomine
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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