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Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder & Lieder
Diana Damrau (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
The German soprano’s virtues are well in evidence. There’s no doubting the integrity and intelligence of her performances, and there’s much to admire in her tidy, restrained way with the Four... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Vocal Recital (Lieder)
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Not just for Salome did Strauss demand several voices in one: here he ranges from the ditzy skitterings of the Ophelia Songs via the full-on operatic scena that is the Schwarzkopf favourite... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Vocal Finalist
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Heimliche Aufforderung: Lieder by Richard Strauss
RecommendedChristiane Karg (soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano), Felix Klieser (horn)
The Bavarian soprano is a delectably light, idiomatic Straussian, and the covered, pearly underside of her voice is the perfect instrument with which to recreate the secret moments and intimacy... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Lott was still at her peak when these recordings were made in 2002, and has a background of great affinity with the Strauss muse...Her voice and phrasing are still at their glorious finest,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2012, Re-issue of the Month
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Isokoski begins with disarming lightness of touch...It's easy to forget that, at its core, this is a rich, almost heroic voice, modulating its way with seeming effortlessness through the bigger... — More…
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Art Nouveau: Songs by Strauss, Zemlinsky, Ravel, Respighi
Teodora Gheorghiu (soprano) & Jonathan Aner (piano)
Gheorghiu's ability to discern and convey the appropriate vocal style and to encapsulate the essence of a song is matched by her appealing timbre and sense of drama to strike home winningly. — More…
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Special offer. Richard Strauss: Lieder
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch & Ralf Gothoni
Hendricks doesn't have the richness of voice ideal for Strauss, but she is intelligent, and her accompanists, whether on the piano or with orchestra, are models of helpfulness and taste. — More…
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