Mahler - Rückert-Lieder
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Vocal » Vocal (Orchestral)
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Special offer. Mahler: Song Cycles
RecommendedAlice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
A mezzo can bring so many colours to the expression, and in that respect Alice Coote matches the previously unsurpassable challenge of Janet Baker with Barbirolli. There’s even a plus: the height,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 12th August 2017, Recording of the Week
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Mahler & Wagner - Lieder
Transcribed for chamber ensemble by Christian Favre
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
Quatuor Schumann
What a revelation this disc actually turns out to be. Lott's voice brings wonderful subtlety and intensity to the music, Isolde's death scene in particular. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2008, Editor's Choice
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Mahler: Song Cycles
RecommendedJanet Baker
Hallé Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Barbirolli
The songs of the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ('Songs of a Wayfarer') are quoted from Mahler's First Symphony and the fresh, springtime atmosphere is shared by both works. The orchestration... —
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Building a Library, November 2001, Runner-Up
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Erinnerung: Mahler Lieder
RecommendedChristiane Karg (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Gustav Mahler (piano roll)
There are no rarities here, but the sequence is thoughtful...And the performance of this recital is magnificent, painting each miniature landscape in generous, vivid detail...The voice sounds... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd October 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique vocale
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Barton seems now to be the equal of any dramatic mezzo before the public. The great element which has enabled her rise to stardom is, of course, her voice-large, rich, fully controlled...These... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Winner - Vocal
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Samuel’s musical response is something of a tour de force - at once fiercely dramatic and always coherent…Hughes rises to the challenge with bombproof technical strength and control, plenty... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Always a thoughtful and expressive artist, Connolly performs the Mahler songs with the utmost sensitivity and feeling. Her diction is lovely and her legato exquisite. Connolly and pianist Joseph... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2023
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…outstandingly imaginative piano playing of Gerold Huber. He counterpoints voice and piano with the subtext within the settings, often with revelatory results. Both Gerhaher and Huber pace... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Building a Library, May 2023, Recommended Recording
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Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 6, 9 & Lieder
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir John Barbirolli
Warner has done a superb job in the restoration of these classic recordings...The sound here is more natural, warmer, and better balanced than all earlier versions. Each disc is packaged in... —
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Magdalena Kožená: Love and Longing
Orchestral Songs by Dvorák, Mahler, and Ravel
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
Throughout the Ruckert-Lieder the diction is excellent, dramatic emphases are absolutely in place and there is, notably in 'Um Mitternacht', some superb legato singing...Dvorak's Biblical Songs... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Vocal
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