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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... —
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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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If Hugo Wolf is still something of a distant figure for you, then this latest select anthology of his songs should certainly bring them into close focus… Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano bring... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Vocal Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2006, Editor's Choice
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These are all still exceptionally beautiful, valuable reminders of an extraordinary artist. —
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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... —
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Réédition
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Best Collection
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The Complete Recitals on Warner Classics
NB - this version of the album excludes those recordings which were never originally recorded in Studio Quality (Disc 8 of the original boxset)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Herbert Downes (viola), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Douglas Whittaker (flute), Amaryllis Fleming (cello), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Unknown Orchestra, Unknown Choir,...
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Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs Volume 1
Mörike-Lieder Nos. 1-26
Sophie Daneman (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephan Loges (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)
their performances are acutely sensitive to Wolf's musical nerve system. And, best of all, a sense of intimacy, of close confiding with the audience, really does come over - invaluable for private... —
