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Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi
RecommendedLise Davidsen (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
Her voice reminds me now of Birgit Nilsson’s at the same stage, an Elsa and Sieglinde who is a Brünnhilde in waiting, with the same thrilling edge to her top register, though she isn’t lacking... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd April 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Kaufmann: Wagner
RecommendedJonas Kaufmann (tenor), Markus Brück (bass-baritone)
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles
This new disc is mostly magnificent, but had me pining for more...Kaufmann may never sing Siegfried in the theatre, but the Forest Murmurs here, in an usually extended version, makes one long... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2013
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Sunday Times, 2013, Best of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Vocal Award Winner
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Im Abendrot: Songs By Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss
RecommendedMatthias Goerne (baritone), Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
The beautiful, burnished glow of Matthias Goerne’s voice perfectly suits this recital of late Romantic Austro-German Lieder. Perfectly partnered by Seong-Jin Cho, this recital will delight Goerne... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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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. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2008, Editor's Choice
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He’s in fine voice throughout, his tone shining and bronzed, his dynamic control often immaculate. Rienzi’s prayer is gloriously bel canto, as it should be…Fisch and his West Australian Symphony... — More…
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International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Recital Album
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Nominated - Opera
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Building a Library, September 2017, Also Recommended
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder (arr. Henze), Siegfried Idyll, Träume; Sciarrino: Languire a Palernmo
Sara Mingardo (contralto), Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Marco Angius
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Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
RecommendedJoyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Special offer. Wagner: Die Walküre: excerpts, etc.
RecommendedChrista Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building a Library, September 2017, Also Recommended
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, etc.
Stephanie Blythe
A Sei Voci & Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2005, Editor's Choice
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