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It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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The Bamberg musicians are too interested in the sheer, the precise and the subtle [in the Ravel] to stumble into cheap exoticism. The colours are sharp in Britten’s Quatre chansons françaises,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 3rd June 2017, Recording of the Week
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Britten: Les Illuminations; Quatre Chansons françaises & Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
In Britten’s Les illuminations, the generally belllike accuracy of Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen’s singing is more than matched by the expressive truth of her interpretations. She is most... —
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Britten: Serenade, Les Illuminations and Quatre Chansons Françaises
RecommendedFelicity Lott (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Michael Thompson (horn)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
there are many felicities in Rolfe Johnson's voice to enjoy. Notice how subtly he phrases the different moods within Nocturne, for example, and brings out the changes of texture in the poem...Felicity... —
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Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice
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Rattle conducts Britten
Peter Donohoe, Jill Gomez, et al
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Simon Rattle
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Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Quatre Chansons Françaises, Suite from 'Gloriana'
Mark Padmore (tenor), Christina Landhamer, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
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Britten: Les Illuminations, 4 Chansons Françaises & Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Michael Thompson (horn), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
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Susan Gritton sings Britten, Delius & Finzi
Susan Gritton (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
...there is much to admire in [Gritton's] delicate, considered vocalism, as well as in her refined musicianship...With the BBC string players on sterling form, Finzi's haunting blend of lyricism... —
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Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Quatre Chansons Francaises & Gloriana Suite
Mark Padmore (tenor), Christina Landshamer (soprano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
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Britten - Orchestral Song Cycles
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Felicity Lott (sopranos), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
