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Christian Gerhaher is one of the most exciting German baritones on the Lieder scene at the moment, with his outstanding natural voice, immaculately groomed to enable a powerful musical sculpting... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Vocal
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Special offer. Schubert: Nacht & Träume
RecommendedLieder with orchestra
Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor)
Insula orchestra & accentus, Laurence Equilbey
A surprisingly coherent musical experience. The revelation is the French composer Franck Krawczyk (b.1969) whose bubbling arrangement of An Sylvia had me smiling for days…Wiebke Lehmkuhl and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2017
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There is much to enjoy here...Every note is delivered with white-hot sincerity in Coote’s rich-toned voice...Drake’s piano similarly glows; he draws an exquisite sound from the instrument, the... — More…
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Two stanzas into the first song – ‘Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen’ – and you all but forget any misgivings you might have harboured about a countertenor tackling Schubert ’s lieder...Jaroussky’s... — More…
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Gundula Janowitz - The Last Recital (In Memoriam Maria Callas)
Recorded Live at the Herodes Atticus Odeon, Athens, Greece, 16 September, 1999
Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Charles Spencer (piano)
[Janowitz] is in remarkably fresh voice throughout. There’s a certain loss of bloom, inevitably, and an occasional brittleness of intonation, but the unique sound is unmistakable, the delivery... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Re-issue of the Month
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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... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
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Ruby Hughes's singing is exceptional - light and delicate yet true. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, Choral & Song Choice
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This superb collection makes the perfect entree into the world of Schubertian song. — More…
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Special offer. Christoph & Julian Prégardien - Father & Son
Christoph Prégardien, Julian Prégardien (tenor), Michael Gees (piano), Fabienne Waga, Patricia Messner (harmonica)
a real treasure...What makes this anthology so enriching is the skill of their arrangements...The two tenors of father and son - shared DNA, complementary tints and timbres - blend with grace... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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