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Mein Traum
RecommendedSchubert, Weber, Schumann
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Degout is convincing throughout, his expressive range spanning both ferocity and vulnerability...The real stars, though, are the period orchestra Pygmalion. The instrumental colours glow and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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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... —
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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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Saga
Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Loewe & Jensen
Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Doriana Tchakarova (piano)
Conviction, insight and a rightness of presentation are the hallmarks of this collection by Krimmel and pianist Doriana Tchakarova. Beautifully annotated and recorded, the recording is a success... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Découverte
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Schubert (Un)finished
Symphony No. 7 in B flat major (D 759), Lieder with orchestra
Florian Boesch (bass-baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Stefan Gottfried
I’m still in two minds as to how well this completion of Schubert’s score (fleshed out with a reupholstered scherzo and an en’tracte from Rosamunde) hangs together, but the poise and lyricism... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2019
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Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Nouveauté
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
In the Second Symphony the period strings' lighter articulation gives Brahms's rhythms a sprightlier feel than in many modern sessions. …in Gesand der Geister Gardiner avoids any awkward episodic... —
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Terfel's gift […] is a generous, individual voice, a natural feeling for German and an inborn ability to go to the heart. —
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Terfel's gift is a generous, individual voice, a natural feeling for German and an inborn abil- ity to go to the heart of what he attempts. His singing here is grand in scale – listen to any... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Solo vocal
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Lieder
RecommendedSongs orchestrated by Berlioz, Britten, Brahms, Liszt, Offenbach, Reger & Webern
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Quasthoff (baritone)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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The baritone’s voice, not a large, juicy or powerful instrument, is helped by the engineers (in performance, balance can be a major issue with these arrangements), allowing us to hear plenty... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Vocal Recording of the Year
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