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Handel's Unsung Heroes Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Paul Sharp (trumpet), Christine Rice (mezzo), Roger Montgomery (horn), Joe Walters (horn), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Leo Duarte (oboe), Thomas Gould (violin), Joe Qiu (bassoon), La Nuova Musica, David Bates
This is a stunning collection of Handel opera numbers. For originality, risk-taking and erudition, it towers above its predecessors. It also benefits from its mix of soloists – having chosen... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Recording of the Month
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Brian: Symphony No. 1 'Gothic'
RecommendedSusan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) & David Goode (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, The Bach Choir, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Brighton Festival Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Côr Caerdydd, Eltham...
the best [recording] yet. There's an ongoing buzz of Proms atmosphere that grips from start to finish; and the recorded sound succeeds phenomenally at somehow fitting Brian's hugest climaxes... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th November 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2012, Editor's Choice
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Verklärte Nacht
RecommendedSchoenberg - Fried - Lehár - Korngold
Christine Rice (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Across the programme Edward Gardner is preternaturally attentive, nailing the volatile blend of schmaltz and suffering that underpins the Lehár; and cloaking the moonbathing opening of the Fried... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st January 2021
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The main focus of this disc from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé is an outstanding recording of the First Symphony, but I chose it here mainly because of the first-rate account of In the South.... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2006, First Choice
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Offer, Complete symphonic, concertante & sacred music recordings Antonio Pappano & Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 Kate Royal (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Trevino
The opening of the First Symphony immediately shows the impact on Trevino of historically-informed performance...The orchestral balance is often heavily in favour of the winds, especially the... — More…
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Handel: Famous Pieces
B'Rock (early music ensemble), Dmitry Sinkovsky, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), La Nuova Musica (early music ensemble), Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Il Pomo d'Oro (early music ensemble), Georg Kallweit, La Cetra Barockorchester (early music...
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Respighi - Rome Trilogy
Christine Rice, Dame Janet Baker
Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Roma, Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, City of London Sinfonia, Antonio Pappano, Riccardo Muti, Neville Marriner, Richard Hickox
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Respighi - The Roman Trilogy
Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet) & Andrea Lucchi (trumpet), Alessio Allegrini (horn), Christine Rice (soprano)
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Pappano's gift to constantly delve well beyond the reputation these tone-poems have as technically brilliant display pieces devoid of deeper content. Try to listen, for instance, to the plangency... — More…
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Mozart: The Singles - 66 Classic Tracks András Schiff (piano), Barry Tuckwell (horn & director), Members of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Hagen Quartett (string quartet), Joshua Bell (violin), Erik Smith (harpsichord), Lang Lang (piano), Alfred Brendel (piano), Mitsuko Uchida (piano), Samuel Ramey (bass), Frederica...
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