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Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder and Other Lieder
RecommendedJessye Norman (soprano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
[Norman is] grand, impassioned, noble, dignified, unmannered in this unforgettable interpretation — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Solo vocal
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1980s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Stanford: Songs of the Sea, The Revenge & Songs of the Fleet
RecommendedGerald Finley (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales & BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Songs of the Sea - which includes the long-popular 'Drake's Drum' and 'The Old Superb' - and the later, texturally richer and more thoughtful Songs of the Fleet are superb baritone vehicles... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Editor's Choice
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The performance are radiant and deeply understanding from both singer and pianist, well caught in atmospheric recording. A heart-warming record. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade RecommendedRégine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Sumptuous of tone, supremely sensitive, Crespin was born to illuminate the art of French song. Whether floating the seductive allure of Ravel or revelling in the wit of Poulenc these recordings... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin Recommendedand other lieder
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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British Music Collection - Britten & Walton RecommendedPeter Pears (tenor), Dennis Brain (horn), Edith Sitwell (narrator)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra, English Opera Group Ensemble, Benjamin Britten, Anthony Collins
This disc includes one of the great highlights of the whole Britten discography, that first magical recording of the Serenade, with Pears in fresh, youthful voice and Dennis Brain's marvellous... — More…
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Building a Library, November 1999, Historic Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mordkovitch here transformed the elusive Elgar Violin Sonata. In rapt and concentrated playing she gives it new mystery, with the subtlest pointing and shading down to whispered pianissimos. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bach - Cantatas Volume 30 RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Solo soprano and trumpet… have long made Bach's cantata 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' a favourite with audiences. …this new performance with Carolyn Sampson and trumpeter Toshio Shimada is... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Mahler: Song Cycles
RecommendedJanet Baker
Hallé Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Barbirolli
The songs of the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ('Songs of a Wayfarer') are quoted from Mahler's First Symphony and the fresh, springtime atmosphere is shared by both works. The orchestration... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2001, Runner-Up
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Building a Library, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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