Kalman

Ever the intelligent artist Darmrau knows how to lighten the voice to create that distinctive soprano sound demanded by operetta – a light sparkling tone, spiralling coloratura and the story... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

He embraces the style, the timbre, the allure, even the specific accent of this repertoire with complete conviction and self-evident delight. The great thing about these performances is that... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

He embraces the style, the timbre, the allure, even the specific accent of this repertoire with complete conviction and self-evident delight. The great thing about these performances is that... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2019 More…

The new group have the idiom off to a T, with crystal-clear diction, just the right balance of wit and sentiment and, most of all, the ability to move in and out of the group texture absolutely... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, 14th April 2014 More…

Kaufmann offers a more intimate, less full-throated approach than [Tauber or Schmidt], but it's highly effective and both his musicianship and his attention to text are characteristically impeccable.... — BBC Music Magazine, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Bradman has it all – a richness and range of colour in the middle voice that puts many mezzos to shame, extreme high notes of extraordinary fullness, and the sparkling-clean coloratura that... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, 28th August 2015 More…

This is fun...Tharaud's varied programme captures the frenetic, vibrantly eclectic melting pot of 1920s Paris...The charms of this beautifully packaged disc are hard to resist. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…