Opera, Opera Arias, Handel (composer)
-
It is perhaps no surprise that the various 18th-century works included find DiDonato on especially thrilling form...Yet DiDonato shines, too, in the more contemporary works…This is a highly... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Editor's Choice
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2022
-
Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording
-
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
-
Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
CD
$17.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
His technical strengths emerge clearly in the way in which he negotiates the switchback turns of Vivaldi’s ‘Cada pur sul capo’ (from Artabano), the cascading melodies of Porpora’s ‘Nocchier,... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
-
Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
-
Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
CD
$16.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Arrestingly, uncompromisingly thrilling...while the coloratura thrills here are predictably spectacular, it’s the other elements – the new-found care and weight of the slower arias, the range... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
-
Opera, May 2018, Recording of the Month
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
CD
$15.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
This is perfect ground for Lindsey and Cohen, both extremely accomplished and transformative performers of Baroque music...Her extraordinary vocal evocations are complemented throughout by the... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
-
Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
-
BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Opera Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
CD
Original price ($16.75) Reduced price $11.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
A thoughtful assembly of music depicting affliction and repentance on the one hand and joy and desire on the other. The recording finds Sabine Devieilhe on sparkling form. Bach and Handel do... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
-
Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
-
Presto Editor's Choice, November 2021
-
BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Choral & Song Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
CD
$17.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Offer,
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…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
-
BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Recording of the Month
CD
Original price ($11.25) Reduced price $9.00Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
In this dazzling album, Sandrine Piau crowns her legacy as a Baroque prima donna...her informed additions subvert the original melodies and unleash a ferocious vocalism...Correas and the band... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
-
BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Opera Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal
CD
Original price ($16.75) Reduced price $13.50Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
In War & Peace
RecommendedHarmony Through Music
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Though the top of her voice is wiry under pressure, her coloratura is tightly sprung, her diction is flawless, and her phrasing of the often underrated poetry is sympathetic and sophisticated…Il... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, Editor's Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
-
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Recital
-
ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
-
Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album
-
Opera, January 2017, Recording of the Month
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
It's music by Luca Antonio Predieri (a nearcontemporary of Handel’s) that really hits the mark. Predieri’s gentle lyricism and clean lines suit Orliński’s soft-grained voice well. He’s no convincing... — More…
Awards:
-
The Times Records of the Year, 2019
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
-
International Opera Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Recital Recording
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
-
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Recital
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Stutzmann’s deep burgundy contralto, like a freakishly rich, wide-ranging countertenor, is the perfect fit for this repertoire...[Her] characterisation and vocal colouring are always true and... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
CD
$15.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
