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Sì, Sì, Sì, Sì!
RecommendedRossini Opera Arias & Duets
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)
Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie, Enrique Mazzola
Lemieux is paired with the dreamy, soft soprano of Patrizia Ciofi and their voices intertwine very nicely in the Norma-like consecutive thirds of Tancredi’s ‘Lasciami: non t’ascolto’. The celebrated... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Recital
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été and other songs
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Louis Langrée
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2001, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder & Lieder
Diana Damrau (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
The German soprano’s virtues are well in evidence. There’s no doubting the integrity and intelligence of her performances, and there’s much to admire in her tidy, restrained way with the Four... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Vocal Recital (Lieder)
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Offenbach: La Belle Helène
Dame Felicity Lott (Hélène), Yann Beuron (Paris), Michel Sénéchal (Ménélas), Laurent Naouri (Agamemnon), François Le Roux (Calchas), Eric Huchet (Achille), Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Oreste)
Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble, Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
The wit sparkles, the one-liners are beautifully timed and delivered, and there's none of the 'big opera star does laboured comic turn' heaviness you sometimes hear in this kind of production...Beuron... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2001, Editor's Choice
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superb voicing and clarity of sound. Most pieces are sombre in tone, which Rondeau delivers with a well-judged pinch of melancholy. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Beethoven: Choral Fantasy & Triple Concerto
Alexandra Conunova (violin), Natalie Clein (cello) & David Kadouch (piano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Anaïck Morel (mezzo), Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor) & Florian Sempey (bass)
Insula orchestra, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year (Chamayou)
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2001, Editor's Choice
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Janáček: Jenufa
RecommendedKarita Mattila (Jenufa), Anja Silja (Kostelnicka), Eva Randová (Stařenka Buryjovka), Jerry Hadley (Steva), Jorma Silvasti (Laca), Jonathan Veira (Mill Foreman), Leah-Marian Jones (Karolka), Elizabeth Sikora (Herdswoman), Rebecca Nash (Barena), Gail Pearson (Jano)
Chorus & Orchestra of Royal...
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2003, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Opera Recording
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Voglio cantar
Strozzi, Cavalli, Cesti, Marini, Merula
Emöke Baráth (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti
With extrovert support from Il Pomo d’Oro and harpsichordist-director Francesco Corti, each song becomes a vocal and dramatic showcase, emphasising abrupt switches between extreme psychologist... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Newcomer (singer)
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
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What immediately impressed about these performances is not only the limpidness and unpretentious expressive quality of Anderszewski's playing, but also the care he's obviously lavished on orchestral... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, Orchestral Choice
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