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The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love (a Film By Jens Neubert)
Sophie Auster, Rüdiger Hauffe, Julienne Pfeil, Joonas Saartamo, Andreas Haefliger, Hiroko Imai, Annika Treutler, Jens Neubert, Eckehard Stier
London Symphony Orchestra
Beautifully shot… The music, specially recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra under Eckehard Stier, is…intelligently chosen to convey the changing scenes… Joonas Saartamo is ideally cast... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Performances & Documentaries
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Early 20th-century French eccentric Erik Satie's piano pieces are ubiquitous, as are Debussy's orchestrations of two of his famously lyrical "Gymnopèdies." This album includes the Debussy arrangements,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 1999, Editor's Choice
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Adam: Le Postillon de Lonjumeau
Michael Spyres (Chapelou/Saint-Phar), Florie Valiquette (Madeleine/Madame de Latour), Franck Leguerinel (Le Marquis de Corcy), Laurent Kubla (Biju/Alcindor), Michel Fau (Rose), Yannis Ezziadi (Louis XV), Julien Clement (Bourdon), Accentus, Orchestre de l'Opera de Rouen Normandie, Sebastien Rouland
Adam’s neat, charming writing is impeccable, and one recognises the sinuous melodic lines of the composer of Giselle…Michael Spyres possesses exactly the supple, agile voice required for the... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2020, Opera Choice
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Francesco Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
María José Siri (Adriana Lecouvreur), Ksenia Dudnikova (Princess de Bouillon), Martin Muehle (Maurizio), Paolo Antognetti (Abbe de Chazeuil), Alessandro Spina (Prince de Bouillon), Nicola Alaimo (Michonnet), Orchestra E Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Frederic Wake-Walker
Daniel Harding
The playing is admirably sensuous: Cilea knew his Wagner and Debussy, and Harding pointedly emphasises the debts, while also giving us plenty of Italianate passion and lyricism. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Hindemith: Mathis der Maler
Wolfgang Koch (Mathis), Kurt Streit (Albrecht von Brandenburg), Manuela Uhl (Ursula), Franz Grundheber (Riedinger), Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Wiener Symphoniker, Bertrand de Billy, Keith Warner
[Koch's] gentle charisma and sonorous vocal expressivity call to mind his own performances of Hans Sachs and, by extension, suggest a parallel between Mathis and Sachs...The score has a reputation... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Premiere Recording
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nearly two hours of Bach played at the highest level … one experiences a transcendent serenity that carries the listener on a journey from the human to the Divine. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2020, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Mieczysław Weinberg: Die Passagierin 'the Passenger'
Nadja Stefanoff, Dshmailja Kaiser, Will Hartmann, Markus Butter, Chor der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmoniker, Nadja Loschky, Roland Kluttig
Bouquets to sopranos Nadja Stefanoff and Tetiana Miyus, respectively. The Graz Philharmonic acquit themselves superbly under the baton of Roland Kluttig. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable (The Indomitable Bow)
A film by Bruno Monsaingeon
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Absorbing film that captures the very human essence of a cello legend. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Video Performance
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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Reinoud Van Mechelen (Hippolyte), Elsa Benoit (Aricie), Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo (Phèdre), Stéphane Degout (Thésée), Séraphine Cotrez (Oenone), Arnaud Richard (Neptune/Pluton), Eugénie Lefebvre (Diane), Lea Desandre (Pretresse de Diane/Chasseresse/Matelote/Bergère)
Pygmalion, Raphael Pichon
The stylish staging…is a busy mix of ancient and modern, and it’s an outstanding show musically. Elsa Benoit as Aricie sets the vocal standard with her gorgeous opening aria; Reinoud van Mechelen’s... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Video: Opera
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Cavalli: Ercole Amante
Nahuel di Pierro, Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppina Bridelli, Francesca Aspromonte, Krystian Adam, Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Even if Pichon’s ideas occasionally gild the fleur-de-lys, Pygmalion’s animated music-making serves to resuscitate this extraordinary opera admirably. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Video Performance
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