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the Calidore Quartet are well up to all the challenges...Their account of the opening Allegro in the first‘ Razumovsky is both exhilaratingly assertive and also careful to maintain the clean... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, Recording of the Month
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New. Futrell: Stabat Mater
Eirin Rognerud, Astrid Nordstad, Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes, Ulrikke Henninen, TERJUNGENSEMBLE, Lars-Erik ter Jung
The music’s beauty is arresting, all the more so for the scuttling, juddering, convulsive sonic violence from which it often emerges: a radiant Raphael Madonna who has strayed into an El Greco... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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New. Rita Strohl: Volume 3, Musique Orchestrale
RecommendedOrchestre National d'Ile-de-France, Case Scaglione, Marie Perbost, Lucile Richardot
it’s dominated by the Symphonie de la Forêt of 1901, an impressive four-movement work, strikingly scored – which is more than enough to confirm that Strohl’s music deserves wider exposure; there’s... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. Mozart: Requiem
RecommendedChadi Lazreq (treble), Ying Fang (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Alex Rosen (bass)
Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Pichon presents compelling evidence that the seeds of Mozart’s mature masterpieces were sown in the composer’s extreme youth, and the results are truly ear-opening...When the Mass proper gets... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. Ferrum Splendidum
RecommendedFlorian Sempey (baritone), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Victor Jacob
In the booklet notes Sempey mentions the dedication and hard work that he has put in to expand the range of what he could do beyond Rossini, and the evidence of that here is ample. As soon as... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th November 2024
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New. George Benjamin: Picture a Day Like This
RecommendedMarianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano), Beate Mordal (soprano), Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor), John Brancy (baritone), Anna Prohaska (soprano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
Less is more in Picture a day like this with a cast of five and just 22 instrumentalists from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. With every word of the text set to be heard, Marianne Crebassa is... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2024, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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New. The Christmas Album
Benjamin Appl (baritone), Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Helgath
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Sometimes it's nice to sit back and relax with something that's easy to listen to, and this new a cappella album from The King's Singers perfectly fits the bill...Highlights for me include 'Rhythm... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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New. Bellini: Norma
Marina Rebeka (Norma), Karine Deshayes (Adalgisa), Luciano Ganci (Pollione), Marko Mimica (Oroveso), Anta Jankovska (Clotilde), Gustavo De Gennaro (Flavio)
Orquesta y Coro del Teatro Real, Madrid, John Fiore
Come for the scholarship, stay for the singing...Using a new critical edition by Roger Parker, this studio recording incorporates many of Bellini's original ideas, but Rebeka's multi-faceted,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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