SACD, Wolf, H (composer)
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this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song
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Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Julia Kleiter (soprano) & Hilko Dumno (piano)
Both Prégardien and Kleiter (with their excellent pianist Hilko Dumno aiding and abetting) offer larger than life portrayals...Prégardien, with his baritonic tenor, finds the measure of each... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Vocal Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch
RecommendedAllan Clayton (tenor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson sings the final song cataloguing all of her other lovers with cruel abandon, positively shouting the line ‘And ten in Castiglione’. Alas for the suitor so often overwhelmed by his feelings... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th August 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice
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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... —
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his voice [is] sweeter and silker than his father's, but characterised by that same delectable enunciation and high intelligence...It's a painstakingly researched and meticulously prepared recital...Both... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2014, Choral & Song Choice
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Much of this repertory suits Sampson wonderfully well. Her silvery tone suggests fragility from the outset, while her restrained way with words admirably conveys the vagaries of desire, distress... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2019
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Wallen Engel durch das Korn - Works for Male Choir by Reger & Wolf
Renner Ensemble Regensburg, Jörg Genslein
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Performances by the cool-voiced Julia Kleiter and pianist Michael Gees tend to have a leavening effect of the music. The sound quality (aided by a reverberant acoustic) is uniformly radiant,... —
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Hypnotically homogenous of timbre, hushed and soft-focused, The Gents clearly relish Schubert's songs of night and of yearning —
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…far from being depressing, the programming here, both thoughtful and vividly imaginative, serves to stimulate the senses and lift the spirit. A fresh and unmannered introductory performance... —
