CD, Cherubini (composer)
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Rivales
RecommendedSandrine Piau (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
I don’t know about any rivalry here, but Gens and Piau, both of whom have complete mastery over this repertoire, function extremely well individually (as one might expect) and in duo. They are... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Opera, June 2022, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
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Lise Davidsen: Beethoven - Wagner - Verdi
RecommendedLise Davidsen (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
Her voice reminds me now of Birgit Nilsson’s at the same stage, an Elsa and Sieglinde who is a Brünnhilde in waiting, with the same thrilling edge to her top register, though she isn’t lacking... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd April 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Cherubini & Plantade: Requiems pour Louis XVI et Marie-Antoinette
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Niquet brings fresh artistry and specifically French authority honed over decades with Le Concert Spirituel to both works. For me, this is a prize-winning disc —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Choral
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Luigi Cherubini: Les Abencérages
Anaïs Constans (Noraïme), Edgaras Montvidas (Almanzor), Thomas Dolié (Le Vizir), Tomislav Lavoie (Alamir), Artavazd Sargsyan (Gozalve), Douglas Williams (Abderam)
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra and György Vashegyi
Cherubini’s vocal line is free of Italian decorative thrills. Anaïs Constans handles Norïme’s high tessitura with grace, and Edgaras Montvidas’s Almanzor is a worthy heir to Louis Nourrit, the... —
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Opera, February 2023, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Opera
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The overture to The Flying Dutchman is beautifully shaped and paced. He restrains the passion of the Tristan Prelude, allowing it to build gradually until he unleashes it at the climax. —
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15 CDs
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The title Mille Affetti (a thousand feelings) perhaps promises a greater variety of vocal expressiveness than is achieved here...However his impressive high notes and the adventurousness of... —
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Warner Classics has reissued a complete set of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s studio recordings, reuniting for the first time Deutsche Grammophon, Polydor, HMV, Decca and Telefunken in one release. This... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Réédition
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Historical
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55 CDs
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture
Alexander Melnikov (piano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
The final track is an unexpected joy: the overture to Éliza by Cherubini, a composer Brahms greatly admired. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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