CD, Montsalvatge (composer)
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[La valse] sounds as if at least six hands are at work. This is a titanic, gripping account of this tumultuous piece, combining impact with warmth and projecting with absolute clarity the collapse... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Instrumental Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Folk Songs
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle
One of the great joys of this album is the sense of genuine dialogue between Kožená and the instrumentalists. This is a singer who really listens in detail to what’s going on in the orchestra,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Montsalvatge: Orchestral Works
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
The BBC Philharmonic are in excellent form throughout, well marshalled by Mena, they and Montsalvatge's often spare, quiet textures captured in typically rich Chandos sound. A very enjoyable... —
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Habanera: Music For Eight Cellos and Voice
Ana Beard Fernández (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Hall (recorder), The Endellion Cellists,
William Vann
Ana Beard Fernández shines throughout with her clear, warm but light voice that eloquently weaves over the harmonies and is suitably acrobatic in the second movement ‘Danca’, performed here... —
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Gershwin, Montsalvatge, Bernstein & Jenny Peña Campo
Adriana Bignagni Lesca (mezzo), Philzuid, Duncan Ward
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The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé
Arias and songs by Bellini, Puccini, Montsalvatge, Verdi, et al
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
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2 CDs
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Hers is not a big, fruity Caballe voice but a soubrette - a voice small enough to convey subtlety without having to scale back but one that also encompasses the volatility of this repertoire... —
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When Night Falls ...
Elina Garanča (mezzo), Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar), Raimonds Pauls (piano), Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Berlin Music Ensemble, Karel Mark Chichon
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Playing on a glorious-sounding instrument made by Patrick Robin only last year, Zimmermann can occasionally sound a touch self-conscious in the more pointed phrasing. Perianes, however, brings... —
