SACD, Bernstein (composer)
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Bernstein: Candide
RecommendedLeonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunegonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Lady), Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss/Narrator)
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Marin Alsop
In the title role, Leonardo Capalbo offers charm, delicacy and a touch of melancholy. Jane Archibald makes an amiable Cunegonde, though her showpiece ‘Glitter and be gay’ doesn’t sparkle enough.... —
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Record Review, 9th October 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th October 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Bernstein: On The Waterfront
RecommendedOrchestral Works
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
They’re completely on fire, chiselling hot rhythms out of the percussion, melting their lips on ritzy brass cascades. They also obviously relish the tenderness of those rare moments when Bernstein... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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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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Bernstein: Wonderful Town
RecommendedDanielle de Niese (Eileen), Alysha Umphress (Ruth), Nathan Gunn (Bob Baker), Duncan Rock (Wreck), David Butt Philip (Lonigan), Ashley Riches (Guide/First Editor/Frank)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
Rattle obviously adores the score and in broad terms he certainly enters into its spirit…but there’s just a slight touch of restrain about the whole enterprise; it’s all a bit too tasteful…The... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th September 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Piano Trios: Bernstein, Schnyder, Gershwin, Kapustin & Pritsker
Gudrun Pagel (violin), Julia Vaisberg (piano)
Trio Panta Rhei
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Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
The Choir of King's College Cambridge & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Cleobury
The boy trebles bring an extra, touching intimacy to the Agnus Dei, though there are places…where their tone becomes attenuated, and others where major surges of dynamic threaten to swamp their... —
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Special offer. Bernstein: Mass
Randall Scarlata (baritone)
Celebrant Absolute Ensemble, Chorus sine nomine, Company of Music, Tölzer Knabenchor & Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi directs his forces efficiently but his no-nonsense approach diminishes the work's endearing stylistic and emotional sprawl. …overall the feeling is that of a work being acted,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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A Simple Song
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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David Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride
Hila Plitmann (soprano), Richard Clement (tenor), Brett Polegato (baritone), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano
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