SACD, Gounod (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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There’s a spring in Tortelier’s step with the Icelanders, a sappy bounce to the opening Allegro molto… The strings are alert and light and the woodwinds attack Gounod’s melodious writing with... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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The organ has a really gutsy, symphonic core... Jan Kraybill... plays with considerable verve and a feeling both for colour and for the grand gesture. —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Orchestral music lovers, organ buffs and hi-fi enthusiasts will be well satisfied with the epic sonic splendour of this CD from the combined forces of the BBC Philharmonic and the fivemanual,... —
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A sweetly scented posy, this...Perfect, too, for all who love Sampson's fragrant, light-filled, warmly communicative soprano. Surprisingly, this is her solo recital debut on disc. The bouquet... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Afflatus Quartet: Esprit
Afflatus Quartet: Roman Novotny (flute), Jana Brozkova (oboe), Vojtech Nydl (clarinet) & Ondrej Roskovec (bassoon)
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Gong's voice, essentially lyrical in timbre, has a clean, ringing power to it, and he sings securely right through the range. At the moment, though, he applies a one-size-fits-all, slightly... —
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Kaftan has a decent orchestra at his disposal and gives full rein to the score's opulent colour effects...there's no sense of the singers holding back for the microphones, and in the principal... —
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Mélodie has a particular association with the baritone voice, and Hampson’s charm, insight and care rightfully take their place in that tradition. Bearing the title ‘Serenade’, this collection... —
