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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic] / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Orchestral |
RUED LANGGAARD
Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 - Cliffside Pastorals Berliner Philharmoniker, Sakari Oramo [ Da Capo SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "The Berlin players offer stamina and assurance, vital in those multilayered accompaniments and sudden jump-cuts" Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Orchestral |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ein Heldenleben / Burleske Bertrand Chamayou (piano) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics / CD - released 14/May/2021 ] 'His Santa Cecilia Orchestra has become a force to be reckoned with under his directorship, and the playing throughout is wonderful in its focus and clarity.' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2021 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "It's one of those performances that makes one think of the piece differently, and that in itself is cause for celebration and reassessment." Gramophone Recording Of The Month April 2019 |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale (complete) Cantus Calln / Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Gramophone Award Winner 2002: Baroque vocal - "This set is a remarkable achievement. Anybody at all interested in Monteverdi's music will want to own it." |
THOMAS TALLIS
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa The Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2006 - "The Cardinall's Musick - a group specialising in music of the English Renaissance - excel themselves here. The singing is radiant, warm and luminous with the individual winding strands of voices clear and... |
WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd Edition Vol 10: Laudibus in sanctis The Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] 'If, according to Burney, the Mannheim orchestra of 1772 was 'an army of Generals', the Cardinall's Musick of 2006 is surely 'an exaltation of larks'... Performances of exquisite perfection' (International Record Review) |
GOLDEN AGE OF THE GRAMOPHONE
The Golden Age of the Gramophone: 42 best-loved popular classical recordings 1907-1945 Enrico Caruso, Pablo Casals, Peter Dawson, Master Ernest Lough, Paul Robeson, Manchester Children's Choir, Glasgow Orpheus Choir, etc [ Nimbus Retrospective / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "What you're getting are two well filled discs, neatly annotated. The period covered is just shy of forty years, so we go from acoustic to electric and all in mono, and we cover singers, instrumentalists, choirs and conductors." (MusicWeb June 2010) |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Concertos pour piano -Melodies Cédric Tiberghien, Stéphane Degout, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] Les Siècles continue their successful series of Ravel recordings on period instruments under François-Xavier Roth, with Cédric Tiberghien at the piano and baritone Stéphane Degout. |
BROWNE / CORNYSH / DAVY / LAMBE / WYLKYNSON
Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 2 Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Stephen Darlington [ Avie / CD - released 18/Mar/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Early Music |
JOHN BLOW
Blow: Symphony Anthems Choir of New College Oxford & St James' Baroque (on period instruments) [ Novum / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "All the works are given splendid performances which not only remind us that there is more to Blow than merely being Purcell's mentor but also confirm that New College's famous choir is in very good hands." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 |
SCHUMANN
Der fliegende Holländer Christian Gerhaher, Christiane Iven, Alaistair Mills, Werner Gura / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ RCO Live SACD / 2 CD - released 24/Nov/2014 ] "Anja Kampe provides one of the best Sentas on disc … there's a welcome fullness and firmness to her tone, together with a sense of identification with the character's obsessiveness." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Opera) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten) Christina Landshamer, Maximilian Schmitt & Florian Boesch Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe [ PHI / Outhere / 2 CD - released 19/May/2014 ] "Landshamer, pure and luminous of tone, sings this with an ideal mix of grace and wondering innocence...Boesch makes a genially relaxed Simon, singing the ploughman's song and shooting aria with unforced relish...Herreweghe and his forces do eloquent |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Faust (complete original opera production from 1859) Véronique Gens, Andrew Foster-Williams; Benjamin Bernheim; Jean-Sébastien Bou /Flemish Radio Choir, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset [ Bru Zane / 3 CD/Book - released 23/Aug/2019 ] "It also happens to be a terrific recording on its own terms...Rousset underpins it all with conducting that is fleet and dramatically engaged." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short list - Opera |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel's Finest Arias for Base Voice, Vol. 2 Christopher Purves (baritone), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jul/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Recital |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Saul (complete oratorio) Christopher Purves, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Jeremy Budd / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ CORO / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Vocal |
JEAN GUYOT
Guyot: Te Deum laudamus & other sacred music Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Apr/2017 ] "the five adult men of Cinquecento - here joined by the countertenor David Allsopp - are, as always, absolutely flawless in the performance of this music. Even by the best standards of today their ensemble, balance and intonation are beyond reproach" |
J. S. BACH
Bach: 'Meins Lebens Licht' Cantatas BWV 45 & 198 / Motet BWV 118 Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe (director) / Dorothee Mields (soprano), Alex Potter (alto), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) [ PHI / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] 'O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, is tailor-made for Herreweghe. No one else peels back those tactile homogeneous phrases with quite such luminosity and deep-seated finesse as Collegium Vocale.' Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Choral |
GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: The Complete Songs Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raes (piano) [ Aparte / 3 CD - released 20/May/2022 ] "He is a stylish, cultured performer and is as fine an advocate for Fauré's mélodies as any of the best. Recommended for those who love indulging in French song at its finest." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 - Song |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Music Makers / The Spirit of England Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (solo tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Choral |
