Christian Gerhaher
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Haydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Benjamin Bruns (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle presents an altogether vivid and engrossing account of Haydn’s g reat oratorio, making the most out of its famous dramatic and pictorial effects...This must surely take its place... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Choral
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The sweetness of tone that Gerhaher produced when younger has faded, but his sense of drama is unchanged, the ability to characterise different voices...Huber is a scrupulous partner throughout. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording
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Gerhaher’s outstanding qualities – a heavenly baritone, crisp diction, intelligent address – once again find an echo in Huber’s pianism. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Both in his musical and literary responses, Christian Gerhaher leaves nothing unquestioned. Each word is weighed. Each note calibrated. Yet for all that, seemingly spontaneous and instinctive,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Male Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Winner - Solo Vocal
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Christian Gerhaher is one of the most exciting German baritones on the Lieder scene at the moment, with his outstanding natural voice, immaculately groomed to enable a powerful musical sculpting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Vocal
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Schumann: Myrthen
RecommendedChristian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano)
Christian Gerhaher has long been recognized as one of the foremost Lieder artists of our time. In many ways, Gerhaher’s lyric baritone and penetrating, detailed interpretations are reminiscent... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended recording
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
RecommendedChristian Gerhaher (Pelléas), Magdalena Kožená (Mélisande), Bernarda Fink (Geneviève), Franz-Josef Selig (Arkel), Gerald Finley (Golaud), Elias Mädler (Yniold), Joshua Bloom ((Shepherd/Doctor)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Kožená’s Melisande has a firm streak of red-blooded coquettish defiance that is effective, even if it belies the character’s customary blanched fragility. Christian Gerhaher’s Pélleas is similarly... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Opera Recording (20th/21st century)
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Nominated - Opera
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Berg: Wozzeck
RecommendedChristian Gerhaher (Wozzeck), Brandon Jovanovich (Drum Major), Mauro Peter (Andres), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Captain), Lars Woldt (Doctor) & Gun-Brit Barkmin (Marie)
Chor der Oper Zurich & Philharmonia Zurich, Fabio Luisi (conductor) & Andreas Homoki (stage director)
While the Lieder-like beauty of Gerhaher’s singing Is matchless – he can act too – this is no star vehicle. It is ensemble work of the highest order…the relationships are brilliantly drawn,... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2017, DVD/Blu-ray Winner
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Video Performance
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…outstandingly imaginative piano playing of Gerold Huber. He counterpoints voice and piano with the subtext within the settings, often with revelatory results. Both Gerhaher and Huber pace... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Building a Library, May 2023, Recommended Recording
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Terezín / Theresienstadt
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Christian Gerhaher (baritone) & Gerold Huber (piano)
…despite all their suffering, the music that was written and performed there expresses a strong will to live and attests to the power of the creative spirit… Such feelings are omnipresent in... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Vocal Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2007, Disc of the month
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Editor's Choice
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