Aleksandra Kurzak
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Bel Raggio: Rossini Arias
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Artur Ruciński (bass-baritone)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Chamber Choir, Pier Giorgio Morandi
graceful, finished phrasing and an apparently effortless coloratura technique...Without over-egging the pudding, Kurzak acts vividly for a 'blind' audience, alive to verbal nuance and using... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater & Other Works
Andreas Scholl, Marek Ruszczynski, Tomasz Wabnic, Yuuki Wong, Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Christian Erny, Morphing Chamber Orchestra
Whether in the simple lyricism of Vater Unser or the more angular Es sang vor langen Jahren, Scholl commands attention. Most remarkable are the quirky plodding of My Heart ’s in the Highlands... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year (Scholl)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Aleksandra Kurzak: Gioia!
RecommendedAleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Francesco Demuro (tenor)
Orchestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber
Kurzak impresses as a coloratura soprano of the old school —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2012
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Opera, April 2012, Recording of the Month
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The predominant tone is of simple lyricism, and Kurzak captures it beautifully with her glinting soprano, moving easily between melancholy and shy eroticism...Kwiecien sings with soft-grained... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, Choral & Song Choice
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Joseph Calleja: The Maltese Tenor
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marco Armiliato
The two Mefistofele arias receive near-ideal performances, the Pearl Fishers romance (one of two items in which soprano duties are nicely undertaken by Aleksandra Kurzak) is enchanting, and... —
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Opera, September 2011, Recording of the Month
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Roberto Alagna - Le Chanteur
Roberto Alagna (vocal), Stéphane Chausse (clarinet), Thomas Coeuriot (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Denis Benarrosh (drums), Lionel Suarez (accordion, bandoneon), Laurent Vernerey (bass), Yvan Cassar (piano), Rocky Gresset (guitar), Sylvain Gontard (trumpet), Malena Alagna (vocal), Christophe Cravero...
In short, this is an utterly enchanting disc...Classical singers in general are wise to approach popular music with caution. It’s a field with its own rules and habits, and it’s easy for those... —
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Caruso 1873
Roberto Alagna (tenor), Nicolas Montazaud (percussion), Julien Martineau (mandolin), Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Stéphanie-Marie Degand (violin), Yvan Cassar (piano), Rafal Siwek (bass), Orchestre National d'Ile de France
Alagna aims to replicate Caruso’s exact mannerisms, such as breathing patterns, tempos, vocal slides, flourishes and so on, But he also aims to reproduce not just a generalised historical style... —
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Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Morphing Chamber Orchestra, Frédéric Chaslin
It is hard to miss Kurzak’s impressive vocal strength and projection. Her nuanced use of dynamics is well beyond the norm…every fluctuation is present in Cio-Cio San’s ‘One fine day’…The rapport... —
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Witold Lutosławski: Opera Omnia, Vol. 8
Twenty Polish Christmas Carols
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, National Forum of Music Choir, Antoni Wit
The great Pole’s Koledy/Carols, beautifully sung by soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and the NFM choir and orchestra under Antoni Wit, is volume eight of the composer’s complete works on the label... —
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My Life Is An Opera: Roberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna (tenor), with Aleksandra Kurzak
London Orchestra, Yvan Cassar
loud, no-holds-barred singing that thrives on passion at any cost...Goldmark’s Die Königin von Saba sounds strained, but rare French arias by Gounod and Reyer come across vividly and he makes... —
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