Gidon Saks
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Handel: Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington
RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Emma Bell is turning out to be a fine Handel singer of considerable power… and her Merab - sometimes haughty, sometimes indignant - affords effective contrast with the fresh and sensuous contours... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
RecommendedGerald Finley (Pilgrim), Chorus & Orchestra of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Richard Hickox
John Noble was a fine Pilgrim on the old Boult recording, but Gerald Finley brings not only a voice that's as good and well suited but also a dramatic quality that is more colourful and intense.... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Foccroulle: Cassandra. An Opera On A Libretto By Matthew Jocelyn
Jessica Niles, Lisa Willems, Sandrine Mairesse, Paul Appleby, Joshua Hopkins, Katarina Bradić, Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Gidon Saks (bass), Sarah Defrise, La Monnaie Chorus, La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Kazushi Ono
Foccroulle's score is written in a busy modernist style that can be delicate or rich, intricate, or percussive, even noisy and violent, though the instrumentation is carefully selected and the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Britten: Billy Budd
RecommendedNathan Gunn (Billy), Ian Bostridge (Captain Vere), Gidon Saks (Claggart), Neal Davies (Redburn), Jonathan Lemalu (Flint), Matthew Rose (Ratcliffe), Andrew Kennedy (Novice), Matthew Best (Dansker), Roderick Williams (Novice's Friend)
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Harding
…this is a good, often exciting performance, but Hickox and especially Britten are hard acts to follow. —
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Opera Recording
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Schreker, F.: Ferne Klang (Der) [Opera]
Gabrielle Schnaut (soprano), Thomas Moser (tenor), Victor van Halem (bass), Barbara Scherler (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Werner Prein (bass), Julia Juon (mezzo-soprano), Hans Helm (baritone), Siegmund Nimsgern (baritone), Barbara Hahn (mezzo-soprano), Gudrun Sieber (soprano), Gertrud Ottenthal (soprano),...
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Special offer. Britten: Billy Budd
Thomas Hampson (Billy Budd), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Captain Vere), Eric Halfvarson (John Claggart), Russell Smythe (Mr Redburn), Gidon Saks (Mr Flint), Martyn Hill (Red Whiskers), Christopher Maltman (Donald), Richard Van Allan (Dansker), Andrew Burden (Novice), Christopher Gillett (Squeak), Matthew...
Hampson bring to the title-role an extra beauty alongside heroic power...Rolfe Johnson has some grit in his voice, creating a believable character at once rugged and introspective...[Halfvarson's]... —
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Special offer. Zemlinsky: Der Kreidekreis
Renate Behle, Roland Hermann, Reiner Goldberg, Siegfried Lorenz & Celina Lindsley
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Soltesz
Zemlinsky's penultimate opera is surprisingly austere. Strong performances, but the lack of text and translations is disappointing as there's much spoken dialogue. —
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Special offer. Schreker: Der Ferne Klang
Thomas Moser (tenor), Gabrielle Schnaut (mezzo), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass), Julia Juon (mezzo-soprano), Robert Worle (tenor), Roland Hermann (baritone), Peter Haage (tenor), Gidon Saks (bass-baritone), Gudrun Sieber (soprano), Victor van Halem (bass), Hans Helm (baritone), Johannes Werner Prein (bass),...
Fine studio recording of Schreker's first successful opera. Although Schnaut as Grete has some tuning problems, the rest of the cast is convincing and the orchestra plays with great finesse. —
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Zemlinsky: Der Kreidekreis
Renate Behle (soprano), Gabriele Schreckenbach (alto), Bengt-Ola Morgny (tenor), Roland Hermann (baritone), Gidon Saks (baritone), Reiner Goldberg (tenor), Warren Mok (tenor), Hans Helm (baritone), Celina Lindsley (soprano), Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), Gertrud Ottenthal (soprano), Kaja Borris (alto),...
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 & Rachmaninov: Three Russian Songs
Gidon Saks (bass)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Gerard Schwarz
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