Prague Philharmonia
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The first thing to say is that Bernheim has an immaculate natural voice – rich, flexible, mellifluous and nuanced. He is at his very best in French items from the later 19th century…Moreover,... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Solo Recital Recording
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Opera, April 2020, Disc of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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He adopts a nuanced approach to characterisation, bringing a vocally distinctive tone to each role. His Cavaradossi is as languid and heroic as you could wish for; his Luigi edgy and sombre;... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Male Singer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Voice & Ensemble
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2023, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Dvorak & Lalo: Cello Concertos
Johannes Moser (cello)
PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša
Moser gives us an exciting, high-tension ride with an impressive sense of structure. He's a musician of alacrity, power and style: virtuosic passages benefit from his fleet effortlessness. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Editor's Choice
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Héroïque: French Opera Arias
RecommendedBryan Hymel (tenor)
PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Emmanuel Villaume
The leading tenor roles of this tradition require facility and strength at the top of the voice plus power and flexibility lower down - all of which Hymel supplies; in fact, he is clearly optimum... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Opera, April 2015, Recording of the Month
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Waxman, F: Joshua
RecommendedMaximilian Schell (narrator), Rod Gilfry, baritone (Moses, Joshua), Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Rahab) & Patrick Poole (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Choir & Prague Philharmonia, James Sedares
Waxman's command of his forces is impressive, his general musical language redolent of Mahler and Bloch. Rod Gilfry is a virile tenor soloist as both Moses and Joshua, but Ann Hallenberg is... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Still in his mid-twenties, Jakub Hrusa is a conductor to look out for. A pupil of Jiri Belohlavek, he has built up a
formidable career in Europe and America. Here he draws superb playing from... —Awards:
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Building a Library, January 2018, First Choice
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Special offer. Dvorak: Symphonic Variations & Slavonic Rhapsodies
PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša
Hrusa has the measure of both works’ charm, their geniality, their flow. In both he segues naturally between boisterousness and melancholy earning. There is a warm glow to his sound, a pride... —
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Her voice has the typical ring and timbre of a Latin singer - she hails originally from Puerto Rico - and she has the spirited delivery that goes with the Latin temperament. …best of all are... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Editor's Choice
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The trump card of this [performance], given at last year's Prague Spring Festival, is its superlative but modest orchestral line-up, showing you don't need big symphonic forces for the music's... —
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Building A Library, May 2021, Recommended Recording
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…Jirí Bárta… plays with a warm, unselfconscious expressiveness that connects with all three works, and the Prague Philharmonia is with him every step of the way. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Editor's Choice
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