Sophie Karthäuser
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Vivaldi: The Great Venetian Mass
Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble), Paul Agnew (tenor), Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano)
The whole is expressively shaped by Paul Agnew, whose supple moulding of the musical lines and vivid contrasts of tempos serve, above all, to highlight the words...In sum, a creative idea that... —
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Record Review, 25th June 2022, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Handel: Orlando
RecommendedBejun Mehta (Orlando), Sophie Karthäuser (Angelica), Kristina Hammarström (Medoro), Sunhae Im (Dorinda), Konstantin Wolff (Zoroastro)
B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs
Mehta brings lively characterisation to the mythical hero's subtle duality. I the uppermost notes of his vocal range sound a little pinched, there is ample compensation in bravura passagework...Im... —
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Building a Library, September 2014, First Choice
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Debussy: Harmonie du soir
Mélodies
Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Eugene Asti (piano), Alain Planès (piano)
[Karthäuser] excels in the lighter, earlier songs in which Debussy is developing his own style…Dégout has the ideal weight, colour and poise to explore the later, broader canvases of setting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Karthauser’s plangent singing covers a broad range of dynamic expression without ever obscuring a refined emotional essence, and tasteful embellishments always serve the meaning of the Lamentation... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Pergolesi: Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata
World-premiere recording
Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Julien Behr (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass)
Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs
Jacobs draws a mood of passionate concentration, throwing into high relief that work's quasi-operatic drama...There's some persuasive playing, too, by the Berlin ensemble: taut strings, magisterial... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, Choral & Song Choice
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Hugo Wolf: Kennst du das Land
lieder by Goethe, Eichendorff, Mörike
Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) & Eugene Asti (piano)
Karthauser…is sensitive to Wolf’s sour-sweet, ever-shifting harmonies, and the raw nerves of the melodic line as it responds to the verse. And she is warmly supported by every nuance of accompaniment... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Handel: Faramondo
Max Emanuel Cencic (Faramondo), Philippe Jaroussky (Adolfo), Sophie Karthäuser (Clotilde), Marina de Liso (Rosimonda), Xavier Sabata (Gernando), Terry Wey (Childerico), In-Sung Sin (Gustavo), Fulvio Bettini (Teobaldo)
Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
…overall a decent account is given of this worthwhile rarity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2009, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196
Recommendedposthumous version from 1796
Sophie Karthäuser (Sandrina/Violante), Nicolas Rivenq (La Podesta), Jeremy Ovenden (Il Contino Belfiore), Alex Penda (Arminda), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Ramiro), Sunhae Im (Serpetta), Michael Nagy (Nardo/Roberto)
Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
Jacobs's interpretations are always interesting, but here they slip between the magically unique and the quirky. The magical elements include the beautifully effective new orchestration of the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2012
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Special offer. Telemann: Miriways
André Morsch (Miriways), Robin Johannsen (Sophi), Sophie Karthäuser (Bemira), Lydia Teuscher (Nisibis), Michael Nagy (Murzah), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Samischa), Anett Fritsch (Zemir), Dominik Köninger (Geist/Scandor), Paul McNamara (Gesandter), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernard Labadie
This live recording, with applause, sparkles with life throughout. Musically, it is a piece of considerable melodic appeal. The arias, several of them with Italianate coloratura elements, are... —
