Benedikt Kristjánsson
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Special offer. Rameau: Les Boréades
Sabine Devieilhe (Alphise), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Abaris), Benedikt Kristjánsson (Calisis), Thomas Dolié (Borée), Philippe Estèphe (Borilée), Tassis Christoyannis (Adamus/Apollon), Gwendoline Blondeel (Sémire/Nymphe/L'Amour/Polymnie); Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi
In all respects, Vashegyi’s marvellous take on Les Boréades confirms how far Rameau’s art and ideas developed across his 30-year operatic career. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Drang in die Ferne
Schubert Lieder and Icelandic Folksongs
Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Alexander Schmalcz (piano), Tillmann Höfs (horn)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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New. Vision.bach - the First Cantata Year, Vol. 10 (BWV 86, 37, 44, 59, 172.2, 173.2, 184.2)
Hans-Christoph Rademann, Gaechinger Cantorey
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Special offer. Vision.bach - the First Cantata Year, Vol. 3 (bwv 105, 46, 179, 199.3, 69.1, 77, 25, 199)
Elvira Bill (mezzo-soprano), Miriam Feuersinger, Matthias Winckhler, Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Daniel Johannsen (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), Henriette Reinhold, Tobias Berndt, Isabel Schicketanz, Patrick Grahl (tenor), Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
Isabel Schicketanz (soprano), Marie Henriette Reinhold (alto), Patrick Grahl (Evangelist), Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Peter Harvey (Jesus), Krešimir Stražanac (bass), Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann
If each accomplished recording of the Passion brings its own special dimension, the Gaechinger Cantorey’s most distinctive attributes lie in its measured narrative, adroit judgement, fine balance... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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JS Bach: St John Passion
Second Version (1725)
Benedikt Kristjánsson (soloist), Felix Schwandtke (soloist), Stefan Kunath (soloist), Isabel Schicketanz (soloist), Martin Schicketanz (soloist), Florian Sievers (soloist), Ælbgut, Wunderkammer
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Choral
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Special offer. Vision.bach - the First Cantata Year, Vol. 4 (bwv 138, 95, 48, 162.2, 109, 89, 163)
Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademan
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Handel: Messiah
RecommendedDorothee Mields (soprano), Benno Schachtner (alto), Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Tobias Berndt (bass), Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann
This is a generally fine account of a specific version of Messiah. —
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Building A Library, April 2022, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Vision.Bach Vol. 1
Patrick Grahl, Natasha Schnur, Alex Potter (counter-tenor), Tobias Berndt, Miriam Feuersinger, Benedikt Kristjánsson, Matthias Winckhler, Gächinger Kantorei, Hans-Christoph Rademann
These are assiduously prepared performances for those who like their Bach to be skilfully framed and slightly middle-of-the-road. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Choral Recording of the Year
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Judas - Arias and Recitatives By J.S. Bach
Benedikt Kristjansson (tenor), Ensemble Continuum, Sergey Malov
There is self-hate cast in burnt red, melisma suffused in hope. Kristjánsson is less singer, more musician – and I write that as an entirely good thing. —