Holmès, A
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Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers
RecommendedThéo Fouchenneret (piano), Tristan Raës, Cyrille Dubois (soloist), Roberto Prosseda (piano), Alessandra Ammara, Ismaël Margain, François Dumont (piano), Anna Agafia, Anaïs Constans (soloist), Marie Vermeulin, David Zobel, Yann Beuron (soloist), Étienne Manchon, Aude Extrémo (soloist), François Rougier...
Although women composers are at last getting more attention, there have been few discoveries as encyclopedic as this. Across eight discs, the legacy of 21 French Romantic composers is explored,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Never were miniatures less 'miniature'. Dubois's ear-opening anthology is as enchanting as it is enchanted. —
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Visions Illuminées
RecommendedMary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), 12 Ensemble, Ruisi Quartet
The heart of the recital is a radiantly searching performance of Britten’s Les illuminations...Bevan’s ability to combine warmth with refreshing vigour is to the fore in Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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An intelligently programmed, sensitively played disc. Add Mel Bonis, Clémence de Granval and Augusta Holmès to your listening list of female composers. —
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The French Romantic sensibility is clearly audible across this beautifully played selection: texture and atmosphere are everything, tension ebbs and flows. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Recording of the Year
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In Heaven
Songs for a Trip to Space
Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo), Jan Philip Schulze (piano/synthesizer)
An extraordinary sonic journey. This duo consistently delivers inventive concepts yet their deeper artistic purpose never eclipses their light touch. Schulze's virtuosic playing matches Vermeulen's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2026, Vocal Choice
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Special offer. L’heure Rose - Music by Women Composers
RecommendedHélène Guilmette (soprano) & Martin Dubé (piano)
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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Lesser-known French Romantic repertoire is brought to shimmering light thanks to Behr’s honeyed vocals and the luxuriant accompaniment. —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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All four scores are heavily influenced by Wagner; the music is earnestly motivic, the scoring always on the denser, darker side, though other performances might bring more transparency to the... —
