Kent Nagano
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Special offer. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1869 Version)
Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Boris), Maxim Paster (Shuisky), Mika Kares (Pimen), Sergei Skorokhodov (Grigory), Okka von der Damerau (The Innkeeper), Alexey Tikhomirov (Varlaam), Hanna Husáhr (Xenia), Johanna Rudström (Feodor)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
...this performance is excellent, beautifully sung and cogently paced. The cast is mostly Russophone, which ensures mostly accurate pronunciation...this version is in any case indispensable... —
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Record Review, 28th September 2019, Disc of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Special offer. Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
RecommendedBacquier, Viala, Gautier, Dubosc & Bastin
Choeurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lyon, Kent Nagano
The only problem with Nagano's effervescent Three Oranges is that it's available with almost the same ensemble cast on an even more enjoyable DVD version. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
RecommendedGabriel Bacquier (Le Roi de Trèfle), Jean-Luc Viala (Le Prince), Georges Gautier (Truffaldino), Catherine Dubosc (Ninette), Jules Bastin (Cusinière), Michèle Lagrange (Fata Morgana), Hélène Perraguin (La Princesse Clarice), Vincent Le Texier (Léandre), Didier Henry (Pantalon/Farfarello/Le Maitre...
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Opera
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Honegger & Ibert: L'Aiglon
Anne-Catherine Gillet, Hélène Guilmette, Tyler Duncan, Étienne Dupuis, Marc Barrard, Philippe Sly, Julie Boulianne, Isaiah Bell, Pascal Charbonneau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Kimy McLaren
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano
Conducted with care and palpable affection by Kent Nagano, [this release] boasts a fine, mostly francophone ensemble cast, with not a weak link anywhere. At its centre…is Anne-Catherine Gillet’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2016, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Première au Disque
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Opera, July 2016, Recording of the Month
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Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ; Poemes pour Mi & Chronochromie
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Lionel Cottet (cello), Jenny Daviet (soprano), Chor und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Kent Nagano
Considered as a pocket history of Messiaen’s large-scale writing, this set could hardly be improved upon...All five commercial recordings of La Transfiguration live up to the ambitions of the... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Penderecki: St Luke Passion
Lucas Meachem (baritone), Slawomir Holland (narrator), Sarah Wegener (soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Warsaw Boys Choir, Kraków Philharmonic Chorus, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Nagano’s soloists are uniformly excellent and his choral singers exceptional in their unfailing commitment. A definitive recording of a modern masterpiece. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Juno Awards, 2021, Nominated - Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)
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these are readings cast unapologetically in the Teutonic mould. Chamber orchestral performances under Charles Mackerras or Robin Ticciati, not to mention John Eliot Gardiner's contextualising... —
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Special offer. Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
RecommendedJose Van Dam (Le Marquis de la Force), Catherine Dubosc (Blanche de la Force), Jean-Luc Viala (Le Chevalier de la Force), Rita Gorr (La Prieure du Carmel), Rachel Yakar (La Nouvelle Prieure), Martine Dupuy (Mere Marie), Brigitte Fournier (Constance), Michel Senechal (L'Aumonier), Francois Le Roux...
It's… good to welcome back EMI's reissue of the 1992 Virgin Classic's Dialogues… superbly cast. Catherine Dubosc is Blanche par excellence, Rita Gorr graduates from Mere Marie in 1958 to the... —
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Building a Library, February 2006, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique Kim (ondes Martenot)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Turangalîla is a difficult score, and to record it live is risky. Even when the orchestra is the Berlin Philharmonic? Yes, since the work is very far from the centre of their repertoire. Whether... —
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Building a Library, May 2012, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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Saariaho: L'Amour de loin
RecommendedDaniel Belcher, tenor (Jaufré Rudel), Ekaterina Lekhina, soprano (Clémence) & Marie-Ange Todorovitch, mezzosoprano (Le Pèlerin)
Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano
Kent Nagano's Berlin forces convey every nuance of this shimmering score, and the surround-sound recording is first-rate, making this a set that approaches ideal. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 53rd Awards (2010), Best Opera Recording
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