Ulf Schirmer
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This is the first operatic recital disc of the greatest lyric baritone of our time, indeed one of the greatest of any time. Everything is built… on superb breath control and a remarkable capacity... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Recital
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Special offer. Saint-Saëns: Proserpine
Véronique Gens (Proserpine), Marie-Adeline Henry (Angiola), Frédéric Antoun (Sabatino), Andrew Foster-Williams (Squarocca), Jean Teitgen (Renzo)
Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Flemish Radio Choir, Ulf Schirmer
Frédéric Antoun is a bright, not exactly nuanced Sabatino and Jean Teitgen a warm and sympathetic Renzo, but the main prize goes to Véronique Gens for her utterly superb singing of the title... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Opera
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Special offer. Gounod: Cinq-Mars
Mathias Vidal (Le Marquis de Cinq-Mars), Véronique Gens (La Princesse Marie de Gonzague), Tassis Christoyannis (Le Conseiller de Thou), Andrew Foster-Williams (Le Père Joseph), André Heyboer (Le Vicomte de Fontrailles), Norma Nahoun (Marion Delorme), Marie Lenormand (Ninon de L’Enclos, Un Berger),...
Extremely well performed by Ulf Schirmer and his Bavarian forces…Mathias Vidal has an ideal voice for this repertoire: slightly reedy, with a pleasing fast vibrato. Véronique Gens finds all... —
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Special offer. Hartmann, K: Simplicius Simplicissimus
Camilla Nylund (Simplicius), Christian Gerhaher (Farm Worker/Narrator), Will Hartmann (Hermit/Governor) & Michael Volle (Farmer/Sergeant)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
This edition sounds taut and pungent under Ulf Schirmer's baton. Camilla Nylund sings gleamingly as the idealist Simplicius, and there are incisive yet pliable performances from the three excellent... —
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Opera, August 2010, Recording of the Month
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Friedrich von Flotow: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Overtures
Matthias Kirschnereit (piano), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
This new issue from CPO, which is in excellent sound... I was intrigued to hear this disc. Both are sparkling, upbeat works... they are given the best possible advocacy by the team here. —
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Nielsen: Maskarade
RecommendedAage haugland, Gert-Henning jensen, Bo Skovhus, Michael Kristensen, Kurt Ravn, Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Marianne Rorholm
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Ulf Schirmer
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - 20th-Century Opera
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Special offer. Strauss, R: Intermezzo, Op. 72
Simone Schneider, Markus Eiche, Martina Welschbach, Peter Nice, Sophie Mitterhuber, Brigitte Fassbaender
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmir
Schneider is a dusky voice, with effortlessly bright and nuanced top notes when necesssary...She plays down her character's overbearing quality, as any soprano must if Pauline/Christine's 'beautiful... —
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Opera, February 2015, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Lehár: Friederike
Kristiane Kaiser, Sylvia Schwartz, Klaus Florian Vogt & Daniel Behle
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Ulf Schirmer
The glorious voice of the soprano Kristiane Kaiser in the title-role is matched by the powerful tenor of Klaus Florian Vogt as Goethe. The secondary leads are equally convincing. Sylvia Schwartz's... —
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Special offer. Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns
Camilla Nylund, Julia Bauer, Piotr Beczala, Alexander Kaimbacher, Alfred Berg & Theodor Weimer
Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Ulf Schirmer
Ulf Schirmer coaxed fine playing from the Munich Radio Orchestra. Julia Bauer and Alexander Kaimbacher as Mi and Gustl sing an elegant pair of supporting lovers. But it’s the young Polish... —
