Download, Cimarosa (composer)
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There is much to admire here thanks to Ólafsson’s superb pianism, most notably in Haydn’s Sonata No. 47, Mozart’s little C major Sonata and his Adagio in B minor; his Kleine Gigue goes like... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Piano
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As in the previous volumes, the orchestral playing is breathtaking in its accuracy -the sort of Haydn playing you dream of…this may well become the period-instrument Haydn cycle by which all... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Orchestral
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Cecilia Bartoli: St Petersburg
RecommendedCecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
Bartoli's voice is wearing well, and she been recorded with sensitivity. Some of her faster passagework sounds a little rough around the edges, even fierce, but her technical skills are still... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th October 2014
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Special offer. Cimarosa: l'Olimpiade
Josh Lovell (Clistene), Rocio Pérez (Aristea), Mathilde Ortscheidt (Licida), Alex Banfield (Aminta), Maite Beaumont (Megacle), Marie Lys (Argene)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Young Spanish coloratura Rocío Pérez (Aristea) is the standout singer in Rousset's excellent cast, with a bell-like core, easy lyricism, searing emotionalism, leaping staccato proficiency and... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Domenico Cimarosa: l'Italiana in Londra
Theo Lebow, Gordon Bintner, Bianca Tognocchi, Iurii Samoilov, Angela Vallone, Oper Frankfurt, Leo Hussain
Singing of character and liquidity comes from the sopranos Angela Vallone as Livia and Bianca Tognocchi as Madama Brillante… Hussain maintains a pacy momentum: the whole thing goes with a swing —
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While Mariño clearly possesses a good dynamic range, his highly individual, often ethereal voice registers as on the slender side. Generally he appears happiest at the top of his range, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent & Solo Vocal
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Her playing is breathtaking, first in the bubbling fluency of Vivaldi violin concerto allegros...while her fluent technique elicits some exhilarating tempos. No less arresting is her creamy... —
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Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto
and concerti by Albinoni, Marcello & Vivaldi
John Anderson (oboe)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Wright
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Portraits: The Clarinet Album
RecommendedAndreas Ottensamer (clarinet)
Rotterdam Philharmonic, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
a clarinettist of notable suavity...a superior debut disc that, more than displaying the instrument’s scope, proposes it as a stylistic kaleidoscope. —
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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This disc is as beautifully played as you are entitled to expect from a soloist and ensemble drawn from the Berlin Philharmonic. Uncomplicated music delivered with high-level skill; this is... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008, Editor's Choice
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