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New. Barber: Vanessa
Nicole Heaston (Vanessa), J'Nai Bridges (Erika), Matthew Polenzani (Anatol), Susan Graham (The Old Baroness), Thomas Hampson (The Old Doctor), National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
This new live Kennedy Center recording hits the mark. Noseda draws playing of real lustre from the National Symphony Orchestra. He is alert, too, to the score's unease...The more compelling... —
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Record Review, 30th May 2026, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 & Barber: Adagio for Strings
RecommendedPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Honeck’s Shostakovich sounds magnificent. From intense pianissimos to the shrieking upper register and full bass thwack of a grand peroration – which Honeck takes surprisingly at face value... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Special offer. Barber: Orchestral Works Volume 1
RecommendedRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Under Marin Alsop's sensitive guidance, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra has found the heartbeat of this music. —
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Building a Library, June 2006, Budget Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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[In the Coleridge-Taylor Impromptu] Kanneh-Mason’s controlled phrasing and shimmering tone is exquisite. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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American Polyphony
RecommendedDavid Allsopp (countertenor), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor) & Robert Millett (percussion)
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
This is the finest performance of Barber's Agnus Dei I've heard by any choir, live or on record…a wonderful recital, not to be missed. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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The organ has a really gutsy, symphonic core... Jan Kraybill... plays with considerable verve and a feeling both for colour and for the grand gesture. —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Special offer. Barber: The Complete Songs
RecommendedDylan Perez (piano), Samantha Clarke, Soraya Mafi, Louise Kemény, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Fleur Barron (mezzo), Jess Dandy (contralto), Nicky Spence (tenor), Dominic Sedgwick, Julien Van Mellaerts (baritones), William Thomas (bass)
Navarra String Quartet
Dylan Perez’s pianism is consistently insightful without obtruding – a tall order for any accompanist – and his curating of the entire project is masterly...These two discs undoubtedly set a... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Song
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Special offer. For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
Benjamin Appl’s singing is thoughtful and enjoyable.The voice sometimes uncannily recalls that of his guru...Appl and his artistic partners deserve huge credit for making this imaginative, moving... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd May 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Vocal Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, Special Project
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Special offer. Barber, Sibelius & Scriabin: One Movement Symphonies
Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern
Founded in 1982, this orchestra offers here a classy standard of playing, plus the conductor-and-orchestra chemistry that’s needed to generate musical results as memorable as these, and in three... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Orchestral Choice
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Walking in the Dark
RecommendedJulia Bullock (soprano), Christian Reif (fortepiano), Philharmonia Orchestra
The tracks for voice and piano are a highlight. Bullock’s performance of ‘City Called Heaven’, a traditional Black spiritual in an arrangement by Hall Johnson, is quite something...The jazz-based... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, 7th January 2023, Record of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year, Solo Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Young Talent of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Vocal
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