Opera, Scarlatti, A (composer)
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This is perfect ground for Lindsey and Cohen, both extremely accomplished and transformative performers of Baroque music...Her extraordinary vocal evocations are complemented throughout by the... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Vocal
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Special offer. Facce d'Amore
RecommendedJakub Józef Orliński (countertenor)
Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
It's music by Luca Antonio Predieri (a nearcontemporary of Handel’s) that really hits the mark. Predieri’s gentle lyricism and clean lines suit Orliński’s soft-grained voice well. He’s no convincing... —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Recital Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Recital
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Mühlemann makes everything sound easy. But it’s not just virtuosity, as the beauty of her voice also stops you in your tracks. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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Record Review, 16th September 2017, Recording of the Week
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (singer)
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Arie Napoletane: Max Emanuel Cencic
Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor)
Il Pomo D'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Cencic negotiates this complex emotional parabola wonderfully well. This is a great voice, dark in tone, beguiling in its liquidity and finely equalised. His coloratura flows with great ease...though... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Recital
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…Andreas Scholl… has developed the confidence and showmanship of a seasoned dramatic artist. Scholl's collaboration with Accademia Bizantina is proving to be a fruitful one which has breathed... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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Pilar Lorengar
RecommendedBerlin, 1959 - 1962
Pilar Lorengar, Richard Klemm (viola da gamba), Siegfried Behrend (guitar), Hertha Klust (piano)
RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for. —
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Opera, September 2014, Recording of the Month
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Building a Library, July 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Remembering Tebaldi
Melody Moore (soprano), Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Does Moore sound like Tebaldi? Not exactly: a track-by-track comparison reveals subtle differences in timbre and interpretation. But this is an act of homage, not impersonation, and Tebaldi’s... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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…it's the Verdi group that is the heart of the first half. "In solitaria stanza", with its main theme closely resembling "Tacea la notte" from Il trovatore, must rank as one of the loveliest... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, Editor's Choice
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This enterprisingly planned recital confirms Patricia Petibon as a singing actress with few peers in Baroque opera...it is hard to resist the mesmeric intensity of Petibon's singing...[Marcon's]... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2010, Editor's Choice
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