Instrumental, Piano Solos, Duparc (composer)
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This is utterly adorable from start to finish…In the booklet Piau speaks of her joy at performing this kind of repertoire and her rapture is palpable from the breathless opening moments of Saint-Saens’s... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Recital
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Gens, as one might expect, is exceptional in this repertoire. Most of the songs are about erotic anticipation and tristesse, and her dark, slightly smoky tone adds to the sensuality of it all.... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th November 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Solo Vocal
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These performers are in their element with pieces that contains hints of a narrative…In general, the Rachmaninov performances are better than those of Duparc where there is sometimes a problem... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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How can one resist the combination of Marianne Crebassa’s attractive voice and a selection of French song, especially Debussy’s Chansons de Bilitis and three Veraline songs? As for Ravel’s Shéhérazade,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 28th October 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Vocal
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though Piau takes few risks with colour and time, her sound is always brilliant. Kadouch, too, is strict with tempo but superb with colour. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Song
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Ravel & Duparc: Aimer et mourir
RecommendedDanses et Mélodies
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati
The prevailing mood of the first two thirds of the disc is one of heady sensuality, rooted in careful appraisal of sonority and texture and in a fondness for, and an ability to sustain, slower... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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A frame of applause and ecstatic ovations greet what is one of Karita Mattila's most exciting discs yet… The repertoire takes Mattila's voice into thrilling new regions; and Martin Katz's piano... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2007, Editor's Choice
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Complete Songs of Duparc
Malcolm Martineau (piano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), William Thomas (bass)
a high standard is attained by all participants...Both rising stars of the UK vocal firmament, Thomas and Montague Rendall earn their places alongside fully established performers. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Song
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It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Henri Duparc - The Complete Songs
RecommendedSarah Walker (mezzo soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Roger Vignoles is a most sympathetic accompanist, and virtuosic where virtuosity is called for, and the whole set is at one with Duparc's own evaluation of these magnificent songs —
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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