Choral, Madrigals & Partsongs, Brahms (composer)
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The famed King’s Singers attention to pin-point pitching, slick ensemble, and deft balances between the voices are present in abundance. The two Beatles arrangements are particularly successful…The... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
King's Singers, Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Grace Davidson (soprano)
This is the last recording The King’s Singers made before the departure of bass Jonathan Howard. It bears all the familiar hallmarks of a well-loved vocal team that has honed its style over... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Choral & Song Choice
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There is plenty of lovely piano-playing here, from a fleet-footed Bach Chromatic Fantasy to an architecturally conceived Isolde’s Liebestod, which is my personal highlight. The choices of repertoire... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2019
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Building a Library, November 2005, First Choice
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Brahms - Zigeunerlieder and other secular choral works
Christopher Glynn (piano)
Consortium, Andrew-John Smith
Delightfully sung choral works that focus on unrequited love and nostalgia. All 26 songs are sung with sympathy and ardour by this excellent chamber choir, with apt accompaniments by Christopher... —
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
…urgent, magnificently angry… This is Gardiner at his penetrating, combative best, making contact with the music's heartbeat in a way that sounds both radical and natural… —
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Special offer. Fauré: Requiem
Pierre-Olivier Schmitt, Jean-Gabriel Saint-Martin, Isaure Brunner, Chœur de l'Opéra Royal, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Victor Jacob
Presented in the intimately scored 1893 'church' version, this is a well-crafted performance of the Requiem. The Introitus veers close to the wallowing side of portentous, but the rest flows... —
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Special offer. Johannes Brahms: Great Vocal Works
Gilles Cachemaille (baritone), Donna Brown (soprano), Carsten Süß (tenor), Lioba Braun (alto), Jürgen Uhde (piano), Renate Werner (piano), Andreas Rothkopf (piano), Hertha Klust (piano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Almut Eckels (piano), Ingeborg Danz (alto), Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium...
