Vocal, Lieder, Cornelius (composer)
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Special offer. My Christmas
RecommendedDiana Damrau (soprano), Matthias Höfs (trumpet), NDR Radiophilharmonie, Knabenchor Hanover, Richard Whilds, Riccardo Minasi
Damrau’s two-disc My Christmas ticks some of the same boxes as the legendary Elisabeth Schwarzkopf’s Christmas Album, though Damrau seems more naturally at home in the seasonal idiom...Opinions... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd December 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year
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Karg’s angelic soprano – light and buttery – is perfect for this charming repertoire and she does it full justice in winning performances —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2021
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The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (soloist), Christian Heiss, Johannes Berger, Hans Berger, Ilias Grau (soloist), Edeltraud Appl, Regensburger Domspatzen, Munich Radio Orchestra, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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Irmgard Seefried
Vienna 1943-1952
Irmgard Seefried (soprano) with Leopold Ludwig, Viktor Graef & Erik Werba (piano)
A lovely collection: if you had to choose a single disc to represent Seefried in song you could not do better than this...Her personal warmth permeates the voice, and in these recordings one... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2010, Editor's Choice
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Duet: Mendelssohn - Schumann - Cornelius
Lucy Crowe (soprano), William Berger (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)
Lucy Crowe and William Berger are vocal soul mates…this CD is a small miracle to be cherished —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. Transcriptions 2
This disc presents more classical music hits transcribed for a cappella choir, focusing on some lesser-known repertoire.
Brigitte Engerer (piano)
Accentus Chamber Choir & Les Monts du Reuil Continuo, Laurence Equilbey
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2007, Editor's Choice
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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... —
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Noël
Anne Sofie von Otter presents an all-new album of holiday favourites and discovery pieces from around the world
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) & Bengt Forsberg (piano)
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