Opera, Opera Arias, Handel (composer)
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His technical strengths emerge clearly in the way in which he negotiates the switchback turns of Vivaldi’s ‘Cada pur sul capo’ (from Artabano), the cascading melodies of Porpora’s ‘Nocchier,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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a maddening, fascinating and often bewitching disc —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Recital
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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A thoughtful assembly of music depicting affliction and repentance on the one hand and joy and desire on the other. The recording finds Sabine Devieilhe on sparkling form. Bach and Handel do... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Handel's Unsung Heroes
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Paul Sharp (trumpet), Christine Rice (mezzo), Roger Montgomery (horn), Joe Walters (horn), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Leo Duarte (oboe), Thomas Gould (violin), Joe Qiu (bassoon), La Nuova Musica, David Bates
This is a stunning collection of Handel opera numbers. For originality, risk-taking and erudition, it towers above its predecessors. It also benefits from its mix of soloists – having chosen... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Recording of the Month
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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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In this dazzling album, Sandrine Piau crowns her legacy as a Baroque prima donna...her informed additions subvert the original melodies and unleash a ferocious vocalism...Correas and the band... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal
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The wealth of virtues in Coote's recital include her intuitive sense of apposite, well-proportioned ornamentation and a sure feeling for just tempo...Occasionally I found her vibrato and vocal... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Opera, November 2014, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. In War & Peace
RecommendedHarmony Through Music
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Though the top of her voice is wiry under pressure, her coloratura is tightly sprung, her diction is flawless, and her phrasing of the often underrated poetry is sympathetic and sophisticated…Il... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Recital
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Opera, January 2017, Recording of the Month
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It is perhaps no surprise that the various 18th-century works included find DiDonato on especially thrilling form...Yet DiDonato shines, too, in the more contemporary works…This is a highly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2022
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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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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