Nimbus
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Augusta Read Thomas: Sol
Alexander Hersh, Josh Jones, Marianne Parker, Garrett Arney, John Corkill, Adam Rosenblatt, Nonoka Mizukami, Grossman Ensemble, DePaul Wind Ensemble, Jeffrey Milarsky, Erica Neidlinger
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Augusta Read Thomas: Terpsichore's Box of Dreams
John Corkill, Ian Ding, Kyle Flens, Cynthia Yeh, Grossman Ensemble, Phil Pierick, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Alexander Hersh, Tom Hicks, Adam Rosenblatt, Garrett Arney, Nonoka Mizukami, The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble, Tim Weiss, Stefan Asbury, Paula Holcomb
Her complex, imaginative scores verily zing with life and colour, while readily charting profound emotional depths…Beautifully performed and recorded, the whole selection has the feeling of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Special offer. George Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
RecommendedStéphane Degout (King), Barbara Hannigan (Isabel), Gyula Orendt (Gaveston/Stranger), Peter Hoare (Mortimer), Samuel Boden (Boy/Young King)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, George Benjamin
The singing—and the orchestra, conducted by the composer himself—is flawless...powerful singing and a balanced execution of sound give voice to a dramatic libretto and an arresting score, making... —
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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Special offer. Augusta Read Thomas: Selected Works for Orchestra
Christine Brandes (soprano), Baird Dodge (violin)
DePaul University Symphony, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, Southern Methodist University Wind Ensemble, Cliff Colnot, Pierre Boulez, Oliver Knussen, Jack Delaney
The performances are as persuasive as expected given the involvement of such as Pierre Boulez and Oliver Knussen...One can only await Vol. 2 of this series with impatience. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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The performances throughout are wonderfully responsive and the Nimbus recording first-rate. This is one of those rare collection discs that one can play through complete very rewardingly, as... —
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Special offer. Benjamin: Into the Little Hill
Susan Bickley (contralto), Hila Pitmann (soprano), Michael Cox (flute), Nederlands Kamerkoor (chorus), Bejun Mehta (countertenor)
London Sinfonietta, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Benjamin
The opera performance is reason enough to buy this disc, but it is equally welcome for the recording of Benjamin’s stunning recent song-cycle Dream of the Song…the settings range from Mehta’s... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2017
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