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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot
RecommendedMarina Viotti (mezzo-soprano), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Imperceptibly Viotti makes them her own, tender but tough in Rosina’s ‘Una voce poco fa’ and producing a cascade of diamondbright coloratura in ‘Bel raggio lusinghier’, as well as an astonishing... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year & Solo Vocal
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Nominated - Recording (Solo Recital)
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A Night in London
Ophelie Gaillard (cello), Pulcinella Orchestra, Sandrine Piau (soprano), Gabriel Pidoux, Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano)
Among the disc’s many highlights are the virtuoso cello concertos by Cirri and Porpora which showcase Gaillard’s athletic technique as well as her extraordinary ability to make the cello sing. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Salieri: Armida
Lenneke Ruiten (Armida), Teresa Iervolino (Ismene), Florie Valiquette (Rinaldo), Ashley Riches (Ubaldo)
Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
The cast is solid. The title-role has strong possibilities which soprano Lenneke Ruiten regularly seizes, among them the opera’s close, when Armida’s destructive fury reaches its apogee. Teresa... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Opera, March 2021, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Opera
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Premiere Recording
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Mezzo Mozart
Marina Viotti, Gli Angeli Genève (early music ensemble), Sebastian Wienand, Stephan Macleod
From the very first item, her rich, full-blooded tone, expressive manner and keen sense for textual meaning are apparent...Indeed, whatever she is singing , and in whichever range, Marina Viotti... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2024, Opera Choice
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Recording (Solo Recital)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Mozart: The Symphonies
The Beginning & The End
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (fortepiano/director)
Il Pomo d’Oro’s period style and approach suits a work which, like this one [Symphony No. 1], perches on the cusp between the Baroque and Classical eras...Given the underlying premise, the orchestral... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year & Young Talent
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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This terrific sequel to A Night in London is every bit as varied and vivid as its predecessor, presenting a compelling portrait of Baroque Naples in all its eclectic glory: stomping tarantellas... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3-5
Gottfried von der Goltz (violin), Freiburger Barockorchester, Kristian Bezuidenhout
Von der Goltz plays with his customary intonational purity, elegance of phrasing, lively articulation, enhanced left-hand clarity and interpretative buoyancy. —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Concerto
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Salieri: Cublai, Gran Kan De' Tartari
RecommendedMirco Palazzi (Cublai), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (TImur), Marie Lys (Alzima), Fabio Capitanucci (Orcano); Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
Leading the show is Mirco Palazzi as the wilful despot Kublai Khan himself: courtiers plotting for or against him (Fabio Capitanucci, Äneas Humm), his childish son (Lauranne Oliva), young lovers... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Schubert (Un)finished
Symphony No. 7 in B flat major (D 759), Lieder with orchestra
Florian Boesch (bass-baritone)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Stefan Gottfried
I’m still in two minds as to how well this completion of Schubert’s score (fleshed out with a reupholstered scherzo and an en’tracte from Rosamunde) hangs together, but the poise and lyricism... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2019
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Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Nouveauté
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