Warner Classics
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Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
Barbara Hendricks, Laurence Dale, Jean-Philippe Lafont
Choeur de Radio-France, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, Georges Prêtre
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Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
RecommendedEmil Gilels (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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Building A Library, January 2025, Recommended Recording (Piano Concerto No. 1)
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Serenata a Napoli
RecommendedPene Pati (tenor), Antonello Paliotti (mandolin), Giulio d'Alessio (violin)
Il Pomo d'Oro
The songs are performed by Pati with considerable warmth and sincerity. Contrasting instrumental numbers are dramatic, played with verve, even frenzy, by the strings, guitars, mandolin and castanets... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K.626
Helen Donath (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass), Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
This is above all a lyrical performance, both chorally and, more particularly, in the solo music, the realisation of which gave me especial pleasure. Giulini’s attentiveness to line is always... —
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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to listen is to experience the visceral thrill of Pollini’s staggering brilliance as a teenager, the spine-tingling technical facility, the polished perfection, the revelatory poise, sensitivity... —
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Maria Callas (Butterfly), Nicolai Gedda (Pinkerton), Mario Borriello (Sharpless), Lucia Danieli (Suzuki), Renato Ercolani (Goro), Mario Carlin (Yamadori), Plinio Clabassi (Lo zio Bonzo), Enrico Campi (Il commissario imperiale), Luisa Villa (Kate Pinkerton)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan,...
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Kaleidoscope
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Sascha Goetzel
Said vaults effortlessly across stylistic boundaries, often via dazzling arrangements by her collaborator Tim Allhoff. And that Whitney Houston track? Even diehard sceptics will be moved by... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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A distinguished series of beautifully presented reissues. —
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Building a Library, January 2009, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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