BIS
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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano I), Rachel Nicholls (soprano II), Robin Blaze (alto), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
The choir is small enough, two/three to a part, to project great clarity and detail - 'Osanna' is delightfully exuberant - though elsewhere Suzuki's tempos are rather deliberate… —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th October 2007
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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Special offer. Bernstein: On The Waterfront
RecommendedOrchestral Works
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
They’re completely on fire, chiselling hot rhythms out of the percussion, melting their lips on ritzy brass cascades. They also obviously relish the tenderness of those rare moments when Bernstein... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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John Pickard: The Gardener of Aleppo
and other Chamber Works
Susan Bickley (mezzo), Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins
Pickard has a compositional voice that is truly sui generis. Each work sounds different from any of the others (the composer’s stated goal) and all are expertly performed by members of the Nash... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Contemporary
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Rhythmically very taut, clean and just a little unusual…The conductor holds focus in what can sometimes be a turgid sequel to the opening funeral march; the scherzo flies…And the finale is just... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st July 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Orchestral Performance
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Tchaikovsky & Medtner - First Piano Concertos
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, John Neschling
His stunning virtuosity and the sensitive interaction with the conductor and orchestra really does the talking. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2007, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Disc of the Month
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Songs For New Life and Love
RecommendedMahler - Ives - Grime
Ruby Hughes (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Hughes commands attention throughout – there’s no ‘clever’ underlining, no irrelevant tonal refulgences or prima donna posturings. Intense concentration on text and emotional nuance replace... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Camilla Tilling sings Gluck and Mozart Arias
Camilla Tilling (soprano)
Musica Saeculorum, Philipp von Steinaecker
In this outstandingly accomplished selection of 18th-century operatic arias, Camilla Tilling demonstrates just how rewarding such albums can be when executed with the most genuine kind of musico-dramatic... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, Opera Choice
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Opera, May 2017, Recording of the Month
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Some purists may take exception to Dausgaard’s tempos or dynamics here and there, but the Bach performances, for the most part, are crisp, lively and expressive, and the BIS recording vivid,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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3 CDs
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Sibelius - Complete Symphonies
RecommendedKarita Mattila (soprano), Jorma Hynninen (baritone)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Laulun Ystävät Mieskuoro, Neeme Järvi
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Building a Library, November 2008, First Choice
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4 CDs
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