Accentus Music
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Beautifully performed by the Ælbgut ensemble and Capella Jenensis, this recording allows us to compare the three candidates’ submissions. Telemann’s cantata has the expected smooth eff iciency... —
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Bruckner: Requiem
Johanna Winkel, Sophie Harmsen, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Michael Feyfar, Simen van Mechelen (trombone), Detlef Reimers (trombone), Joost Swinkels (trombone), Raphael Alpermann (organ), RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz
The singing and playing are uniformly excellent, and the recording has exemplary balance and clarity. —
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Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'Amour Et de La Mer; Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Camille Saint-Saëns: Extase
Edgaras Montvidas (tenor), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Modestas Pitrėnas
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1-4 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Live Recording
Lise de la Salle (piano)
Philharmonia Zürich, Fabio Luisi
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The performances certainly feel freshly imagined...There is every so often a wiriness here that will not be to all tastes. A challenging listen, then, but one bringing abundant rewards. —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Special offer. Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns
Piotr Beczala (Prince Sou-Chong), Julia Kleiter (Lisa), Rebeca Olvera (Mi), Spencer Lang (Count Gustav von Pottenstein), Cheyne Davidson (Tschang) & Martin Zysset (Chief Eunuch)
Chor der Oper Zurich & Philharmonia Zurich, Fabio Luisi (conductor) & Andreas Homoki (stage director)
This is a magnificent achievement: a staging that lets the piece speak eloquently for itself, performed with a sense of style that’s faithful without being patronising…Kleiter’s singing has... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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Weimar 1755 - Georg Anton Benda & Johann Ernst Bach
Isabel Schicketanz, Stefan Kunath, Mirko Ludwig, Martin Schicketanz, Ælbgut, Capella Jenensis
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Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
André Baleiro, Joaquín Asiáin, Sara Blanch (soprano), Orfeón Pamplonés, Orquesta de Valencia, Escolanía de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, Alexander Liebreich
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[The Butterfly Lovers’ concerto might easily be dismissed as somewhat unfashionable now, but instead makes for a completely delightful listen, not least due to dazzling performances from soloist... —
