BMOP/sound
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Tobias Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox
RecommendedKrista River, Andrew Craig Brown, Edwin Vega, Gabriel Preisser, Abigail Long, Abi Tenenbaum, Zoe Tekeian, Madeleine Kline, John Brancy, Andrey Nemzer, Gail Novak Mosites, Elizabeth Futral (soprano), John Dooley, Jonathan Blalock, Boston Children's Chorus, Tynan Davis, Theo Lebow, Boston Modern Orchestra...
What’s artistically good for children is often better for adults…John Brancy takes to the role [of Mr Fox] as if it was his birthright, It’s a fully rounded performance with just the right mixture... —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Opera Recording
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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This exciting recording of four works by Stephen Hartke, written over some 30 years, confirms that he is one of the most distinctive and important living composers. If the title of “The Ascent”... —
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5
Sarah Brady, Gabriela Diaz, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose
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Norman Dello Joio: The Trial At Rouen
RecommendedHeather Buck (soprano), Stephen Powell (baritone), Luke Scott (baritone), Ryan Stoll (bass-baritone), Jeremy Ayres Fischer (tenor), Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, Gil Rose
The Trial at Rouen is one of the finds of the year, a religious opera in the same league as Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites—and believe me when I say Dello Joio commands a wider harmonic... —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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This is the first full-length recording that documents [Sanford's] approach to the orchestra, which encompasses Boulez-influenced harmony and Mingus-style propulsion. This latest triumph doubles... —
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Both pieces are packed with ideas, often tumbling over one another. Fortunately they don’t seem to get in each other’s way. —
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