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As a concept, this collection of songs inspired by rugged British landscapes is intriguing. The delivery is powerful, but borders on twee at moments. —
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Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man
Guy Johnston (cello), Mohammed Gad (vocals), Jody K. Jenkins (percussion), Nicholas Merryweather (baritone), Lisa Spurgeon (soprano), Neil Percy (percussion), Mike Brewer (chorus conductor), Rachel Lloyd (mezzo-soprano), Paul Beniston (trumpet), Tristan Hambleton (treble), Susie Parkes (soprano),...
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Bach, J S: Violin Concertos
RecommendedArthur Grumiaux (violin), Herman Krebbers (violins), Heinz Holliger (oboe)
Les Solistes Romands, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Arpad Gerecz, Edo de Waart
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Building a Library, October 2012, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Opera Choice
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Opera, April 2017, Recording of the Month
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Their strong identification with the [Barber] Sonata is immediately evident in this recording. They bring a remarkable unanimity of ensemble to the dialogue and make light work of some rhythmically... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th November 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Puccini: La fanciulla del West
RecommendedRenata Tebaldi (Minnie), Mario del Monaco (Dick Johnson), Cornell MacNeil (Jack Rance)
Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Franco Capuana
both Tebaldi and del Monaco were at their finest, and Tozzi as Jake Wallace proved another outstanding asset. The Decca producers, James Walker and Christopher Raeburn, again demonstrated Decca's... —
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Building a Library, December 2016, Also Recommended
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Janáček: From the House of the Dead
RecommendedJiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Dalibor Jedlicka
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
From the House of the Dead (the 1980 Gramophone Record of the Year) was here recorded for the first time in its proper, original version; and this revealed it as even more of a masterpiece... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Record of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 24th Awards (1981), Best Opera Recording
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Bellini: Norma
RecommendedCecilia Bartoli (Norma), Sumi Jo (Adalgisa), John Osborn (Pollione) & Michele Pertusi (Oroveso), Liliana Nikiteanu (Clotilde), Reinaldo Macias (Flavio)
Orchestra La Scintilla & International Chamber Vocalists, Giovanni Antonini
The result [of a mezzo Norma] is creditable and often expressive, but artistically compromised...while from a purely vocal point of view it sometimes sounds a struggle. Sumi Jo has greater success... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2013
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Building a Library, November 2015, Stereo Recommendation
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Opera, August 2013, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd March 2009
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Building a Library, June 2009, First Choice
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Benedetti’s first entry is swift, weightless and agile, landing as it does on the softest of pianissimos, the effect at once both virtuosic and ethereal...because her overall approach is so... —
