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Renée Fleming - Verismo
RecommendedRenée Fleming, with Saito Kaoru, Lucia Mencaroni, Barbara Vignudelli, with Paolo Cautoruccio, Marco Calabrese, Saito Kaoru, Annalisa Dessi, Carlos Gomez, Gilles Armani and Choir, with Arturo Chacón-Cruz, with Emma Latis, with Arturo Chacón-Cruz and Emma Latis, Barbara Vignudelli and Choir, with Jonas...
At its best… verismo's emotional immediacy is a gift to a performer like Renée Fleming, her voice combining luscious tone and intensity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 52nd Awards (2009), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Mission
RecommendedDeluxe edition
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis
Bartoli's plummy mezzo soars, smoulders and seduces, milking the music's vocal and expressive scope to dramatic effect. It's hard to resist her sparkling personality and infectious passion for... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th October 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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Nelson Freire, the legendary Brazilian pianist and longtime musical partner of Martha Argerich, turns to Debussy. In the accompanying notes he confesses to a special empathy for Debussy and... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2009, Editor's Choice
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While Mariño clearly possesses a good dynamic range, his highly individual, often ethereal voice registers as on the slender side. Generally he appears happiest at the top of his range, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th May 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent & Solo Vocal
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Compendium
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
RecommendedBarbara Bonney (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2020, Recommended Recording
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Vivaldi: L'estro armonico - 12 concerti, Op. 3
RecommendedAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, December 1999, Modern Instruments Choice
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Britten: Cello Symphony and Other Works
RecommendedMstislav Rostropovich (cello), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
The Cello Symphony, written in 1963 as part of a series for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, was the first major sonata-form work written since the Sinfonia. The idea of a struggle... —
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2017, First Choice
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