Decca
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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
RecommendedSung in English
Peter Pears (Evangelist), Heather Harper (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Gwynne Howell (Jesus), John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether Baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast), the result... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Falla: Noches en los jardines de España, etc.
RecommendedAlicia de Larrocha (piano), Carlos Bonell (guitar), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Charles Dutoit
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…Andreas Scholl… has developed the confidence and showmanship of a seasoned dramatic artist. Scholl's collaboration with Accademia Bizantina is proving to be a fruitful one which has breathed... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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Kathleen Ferrier - Favourite arias by Bach and Handel
RecommendedLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
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Maria
RecommendedLimited Edition Hardcover Book Version
Cecilia Bartoli & Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Orchestra La Scintilla & International Chamber Soloists, Ádám Fischer
…Bartoli…sings everything with vivid personality. The accompaniments are well handled under Adam Fischer. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th November 2007
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
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Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z630, etc.
RecommendedApril Cantelo (soprano), Wilfred Brown/Robert Tear/Iam Partridge (tenors), Christopher Keyte (bass), Elsie Morison/Heather Harper/Mary Thomas (sopranos), John Whitworth (countertenor), David Galliver/Wilfred Brown (tenors), John Cameron (baritone), Hervey Alan/Trevor Anthony (basses)
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Verdi Heroines
RecommendedAngela Gheorghiu (soprano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly
Gheorghiu displays her Verdian skills, her formidable technique and expressive power pushed to their limits but ultimately convincing. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Recital
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Classic FM People's Choice Award
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This is a performance con amore. Yet Maag never short-changes the symphony's drama and rugged power…The LSO's magnificent horn battalion - four instruments sounding like 16 - out-brays virtually... —
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Robert Simpson disagreed with writers who believed that Beethoven's backward glances to Haydn and Mozart in his Op 18 set were so obvious as to distract attention from his own individuality.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2004, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Chamber
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The World of Offenbach
RecommendedDame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Sumi Jo (soprano), Régine Crespin (soprano)
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Volksopernorchester, Richard Bonynge, Ernest Ansermet, Alain Lombard
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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