Alpha
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lean-toned, fiery, ever responsive to Mendelssohn’s distinctive brand of restlessness and agitation, yet never short-changing the pools of mystery and tenderness in, say, the outer movements... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Throughout the album, her care for words is exemplary. An additional pleasure is a handful of orchestral pieces, none more charming than the Menuet from Rameau's Acanthe et Céphise. —
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In both suites he communicates with assurance the sequence of dances which follow the preludes though, partly no doubt through force of habit, I found myself every now and again yearning for... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 4, The Wood Nymph & Valse Triste
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
It's a strong Fourth, worthy of comparison with the best, but the performance of The Wood Nymph is simply the best to appear so far. Symphonic drive and story-telling are balanced magnificently... —
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The exquisitely pure-toned performance α of Hildegard von Bingen's O viridissima, Virga at the outset makes clear that this will be a special recital...Christopher Lowrey elicits expressively... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Christmas Choice
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Plainly this is an absolute must for anybody at all interested in music of the years around 1400. —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d'Or, September 2021, Nouveauté
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Early Music
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Regamey: Quintet & Schoenberg: String Trio
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Bram van Sambeek (bassoon), Alexander Lonquich (piano)
The Schoenberg is tortured and dramatic, yet cohesive and purposeful – while the virtuosic Regamey has a gripping, rhythmic drive. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Strauss: Four Last Songs
Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck, Markus Hinterhauser (piano)
However much time Hinterhäuser gives her, Grigorian finds plenty to say and there is an individual personality at work that is missed with orchestra. The piano version is not recorded often,... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Ensemble Calliopée do the works proud… displaying a refinement of tone that this repertoire all too rarely receives. With exemplary sound from Alpha, this is a self-recommending issue and a... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th May 2009
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