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Alison Balsom: Paris
RecommendedAlison Balsom (trumpet), with Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker
This potpourri of a recital is...very much of its own time, eclectically flavoured in its collaborative elements and juxtaposition of music languages [sic], and deftly underpinned by Balsom's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Kaleidoscope
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Sascha Goetzel
Said vaults effortlessly across stylistic boundaries, often via dazzling arrangements by her collaborator Tim Allhoff. And that Whitney Houston track? Even diehard sceptics will be moved by... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Special offer. Corazón: The Music of Latin America
John-Henry Crawford (cello), Jiji (guitar), Victor Santiago Asuncion (piano)
The pleasures lie largely in hearing infinite subtleties of touch and expression vividly caught in Orchid’s clear, all-embracing recording. Cello pizzicato passages alone make the ears tingle;... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2022, Editor's Choice
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Labyrinths
Victoria Brawn, Guy Schalom, Trish Clowes (saxophone), Nicky Spence (tenor), Francesca Moore-Bridger, Jim Moray, David Gordon (piano), Mark Ashford, Diane Clarke, Eleanor Turner (harp), Sally Harrop, Orchestra of the Swan, Daniele Rosina, David Le Page
A wildly eclectic programme, which makes for an exciting listen. While some of the ensemble playing could be tighter, the solos are ethereal and thoughtful. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Spatial Audio
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Martin Fröst: Dances to a Black Pipe
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
almost every piece is a novelty in Martin Fröst's dance-themed programme...This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky... —
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Special offer. Soaked in Colour. From Purcell to Queen
Anton Mecht Spronk, Paul Handschke, Payam Taghadossi, Zoltán Despond, Isabel Pfefferkorn
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Classic Without Limits
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Vary’s trumpet is the rich and chocolately centre of an eclectic and satisfying disc, celebrating Piazzolla and the music that inspired him. —
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Newcomer of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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