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Berlioz: Harold in Italy
& other orchestral works
Lawrence Power (viola)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Manze’s background as a period string player might be expected to give him some particular feeling for this curious quasi-concerto, and so it proves…Altogether it’s an exciting, intriguing reading,... —
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Special offer. Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été and other songs
RecommendedVéronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Louis Langrée
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2001, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Une soirée chez Berlioz
Stéphanie d'Oustrac (mezzo-soprano), Tanguy de Williencourt (piano), Thibaut Roussel (guitar), Bruno Philippe (cello), Lionel Renoux (horn), Caroline Lieby (harp)
D’Oustrac is, for many music lovers, THE Carmen of the present day and in the dramatic Élégie en prose she shows why. But the pieces by Devienne, Dalayrac et al don’t really suite her voice…The... —
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Il Salotto Vol. 10: Pauline Viardot and Friends
Fanny Ardant (vocals), David Harper (piano), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), Anna Caterina Antonacci (soprano), Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), David Watkin (cello)
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Berlioz: Les Nuits d' Ete; Melodies
Diana Montague (Mezzo soprano), Howard Crook (Tenor), Catherine Robbin (Mezzo soprano), Gilles Cachemaille (Baritone), Brigitte Fournier (Soprano)
Lyon Opera Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
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Berlioz Romances
Carola Sonne-Bücklers (soprano), Thomas Müller-Pering (guitar), Wally Hase (flute), Annette Hartig (flute), Elisabeth Anetseder (harp), Matthias Gallien (viola)
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Alexandre Dumas et la musique
Alphonse Cemin, Raphaël Jouan (cello), Kaëlig Boché, Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Marie-Laure Garnier
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Karine Deshayes: Après un rêve
Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Arnaud Thorette (violin), Antoine Pierlot (cello), Johan Farjot (piano)
Ensemble Contraste
It's nicely done, for the most part. Deshayes has a light-ish meozzo with an appealing shimmer in her upper registers and warm chest tones, used sparingly but to telling effect...The playing... —
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