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Gramophone Awards
BBCSO, Bergen Phil & CBSO Orchestral nominees
Korngold BBC triumph!
Korngold wins Orchestral BBC Music Award 2020
Schonberg: Erwartung etc
'Record of the week' on BBC 3's Record Review
Dido & Aeneas
Chaconne release BBC 3's Recommended Recording!
Sunday Times Pick
Shostakovich is Sunday Times Album of the Week!
Gerard Schurmann
Remembering Gerard, who passed on 24 March at 96.
Parry: Judith
BBC Record Review
'Record of the week'
Colli IP Cover Star
Federico Colli on latest International Piano magazine
Bartok with Bavouzet
BBC Building a Library recommended recording
Reicha 250 Anniversary
Enjoy Ivan Ilic's celebrated docu-series on composer.
Ralph Couzens Interview
Presto interviews Managing Director Ralph Couzens
Louis Lortie
Louis Lortie’s thirty-year relationship with Chandos Records has produced a catalogue of over 45 recordings, covering repertoire from Mozart to Stravinsky. Current projects include the five Saint-Saëns piano concertos with Edward Gardner, solo piano works by Fauré and the complete works of Chopin.
Show Discography
Performance **** Recording ****
“… the work [Die Seejungfrau] has an unmistakable cumulative power, and its iridescent orchestration is as beautiful as anyone’s… the players [NPO] rise impressively to the score’s intricate technical demands, and Marc Albrecht’s conducting has superb sweep and sureness of purpose.”
Performance **** Recording ****
“… the work [Die Seejungfrau] has an unmistakable cumulative power, and its iridescent orchestration is as beautiful as anyone’s… the players [NPO] rise impressively to the score’s intricate technical demands, and Marc Albrecht’s conducting has superb sweep and sureness of purpose.”
Performance **** Recording ****
“… Soloist Suzuki, with the lively and responsive partnership of the Bach Collegium Japan provide invigorating performances… Masamitsu San’ nomiya is an expressive oboist, and his eloquent dialogue with Suzuki is pleasing.”
Performance **** Recording ****
“… Soloist Suzuki, with the lively and responsive partnership of the Bach Collegium Japan provide invigorating performances… Masamitsu San’ nomiya is an expressive oboist, and his eloquent dialogue with Suzuki is pleasing.”
Performance **** Recording *****
“… what makes this fine-honed account stand out from the pack is the inclusion of Astor Piazolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged expertly by Peter von Wienhardt), which season by season introduces each concerto in the traditional Vivaldi order – Spring Summer, Autumn and Winter… Steinbacher treads the fine line between Argentinian heat and Parisian cool with flair and sensitivity…”
Performance **** Recording *****
“… what makes this fine-honed account stand out from the pack is the inclusion of Astor Piazolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged expertly by Peter von Wienhardt), which season by season introduces each concerto in the traditional Vivaldi order – Spring Summer, Autumn and Winter… Steinbacher treads the fine line between Argentinian heat and Parisian cool with flair and sensitivity…”
Opera Choice
Performance ***** Recording *****
“… Gianandrea Noseda and his Danish forces offer a thrilling account of this masterpiece, its all-important orchestral detail meticulously realised. As the prisoner, Michael Nagy is alive to every nuance of the role. Stephan Rügamer’s caressing voice is ideal for the falsely sympathetic jailer too… A thrilling disc, splendidly recorded.”
Opera Choice
Performance ***** Recording *****
“… Gianandrea Noseda and his Danish forces offer a thrilling account of this masterpiece, its all-important orchestral detail meticulously realised. As the prisoner, Michael Nagy is alive to every nuance of the role. Stephan Rügamer’s caressing voice is ideal for the falsely sympathetic jailer too… A thrilling disc, splendidly recorded.”
Performance ***** Recording *****
“This new version of Mascagni’s one-act wonder is everything that verismo should be: intense, passionate and heart stopping as it reaches its grisly climax. Marek Janowski working with his own orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, transforms what is often a lumbering warhorse into a Wagnerian thoroughbred… And his [Janowski] orchestra rewards him with some sumptuous playing – particularly the strings – and always a scrupulous attention to detail. The youngish cast is on point too…”
Performance ***** Recording *****
“This new version of Mascagni’s one-act wonder is everything that verismo should be: intense, passionate and heart stopping as it reaches its grisly climax. Marek Janowski working with his own orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic, transforms what is often a lumbering warhorse into a Wagnerian thoroughbred… And his [Janowski] orchestra rewards him with some sumptuous playing – particularly the strings – and always a scrupulous attention to detail. The youngish cast is on point too…”
Performance *** Recording ****
“… Vocally, Elsa Dresig’s neat, precise Martiana and Marion Lebègue’s purposeful Lazarille (who is given a very pretty lullaby) represent the best of a recommendable account based on solid choral and orchestral foundations, all overseen by a conductor whose enthusiasm proves infections.”
Performance *** Recording ****
“… Vocally, Elsa Dresig’s neat, precise Martiana and Marion Lebègue’s purposeful Lazarille (who is given a very pretty lullaby) represent the best of a recommendable account based on solid choral and orchestral foundations, all overseen by a conductor whose enthusiasm proves infections.”
