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“Eight years late, George Gagnidze presents his impressive debut album with Giuseppe Verdi's great baritone roles as the core repertoire… At the end of the album, Gagnidze still delivers repertoire that his career has not been able to pursue further. He sings Wolfram's Lied an den Abendstern from Wagner's 'Tannhäuser' with astonishingly good articulation and an enchanting play of colours. The phrase 'you send your gentle light from afar' alone is worth buying the CD…”

Benjamin Künzel – Klassik.com – 1 February 2022

Vocal music category - Nominee

International Classical Music Awards 2022

“… Nothing is sung perfunctorily. The baritone creates specific characters for each of the roles, the texts well-considered and projected. The voice itself is a true pleasure; the timbre steady and strong, the top notes sung with considerable panache and ring…”

David Reynolds – American Record Guide – January/February 2022

“Georgian baritone George Gagnidze presents himself on his debut album, recorded eight years ago, as an interpreter of very different characters with an emphasis on Verdi roles, in which he knows how to convince with expressive singing. His rather bright baritone voice is really well suited for this repertoire. Gagnidze is a singer who knows what he is singing, who understands the characters and can differentiate them with a flexible voice and changing colors. By the last track … it’s the short champagne aria from Dion Giovanni – he also shows that serious roles clearly suit him best. The Staatskapelle Weimar accompanies attentively under Stefan Solyom. The sound recording is well balanced.” ****

Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 21 September 2021

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