Luigi Dallapiccola; Il Prigioniero Vocal & Song Chandos

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Nominee in the Opera category

Gramophone Awards 2021

Interpretation **** Sound Quality ***** Repertoire value *** Booklet ****

“…an excellent orchestral performance … In terms of sound, the new Chandos recording is beyond any doubt, and the booklet is also of exemplary care.”

Dr. Jürgen Schaarwächter Klassik.com – 11 December 2021

Nominee in Opera Category

International Classical Music Awards 2021

*****

Andrew Mellor - Klassik.org (Denmark) – November 2020

“… Baritone Michael Nagy leads this harrowing tale as the titular captive, mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri shines as the Mother, and tenor Stephan Rügamer imparts due chills as the deceitful Inquisitor. But Noseda’s ability to balance the cruel beauty of both the story and the score is a star performance all its own.”

Michael Andor Brodeur – The Washington Post – 10 September 2020

“… Michael Nagy encompasses the agony and ecstasy of the title-role with no mean eloquence, while Stephen Rügamer exudes empathy without archness as the Jailer. Anna Marie Chiuri overcomes some initial unsteadiness to give an affecting portrayal of the Mother, with Adam Riis and Steffen Bruun ominously complementary as the two Priests. The Danish National Concert Choir acquits itself superbly in the ‘Intermezzo Chorales’, and the Danish National Symphony conveys both the subtlety and potency of Dallapiccola’s masterful orchestration… warmly recommended.”

Richard Whitehouse – ClassicalSource.com – September 2020

Recommended

“One of the twentieth-century’s greatest operas gets a superb recording.”

Glyn Pursglove – MusicWeb-International.com – 28 August 2020

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.”

Misha Donat – BBC Music magazine – September 2020

Recording of the Month

“… this is both a significant achievement and major addition to the composer’s discography… Noseda’s performance is nothing if not formidable… Noseda is helped immeasureably throughout both by his Danish orchestra, who play with marvellous commitment and finesse, and by Chandos’s immaculate recording, ideal in its clarity and balance … The cast meanwhile, combine lyricism with declamation … Michael Nagy makes a fine, subtle Prisoner, taking us with him every step of the way on his harrowing emotional and intellectual journey. Anna Maria Chiuri is his anguished Mother, Stephan Rügamer the lethally dangerous Inquisitor, deploying a disquieting, honeyed mezza voce in moments of terrifying charm. The Danish National Concert Choir sound tremendous… It’s an outstanding, essential album, every second of it.”

Tim Ashley – Gramophone magazine – August 2020

"... Noseda directs a performance of passion. Three vigorous choral works complete the disc."

Stephen Pettitt - The Sunday Times (Culture magazine) - 26 July 2020

“The Italian composer’s lyrical yet economical drama confirms its status as one of the finest short stage works of the 20th century.” ****

Andrew Clements – The Guardian – 2 July 2020

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