Browse: Patricia Bardon (contralto)
This page lists all recordings performed by Patricia Bardon.
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London choral singing has been among the best in the world. Here it is transcendent. No tempo is too fast, no dynamics too challenging, no high notes too fearsome—the two choruses sail though... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 18th December 2021, Record of the Week
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Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Eglise Gutiérrez (Linda), Ludovic Tézier (Antonio), Stephen Costello (Carlo), Marianna Pizzolato (Pierotto), Alessandro Corbelli (Marchese de Boisfleury), Bálint Szabó, Elizabeth Sikora (Maddalena), Luciano Botelho (Intendant)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir...
[Elder] infuses the whole performance with conviction, right from the rather impressive overture...All the singers are up to their roles, and the playing of the orchestra is bold; even the most... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Opera Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2011, Editor's Choice
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Opera, August 2011, Recording of the Month
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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
RecommendedSarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla) & Rachid Ben Abdeslam (Nireno)
The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie...
David McVicar's 2005 staging, revived the following summer, provoked a deal of contrasting views among the critical fraternity but was adored by the Glyndebourne public. Chief cause of their... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, DVD of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2006, DVD Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, DVD of the Year
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas RecommendedSarah Connolly (Dido), Gerald Finley (Aeneas), Lucy Crowe (Belinda), Patricia Bardon (Sorceress), William Purefoy (Spirit), Sarah Tynan (2nd Woman), John Mark Ainsley (Sailor), Carys Lane & Rebecca Outram (Witches)
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Steven Devine and Elizabeth...
This new Dido… enshrines Connolly as one of the most affecting Carthaginian Queens since Janet Baker's account nearly half a century ago. From the outset, Connolly exudes imposing presence,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2009, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2019, Recommended Recording
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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
RecommendedSarah Connolly (Cesare), Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra), Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto), Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo), Patricia Bardon (Cornelia), Christopher Maltman (Achilla)
The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & David McVicar...
David McVicar's 2005 staging, revived the following summer, provoked a deal of contrasting views among the critical fraternity but was adored by the Glyndebourne public. Chief cause of their... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2006, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2006, DVD of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, DVD of the Year
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The English Song Series Volume 23 - Jonathan Dove Song Cycles Claire Booth (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor) & Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano)
All three singers are very good, particularly Spence, but the star of [the] show is Matthews-Owen. So much of the effectiveness of these songs lies in Dove's inventive piano writing with its... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Leoncavallo: Zazà
RecommendedErmonela Jaho (Zazà), Stephen Gaertner (Cascart), Riccardo Massi (Milio), Patricia Bardon (Anaide), David Stout (Bussy)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Maurizio Benini
In this recording of the composer’s revised 1919 version of the accomplished score, conductor Maurizio Benini brings a light touch to his micro-management of BBC forces. Ermonela Jaho offers... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Opera, August 2016, Recording of the Month
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Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Recommended(sung in English)
Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Patricia Bardon, John Mark Ainsley
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Paul Daniel
Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc. The young conductor, with the advantage of an excellent period instrument orchestra,... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2000, First Choice
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G. F. Händel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Susan Gritton (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Robson (counter-tenor), Axel Köhler (counter-tenor), Marcello Lippi (baritone), Jan Zinkler (baritone)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Ivor Bolton
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Wagner: The Flying Dutchman John Tomlinson (The Dutchman), Nina Stemme (Senta), Eric Halfvarson (Daland), Kim Begley (Erik), Patricia Bardon (Mary), Peter Wedd (Steersman)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
Tomlinson, a favourite in the title-role at Bayreuth, now a veteran, is masterful as the Dutchman, exploiting his wide tonal and expressive range, with few signs of wear on the voice...[Stemme... — More…
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