Browse: Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone)

The balance of Cohen’s vigorously confident singers and players allows him to make his ensemble a major character in the story...The soloists also play their parts, led by Louise Alder as the... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Soloists and chorus are superb, but the orchestral playing is often a touch tentative. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

[Nézet-Séguin] brings to Mozart's music springy rhythms and a strong sense of continuity and poise...Few recordings can match the team of expert singers who display their talents here...Persson... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The set’s chief glory is arguably the playing of the musicians of the State Opera Orchestra: every solo line is exquisitely crafted and beautifully integrated, for which Thielemann must of course... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2021 More…

Adam Plachetka is a widely experienced singer, especially of the Mozart roles heard here, to all of which he brings a handsome, healthy tone, firm diction and a sense of character. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022 More…

It’s an interesting collection, The excerpts aren’t always the obvious ones…Some of the singing isn’t terrific…but Prince Yeletsky in the Queen of Spades (1999) was the perfect role for him:... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2018 More…

the Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra play solidly and Adam Plachetka's rich yet supple singing is up to the task most of the time. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013 More…

An idiomatic performance of Bouquet of Flowers, an engaging cantata based on folk song, and displaying hints of Janáček and Stravinsky. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…