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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
RecommendedMika Kares (Bluebeard), Szilvia Vörös (Judith), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
Both Kares and Vörös offer a subtle, understated approach…As well as conveying the piece’s taut structure and the orchestral writing’s sheer sweep, conductor Susanna Mälkki seeks out the detail... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1869 Version)
Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Boris), Maxim Paster (Shuisky), Mika Kares (Pimen), Sergei Skorokhodov (Grigory), Okka von der Damerau (The Innkeeper), Alexey Tikhomirov (Varlaam), Hanna Husáhr (Xenia), Johanna Rudström (Feodor)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
...this performance is excellent, beautifully sung and cogently paced. The cast is mostly Russophone, which ensures mostly accurate pronunciation...this version is in any case indispensable in... — More…
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Record Review, 28th September 2019, Disc of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Tafreshipour: The Doll Behind the Curtain
Jonathan von Schwanenflügel (tenor), Per Bach Nissen (bass), Signe Sneh Durholm (soprano), Elenor Wiman (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Storm (baritone), Maria Dreisig (soprano), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone)
Athelas Sinfonietta, Eirik Haukaas Ødegaard
As the psychosexual crisis deepens, Jonathan von Schwanenf lügel proves vocally supple as the conflicted student, supported by a committed cast and 11-piece Athelas Sinfonietta under Eirik Haukaas... — More…
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Fagerlund: Döbeln
Anu Komsi (soprano), Annika Mylläri (soprano), Lasse Penttinen (tenor), Sören Lillkung (baritone) & Robert McLoud (bass)
West Coast Kokkola Opera & Kokkola Opera Festival Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
a tale in music
Johan Linderoth (Orfeo), Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta, Fredrik Malmberg
The singers’ intensity – and the bold, sometimes unusual distribution of instrumental parts – distinguish this Orfeo from earlier recordings. Linderoth probes Orfeo’s vulnerability from first... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Opera Choice
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Haydn: Philemon and Baucis
Christoph Genz (tenor), Maren Engelhardt (mezzo-soprano), Jan Petryka (tenor) & Alexandra Reinprecht (soprano)
Vocalforum Graz & Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss
Manfred Huss directs his ever-alert period band with verve and aplomb… — More…
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Haydn: Acide e Galatea - Festa Teatrale (opera fragment, Hob.XXVIII:1)
Bernard Richter, Acide, Raffaella Milanesi, Galatea, Jennifer O’Loughlin, Glauce, Iván Paley, Polifemo & Nettuno, Adrineh Simonian & Tetide
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss
Long a champion of Haydn rarities, Manfred Huss directs his trim period band with style, zest and a sharp ear for instrumental colour. Outstanding among the young cast are Raffaella Milanesi's... — More…
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Leifs: Edda, Part 1 - The Creation of the World (Sköpun heimsins)
Gunnar Guðbjörnsson (tenor) & Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass-baritone)
Schola Cantorum & Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer
Jón Leifs was a true original and his Edda oratorio cycle was one of his most original inspirations.
Planned in the 1920s as a single oratorio on the Völuspá, it grew into an epic tetralogy –... — More…Downloads
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