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Delius: A Mass of Life
RecommendedRoderick Williams (baritone), Bergen Philharmonic, Sir Mark Elder
Williams brings a degree less heroic grit than some rivals, but compensates richly by his intelligent pointing of Nietzsche’s headily symbolic text, and his generously lyrical tone...But it’s... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th November 2023
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Arne Nordheim: The Tempest
Suite From the Ballet
Beate Mordal, Jeremy Carpenter, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
A marvellous recording: I urge everyone to buy this and be enraptured. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female & Male Singers of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 & Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 27
RecommendedOslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Curiously, perhaps, it’s the interpretation of the less well-known and distinctive symphony which wins this disc its five stars...Although the bittersweet bucolics of Myaskovsky’s 27th could... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st May 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Top playing and plenty to discover. — More…
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Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 & Piano Concerto
RecommendedKirill Gerstein (piano)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko is the ideal interpreter for this ripe overheated music…The Oslo Philharmonic responds with brilliantly incisive ensemble…Gerstein makes the most of Scriabin’s poetic writing with some... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th December 2017
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Scheherazade & Russian Easter Festival Overture
RecommendedOslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
What results from these insights is a Scheherazade that makes even some famous rivals seem lazy and careless. Here we get finesse and detailed music-making that brings delight back to a score... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th June 2020
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Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & Prometheus
RecommendedKirill Gerstein (piano)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Choir, Vasily Petrenko
Never discursive or splashy, Petrenko’s forensic view of the composer may not please those brought up on Soviet-era music-making but I found it very persuasive. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st September 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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this is a superb recording and a strong debut for Ensemble C4. It’s characterised by the voice of Daniel Sæther: sure-footed, stylish and confident. There’s a bright future ahead for these musicians,... — More…
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Jean Sibelius: Orchestral Songs
Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Petr Popelka
Like the contemporaneous First and Second Symphonies, a Romantic warmth pulsates from these rich, lyrical works. Mezzo Kielland balances purity and ardour perfectly. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year, Conductor of the Year & Solo Vocal
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I have no idea if Helseth and Nordstoga are regular recital partners but on this evidence, musically at least, they sound as though they are joined at the hip. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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