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Arne: The Judgment of Paris
Mary Bevan (Venus), Susanna Fairbairn (Pallas), Gillian Ramm (Juno), Ed Lyon (Paris), Anthony Gregory (Mercury), Andrew Mahon (bass)
The Brook Street Band, John Andrews
Expert in British esoterica, John Andrews secures generally cheerful and passionate performances from his cast and The Brook Street Band that certainly tickle the ear. But this is a curio, not... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Christine Brewer (Leonore), John MacMaster (Florestan), Daniel Borowski (Don Fernando), Juha Uusitalo (Don Pizarro), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Rocco), Sally Matthews (Marzelline), Andrew Kennedy (Jaquino)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
…Colin Davis's conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra and the vocal forces is so impressive that it ranks with the greatest accounts I have ever heard of this work… Christine Brewer is... — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio
Lise Davidsen (Leonore), Christian Elsner (Florestan), Georg Zeppenfeld (Rocco), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Don Pizarro), Christina Landshamer (Marzelline), Cornel Frey (Jaquino), Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando), Dresdner Philharmoniker, Marek Janowski
it’s the orchestra which catches attention, with Janowski coaxing heartfelt playing from the strings and above all the horns, who somehow come to signify all that is most hopeful in this great... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Weber: Der Freischütz
RecommendedChristine Brewer (Agathe), Sally Matthews (Ännchen), Lars Woldt (Kaspar), Simon O’Neill (Max), Stephan Loges (Ottokar/Zamiel), Martin Snell (Kuno), Gidon Saks (A Hermit), Marcus Farnsworth (Kilian), Lucy Hall (Bridesmaids)
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
This is a sincere reading of the work, but sincerity should not be confused with a lack of sophistication. The orchestral textures are pristine, the tempos and colours bracing and plaintive,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th May 2013
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Pacini: Alessandro nell’Indie
RecommendedBruce Ford (Alessandro), Jennifer Larmore (Poro), Laura Claycomb (Cleofide), Dean Robinson (Timagene), Mark Wilde (Gandarte)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
Giovanni Pacini (1796-1867)… was a rival of (in turn) Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. Bruce Ford, Jennifer Larmore and Laura Claycomb bring their roles to a vivid life, and David Parry... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th November 2007
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Mozart: La Betulia liberata, K118
Christian Zenker (Ozia), Margot Oitzinger (Giuditta), Marelize Gerber (Amital), Markus Volpert (Achior), Elisabeth Breuer (Cabri & Carmi)
L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg
L'Orfeo Barockorchester play with an attractive thrust and graininess, with solos well taken and horns ringing out gloriously...a vivid and dramatic snapshot of this stage in the wunderkind's... — More…
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Ewa Podles (Orfeo), Ana Rodrigo (Euridice) & Elena de la Merced (Amore)
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid & Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Peter Maag
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Mozart: Idomeneo, K366 Christian Elsner (Idomeneo), Kristina Hammarström (Idamante), Henriette Bonde-Hansen (Ilia), Raffaella Milanesi (Elettra), Christoph Strehl (Arbace), Göran Eliasson (Nettuno) & Stephen Milling (La Voce)
Danish National Choir & The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adam Fischer
Fischer's vision of the opera is lean and muscular, with fleet-footed orchestral playing and strong, characterful soloists...Elsner captures the conflict raging within the Lear-like Idomeneo... — More…
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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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Mozart: Demofoonte - Fragments of an Opera
By and based on the libretto of Pietro Metastasio. Conception and German librettos by Sabine Radermacher
Matthias Habich (actor), Eleonore Marguerre (soprano), Sunhae Im (soprano) & Netta Or (soprano)
Cappella Coloniensis, Bruno Weil
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