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the Rachmaninov of Latvia's outstanding professional choir presents a golden mean between the uniquely open-throated but not always pitch-perfect Glinka Choir of the hallowed St Petersburg tradition,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Choral
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Violin Concerto, Photoptosis, Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony RecommendedLeila Josefowicz (violin), Anu Komsi (soprano), Jeni Packalen (soprano), Hilary Summers (contralto), Peter Tantsits (tenor), Ville Rusanen (baritone), Juha Uusitalo (bass)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
In Zimmermann’s Violin Concerto…beauty is to the fore ina performance from Lelia Josefowicz that is more elasticated and lyrical (than, say, Thomas Zehetmair) while the Finnish Radio Symphony... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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I prefer them to Cambridge’s King’s College Choir, who sound as if they are trying to be angels, while this Latvian choir resounds from the bottom upwards and does sound much more like an anxious... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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The Bells of Dawn Russian Sacred and Folk Songs
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
The Grand Choir ‘Masters of Choral Singing’, Lev Kontorovich
The singing here...is more sophisticated than you might expect to hear in your average Russian church on a Sunday morning but Hvorostovsky does not over-egg it. In the characteristically lush... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2014, Editor's Choice
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These utterly fearless unaccompanied singers bring precision to the most complex textures while retaining a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart, imbuing it with an engaging sense of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Recording of the Month
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Véronique Gens sings Berlioz & Ravel Véronique Gens (soprano)
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod
In her mid-forties, this voice has become richer and even more expressive, and he works on this disc suit her to perfection. She not only pronounces the words, she feels them...Her Nuits d'ete... — More…
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Sibelius: Kullervo Johanna Rusanen, Ville Rusanen
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Estonian National Male Choir, The Polytech Choir, Hannu Lintu
Lintu energizes the work whenever he can, and the excellent recorded sound makes the performance more vivid. The two vocal soloists are first-rate. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom & Nine Sacred Choruses Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
Klava achieves precise chording and proves sensitive to pacing, with the music’s flow carefully measured. Intonation is close to ideal. In the apt acoustic of St John’s Church, Riga, there’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Choral
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Enescu: Symphony No. 3 & Ouverture de concert Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Hannu Lintu
what I especially appreciate about this production is its clarity, a crucial virtue in music that can summon some pretty crowded climaxes. You only need to venture two minutes into the opening... — More…
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Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7 Soile Isokoski (soprano) &Tommi Hakala (baritone)
YL Male Voice Choir & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
For epic grandeur and excitement Rasilainen remains first choice. But Segerstam's more poetic, even reflective reading is a compelling alternative. — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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