Search Results: BBC 2020 finalist
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Preludes & Piano Sonatas Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] "Gugnin rivets us in orchestral-sounding climaxes…and the metaphysical twilight zones in between…Gugnin finds surprising poetry in the music" BBC Music Award WINNER 2020 - Instrumental |
SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS / GLIERE
Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "The playing of Maskuniitty and his three colleagues is simply superb, with exemplary balance between them and the thrilling arpeggio swoops in the last movement" BBC Music Award Finalist - Concerto 2020 |
SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / BERLIOZ / MASSENET etc
Sandrine Piau - Si j'ai aimé Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/May/2019 ] Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Recital BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
CAROLINE SHAW
Caroline Shaw: Orange Attacca Quartet [ Nonesuch / CD - released 20/Apr/2019 ] "The sophistication and dynamic refinement of the Attacca Quartet is reflected in a full, truthful recording." BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: King Arthur Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] "the chief delight of this recording is its consort aesthetic...the artists exert themselves to work as a collective...another jewel in McCreesh's crown." BBC Music Award WINNER 2020 - Recording of the Year |
GABRIEL JACKSON
Jackson: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Guy Cutting, Emma Tring, Francesca Millar, Isabelle Blain, Samuel Costello / Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas [ Delphian / CD - released 1/Dec/2019 ] "This outstanding recording of Gabriel Jackson's retelling of the Passion story bursts with energy... Jackson's engaging score is richly colourful and his instrumental writing proves a particular highlight" BBC Music Award WINNER 2020 - Choral |
LEOS JANACEK
Janácek: The diary of one who disappeared & other works Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] "Not only does Spence's voice offer a rare mix of steely strength and velvety tenderness but his bright, vibrant timbre communicates a touching, wide-eyed sense of ardent longing, tinged with melancholy." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Solo Vocal |
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Symphony in F Sharp / Straussiana / Theme & Variations Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "The playing of the Sinfonia of London is astonishingly brilliant, with Hollywood-dream glories in the string tone" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020 WINNER - Orchestral |
HEINRICH BACH / JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH / JOHANN MICHAEL BACH / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Heinrich, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantaten Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier [ Ricercar / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "Throughout this beguiling programme, Vox Luminis inhabit a world from which you'll need to drag yourself away" Gramophone December 2019 Critics' Choice |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Faust (complete original opera production from 1859) Véronique Gens, Andrew Foster-Williams; Benjamin Bernheim; Jean-Sébastien Bou /Flemish Radio Choir, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset [ Bru Zane / 3 CD/Book - released 23/Aug/2019 ] "It also happens to be a terrific recording on its own terms...Rousset underpins it all with conducting that is fleet and dramatically engaged." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short list - Opera |
