Erato
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)
Superb, sensuous, subtle singing from a highly gifted British lyric baritone [RMo]
Dvořák: Symphony No 9, American Suite (Erato)
A mightily impressive debut recording from Stutzmann in Atlanta [RMo]
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (Erato)
Alagna and van Dam are very fine, but the Bonynge recording retains its place in the affections of collectors [RMo]
Jakub Józef Orlínski (vocals): #LetsBaRock (Erato)
A highly professional crossover album, that should be attractive to lovers of rock music, but is not quite my cup of tea [GF]
Catherine Collard (piano): The Complete Erato, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics Recordings (Erato)
The driven artistry of a tragically short-lived French pianist and sensitive collaborator [JW]
Michael Spyres (tenor): In The Shadows (Erato)
An interesting and enterprising recital but a question mark over the suitability of the voice for some of the material [PT]
Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier Book II (Erato)
(Déjà Review) The set deserves the strongest recommendation, unless one prefers the piano [BW]
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone): Contemplation (Erato)
A debut recital that every lover of great singing should treasure [GF]
Mozart & R Strauss: Lieder (Erato)
A worthwhile disc, even if I am equivocal about some of the singing [PT]
Jakub Józef Orliński (alto) – Beyond (Erato)
An ideal combination of mostly unfamiliar repertoire and stylistically convincing performances [JV]
Wonder Women (Erato)
Some surprises here. Strozzi’s works stand out, as does L’Arpeggiata’s playing [DJB]
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Erato)
Thrilling Orfeo ed Euridice starring Jakub Józef Orliński [DF]
Les choses de la vie – Cinema II (Erato)
Take your seat in the stalls for scores from le cinéma français [RMay]
Michael Spyres (tenor) In The Shadows (Erato)
I enjoyed some unhackneyed repertoire and the marvellous singing [GF]
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A dramatic rendition of Ruy Blas completes this most appealing new issue [TB]
Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor): Beyond (Erato)
A captivating 17th century programme [DF]
Quatuor Kandinsky: French Piano Quartets (Erato)
(Déjà Review) A sultry recording of surgingly romantic music given the hot-blooded approach [RB]
Handel: Messiah (Erato)
Period-instrument Messiah, not to be missed [DF]
Diana Damrau (soprano): Operette (Erato)
An interesting and unhackneyed programme of operetta arias, with a soprano who possibly divides opinion [PT]
Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto (Erato)
Minkowski’s second fine period-instrument recording of Mitridate [DF[
Christmas Carols (Erato)
A model of good taste and creative programming [JV]
Scarlatti D: Complete keyboard sonatas (Erato)
(Déjà Review) This set is a pinnacle in the history of recorded music [PCW]
Fauré: Pénélope (Erato)
A subtle, carefully crafted opera, beautifully sung even if in the end it lacks melodic memorability [RMo]
Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Canticum (Erato)
(Déjà Review) This is a joyful celebration of Christmas and will make an ideal present for the coming festivities [CF]
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