Critic Michael Cookson reviews Ekaterina Siurina, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s recording, Amour éternel, in MusicWeb International: “From start to finish in this studio recital, Siurina impresses with an accomplished performance, by turns assertive, vulnerable, passionate, sensitive, and tormented. … In a most convincing performance, Siurina demonstrates her smooth, attractive tone and satisfying levels…
Michael Cookson of MusicWeb International has a new review for the Poulenc Trio’s new Trains of Thought recording: “Written especially for the Poulenc Trio, Viet Cuong’s Trains of Thought gives this album its name and is a world premiere recording. Californian born Cuong conceived the score as part of a multimedia work combining music and an animated…
Michael Cookson reviews Nina Kotova Plays Tchaikovsky in MusicWeb International: “A passionate performer Kotova’s playing feels authentic and from the heart, and her cello has a simply glorious tone. Veteran conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev knows these works inside out and it shows with the playing of the Moscow based Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra impressively direct, whole-hearted and…
MusicWeb International‘s Michael Cookson reviews Verdi: Rigoletto featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky: “It is hard to ignore the impressive performance of tenor Francesco Demuro, seductive as the lecherous and duplicitous Duke. His bright voice is splendidly in tune conveying that special Italianate sound together with the ability to reveal a tear in the voice. … American soprano…
John Osborn’s A Tribute to Gilbert Duprez has been named a MusicWeb International Recording of the Year! “This quite outstanding new Delos recording sets the pulse racing and should win French Grand Opera and tenor John Osborn many new admirers. Renowned Parisian tenor Gilbert-Louis Duprez (1806-1896) had ‘pop star’ status in his day and is…
“In 2016 the Delos label has done sterling service to opera and song releasing individual recital albums from Jamie Barton, Lawrence Brownlee and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, three of the finest singers on the international stage today.” —Michael Cookson, MusicWeb International Order Now Jamie Barton: All Who Wander A rising star Barton seems as comfortable on the…
Michael Cookson offers a second MusicWeb International review for Nicole Cabell’s Chanson d’avril release: “This gratifying Delos release features the Californian soprano Nicole Cabell who won the BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff in 2005. … It comes as no surprise that Cabell has chosen to record a collection of chansons and mélodies…
MusicWeb International‘s Michael Cookson features two of our DRD Rubinstein re-issues: “Golovchin and his Russian players make committed advocates for this substantial work (Symphony No. 2) which I see as the interaction between the human spirit and the character of the all-powerful sea. Adopting an unyielding structural control Golovchin brings impressive warmth and intensity without…
Michael Cookson offers a new review for Ildar Abdrazakov’s Power Players in MusicWeb International: “Now on the Delos label comes ‘Power Players’ — the first full solo aria release from Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov who has established himself on the world stage. … Notwithstanding, bass roles include some interesting roles as demonstrated here and reflecting…
A double-review for Dinara Alieva in MusicWeb International this month from critic Michael Cookson (previous MusicWeb review): “Her debut CD on American Delos samples Verdi, Puccini, Catalani, Cilea and Leoncavallo; a valuable collection of thirteen, mainly familiar, Romantic arias. This Italian repertoire especially suits Alieva who displays her creamy, dusky-hued, fluid, lyric tones to best…
MusicWeb International critic Simon Thompson isn’t the only one raving about Lawrence Brownlee’s GRAMMY-nominated Virtuoso Rossini Arias recording: “This Grammy-nominated Delos release showcases the tenor voice of Lawrence Brownlee who sings eight arias, each from a different opera. … Immediately noticeable is his crystal-clear diction and impressive reach. … Brownlee is in sparkling form in…
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