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Russian-Ukrainian conductor Anna Rakitina doesn't quite land on her debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, while Lise de la Salle uncovers the lighter side of Rachmaninov. 

In her New York recital debut, the young Norwegian soprano displays the extent of her vocal and theatrical power in an unusually wide-ranging program of songs and opera arias. 

For the first Lied, we rediscover his velvet and rosewood timbre, so skilled at painting the chiaroscuro of the human soul.

The radio symphony orchestras based in the individual federal states are some of Germany's musical jewels. Here, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and his Frankfurt musicians together with tenor Christian Elsner demonstrate their mettle.

Schubert song orchestrations with Gerald Finley are not wholly convincing, but the Berliner's virtuosity sweeps all before it in Strauss's Alpensinfonie.

Marian Anderson, the famed African-American contralto, once remarked of Kathleen Ferrier, “My God, what a voice – and what a face!” This concert was a Centenary Celebration of Ferrier’s art at the Wigmore Hall, and I reflected (not for the first time) how aptly Anderson’s words could also apply to Alice Coote, the evening’s distinguished soloist.

In her opening words to this evening’s presentation of Kathleen Ferrier’s life and letters, Diana Moore said that Ferrier was an inspiration to every mezzo-soprano or alto who came after her, and despite its flaws, this concert was clearly a heartfelt tribute to a truly great singer, by one who has learned from her.

El acierto de Davidsen radicó en no intentar llevar su voz al territorio el lied, sino en traer las canciones a su zona de lucimiento.

El tenor Juan Diego Flórez ofreció un gran recital en el Teatro Real en el que combinó obras de potencia lírica, ligeros adornos e incluso música popular.

Un bric à brac sonore merveilleusement poétique soutient merveilleusement la voix de la chanteuse

Von der Barockmusik zu Schubert-Liedern war es in Baden-Baden für Philippe Jaroussky kein unbedingt gradliniger Weg.

Christoph Spering und sein Neues Orchester präsentieren ein wackeliges „historisches“ Festkonzert bei Simmern5.

Le baryton Ludovic Tézier a donné à entendre un récital de lieder et mélodies particulièrement ambitieux et mené avec une grande intelligence ! Le chant pour le texte et rien que le texte !