Musik

Sacred duets


Anmeldelser (6)


The guardian

d. 19. jan. 2017

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Kate Molleson

d. 19. jan. 2017

"Her voice is pristine, gracious, featherweight; she shapes her lines with an understated finesse that sounds as natural as the wind. All of which comes across beautifully on this disc ... She teams up with the countertenor Valer Sabadus - also nimble and elegant but with a less distinctive voice, especially in his lower range ... The duos sound sumptuous, a gorgeous vocal blend, but for the most part the singers treat the material as non-declamatory and reflective rather than dramatic".


Diapason

2017 juin

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Sophie Roughol

2017 juin


Classical music

2017 March

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Guy Weatherall

2017 March

"Both singers and the stylish Swiss ensemble perform with panache and evident relish. Warmly recommended".


Fono Forum

2017 März

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Johannes Schmitz

2017 März

"Die Auswahl beinhaltet eine im italienischen Hoch- und Spätbarock seltene Spezies: Duette aus Oratorien ... Nuria Rial hat einen sehr süsslichen Stimmklang und die Fähigkeit zu grosser Beweglichkeit ... Valer Sabadus setzt seine geläufige und klangschöne Stimme zugleich sinnlich und instrumental geführt ein ... Insgesamt eine CD, die sehr dezente barocke Freuden bietet, weich und fliessend".


BBC music magazine

2016 April

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Hilary Finch

2016 April

"An imaginative recreation of a musical soirée such as may have been enjoyed in early 19th-century Vienna: a Schubertiad in which a Spanish guitarist, a Belgian cellist and a Parisian flautist meet with a German singer to forage through a pile of songs, waltzes, instrumental pieces, and poems and prose for the reciting. This makes for a captivating and most artfully programmed recital ... It has to be said that ... the unremitting melancholy and nuanced half-tones which this creates will enchant some listeners, and possible bore and alienate some others".


The gramophone

2017 March

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Alexandra Coghlan

2017 March

"Editor's choice: A bold and beautifully researched showcase for a repertoire badly in need of a champion ... [Rial's] vocal agility and purity are as striking as ever here ... Sabadus's smoky, rounded countertenor makes an effective foil for Rial's bright soprano, bringing depth and colour to the blend, while retaining his own tonal identity ... A lovely change from the many Handel duet discs on offer".