David Soar
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Sea Pictures
RecommendedStuart Skelton (tenor), Sarah Connolly (mezzo) & David Soar (bass), Sarah Connolly (mezzo)
BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
among the best Gerontius performances on record. Davis resists the temptation to make the work sound like a flabby, imitation Parsifal and the results are outstandingly convincing...[Skelton]... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Choral Award Winner
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Choral
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Beethoven: Christ On the Mount of Olives
Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Pavol Breslik (tenor), David Soar (bass-baritone)
London Symphony Chorus
...the full chorus acquits itself well as commentators on one of the angel’s arias and in the rousing finale; and the male chorus of well-drilled soldiers takes the listener right into the Garden... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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Stravinsky: Threni - Requiem Canticles
Christina Landshamer (soprano), Ewa Wolak (contralto), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor)
Collegium Vocale Gent & Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe
Requiem Canticles may be a wonderfully compressed… butThreni is an even greater masterpiece, which deserves a place among his finest achievements. Herreweghe’s superb performance leaves no doubt... — More…
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Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette Michèle Losier (mezzo-soprano), Samuel Boden (tenor) & David Soar (bass)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis
A top-class performance and recording of a wonderful masterpiece. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Choral & Song Choice
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Bellini: Adelson & Salvini
Daniela Barcellona (Nelly), Enea Scala (Salvini), Maurizio Muraro (Bonifacio), Leah-Marian Jones (Madame Rivers), Simone Alberghini (Lord Adelson), Kathryn Rudge (Fanny), Rodion Pogossov (Struley), David Soar (Geronio)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Daniele Rustioni
The young conductor Daniele Rustioni conducts Adelson as if it were a masterpiece, and the forces at his disposal respond appropriately — More…
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Havergal Brian: Faust
Peter Hoare, (Faust), David Soar (Mephistopheles), Allison Cook (Gretchen), William Morgan (Raphael), Robert Hayward (Gabriel), Elgan Llyr Thomas (Michael), Simon Bailey (Der Herr [God], Bösergeist [Evil Spirit]), David Ireland (Erdgeist [Earth Spirit]), Katie Coventry (Schüler [Student]), Nicholas...
The opera is a remarkable achievement...The central roles are all well done. Tenor Peter Hoare summons up the entire range and expressive variety required for Faust. David Soar’s voluminous... — More…
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Van Dieren: Chinese Symphony Morgan Pearse, Rebecca Evans, Nathan Vale, Catherine Wyn Rogers, David Soar, Raphael Wallfisch
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, William Boughton
William Boughton secures commendable results from a strong line-up of singers and his assembled BBC NOW forces; Raphael Wallfisch is at his customarily eloquent, self-effacing best in the Elegie.... — More…
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Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers (highlights) Jennifer Larmore (Isabella), Barry Banks (Lindoro), Alan Opie (Taddeo), Alastair Miles (Mustafa), Sarah Tynan (Elvira), Anne Marie Gibbons (Zulma) & David Soar (Haly)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & Philharmonia Orchestra, Brad Cohen
Barry Banks is a properly plaintive Lindoro… and Alastair Miles's soft-grained bass makes the lovelorn Mustafà an oddly touching figure. Best of all is the utterly dependable Alan Opie who... — More…
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Stabat Mater Angharad Gruffydd Jones (soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (counter-tenor), Sytse Buwalda (alto), Maria Zadori (soprano), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Rob Mcdonald (bass), Francesca Boncompagni (soprano), Krisztina Laki (soprano), Julia Hamari (contralto),...
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