Edwin Crossley-Mercer
-
New,
Offer, Meyerbeer: Le Prophète RecommendedJohn Osborn (Jean de Leyde), Elizabeth DeShong (Fidès), Mané Galoyan (Berthe), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Count Oberthal)
London Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
On every count, it’s difficult to imagine this weird and wonderful score sounding better. Mark Elder clearly adores the piece and has the full measure of its rather lopsided Gothic architecture.... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 28th June 2024
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Lully: Alceste
RecommendedJudith Van Wanroij, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
Outstanding among the stylish cast are Judith Van Wanroij as the eponymous heroine, her delivery pliant and lucid, her satin tones persuasively seductive…Rousset draws alert and vital playing... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, DVD of the Month
-
BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, Opera Choice
-
Record Review, 20th January 2018, Recording of the Week
-
Opera, March 2018, Recording of the Month
-
Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Opera
-
Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Opera Recording
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Offer,
Rameau: Les Indes Galantes Ana Quintans (soprano), Julie Roset (soprano), Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano), Mathias Vidal (tenor), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Guillaume Andrieux (baritone), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (bass-baritone), La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet
With the extra music for Amour in the Prologue, this is a welcome complement to the Budapest recording (with mostly French soloists) conducted by György Vashegyi. — More…
Awards:
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
2 CDs
Original price ($28.25) Reduced price $24.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Lully: Acis et Galatée
Cyril Auvity (Acis/Apollon), Ambroisine Bré (Galatée/Diane), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Polyphème), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Rousset’s mesmerising conducting binds chorus to band in Lully’s most striking passages...The principals are equally arresting...The palm, however, goes to the band and chorus of the Les Talens... — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Opera Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
-
Record Review, 5th November 2022, Record of the Week
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Lully: Isis
Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Cyril Auvity
Chamber Choir of Namur, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Isis is classic Lully…Asked to focus on words, the soloists sound deliberately ugly at times, which highlights their flawless execution elsewhere. Standout cast members are Eve-Maud Hubeaux,... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, January 2020, Editor's Choice
-
BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, Opera Choice
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Opera
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Offer,
Charpentier: David et Jonathas, H.490 Les Temps Présents, Olivier Schneebeli, Les Pages Du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Les Chantres Du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
The recording uses children’s and men’s voices only, replicating the sounds and the circumstances of the work’s first performance at the allmale college. This approach works best in the dramatic... — More…
2 CDs
Original price ($25.75) Reduced price $20.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Offer,
Rameau: Platée Marcel Beekman (Platée), Jeanine De Bique (La Folie), Cyril Auvity (Thespis/Mercure), Marc Mauillon (Momus/Cithéron), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Jupiter)
Les Arts Florissants, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, William Christie
Under Christie, overtures and dances are terse, with tense articulation and precise meter. While carefully shaping soloists’ ensembles, Christie gives tenor Marcel Beekman, cross-dressed in... — More…
2 CDs
Original price ($25.50) Reduced price $21.00Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Mademoiselle - Premiere Audience
RecommendedUnknown Music of Nadia Boulanger
Nicole Cabell (soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (baritone), Amit Peled (cello), François-Henri Houbart (organ) & Lucy Mauro (piano)
Nicole Cabelle is exquisite in her many contributions…tenor Alek Shrader is another strong advocate…francophiles will enjoy investigating these charming works — More…
Awards:
-
Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Compendium
2 CDs
$21.50Out of Stock
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Lully: Amadis
Cyril Auvity, Judith Van Wanroij, Ingrid Perruche, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Benoît Arnould, Bénédicte Tauran, Hasnaa Bennani, Pierrick Boisseau, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Caroline Weynants & Virginie Thomas
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
The triumph here is provided by the soloists making the most of their opportunities. Cyril Auvity, magnificent in the title role, provides a range of timbre, both heroic and soft-grained, with... — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Opera Choice
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Vêpres pour Saint Louis
Les Pages, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli
CD
$12.00Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3?
