Recording
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Deutsche Grammophon
Diana Damrau · Anna Prohaska Rolando Villazón · Paul Schweinester Franz-Josef Selig · Thomas Quasthoff Vocalensemble Rastatt Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail 2 CD
Nominated to the 58e GRAMMY Awards Year 2015 for Best opera recording
(Rolando Vilazón, Diana Damrau, Paul Scweinester, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
August 31, 2015
“Nézet-Séguin shows a masterly sense of when to press forward and when to ease up. Another aspect of his conducting is the insistence on sharp, almost Beethovenian dynamic contrasts.”
P.E. Robinson, Musical Toronto
August 4, 2015
“Thanks to conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s energy, this disc is among the finest recordings of Mozart’s youthful comedy… However, what lifts the recording into the top league is undoubtedly the quality of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s conducting.”
R. Christiansen, The Dayly Telegraph (London)
August 1st, 2015
“Once again, Nézet-Séguin shows how good he is in Mozart. His speeds are well judged, never too fast for the singers to articulate clearly. And he has the knack of bringing out detail without sounding fussy… Particularly beguiling is the oboist’s rubato… The orchestra is beautifully balanced, with a fortepiano tinkling discreetly in the background.”
R. Lawrence, Garamophone (London)
July 20, 2015
« La version de Yannick Nézet-Séguin est une réussite totale, et s’inscrit durablement dans la discographie moderne de l’ouvrage . . . [Nézet-Séguin] parvient à résoudre la quadrature du cercle à l’opéra, qui est d’enflammer l’action tout en tenant, et de quelle manière, la ligne musicale. »
D. Joucken, Forum Opéra
July 10, 2015
« Au pupitre d’un brillant Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin fait entendre une lecture à la fois vivace et nuancé, tour à tour, charmante, agressive et sensible. Quelle joie! »
A.Laska, Res Musica (Paris)