Kozená and Rattle on disc

Five unmissable recordings

Love and longing Orchestral Songs by

Dvoˇrák, Mahler and Ravel Magdalena Ko ená (mezzo), Berlin Philharmonic/rattle DG 479 0065

Magdalena Ko ená projects the sincerity of these myriad settings magnificently, we suggested back in 2012. A beautifully crafted and performed programme. Mozart Opera and concert arias

Magdalena Ko ená

(mezzo), Jos Van Immerseel (fortepiano), Oae/rattle

DG Archiv 477 6316

A charming and stylishly performed collection of arias from Così, Figaro, Idomeneo and more – plus the gorgeous concert aria Ch’io mi scordi di te? K505.

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

Magdalena Ko ená (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/rattle

BR Klassik 900 172 Something of a dream team here – Ko ená and Skelton dig deep while the Bavarian Radio Symphony lavish all with ladles of detail. Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande

Christian Gerhaher, Magdalena Ko ená, Bernarda Fink, Franz-josef Selig, Gerald Finley et al; Lso/rattle

LSO Live LSO 0790

‘Ko ená’s Melisande has a firm streak of red-blooded coquettish defiance’, we said when this sublime recording of Debussy’s opera was released in 2017.

Mahler

Symphony No. 2

Kate Royal (soprano), Magdalena Ko ená (mezzo), Berlin Radio Choir, Berlin Philharmonic/rattle

Warner Classics 647 3632 ‘For anyone who cares about this symphony, Rattle’s new recording is essential listening.’ BBC Music Magazine, March 2011.