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the most striking aspects of Podger’s playing throughout this recital (compared to most 20th-century ‘golden-agers’), is her enhanced range of tone and articulation, her vastly more flexible... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Instrumental
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Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin and Piano Op. 12 No.1, Op. 24 & Op. 96
RecommendedRachel Podger (violin), Christopher Glynn
Listening to Rachel Podger (on the ‘Mauri’ Strad) and Christopher Glynn (on an 1840 Erard) is like experiencing the music in the clear light of day for the first time. Gone are those texturally... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Chamber Choice
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C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas For Keyboard & Violin RecommendedRachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
Their music-making is infectiously spontaneous yet tellingly ‘considered’ – seamless rapport and impeccably-judged articulation delighting in a stream of illuminating felicities. CPE Bach’s... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 & Walton: Serenade for Strings
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
Arrangements for string orchestra of works originally written for string quartet are not uncommon, especially in the cases of Beethoven and Schubert… But in the amazing scherzo, with its huge... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2006, Disc of the Month
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Using period instruments, the Amsterdam are particularly illuminating in the early Op. 20/4, pinpointing the bold rhythmic ambiguity of the Menuetto alla zingarese and the strongly driven energy... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2016, Also Recommended
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Deft, volatile playing, but with a real feeling for Schubert's darker undertones. The end of Jörg Widmann's quartet is a scream (literally). — More…
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Sackbutt Trombone in the 17th & 18th Century
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone)
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Dejan Lazić (piano)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (leader)
There are plenty of surprises in this performance but on its own wayward terms it's captivating: anyone looking for a fresh, thought-provoking account of this concerto might feel minded to explore... — More…
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Jörgen van Rijen - I was like WOW!
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Paolo Giacometti (piano), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Frits Damrow (trumpet) & Paolo Giacometti (piano)
Combattimento Consort
…it is van Rijen's sense of line that is the most impressive feature of his playing, reliant on musicianship rather than physical dexterity. …his virtuoso technique need fear no comparison... — More…
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