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The light, textured baritone of Florian Boesch finds excellent employment in this Schubert collection, flawlessly accompanied by Malcom Martineau. — More…
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One of the glories of their performances of both quintets is the fullness and richness of sound, something Brahms clearly strove to cultivate in his scoring. Paul Watkins's heroic, thrusting... — More…
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Building A Library, November 2021, Recommended Recording Recommended Recording
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Kancheli: Styx & Tavener: The Myrrh-Bearer
Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Rihards Zalupe (percussion)
Men of the State Choir Latvija, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Kamer…', Maris Sirmais
Rysanov yields little to Bashmet in terms of intensity of expression and the capacity to sustain an atmospheric melodic line. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, Sonata K330, Variations in C on ‘Lison dormait’ & Fantasy K475
Yeol Eum Son (piano)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
It finds [Marriner] and the ever-faithful Academy of St Martin in the Fields doing what they did best: Mozart in elegant, unpretentious style, with great attention to detail that never unbalances... — More…
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highly assured performances of these two marvellous chamber works...this warmly recorded performance is most compelling when Schumann explores the extrovert side of his musical personality...While... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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Shostakovich & Rachmaninov: Cello Sonatas
RecommendedLeonard Elschenbroich (cello) & Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
His striking reading of Daniil Shafran’s adaptation announces [Leonard Elschenbroich] a major new talent… This is one of the most articulate and highly characterised accounts I’ve heard on the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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In general these are honest, respectful performances. In Dukas’s ballet music La Péri, the complex details are never allowed to swamp the logical argument, and the same goes for the second suite... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022, Debut Recording
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…a riveting solo debut recital from the young Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn… A gust of wind blows this recital in, and blows it out: Stotijn and her robustly proactive accompanist Joseph... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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James Ehnes - Homage
RecommendedCD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments
James Ehnes (violin and viola) & Eduard Laurel (piano)
The icing on the cake is provided by the DVD, which shows how Ehnes achieves miracles at close hand, including his unconventional left-hand thumb extension and relatively firm bow-hold. Beautifully... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, DVD of the Month
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Prokofiev & Kabalevsky: Cello works
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) & Alexei Grynyuk & Petr Limonov (pianos)
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Never has this often underestimated work [the Prokofiev Sonata] seemed more rich in incident and so eloquently expressive. — More…
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