Frank Braley
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The press-release quotes Tharaud as saying the album was 'made for the sheer pleasure of it'. This is tangibly translated in much of the playing, across a programme that ranges from Bach to Glass…Music... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th May 2024
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Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos & Piano Concerto
RecommendedEric Le Sage (piano), Frank Braley (piano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Leige, Stéphane Denève
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Building a Library, May 2019, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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Beethoven: 'Archduke' & 'Ghost' Piano Trios
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano)
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Nouveauté
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There are performances that give intense pleasure, and performances that make you think. And, just occasionally, you encounter one that does both. The Braley-Capuçon-Capuçon Schubert First... — More…
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Le Magadure, Braley and the Agate have set a new benchmark, because whether viewed individually or as a package, these readings are showstoppers. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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Saint-Saëns - Le Carnaval des Animaux
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), David Guerrier (trumpet), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Béatrice Muthelet (viola), Esther Hoppe (violin), Janne Saksala (double bass), Florent Jodelet (percussion)
'What hard things,' wrote Saint-Saëns, 'have been said against virtuosity!… The fact must be proclaimed from the house-tops – in art a difficulty overcome is a thing of beauty.' There are many... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2004, Disc of the Month
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Building A Library, September 2021, Recommended Recording
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Les Vents Français: French Music for Winds & 20th Century Wind Quintets
RecommendedLes Vents Français (Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Francois Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn)
individually, they play with attractive timbre and immaculate intonation and articulation. Collectively, they blend their colours with great finesse, within dynamics ranging from cushioned pianissimo... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th January 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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this new cycle is unfailingly musical, and it can hold its own with the best of its predecessors. In particular the French players' performance of the last and greatest sonata, Op. 96...is as... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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Ravel - Sonatas & Trios
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano)
Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley get away from the rather uptight image we have of Ravel to compelling effect — More…
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Building a Library, September 2006, First Choice
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Building a Library, December 2009, First Choice
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Schumann - Piano Works & Chamber Music VII
Fur die Jugend…
Eric Le Sage, Frank Braley & Denis Pascal (pianos)
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