Warner Classics
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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 & Enescu: Octet for strings
RecommendedVilde Frang (violin), Erik Schumann (violin), Gabriel Le Magadure (violin), Roseanne Philippens (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Lily Francis (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Jan-Erik Gustavsson (cello)
Orchestre de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Frang rises to the works' passionate lyricism and dazzles in partnership with Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. — More…
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, Concerto Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Concerto
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Taken at face value, the order and selection of works seems entirely random…However, the eccentric programme is carefully considered; repeated listening reveals new parallels between the pieces.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Solo Recital (flute)
2 CDs
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Kaleidoscope
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Sascha Goetzel
Said vaults effortlessly across stylistic boundaries, often via dazzling arrangements by her collaborator Tim Allhoff. And that Whitney Houston track? Even diehard sceptics will be moved by... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Bohemian Tales
RecommendedAugustin Hadelich (violin), Charles Owen (piano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hruša
How warmly his dolce playing seems to smile… Note, too, the way Hadelich suggests a wiry-sounding folk fiddle in the finale’s D minor interlude… Jakub Hrůša has the Bavarian RSO playing with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2020, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Instrumentalist of the Year
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Alison Balsom: Paris
RecommendedAlison Balsom (trumpet), with Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)
The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker
This potpourri of a recital is...very much of its own time, eclectically flavoured in its collaborative elements and juxtaposition of music languages [sic], and deftly underpinned by Balsom's... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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The customary ease, gentleness and fluidity of Emmanuel Pahud’s flute and model taste and clarity of Éric Le Sage’s piano-playing are evident right through the album’s first sonata, K378, but... — More…
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The playing sparkles. None of these pieces will challenge the intellect, but each in turn tickles the senses. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended - K452
3 CDs
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Kaleidoscope
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Sascha Goetzel
Said vaults effortlessly across stylistic boundaries, often via dazzling arrangements by her collaborator Tim Allhoff. And that Whitney Houston track? Even diehard sceptics will be moved by... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd September 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1, Piano Quintet & Concertino
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), Sergei Nakariarov (trumpet), Renaud Capucon (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Alissa Margulis (violin) & Lyda Chen (viola)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Alexander Verdernikov
Here's an excellent, multi-faceted programme which reflects both Shostakovich's madcap humour and his more "private", expressive side. A truly charismatic and exhilarating experience. — More…
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Orchestral Award Winner
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Building a Library, March 2019, Recommended Recording
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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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