Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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There is much playing here of a clarity, velocity and exactitude that can make the jaw drop, and he, Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony seem to be on the same conceptual page throughout.... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Few, if any, duos are better equipped to take on this mantle than Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich.Aimard’s exceptionally close association with Messiaen and Loriod goes back to... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Few are better acquainted [with the Catalogue] than Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and this set is clearly a long-pondered act of love…Needless to say, Aimard possesses the necessary dazzling virtuosity,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Nominated - Instrumental
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Whole worlds of expression are encapsulated in just a few bars, and listening to Aimard's exemplary performances provides as important an insight into Kurtág's very personal musical thinking... — More…
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Lines of Life: Schubert & Kurtág
Benjamin Appl (baritone), György Kurtág (piano), James Baillieu (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Csaba Bencze (trombone), Gergely Lukác (tuba)
Appl’s ever-expressive baritone is inf initely characterful here in these diverse settings. He is a thoughtful, revealing interpreter of Kurtág’s verse, and his own admission that he finds one... — More…
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Aimard finds something special every time and all are played with utmost tenderness. The sound of the piano, a mid-1950s Steinway that once did service at Rudolfinum in Prague, adds its own... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Elliott Carter: Late Works
RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Colin Currie (percussion), Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen
brimming with youthful energy and Haydnesque, impish wit...Aimard brings fluent delicacy to the concertos and the orchestral soundings. He is matched in filigree precision by co-protagonists,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2017, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2017
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Jury Award - Premiere
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Orchestral
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There are some recorded performances so remarkable that to praise them seems insolent. This recording of Beethoven’s largest, longest piano sonata is among that tiny group….What distinguishes... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Musica Viva 22
RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, George Benjamin
This is special. Three utterly captivating, ear-tickling pieces by composers from successive generations in superlative performances…the centrepiece of the disc is the world premiere performance... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Contemporary
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New. Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
RecommendedPierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Dominique Kim (ondes Martenot)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Kent Nagano
Turangalîla is a difficult score, and to record it live is risky. Even when the orchestra is the Berlin Philharmonic? Yes, since the work is very far from the centre of their repertoire. Whether... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2012, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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