Steven Osborne
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Fresh-faced charm pervades this astutely curated disc…Far from a marriage of convenience, Lewis and Osborne are long-standing duo partners, complementing each other perfectly in lightly-worn... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th March 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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From the first note, Osborne’s kinship with the composer is everywhere apparent and he conveys the vast contrasts of the last three sonatas unerringly...What is particularly winning about this... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2019, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 18th May 2019, Record of the Week
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Instrumental
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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From first electrifying note-punch to last, with so much poetry and poignancy in between, this is a tour de force of pianism highlighting what seems more than ever like the great sonata sequence... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 8th February 2020, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Instrumental
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Not only are there plenty of lively dances on here to counter the cliché of the ‘wispy’ Debussy, but the contrasts between tracks and the clarity at any dynamic level – and of course Osborne... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Editor's Choice
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Time and again there were details that tickled the ear with their freshness, revealing as if for the first time the anarchic brilliance of Debussy’s vision. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2023, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Piano
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The Lewis-Osborne duo establishes a slyly (or should that be shyly?) wistful mood in the Andante varie in B minor, revels in the bravura writing of the Variations in A flat...and transforms... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th November 2010
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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Ravel: Piano Concertos & Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ludovic Morlot
Full of colour, both Osborne’s poetry and his exceptional touch are to the fore, the sparkling cascades in the final movement being especially breathtaking…strong performances of a programme... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 22nd July 2017, Recording of the Week
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Ravel essentially reimagined how to write for the piano with each significant work. Osborne is more than up to the task...Throughout, [he] repeatedly demonstrates not merely that these performances... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Instrumental Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, Disc of the month
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Throughout this enthralling and warmly recorded performance, Osborne maximises colour and atmosphere, yet manages to achieve a freshness of approach without recourse to idiosyncratic mannerisms.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st January 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2013, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Instrumental
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Steven Osborne's pedigree in French repertoire is such that it has been almost inevitable that he would record Debussy's Préludes at some point. He has much in his favour, notably a marvellous... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2006, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also Recommended
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