Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
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Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
Bavouzet relishes the high-octane energy of the outer movements of the first two concertos but through his imaginatively varied use of colour manages to avoid the trap of making Bartók's percussive... —
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Orchestral Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2010, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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The Beethoven Connection
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Sonatas by Clementi, Dussek, Hummel & Wölfl
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
This recording embodies a brilliant idea, brilliantly carried out…Each of the works that Bavouzet has programmed is a revelation, and reflects the fundamental changes that were taking place... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
Throughout, Bavouzet displays a light touch and laudable levels of physical stamina, with a firm grasp of the very different personalities of each piece. Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic perform... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2014, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Building a Library, May 2017, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Winner - Concerto
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Ravel, Debussy & Massenet
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier
[Bavouzet] turns in a performance of the Fantaisie that illuminates this uneven yet magical work like no other. As to the Ravel concertos, I have no hesitation in saying these are the greatest... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Orchestral Award Winner
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Bavouzet immerses us fully in [Le gibet's] heavy mood. And, beyond the virtuosity we can take for granted, that's Bavouzet's trump card: his playing is so full of vivid character, whether conjuring... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Piano
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Grieg: Piano Concerto & Incidental Music to 'Peer Gynt'
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Lise Davidsen (soprano), Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Victoria Nava (soprano), Johannes Weisser (baritone), Håkon Høgemo (Hardanger Fiddle)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs, Edward Gardner
Gardner and the splendid team tackle the whole work with all the verve and drama one could possible want…But perhaps most illuminating is the contribution of Håkon Høgemo on the Hardanger fiddle,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th January 2018
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Possessiveness is a Romantic trait, and so is worrying about authorship, and Haydn is paradigmatically Classical, as Bavouzet shows in these immaculate accounts…Bavouzet’s Yamaha enables him... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has a wonderfully light touch, imbuing 'Les collines d'Anacapri' with a skittish exuberance, or creating delicate wisps of mist in 'Brouillards' evoking Debussy's advice... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th May 2007
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Building a Library, March 2008, First Choice
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also Recommended
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and François-Frédéric Guy get every subtle detail in place. —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2015, Editor's Choice
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…this delightful disc places Debussy's two most modest cycles (Children's Corner and Suite bergamasque) within a broadly chronological sequence of pieces spanning the composer's career. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Instrumental Award Winner
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