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Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Elim Chan
Grosvenor takes a slightly old-fashioned approach that works both in his favour and disfavour here. With playing that can be quite big-boned, he occasionally sacrifices the elegance of his music... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Nouveauté
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto
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The Gramophone Good CD Guide awarded this its highest accolade, denoting "an unrivalled version, a cornerstone of the catalogue", adding that "this is surely the greatest, certainly the richest... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Instrumental
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
RecommendedSchubert, Chopin, Liszt, Stravinsky
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
They are all works requiring formidable technical ability, and pianist Alexander Melnikov brings clarity of touch and virtuoso flair to them all, transferring as if effortlessly from instrument... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Instrumental
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one of the most individual things about this stunning debut by Benjamin Grosvenor is his pervasive sense of balance and his unerring blend of Classical restraint and Romantic ardour...He is a... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th July 2011
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Instrumental Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Instrumental
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True, she sails perilously close to over-sentimentalising the opening Romanza...but Fliter plays with grace and heartfelt sincerity - abetted by some lovely duetting with the SCO's bassoonist... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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An ideal realisation of these exquisite dances, the likes of which I never dreamt of hearing…Liszt said it: ‘A wind plays in the leaves, life unfolds and develops beneath them, but the tree remains... — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Piano
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016, Editor's Choice
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he plays [the Mozart] with restraint, albeit micromanaging the music so that no phrase sounds the same twice...[in the Chopin] Sokolov ranges from introspective musing to his native Russian virtuosity. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th January 2015
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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The quality of this playing is altogether exceptional. Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor takes nothing for granted in music. Nor should we in listening to him...he plainly understands that every interpretation... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th August 2014
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Instrumental Award Winner
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2014, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2014, Winner - Piano
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Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Martha Argerich's first commercially released recordings of the Chopin concertos were for DG; No 1 in 1968, No 2 in 1978. Here she revisits both concertos and offers an act of re-creative daring,... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2000, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, September 2016, First Choice
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There is a absolute 'rightness' to his playing. His technical fluency and the lightness with which he moves over the keyboard is a constant source of joy...This is an album to be savoured for... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Instrumental Choice
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