Presto Recordings of the Year, Dvořák (composer)
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Special offer. Dvorak: Quintets Op. 81 & 97
RecommendedBoris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola)
Pavel Haas Quartet
Throughout the slow movement, the playing of the solo lines is captivating…The Haas Quartet with Boris Giltburg provide both relaxation and a strong sense of purposeful energy…Excellently recorded,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2017, Recording of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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Building a Library, April 2018, Recommended Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Chamber
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Andsnes’s championship of this music means that many more ears will be opened to it. He plays with poetic warmth, summoning up a storytelling spirit right from the start of the opening piece,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Piano
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Randall Goosby - Roots
RecommendedRandall Goosby (violin), Zhu Wang (piano), Xavier Dubois Foley (double bass)
Goosby’s selections reveal him as a quietly lyrical artist with a gift for genre hopping well displayed in the Baroque/blues fusions of ColeridgeTaylor, Perkinson’s Blue/s Forms or Xavier Dubois... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d'Or, September 2021, Découverte
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021, Debut Recording of the Year
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Eclipse
RecommendedDvořák - Ginastera - Sarasate
Hilary Hahn (violin), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
It is the Ginastera Concerto that is the real star item here...Hahn hurls herself into the fray with scintillating abandon, matched by stunningly articulate and rhythmically beguiling playing... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Concerto
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Special offer. Dvořák - Symphonies Nos. 7-9 and Overtures
RecommendedCzech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
There is, of course, a very real sense of ownership when the Czech Philharmonic play these pieces…And Bychkov’s skill – and indeed generosity – is to trust in his orchestra’s inheritance of... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Special offer. Dvořák: The Complete Piano Trios
RecommendedVeronika Jarůšková (violin), Peter Jarůšek (cello), Boris Giltburg (piano)
one of the most immediately striking aspects in these performances is the sheer beauty of the string sound. They are ably matched by pianist Boris Giltburg whose care over articulation and unfussy,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Special offer. Czech Songs
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
There are some real gems in this wide-ranging and carefully chosen selection of Czech songs. Dvořák’s Evening Songs are delightful with an unaffected simplicity that Kožená captures without... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th June 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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The Takács are impressive on this album: every microphrase, every note is considered. Their sound draws you in from the first moment...To simultaneously hear the separate parts and the collective... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th August 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Make no mistake, Romaniw is a great talent. The plush richness of her soprano is astonishing...Romaniw taps into the melancholy of the Russian songs especially well…The selection from Janáček’s... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song
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Kodály: Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7 - Dvořák: Piano Trio, Op. 90 'Dumky'
RecommendedBarnabás Kelemen (violin), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano)
While every phrase is carefully considered, each one is communicated with passion...Everywhere there is a wealth of fascinating detail…Some may find the players’ approach a little too intense,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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