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CD, Martin, F (composer)
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For connoisseurs of choral music this is an essential buy. Outstanding performances of two rarely heard 20th-century masterpieces. —
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Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Choral
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The performance [of the Quartet] by the Utrecht Quartet is wonderfully accomplished, and especially moving in the third-movement Larghetto...this is a valuable and distinguished addition to... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
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Camerata Bern accompanies the violinist on this latest foray into the meaning of life, the universe and everything. —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2019, Concerto Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Chamber
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The Symphony is a haunting and at times quite magical piece...Sensitive playing from the LPO under Matthias Bamert and exemplary Chandos recording. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Frank Martin: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra
RecommendedSebastian Benda, Paul Badura-Skoda (pianos)
Svizzera Italiana Orchestra, Christian Benda
What Martin's music needs is performances of understanding but also affection, and ASV deserves congratulation for the shrewd casting of this disc. Sebastian Benda was a composition pupil of... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Christian Poltéra plays Frank Martin
RecommendedChristian Poltéra (cello) & Kathryn Stott (piano)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen
Poltéra delivers an utterly compelling and committed performance, and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra under Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen provides both sensitive and dynamic support. Stott… gets a... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. A Simple Song
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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It’s a characteristically eclectic mix that nurtures the Neaves’ wellupholstered warmth, attention to detail and compelling rapport. —
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Special offer. Maria Mater Meretrix
Anna Prohaska (soprano), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Camerata Bern
the musical journey is compelling...Only an arrangement for strings of Lotti’s most famous Crucifixus feels like a misstep in an otherwise ingeniously plotted project delivered with panache... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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