CD, Mendelssohn, Fanny (composer)
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New. Lieder
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Joseph Middleton (piano), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp), Quatuor Arod
listeners who fear a trudge through long-flattened terrain need not worry. This approach reveals new features in the landscape...Said’s voice is recorded to maximise intimacy of sound. She takes... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
King's Singers, Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Grace Davidson (soprano)
This is the last recording The King’s Singers made before the departure of bass Jonathan Howard. It bears all the familiar hallmarks of a well-loved vocal team that has honed its style over... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Choral & Song Choice
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The Takács Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th November 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Pashchenko gives us eloquence and emotion, passion and poetry. The title might hook you in, but it’s the sheer life force of her playing that will make you stay. — More…
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Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano
RecommendedJohannes Moser (cello), Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Johannes Moser and Alasdair Beatson offer fine, full-blooded performances of all this repertoire. Beatson uses an Érard piano from 1837…allowing for maximum clarity and lightness in rapid passagework,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Forbidden, yet seldom forbidding, Appl’s exquisitely cultivated fruits are ripe for plucking, and deserve to be consumed with unalloyed relish! — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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Here is clear evidence that Clara and Fanny possessed significantly more talent than many of their male composing contemporaries…These well recorded and beautifully played performances get inside... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Special offer. Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet; Piano Quartet; Piano Trio
RecommendedKaleidoscope Chamber Collective
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective continue to go from strength to strength. Their explorations of neglected repertoire from marginalised groups are not merely a much-needed contribution to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th July 2022
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Special offer. Mendelssohn
RecommendedIsata Kanneh-Mason (piano), London Mozart Players, Jonathan Bloxham
Kanneh-Mason’s seemingly effortless precision of articulation, even at breakneck speed, is nothing short of awe-inspiring. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th August 2024
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