CD, Boccherini (composer)
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Special offer. Cecilia & Sol: Dolce Duello
RecommendedDeluxe Hardcover 1CD (Limited Edition)
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello)
Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Bartoli and cellist Sol Gabetta make for valiant duelling partners who converse, parry and riposte in spirited combat. Bartoli is velvet-toned, vivacious and voluptuous as ever. Her diction... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th November 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Opera Choice
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Haydn & CPE Bach: Cello Concertos
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello/director)
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
His interpretations, graceful and finely-etched before, now have a more rugged depth, and the new variants on his own cadenzas speak of experience…His own arrangement of Mozart’s heavenly ‘Geme... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Concerto
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Boccherini: Music of the Angels
RecommendedCello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets
Steven Isserlis (cello), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
in the String Quintet in D minor G280 – the album’s centrepiece – Isserlis and friends entwine Boccherini’s lyrical strands into a felicitous musical conversation: balanced, measured and fully... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st November 2024
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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New. Krzysztof Meisinger: the Spanish Album
Krzysztof Meisinger (guitar), Patrycja Betley (percussion), Meisinger Soloists
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Virtuosic performances and a compelling programme from the string orchestra plus guests; Matthew Hindson’s Maralinga is a powerful and evocative highlight. — More…
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The Very Best of Jacqueline Du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Gerald Moore, Roy Jesson, Osian Ellis, John Williams, Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim, Daniel Barenboim
London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
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The Earliest French Piano Recordings
Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Diémer, Raoul Pugno, Vincent d'Indy, Aimée-Marie Roger-Miclos, Gaston Régis, Francis Planté, Lucien Wurmser, Gabriel Willaume
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Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... — More…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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Boccherini: Cello Concerto, Quintettes & Sextet
Marco Ceccato (cello), Manuel Granatiero (flute), Francesco Romano (guitar)
Accademia Ottoboni
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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