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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps & Eötvös: Alhambra Concerto
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado
Heras-Casado’s interpretation of The Rite is more sensual and clearly-etched than shatteringly powerful, despite the force of the bass in a recording which judiciously spotlights woodwind, coming... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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You can easily imagine the audience’s indulgent end-ofrecital smiles over Das Butterbrot (Litolff possibly, probably not Mozart). — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Prepare to be astonished. Even allowing for the huge technical standards taken for granted today, Ivan Bessonov’s verges on phenomenal. He draws a beautifully rounded sound from the Steinway... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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One happy consequence of the Bolívar Orchestra's ascendancy is that Latin American repertoire previously known to connoisseurs has gained circulation… the one widely acknowledged masterpiece,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th May 2008
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Orchestral
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2008, Disc of the Month
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Carnival (Standard version) RecommendedThe Kanneh--Masons, with Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman
Like all good children’s literature, these lighthearted ponderings belie serious ideas...The Kanneh-Masons are superb, applying a light touch that comes from serious musicianship. Pianist Isata... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th November 2020
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Elîna Garanča: Habanera
RecommendedElîna Garanča (mezzo), Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Karel Mark Chichon
Garanča's is a medium-scale mezzo approach, elegant and devoid of ugly lurches into chest voice. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd August 2010
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2010, Editor's Choice
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Echoes of Time
RecommendedLisa Batiashvili (violin), with Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Esa-Pekka Salonen
[the Shostakovich] receives a deeply considered interpretation, its emotional narrative vividly etched by both soloist and conductor...Batiashvili begins the Cadenza in deep contemplation but... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st February 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Disc of the Month
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Road Trip: Aurora Orchestra
RecommendedDawn Landes (vocal & guitar), Sam Amidon (vocals & guitar)
Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Adams's Chamber Symphony, inspired equally by Schoenberg and cartoon scores, is taken at a cracking pace, even faster than the composer's own...[Appalachian Spring] is given a lovely performance,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Musically she’s a chameleon, capable of completely changing her colour at the drop of a hat, and that versatility is what makes this new recording such a success...It’s a neat idea, which she... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Recording of the Month
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