Hi Res Download, Schnittke (composer)
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A revelatory connected soundscape in which Beethoven’s introspection feels more unsettling than usual. —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2019, Chamber Choice
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Chamber
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Fantasie: Seven Composers, Seven Keyboards
RecommendedAlexander Melnikov (harpsichord/fortepiano/tangent piano/piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2023
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Special offer. Schnittke: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski
It’s the willingness to embrace [Schnittke's] eclectic mix that for me is the success of this recording; although frequently baffled and staggered at the constant shifts from one idea to the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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a fine showcase for an extremely gifted violinist. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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a sign of real interpretive strength from the duo… Pärt’s work requires a sort of engagement through detachment at the very least; it gets that here… It’s the sisters’ mode of playing… that... —
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Paul Hindemith / Alfred Schnittke
RecommendedAnna Gourari (piano), Orchestra Dell Svizzera Italiana / Markus Poschner
She extracts a dizzying range of colours from Hindemith’s ingeniously constructed score...The string section of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana under Markus Poschner responds incisively... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2024, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Their music-making is uniquely bonded from the start, an easeful gliding into the simple language of the Shostakovich Cello Sonata (Weinberg's melodic uniqueness, too, in his Second Sonata)...All... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th June 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
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Over 20 years after his death, Schnittke’s musical games are as potent and jolting as they ever were, and Hope and Botvinov take up their challenges with wonderful verve and conviction. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Perhaps the major discovery is the Violin Concerto by the exiled Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik...Quite simply, Kopatchinskaja lives and breathes every note, enabling her and the excellent... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Recording of the Month
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Bookended by Bach arrangements, this album of solo piano works explores musical connections through history. The overwhelming echo in the recording creates a shimmering effect, overriding some... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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