Hi Res Download, Williams, John (composer)
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John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams
It’s a hugely expressive, deeply atmospheric four-movement work and, like all his concertos, quite far removed from the thematic narrative music we’re all so familiar with. That’s not to say... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Spatial Audio
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Engineered Album, Classical
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Insturmentalist of the Year
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John Williams: The Berlin Concert
RecommendedBruno Delepelaire (cello), Berliner Philharmoniker, John Williams
Williams presides over the Berlin players with a firm hand and a twinkle in his eye. Pleasingly, the programme varies enough from the Vienna set, with Williams’s 1997 Elegy (performed by principal... — More…
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Bestseller
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Pitch-perfect harmonies, in dreamily sumptuous sonics. — More…
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Special offer. Renaud Capuçon: Cinema
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin)
Brussels Philharmonic, Stéphane Denève
Saccharine moments are applied by Capuçon in soupcons rather than ladlefuls. The orchestra – deftly directed by Stéphane Denève – remains largely restrained throughout, providing a cloak around... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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John Williams in Vienna
RecommendedFeaturing Anne-Sophie Mutter
Wiener Philharmoniker, John Williams
A superb testament to the impact of Williams's music and his ability to move an audience...If I were to award a prize for 'Best Section', then it would definitely be the horns, who are magnificent... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th August 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter - Across The Stars
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin), The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams (conductor)
You can hear that Mutter really believes in this music as she puts her heart and soul into the performances, many themes taking on a hitherto unimagined intensity under her bow…Williams’s melodic... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Screen Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Special offer. John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1 & Bernstein: Serenade
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), Saint Louis Symphony, Stéphane Denève
I’ve always admired the modesty and truthfulness of James Ehnes as a player – and you can hear that modesty at work in Phaedrus’s opening address from the Bernstein Serenade. There’s an unfussy... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Cinema
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
The pianist himself curated the programme, which is anything but run-of-the-mill, Tharaud celebrating the movie music which has moved him since childhood and notable score selections that place... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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There’s no doubting the virtuosic talent on display here and some of the arrangements are rather insightful, taking familiar cinematic ditties to new musical heights. — More…
