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Hi Res Download, Dvořák (composer)
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There is, of course, a very real sense of ownership when the Czech Philharmonic play these pieces…And Bychkov’s skill – and indeed generosity – is to trust in his orchestra’s inheritance of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Their performance of Dvořák’s magical Second Piano Quintet is magnificent. The verve and sheer beauty of the string playing is immediately apparent in the glorious cello solo at the opening,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Olivia Jageurs (harp)
No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated and ‘breathed’ with the ardour... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th November 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Special offer. Dvořák: String Quartet Op 106; Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiestücke
RecommendedTakács Quartet
The Takács are impressive on this album: every microphrase, every note is considered. Their sound draws you in from the first moment...To simultaneously hear the separate parts and the collective... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th August 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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this performance is remarkably fine and the interaction between soloist and orchestra generates one of the most exciting ensemble performances of recent years. Steven Isserlis is inside the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th September 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, Orchestral Choice
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It is rare to be able to say that a performance forces one to listen to a work anew, but this is exactly what Alsop's reading achieves. Excellently recorded and with an elegant and witty performance... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, Disc of the month
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also Recommended - Symphony No. 9
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There is no higher praise possible than to say that the spirit of Rudolf Firkušný hovers over this new release…Kahánek’s new versions are worthy of standing in this company, and his account... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2019, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 30th November 2019, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto
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Special offer. Dvořák: Stabat Mater
version for soloists, choir and piano
Julia Kleiter (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (mezzo), Dmitry Korchak (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Julius Drake (piano)
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Howard Arman
The excellent Bavarian Radio Chorus are encouraged to phrase accordingly, and the advantages of a compact, professional chorus in a work usually belonging to the choral-society tradition make... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Romberger)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Nazmi)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Eclipse
RecommendedDvořák - Ginastera - Sarasate
Hilary Hahn (violin), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
It is the Ginastera Concerto that is the real star item here...Hahn hurls herself into the fray with scintillating abandon, matched by stunningly articulate and rhythmically beguiling playing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Concerto
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Dvořák: The Complete Piano Trios
RecommendedVeronika Jarůšková (violin), Peter Jarůšek (cello), Boris Giltburg (piano)
one of the most immediately striking aspects in these performances is the sheer beauty of the string sound. They are ably matched by pianist Boris Giltburg whose care over articulation and unfussy,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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