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Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hruša
Zimmermann has fully absorbed the slightly eclectic style of [the First Concerto] and produces a performance of conviction, not to mention dazzling virtuosity. Hrůša accompanies with understanding... — More…
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Record Review, 5th December 2020, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
RecommendedMika Kares (Bluebeard), Szilvia Vörös (Judith), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
Both Kares and Vörös offer a subtle, understated approach…As well as conveying the piece’s taut structure and the orchestral writing’s sheer sweep, conductor Susanna Mälkki seeks out the detail... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
RecommendedHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
Mälkki and her Helsinki Philharmonic offer performances that are at once satisfying, dazzling and individual. There’s a poise, indeed an elegance, to the basic good posture of these interpretations,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, January 2022, Also Recommended
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Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11
RecommendedElena Zhidkova (Judith) & Sir Willard White (Bluebeard)
London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
…Gergiev and his superlative orchestral forces and vocal soloists, supported by magnificent sound quality, present the enigmatic piece with great power, leaving us, as adequate performances always... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th August 2009
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2009, Opera Choice
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Opera, December 2009, Recording of the Month
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Bartók: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski
She brings great warmth to the lyrical First Concerto...then in the more ambitious and challenging Second Concerto she introduces a thrilling touch of steel into her playing. The Orchestre de... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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Bartók: The Wooden Prince & The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki
[The Wooden Prince’s] essential warmth, rooted in folk-like melodies (but never folksiness) , comes across well here in Susanna Mälkki’s recording, since with a feeling for the score’s rubato... — More…
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Record Review, 29th June 2019, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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The overall excellence of Tamara Stefanovich’s interpretations is enhanced by a superb multichannel recording characterised by full-bodied ambience an concert-hall realism. Stefanovich voices... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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Israeli violinist Nurit Stark brings together works by four composers of the same pedagogical lineage. Her violin tone is pure, but never pale, admirably capturing the otherworldly eeriness of... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Finalist - Instrumental
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Above all, Çakmur is a musician with ideas and sophisticated beyond his years. Moreover, he’s blessed with the means to express the richness of his imagination. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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The orchestra is alert to every surprise and vagary, with especially fine playing from the woodwind...Ippolito’s own contribution is full of imaginative off-piste moments, but for me the great... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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