Concertos, Shostakovich (composer)
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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos
RecommendedAlina Ibragimova (violin)
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Vladimir Jurowski
Ibragimova is the latest to make you think you’ve never heard [the First Concerto] played better, and her intense relationship with Vladimir Jurowski and the current incarnation of Yevgeny Svetlanov’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th May 2020
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Record Review, 6th June 2020, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Concerto
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New. Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works
Yuja Wang (piano), Thomas Rolfs (trumpet)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
In Yuja Wang’s hands the music comes across as delightfully playful, quick to register variety. Hardly any extended passage passes by without her lighting upon quicksilver changes of colour... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2; Britten: Cello Sonata
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson, Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
The uniqueness of the present coupling is hardly the least of its assets. With sound of unfailing definition and focus, it demonstrably takes Kanneh-Mason’s standing on to a whole new level. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Alan Gilbert
[these recordings] stand out as formidable achievements. They match technical mastery at the highest level with profound insight. No less impressive is the compelling interaction between Zimmermann... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Disc of the month
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Record Review, 21st January 2017, Recording of the Week
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New. Shostakovich: Symphonies; Concertos; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
RecommendedYuja Wang (piano), Baiba Skride (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, New England Conservatory Symphonic Choir, Andris Nelsons
It truly is a monumental collection that shows both Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the height of their capabilities...If forced to choose I would say that the second movement of... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th March 2025
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos & Piano Trio No. 2
Simon Trpčeski, Andrei Kavalinski, Aleksandar Krapovski, Alexander Somov
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Cristian Măcelaru
This recording, co-produced by and starring Simon Trpčeski, makes a lovely shop window for what the composer could do with the piano...Trpčeski and trumpeter Andrei Kavalinski revel in [No.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Shostakovich / Shchedrin - Piano Concertos
RecommendedMarc-André Hamelin (piano), Mark O’Keefe (trumpet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Marc-André Hamelin is a superb advocate for all three pieces - the zip and zest of much of the writing presenting no difficulty to this extraordinary virtuoso. — More…
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Building A Library, May 2021, Also Recommended - Piano Concerto No. 2
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Shura Cherkassky: The Complete 78rpm Recordings (1923-1950)
Shura Cherkassky (piano), Robert Lortat, Marcel Hubert, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Rachmilovich
APR’s is the most comprehensive single collection and has, by a country mile, the best annotation, booklet (Jonathan Summers) and transfers (Seth B Winner)...evidence, if it were needed, of... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Archive Issue of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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