Concertos, Britten (composer) (page 1 of 32)

Britten & Korngold: Violin Concertos

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Vilde Frang (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, James Gaffigan

Frang has a beautiful tone and superb intonation, and in both concertos applies a satisfying range of colour - there's much to enjoy, technically speaking. The spiky, lonely atmosphere of the... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 26th Feb 2016
- Catalogue No: 2564600921
- Label: Warner Classics
- Length: 58 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, February 2016, Disc of the Month
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
- Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Concerto
- Building A Library, July 2024, Recommended Recording (Korngold)
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Nicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan

[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 6th Apr 2015
- Catalogue No: HMU807573
- Label: Harmonia Mundi
- Length: 65 minutes
Awards:
- BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
- Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
- BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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Special offer. Britten: Violin Concerto, Chamber Works

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Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Boris Faust (viola), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hrůša

Faust’s cadenza has real emotional involvement, and builds urgently towards the final Passacaglia, where conductor Jakub Hrůša leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra to a full-toned climax,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…
- Release Date: 12th Apr 2024
- Catalogue No: HMM902668
- Label: Harmonia Mundi
- Length: 64 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 12th April 2024
- Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Concerto
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Baiba Skride plays Benjamin Britten

Violin Concerto & Double Concerto

Baiba Skride (violin), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

The subtlety of her phrasing and range of her tonal palette reveal Skride as a Romantic player of real stature, and in the Prokofiev-like scherzo she’s not afraid to dig in and make less beautiful... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 2nd Feb 2024
- Catalogue No: C220021
- Label: Orfeo
- Length: 58 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
- BBC Music Magazine, April 2024, Concerto Choice
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Venice

Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Basel Chamber Orchestra

The Red Priest’s cello concertos flaunt Kobekina’s electrifying virtuosity and the high-octane playing of the Basel Chamber Orchestra under violinist Julia Schröder’s spirited direction. Yet... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 2nd Feb 2024
- Catalogue No: 19658828072
- Label: Sony
- Length: 72 minutes
Awards:
- Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Young Talent of the Year
- International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Recuerdos

Augustin Hadelich (violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru

In his booklet note, violinist Augustin Hadelich highlights the Britten...Yet, perhaps precisely by not identifying so closely to the Prokofiev, Hadelich actually shows greater respect for that... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…
- Release Date: 26th Aug 2022
- Catalogue No: 9029631076
- Label: Warner Classics
- Length: 79 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
- International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
- Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Britten: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra

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Steven Osborne (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov

Steven Osborne and Ilan Volkov launch into the Piano Concerto's opening 'Toccata' at a headlong pace… For all the remarkable velocity, the playing has weight and incisiveness too, and Osborne's... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 1st Sep 2008
- Catalogue No: CDA67625
- Label: Hyperion
- Length: 71 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Concerto
- Building a Library, March 2018, Recommended Recording
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Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos

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Kerson Leong (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn

Kerson Leong commands a strong technique...and he draws an absolutely gorgeous tone from his unnamed violin. But he also possesses the personal security to avoid vain virtuosity and empty showmanship... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2023 More…
- Release Date: 5th May 2023
- Catalogue No: ALPHA946
- Label: Alpha
- Length: 72 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
- Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Special offer. Britten: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto

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Tasmin Little (violin), Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner

Shelley and Edward Gardner create something more mercurial [than Britten's own reading], Gardner conjuring that lithe, high-tension drama he has so successfully achieved with Britten's stage... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 29th Apr 2013
- Catalogue No: CHAN10764
- Label: Chandos
- Length: 76 minutes
Awards:
- Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Disc of the Month
- Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended
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Unknown Britten

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Sandrine Piau (soprano), Rolf Hind (piano), Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb & Chris Griffiths (horns), Michael Collins (clarinet)
Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair

Britten completed but didn't orchestrate the songs - 'Phrase', 'Aube' and 'À une raison'; Matthews matches them finely to the style of Illuminations. While the cycle is often associated with... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…
- Release Date: 5th Oct 2009
- Catalogue No: NMCD140
- Label: NMC
- Length: 77 minutes
Awards:
- Presto Recording of the Week, 28th September 2009
- Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Disc of the Month
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