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Martinů: Double Concertos for Violin and Piano
RecommendedMomo & Mari Kodama (piano), Sarah & Deborah Nemtanu (violin), Magali Demesse (viola), Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Lawrence Foster
The biggest challenge here is the Concerto for Two Pianos…the Kodama sisters’ approach with Lawrence Foster and the very fine Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra (who knew?) is less mellow, more... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Those expecting provocative speeds and micromanaged detail from Jacobs might be surprised at the centrality of his reading. — More…
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Throughout the series, Giorgini shows her mastery of Liszt’s characteristic rhetoric. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Even the first song seems tinged with a premonition of the painful trajectory that will lead to the watery embrace of the brook...What follows isn’t so much an initially wide-eyed voyage of discovery... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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Lutoslawski & Dutilleux: Cello Concertos
Johannes Moser (cello)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Thomas Sondergard
Playing with depth and naturalness but above all a sense of theatre, [Moser] shapes an animated performance [of the Lutosławski] together with Thomas Søndergård and the Berlin orchestra. With... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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For someone who had such a long career as a period-instrument violinist, Manze’s interpretations with the NDR Radiophilharmonie (of which he is now principal conductor) are surprisingly Romantic... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Kodály: Te Deum & Psalmus Hungaricus & Bartók: Cantata Profana & Transylvanian Dances
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Foster, a distinguished champion of Romanian music (Enescu in particular), draws a fierce performance [of the Cantata Profana] from his choral and orchestral forces, and the tenor Ioan Hotea... — More…
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Corti brings out a wealth of felicitous detail in the a wealth of felicitous detail in the solo keyboard writing, generously solo keyboard writing, generously adding tasteful ornaments if too... — More…
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Camarena undoubtedly feels an affinity with this repertoire. In the story of Nina in ‘L’ultima canzone’, who is marrying someone else, he artfully blends nonchalance with hints of a broken heart.... — More…
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Schubert - Chamber Music
Martin Helmchen (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Aloïs Posch (double bass), Martin Helmchen (piano) & Aldo Baerten (flute), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
This is a marvellous disc, one of the most enjoyable I have heard in a long time. It is distinguished by superb sound, too. There is a great line-up of soloists who seem to have clicked miraculously,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Chamber Finalist
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