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Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), with Andrew Armstrong (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
I have not heard such a beautiful performance of the First Violin Concerto since Itzhak Perlman's 1982 EMI recording, and Ehnes enjoys the advantage of a more natural balance with the orchestra...Ehnes... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, January 2023, Recommended Recording - Violin Concerto No. 2
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These are two symphonies that show off the Polish composer at the height of her orchestral powers: in the early 1950s, when her writing was resolutely abstract, sombre at heart, serious in purpose... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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As a Prokofiev interpreter Neeme Järvi is among the best. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Orchestral
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Building a Library, March 2004, Mid-Price Choice
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Building a Library, May 2008, First Choice
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In this warmly recorded release, John Wilson appears to get the balance just right. There’s plenty of heft as well as requisite warmth in the big orchestral climaxes, for instance near the end... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th April 2023
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Finzi: Violin Concerto, etc.
RecommendedTasmin Little (violin), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Finzi began work on his Concerto for small orchestra and solo violin in 1925, dedicating it to Sybil Eaton, a talented young violinist and the object of the 24-year-old composer's unrequited... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2001, Editor's Choice
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With exemplary control of orchestral balance, clarity of texture and a capacity to draw a fabulous array of colours from the music, these performances are guaranteed to keep the listener riveted... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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These are meticulously prepared and observed readings – if Rachmaninov asks for ppp legatissimo or sharply contrasted dynamics from one bar to the next, then Hayroudinoff takes the composer... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2008, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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John Wilson’s third volume devoted to Coates...is played with all the relaxed, charismatic charm we have come to expect from the British conductor’s recordings. Fabulous stuff. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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