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Poulenc: Orchestral Works
RecommendedPascal Rogé (harpsichord)
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
I chose this disc from our Presto Print-On-Demand range primarily for the sparkling account of the 1947 Sinfonietta, which isn't desperately well represented on disc - but Charles Dutoit's take... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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JS Bach: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin), with Ramón Ortega Quero (oboe), with Jan Jansen (harpsichord)
Jansens's approach is clearly influenced by the period instrument movement but by no means slavishly so...Sometimes there's a touch of creative tension between the historically-aware Jansen... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Janáček: From the House of the Dead
RecommendedJiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Zidek, Dalibor Jedlicka
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
From the House of the Dead (the 1980 Gramophone Record of the Year) was here recorded for the first time in its proper, original version; and this revealed it as even more of a masterpiece... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Record of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 24th Awards (1981), Best Opera Recording
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This is an outstanding performance of Berg's Lyric Suite. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Chamber
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Alisa Weilerstein: Chopin & Rachmaninov
RecommendedAlisa Weilerstein (cello) & Inon Barnatan (piano)
The glorious ebb and flow of melodic material that courses through the veins of the Rachmaninov and Chopin Sonatas seems absolutely tailor-made for a cellist with the flamboyance and intensity... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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A colourful panorama stylishly and affectionately executed by all concerned. — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Concerto (recorder)
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…Mitsuko Uchida and Mark Steinberg form a true, creative partnership. …for me their searching, richly characterised performances make them a new benchmark. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Chamber Choice
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Poised, intelligent and remarkably pure of intonation for a live performance, Janine Jansen's Tchaikovsky certainly knows its own mind. What's truly memorable? From Jansen, the powerful high... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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Although Beethoven designated these works as 'for piano and violin', following Mozart's example, it's unlikely that he thought of the piano as leading the proceedings, or the violin either,... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2002, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 21st Awards (1978), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Building a Library, June 2002, First Choice
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