Deutsche Grammophon
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Liszt - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
This is playing in the grand manner. From the start of First Concerto you're aware of a consciously leonine approach. Zimerman even deliberately takes risks in a few technically perilous places... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2013, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Alice Sara Ott - Beethoven
Alice Sara Ott (piano), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis
The clarity and realism of the recording in the concerto are what first impress...Of course, such an achievement would be meaningless if the performance was not at the same level, but the orchestral... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, Concerto Choice
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Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
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Building a Library, July 2001, First Choice
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The Complete Chopin Edition
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Anatol Ugorski (piano), Maurizio Pollini (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Maria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Rafal Blechacz (piano), Yundi Li (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Kurt Bauer, Heidi Bung (pianos),...
The quality, both of DG's chosen recordings and the set's general presentation, is just about as good as it gets. To have in one box such wonders as Zimmerman's Ballades, Pollini's Etudes,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2010
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Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
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Blue Hour - Weber, Brahms, Mendelssohn
Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons
Perhaps the thrust of this new release should be the clarinet as human voice. The second movement of Weber’s concerto certainly has the quality of an operatic aria here, Ottensamer pouring liquid... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (clarinet)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Tchaikovsky - None But The Lonely Heart
Violin Concerto & Other Short Works
Daniel Lozakovich (violin)
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov
[Concerto] This is a live concert (before a silent audience), and the excitement of the music comes through the soloist’s fingers. In the finale, taken at speed, Lozakovich doesn’t pause for... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Editor's Choice
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Ólafsson’s is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover – or indeed any music-lover. — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Dance!
Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
There are...treasures, all led by this charismatic musician with great verve and style in a hugely enjoyable and imaginative programme delivered with all of Hope’s customary panache. — More…
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Rachmaninov & Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
RecommendedYuja Wang (piano)
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel
Making her virtuoso credentials clear throughout, Wang dismisses every difficulty with nonchalant ease...this is a talent with a vengeance, the youthful partnership with Dudamel is ideal and... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Unsuk Chin: Three Concertos
RecommendedWorld Premiere Recordings
Sunwook Kim (piano), Alban Gerhardt (cello), Wu Wei (sheng)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung
Chin is one of the best contemporary exponents of purely instrumental music drama, and these concertos provide absorbing listening...The music inevitably acquires a ritualistic aura but there... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Premiere Winner
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Contemporary Music
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