Harmonia Mundi
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
RecommendedMarion Ralincourt (flute)
Les Siècles & Ensemble Aedes, François-Xavier Roth
There are some excellent things on this disc: full rein given to the ballet’s explosive side, often underplayed; as part of that, the wide range observed in crescendo markings, the underplaying... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, February 2022, Also Recommended
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[El sombrero de tres picos] The performance quickly settles down into one of the most witty, colorful, and absorbing sensual of the work’s recent outings. — More…
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Debussy: Nocturnes, Jeux, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
RecommendedLes Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Both works are essentially about desire, and their sensuality is heightened here not only by their juxtaposition but by the dark warmth of Les Siècles’ period-instrument sound and the restrained... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Record Review, 22nd December 2018, Disc of the Week
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps & Eötvös: Alhambra Concerto
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado
Heras-Casado’s interpretation of The Rite is more sensual and clearly-etched than shatteringly powerful, despite the force of the bass in a recording which judiciously spotlights woodwind, coming... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th April 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Ravel: L'heure Espagnole & Boléro
RecommendedIsabelle Druet (Concepción), Julien Behr (Gonzalve), Loïc Félix (Torquemada), Thomas Dolié (Ramiro), Jean Teitgen (Don Iñigo Gomez), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Ravel's sense of instrumental characterisation is crucial, and the results are delectable. All the instruments used are listed in the booklet alongside their players. But the voices are just... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th June 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Assorted Programs
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Prepare to be spellbound…This does not sound like an old piano, merely a distinctive one in the hands of a truly remarkable player…It is not only the individual sounds that impress…but also... — More…
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Record Review, 30th June 2018, Recording of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
RecommendedSchubert, Chopin, Liszt, Stravinsky
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
They are all works requiring formidable technical ability, and pianist Alexander Melnikov brings clarity of touch and virtuoso flair to them all, transferring as if effortlessly from instrument... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Instrumental
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Puccini: Messa Di Gloria & Orchestral Works
Charles Castronovo (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno
Oscillating between benign and highspirited in character, Puccini’s 1880 mass comes with moments that would not sound out of place in a Verdi opera. Don’t expect to plunge the emotional depths;... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Choral
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Berio: Sinfonia & Berio/Mahler: Frühe Lieder
RecommendedMatthias Goerne (baritone)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Synergy Vocals, Josep Pons
We have only to listen to [Berio’s] exquisite song orchestrations, graced with Goerne on riveting, vibrant form, to feel the depth of his empathy, an almost palpable longing to be absorbed into... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th September 2016
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2017, Vocal Winner
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas 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... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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