Harmonia Mundi
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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: The Soldier's Tale (English Version)
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
It’s rounded, intensely vocal, intimate, incredibly sophisticated – not the usual, but very welcome, as if the whole thing were an ethereal fairytale...It’s your choice which language version... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th August 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Chamber
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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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This is passionate singing, sexy even – not for nothing has the German been described as resembling a flamenco artist. The best-known songs here are delivered with electrifying ease, and there... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2012, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Solo Vocal
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This is a great overall interpretation of one (or two, if you prefer) of the monuments of the piano repertoire, where Lugansky, like the composer, knows perfectly how to achieve each and every... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, Instrumental Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto & Chamber Works
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), François-Xavier Roth, Les Siècles
[Concerto]…of the dozen or so readings I’ve heard none equals Faust’s, because she has somehow cracked the code, finding genuine wit, sparkle, and lyrical beauty in the solo part without imposing... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd March 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2023, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Ice Land: The Eternal Music
RecommendedChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson, Graham Ross
An ethereal, escapist set of recordings from the Cambridge choir, bringing together Icelandic choral music from the last half-century. Sævarsson’s Requiem forms the centrepiece – a hypnotic,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Erinnerung: Mahler Lieder
RecommendedChristiane Karg (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Gustav Mahler (piano roll)
There are no rarities here, but the sequence is thoughtful...And the performance of this recital is magnificent, painting each miniature landscape in generous, vivid detail...The voice sounds... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd October 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique vocale
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Two of the strengths of the Heath Quartet are their ability to hold together Bartók’s more sectional structures, such as the first movements of the Fourth and Fifth quartets in convincing single... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 10th June 2017, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Chamber
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