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If the idea of a recital consisting almost entirely of two α recorders makes you uneasy, think again...for all this to work, the playing needs to be immaculate. That the focus ends up being... —
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In 2003 the Belcea Quartet recorded a nerves-on-a-knife’s-edge account of Brahms’s C minor Quartet (Op 51 No 1) for EMI. Here, more than a decade on, their conception retains its essential ferocity,... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Musique de Chambre
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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A dazzling spectrum of string-playing, all topped by sparkling singing. It’s a clever programme too...every piece is engaging and exciting, making for a high-energy, sonically delightful album... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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The Havana musicians play ‘straight’ Mozart with the same rhythmic vitality which they bring to Edgar Olivero’s mambo-influenced take on Eine kleine Nachtmusik, and the closing track, El manicero,... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Schubert: Death and the Maiden
RecommendedPatricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
This must have been an enthralling concert. It’s almost impossible to imagine Schubert’s Death and the Maiden in a string orchestral arrangement better played, with Kopatchinskaja a dynamic... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Martin Helmchen (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze
[No. 4] With Helmchen the gentle start belies how powerful and exciting he is in the first movement once Beethoven really challenges the pianist. It’s an unexpectedly complete reading, too,... —
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Le Sage offers consistently limpid playing, so unmistakeably French...Everywhere the pacing sounds utterly natural: Le Sage and the Ebene are the most persuasive guides through sometimes daunting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Chamber
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Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian has a beautiful countertenor voice, full and even at both ends of his range, which he uses to superbly expressive effect...Alicia Amo as Herodias the Daughter (Salome)... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Jodie Devos (soprano), Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano), Maitrise de Radio France, Le Concert De La Loge, Julien Chauvin
The two solo voices are well matched, though the mezzo’s tone is edgier than that of her soprano colleague. Violinist/director Julien Chauvin presides over a pacy account that occasionally robs... —
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Record Review, 19th February 2022, Record of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2022
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In Time - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Octet
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Anima Eterna Brugge, Jakob Lehman
Like Isabelle Faust last year, Siranossian follows performance-markings by early interpreters Ferdinand David and Joseph Joachim (with all the liberal portamento and use of open strings that... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2018
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Winner - Assorted Programs
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