Hyperion
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20
performed from the Artaria edition published in Vienna in 1801
The London Haydn Quartet: Catherine Manson (violin), Michael Gurevich (violin), James Boyd (viola) & Richard Lester (cello)
this recording maintains their historically informed, period instrument approach. Once again, preparation has been meticulous...The almost vibrato-less playing is immaculate in intonation and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2011, Editor's Choice
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Every bit as intellectually lucid, technically secure and focussed, as her Bach … this exhilarating clarity of thought is matched by her clean incisive sound (well caught by the recording),... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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The Nash Ensemble’s performances are first-rate, but a bit more space around the recorded sound wouldn’t have gone amiss. —
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Ibragimova makes a strikingly distinctive contribution, albeit subtle and restrained…she introduces minute expressive emphases and nuances into her solo line, sustaining the hypnotic motoric... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd October 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also recommended - BWV1041
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 15 - Hahn and Massenet
Stephen Coombs (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce
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Howard, catching the authentic tinge of hysteria, mounts swiftly upwards in an ecstasy that burns away awareness of mere notes —
