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Bach, J S - Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004
Genres:
Instrumental » Violin Solos
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It’s very clear that he’s playing these pieces not to prove anything, not to make any cosmic statement. Does this album reveal for the first time the true essence of these six pieces in a way... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd January 2026
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Tetzlaff spans the gamut of technique and expression…Lines are lucidly shaped and cadenced, and the implied counterpoint is so articulately voiced as to create dialogues and conversations, flitting... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Violon
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2018, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Fauré: Requiem
RecommendedGrace Davidson (soprano) & William Gaunt (baritone), Gordan Nikolitch (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
The playing of the London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble and their leader Gordon Nikolitch and the singing of Tenebrae and the two soloists are all exemplary. The problems here are not... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, July 2016, First Choice
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Hadelich, as outlined in his engaging accompanying notes, is keen to avoid portentous gesture in dealing with Bach’s fearsome technical demands. Using a Baroque bow, his inward approach results... —
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Alina Ibragimova's… playing… forges a potent synthesis, uniting the steely, eyes-wide-open focus of Christian Tetzlaff (her one-time teacher) and the supple stylistic insights of a Rachel Podger.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Collection Winner
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2009, Editor's Choice
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This is a wonderful addition to a strong field of baroque performances, technically assured and deeply considered. It’s a gentle, introspective album: for me it will be the perfect Sonatas and... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Faust's account of the music is gently voiced and eloquently inflected. Her lightly articulated bowing, which eschews anything in the nature of aggressive declamation, is a constant pleasure...a... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2010, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Violin
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L’Aurore is far greater than the sum of its parts...The album takes its name from the first movement of Ysaÿe’s fifth solo sonata, a work dedicated to his friend and former pupil Mathieu Crickboom.... —
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, Instrumental Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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There is a surprisingly striking contrast between its crystalline voicing, clear articulation and warm tone that makes the listener feel that it is concerned with the plain and simple beauty... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2016, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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