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The Romantic Piano Concerto 50 – Tchaikovsky
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Both soloist and conductor seem committed to emphasising the architectural integrity of Tchaikovsky's musical thinking...Yet by keeping things moving and delivering performances that project... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th March 2010
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Building a Library, November 2022, Also Recommended - 1st Concerto
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…Christianne Stotijn is that artist in a thousand whose personality shines through everything she does. Her Russian characterisations and folk inflections seem spot-on in the vivid narratives... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Vocal Award Winner
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her gloriously rich timbre [is] suitably tempered to accommodate a sequence of songs delivered in five different languages. As one might expect, she shows a strong affinity for the Russian songs...But... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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the sheer range of Petersen's soprano and her interests enables her to compel and convince as much in 1821 Schubert as in German composer Manfred Trojahn's settings from 2008...Most fascinating... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2013, Vocal Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, Choral & Song Choice
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Tchaikovsky - None But The Lonely Heart
Violin Concerto & Other Short Works
Daniel Lozakovich (violin)
National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Vladimir Spivakov
[Concerto] This is a live concert (before a silent audience), and the excitement of the music comes through the soloist’s fingers. In the finale, taken at speed, Lozakovich doesn’t pause for... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2020, Editor's Choice
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an intelligently curated recital with song at the centre. It begins with Romances by Clara and Robert Schumann back to back, both showcasing the warmth and evenness of Ioudenitch’s sonority... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winnter - Chamber
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The result is studded with performances heroic and tender. Kaufmann shows his outstanding dynamic and expressive range, from a close-miked, intimate whisper to gloriously powerful, full-throttle... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th September 2020
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff - Romances
RecommendedPiotr Beczala (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Many of the songs here make formidable technical demands on the pianist as well as the singer, and I mean absolutely no disrespect to Beczała when I say that Deutsch’s playing would be worth... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th August 2023
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The Slavonic contralto of Sementchuk's lower register comes into flamboyant play in the oriental romances of Glazunov and Grechaninov, while Taneyev's 'Stalactites' showcases the mesh of lighter... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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