Bartók - Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85, Sz. 76
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Béla Bartók: Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 For Violin & Piano; Karol Szymanowski: Mythes
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Dmytro Choni (piano)
In addition to his absolute technical mastery of these challenging scores, there's a purity to his performances of Bartók's music that comes, I think, from his ability to eschew extremes without... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recording
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RecommendedMusic for Violin & Piano by Bartók, Poulenc & Ravel
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Polina Leschenko (piano)
Playing of such consummate ease combined with involvement and attention to detail...Simply, this is one of the finest, most musically sensitive recordings to have come my way for some time,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th February 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Chamber
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Penderecki: Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2, etc.
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter & Lambert Orkis
London Symphony Orchestra
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 41st Awards (1998), Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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As a duo they're breathtaking, with Tetzlaff soaring sweetly over Bartok's gritty piano part in the Sonata No. 1, with his soft-grained sound and almost breathy phrasing bringing a vocal quality... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2004, Editor's Choice
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Bartok - Violin Sonatas
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), with Ewa Kupiec (piano), with Florent Boffard (piano)
…outstanding…full of grit and fantasy —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Young Artist of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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The Menuhin Century - The Historic Recordings
Yehudi Menuhin (violin, narrator, viola), Abraham Makarov (piano), Stéphane Grappelli (violin, piano), Alan Clare (piano), Chris Karan (drums), Lennie Bush (double bass), Ken Baldock (double bass), Tony Crombie (drums), Ike Issacs (guitar), Ronnie Verrell (drums), Max Harris (piano), Jan Blok (guitar),...
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Ida Haendel: Prague Recordings 1957-1965
Ida Haendel (violin) & Alfréd Holeček (piano)
Prague Symphony Orchestra & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček & Karel Ančerl
The Kreutzer is magisterial and played with intelligence and authority...In the Glazunov she brings to the score a wealth of tonal colour. The Wieniawski is a virtuoso tour de force and in the... —
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