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Bartók - Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75
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Chamber » Sonatas » Violin Sonatas
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The finest performance here, by far, is of the Bartók sonata, one of the most demanding of his modernist works. The spontaneity which the performers speak about in their ‘conversation’ materialises... — More…
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Record Review, 28th January 2023, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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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... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Stephen Waarts and Gabriele Carcano find musical affinities between the composers. Bartók’s style is not just earth and fire, but poise, lyricism and elegance as well. Perhaps his works receive... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent
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Bartok, Janacek & Messiaen: Works for violin and piano
Gidon Kremer (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)
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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... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Bartok - Violin Sonatas
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), with Ewa Kupiec (piano), with Florent Boffard (piano)
…outstanding…full of grit and fantasy — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Young Artist of the Year
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Building a Library, November 2022, Recommended Recording
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Martha Argerich: Carte blanche
RecommendedJulian Rachlin (violin), Mischa Maisky (violoncello) & Martha Argerich (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Lang Lang & Martha Argerich (piano), Yuri Bashmet (viola) & Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin) & Martha Argerich (piano), Gabriela Montero & Martha Argerich (pianos),...
As soloist, Argerich’s tender reading of Kinderszenen is almost beyond compare, displaying an astonishing ability to turn the piano into a singing instrument in every bar. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th July 2015
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Special offer. Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer - Live in Berlin
Martha Argerich (piano) & Gidon Kremer (violin)
…what the Bartók in particular offers over and above their fine previous version is a sense of music-making caught on the wing. …the playing here is spectacularly vivid and assured. …above... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Disc of the Month
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