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there is much to admire here thanks to Ólafsson’s superb pianism, most notably in Haydn’s Sonata No. 47, Mozart’s little C major Sonata and his Adagio in B minor; his Kleine Gigue goes like the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…
Release Date:
3rd Sep 2021
Catalogue No: 4860525
Label: DG
Length: 83 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2021
Gramophone Magazine, October 2021, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
By common consent, Mitsuko Uchida is among the leading Mozart pianists of today, and her recorded series of the piano sonatas won critical acclaim as it appeared and finally Gramophone Awards... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…
Release Date:
24th Jun 1996
Catalogue No: 4683562
Label: Philips
Series: Collectors Edition
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Instrumental
Penguin Guide, Rosette
5 CDs
$25.75
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Pianophiles will be slavering at the prospect of having access to all this great artist’s recordings...for me it is the Arensky Trio that shows Joyce at her brilliant best...she finds a perfect... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018More…
Release Date:
1st Dec 2017
Catalogue No: ELQ4826291
Label: Eloquence
Length: 12 hours 40 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Re-issue of the Month
If the programme sounds familiar, the reality is anything but. The first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 emerges spacious and unhurried…The Op. 119 Bagatelles are an even greater revelation,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
8th May 2020
Catalogue No: 4836570
Label: DG
Awards:
Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2020
BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Instrumental Choice
Leonskaja always treads the tightrope between prettiness and excessive emphases...Perfection? For me, it’s a yes. Can we have the Haydn and even the Beethoven sonatas complete from Leonskaja... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
18th Feb 2022
Catalogue No: 9029645782
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes
Awards:
BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, Recording of the Month
Something that never ceases to amaze me about the Icelandic pianist is the variety of touch and sheer range of colours that he brings to his playing..Ólafsson is happily determined to forge his... — James Longstaffe, Presto Music, 3rd September 2021More…
His extreme refinement of phrase and dynamics, his endlessly fresh approach to detail and breadth of line can be taken for granted: the first item, the late D major Sonata No. 18 has rarely burst... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
30th Mar 2015
Catalogue No: CDA68029
Label: Hyperion
Length: 2 hours 34 minutes
2 CDs
$14.25
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