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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
RecommendedMartin Fröst (clarinet), with Janine Jansen (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), with Roland Pöntinen (piano), with Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
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Fröst revels in the deep-plush velvet of his chalumeau regions - and, indeed, sustains this timbre throughout the instrument's register...the ensemble creates cutting-edge rhythmic urgency,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Chamber
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The lower female voice was Brahms’s favourite vocal type, and Richter’s has a warmly sensual sound which is multidimensional without heaviness...These musicians have a dynamic understanding... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year
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Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 1 (Angelika Kirchschlager)
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano)
Graham Johnson, once again, is both mastermind and pianist, and, as ever, his accompanying notes and essays are as witty and richly allusive as his playing...This recital is beautifully shaped. — More…
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Hans Hotter
RecommendedHans Hotter (bass-baritone), Gerald Moore (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Bernard
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Building a Library, September 1999, Mid-Price Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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From Roger Vignoles's first light-filled notes in 'Bei mir sind meine Gedanken', with Bernada Fink's smiling, wide-eyed voice, these performers make it sound as though the ink is still wet on... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Solo
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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Her dark, distinctive timbre, expressive colouring and fast-moving vibrato are heard at their best in Schubert, Mahler, Wolf and Brahms, although she also sings splendidly in Purcell’s Sound... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Réédition
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Special offer. Pierre Fournier - Aristocrat of the Cello
RecommendedA treasure trove of great and rare recordings
Pierre Fournier (cello)
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Building a Library, June 2012, First Choice
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Special offer. Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge & Lieder
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano)
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The best performance here is an extraordinary rendition of the First Violin Sonata. Transferred to the cello's upper strings, and played with limpid elegance, its musing character is given an... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2014, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Brahms: Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes
RecommendedRecorded live at the 2003 Verbier Festival
Andrea Rost (soprano), Magdalena Kožená (mezzo), Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Yefim Bronfman & James Levine (piano duet), James Levine
The quartet themselves make an appealingly lively sound…Quasthoff and especially Kozena are strongest in their solo selections, the mezzo’s three songs distinguished by her plangent tone and... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th June 2016
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