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Benjamin Grosvenor plays Rhapsody in Blue
RecommendedBenjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd
reservations pale into Beckmesserish scratchings besides the delights of this disc and especially of Grosvenor's pianism. I can only concur with other critics who hear in his tone and phrasing... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th August 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2012, Editor's Choice
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The playing here, disarmingly gentle yet tonally seductive, has a songful use of vibrato that recalls the expressive manners of Pierre Fournier and du Pré herself…A most rewarding CD then, sure... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Newcomer (cello)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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If IKEA were to make a cello, this would be it…Sow how does it sound? In Steven Isserlis’s hands, remarkably fine – though he only uses it for a handful of evocative miniatures…On Isserlis’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2018, Chamber Choice
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Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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Saint-Saëns - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedChristian Poltéra (cello) & Kathryn Stott (piano)
Why do these sonatas so rarely appear in recitals? Saint-Saëns's sensuous poeticism and ingenious craftsmanship are wonderfully combined in them. Despite Poltéra's elegance, it is the more... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2010, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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50 Best Cello
Pablo Casals (cello), Lynn Harrell (cello), Wouter Moller (cello), Steven Isserlis (cello), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Jacqueline du Pre (cello), Truls Mork (cello), Robert Cohen (cello), Natalie Clein (cello), Paul Tortelier (cello), Han-Na Chang (cello), Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
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Rachmaninov: Complete Solo Piano Recordings, Vol. 6
Victor Talking Machine Company Recordings 1922-1924
Sergey Rachmaninov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
All 16 tracks on this sixth Naxos volume of Rachmaninov’s solo recordings were set down using horn, wax and no electricity. The result is a pinging clarity from the first bar of the first item,... — More…
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Joy of the Cello Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Osian Ellis (harp), Gerald Moore (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Roy Jesson (organ), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Valda Aveling (harpsichord), John Williams (guitar), Ernest Lush (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra,...
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This double disc of Saint-Saëns chamber music is a thorough guide to the composer’s writing for wind instruments. ‘The Swan’ from The Carnival of the Animals played on contrabassoon is stunning... — More…
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The sequence concludes with by far the largest item, Michael Collins’s own version of Franck’s Violin Sonata. Delivered by both artists with much panache, this handsome masterwork has an innately... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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