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Shostakovich - Violin Sonata, Op. 134
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Chamber » Sonatas » Violin Sonatas
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos
Alexander Melnikov (piano), with Isabelle Faust (violin), with Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis
his lightning switches of tempo and mood in the fast movement outdo most competitors for bizarrerie...Melnikov includes a searing, thrilling account of Shostakovich's late Violin Sonata, Op.... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, Orchestral Choice
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Shostakovich & R. Strauss: Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Franziska Pietsch (violin) & Josu De Solaun (piano)
Both sonatas receive superb performances from the duo of violinist Franziska Pietsch and pianist Josu de Solaun. The Strauss is played with arresting virtuosity, rich and vibrant tone, and imaginative... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Formed in 2006, the DSCH – Shostakovich Ensemble comprises musicians of the younger generation who,. In these works at least, favour a taut and objective though never casual or facile approach…Filipe... — More…
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Given Ugorskaja’s tendency to rapt introspection at leisurely tempos I was initially taken aback by the duo’s focused take on these David Oistrakh-inspired works. The Prokofiev comes first in... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99, etc.
Leila Josefowicz (violin) & John Novacek (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
This warmly engineered live performance positively bristles with atmosphere and conviction. Leila Josefowicz projects a sense of narrative in the solo part, nowhere more convincingly realised... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2006, Orchestral Choice
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The Khachatryans, brother and sister, make a formidable team. The recording is exceptional, too: finely balanced and with a wide dynamic range. The sound is so beautiful that one wondered, at... — More…
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Shostakovich: Violin and Viola Sonatas
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Oleg Kagan (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola)
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata, Romance from 'The Gadfly'
Dmitry Yablonsky (cello), Maxim Fedotov (violin), Ekaterina Saranceva (piano) & Galina Petrova (piano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
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Ingolfsson inhabits the balletic world of Stravinsky with as much commitment as the hermetic space of Shostakovich. — More…
