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Prokofiev - Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a
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Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas & Five Melodies
RecommendedAlina Ibragimova (violin), Steven Osborne (piano)
From the austere opening bars...it's clear that this violin-and-piano duo is capable of the subtlest interplay. Steven Osborne is the lion, or the demon, that needs taming by Alina Ibragimova's... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th July 2014
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2014, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), with Andrew Armstrong (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
I have not heard such a beautiful performance of the First Violin Concerto since Itzhak Perlman's 1982 EMI recording, and Ehnes enjoys the advantage of a more natural balance with the orchestra...Ehnes... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, January 2023, Recommended Recording - Violin Concerto No. 2
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Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2012
RecommendedMaria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Lily Maisky (piano), Sascha Maisky (violin), Lyda Chen (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Polina Leschenko (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Nathan Braude (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Nelson Goerner...
Several of the ensembles could have benefited from more sustained period of rehearsal, yet they still communicate vibrancy and the sheer enjoyment possible when fine musicians get together to... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th May 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Hand in hand with the intelligence of the programme go the wondrous playing of the violinist Augustin Hadelich and his like-minded pianist Robert Kulek. These are exceptionally compelling performances,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2011, Editor's Choice
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Sergei Prokofiev: Two Violin Sonatas; Five Melodies
Bruno Monteiro (violin), Joao Paulo Santos (piano)
Monteiro is a master of the bow. Needless to say, he’s also a master of left-hand fingering technique, which enables him to navigate the double-stopping and virtuosic passages with ease. In... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nomination
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Catherine Collard: The Complete Erato, EMI & Virgin Classics Recordings
Catherine Collard (piano), Catherine Courtois (violin), Anne Queffélec (piano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski
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Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80, etc.
Joshua Bell (violin), Olli Mustonen (piano) & Steven Isserlis (cello)
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
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This recording reveals her as a major artist…There’s a wealth of detail to savour in these performances…Conunova grabbed my attention from the first bars of Prokofiev’s First Sonata, employing... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Dalene and Hadland make an excellent duo – equal partners who bounce ideas off one another with oodles of vitality. —
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Baker brings out each work’s sweet melancholy with expressive phrasing. Through his lightly handled bowing, the opening phrases of the Copland Sonata morph effortlessly into a dance rhythm...Even... —
