Frederick Chopin Institute
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In the Paderewski, we get sonorous tonality, smart phrasing and scintillating filigree. He shifts gears fluidly for the Godowsky, taking his time with the languorous introduction, and then introducing... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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He is, in any case, a superb Mozart player who, unlike many others (no names, no pack drill), lets Mozart do all the work for him. His limpid, singing tone on Polish Radio’s Bechstein is a joy. — More…
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Chopin: Best Mazurka Performances 1927 - 2015
Henryk Sztompka, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Fou Ts'ong, Martha Argerich, Dang Thai Son, Daniil Trifonov et al
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There are at least three good reasons for investing in this fine recording. First, there is the prospect of hearing 10 of Paderewski’s best works for solo piano played on his own instrument...Second,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, May 2012, First Choice
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Richard-Hamelin is a supremely artistic, highly sensitive young pianist, whose strikingly original ideas remain true to the spirit of Chopin…[he also has] the emotional reservoirs to back them... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
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Panufnik: Hommage a Chopin & String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Dóry Ombódi (flute), Sławomir Rozlach (double bass)
Apollon Musagete Quartett
The effect of this single-span work [Messages] is hypnotic, especially in the hands of Poland’s young Apollon Musagète Quartett, who convey all its originality…The dynamism of this performance... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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Goerner plays Nowakowski & Krogulski
Nelson Goerner (piano), Lena Neudauer (violin), Erzhan Kulibaev (violin), Katarzyna Budnik-Gałazka (viola), Marcin Zdunik (cello), Sławomir Rozlach (double bass), Jan Krzeszowiec (flute), Radosław Soroka (clarinet)
If [Goerner] is the de facto star of proceedings, rightly setting the pace and tone, his partners match him every step of the way...This superbly recorded disc is the most enjoyable chamber... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 9
Martha Argerich (piano), Jakub Waszczeniuk (trumpet)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky
[A] polished, spontaneous and characterful account, yet avoiding those moments of over self-conscious point making to be found in the Lugano version…in the ninth Symphony, Rabinovitch-Barakovsky... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Editor's Choice
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Music of Polish Soul | Songs By Moniuszko and Karlowicz
Piotr Beczala (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Beczała is one of today’s most important operatic tenors, and it is gratifying to see that he can scale his style down to a more intimate level so as not to overwhelm these songs. This release... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Nouveauté
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