Brahms
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration
RecommendedTimothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano)
From imposing sonatas to salon bonbons, these recordings constitute a deft salute not just to Tertis the man and multifaceted musician, but also to an enduring legacy which lives on in distinguished... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Recording of the Month
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The press-release quotes Tharaud as saying the album was 'made for the sheer pleasure of it'. This is tangibly translated in much of the playing, across a programme that ranges from Bach to Glass…Music... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th May 2024
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Dynamic and dramatic readings, faithful to Brahms's intentions. Powerfully conceived, they are rhythmically alert, without an ounce of undue sentiment and never for an instant losing sight of... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Disc of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Orchestral Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Recording of the Year
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Building a Library, April 2018, Also recommended
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Modern, streamlined and elegant Brahms. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Isserlis here achieves a beauty, finesse and attack with the cello less evident from his playing 20 years ago: his technique is phenomenal, his bowing at once wildly abandoned and absolutely... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2006, Editor's Choice
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Lisa Batiashvili plays Brahms & C. Schumann
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), with Alice Sara Ott (piano)
Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann
Even before Lisa Batiashvili makes her entrance, we can sense this will be an outstanding performance of the Brahms. Finely balanced, spacious recording, with woodwind and horns well placed,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
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Brahms: Cello Sonatas & Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston
Christian Poltéra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
The duo fill their phrasing, rhythm and sense of momentum with bracing fresh air, bringing maximum exhilaration to a work that too often can seem to lack it. Poltéra’s tone leaps and glows –... — More…
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…Rysanov makes out an excellent case for taking up the Franck A major Sonata, his arrangement judiciously steering a middle course between the violin and cello versions, but gaining an extra... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2007, Editor's Choice
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The Organ of Westminster Cathedral
Robert Quinney (Westminster Cathedral organ, Henry Willis III, 1922-32)
It’s quite an achievement to pull off orchestral transcriptions for the organ that don’t have you missing the original, but Robert Quinney manages this on the magnificent Westminster Cathedral... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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Berlin Comedian Harmonists - 'Die Liebe kommt, die Liebe geht'
RecommendedBerlin Comedian Harmonists
The new group have the idiom off to a T, with crystal-clear diction, just the right balance of wit and sentiment and, most of all, the ability to move in and out of the group texture absolutely... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th April 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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