Mahan Esfahani
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Under Mahan Esfahani’s fleet fingers, and even fleeter imagination, the toccatas positively fly. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd August 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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Esfahani's at his most expressive in the slow movements...This, his first solo disc, provides a particularly welcome introduction onto the world stage for an artist matching, in expression CPE... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Newcomer Award
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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Esfahani exhibits a mastery of large-scale swing and fastidiously shaped, expressive detail. —
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Martinů, Krása & Kalabis: Harpsichord Concertos
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich
these excellent and committed performances get to the heart of these fascinating works. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Concerto
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Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena
Mahan Esfahani (harpischord/clavichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
What an unfailingly delightful compilation it is, featuring keyboard galanteries, chorale melodies with or without voice and a wide variety of arias...few if any will be disappointed with an... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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At its pungent best, Esfahani’s joie de vivre can be uniquely captivating. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Esfahani's contributions are the extraordinary range and delicacy of his touch and his scrupulous attention to matching phrasing. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th August 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Instrumental Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2017, Instrumental Winner
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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The seven ‘Friedemann’ preludes sound especially effective as rendered on the clavichord by Esfahani, his intimate fluctuations of dynamic and tempo drawn out with beguiling freedom and sensitivity... —
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Harpsichord pandemonium – thrills and thought provocation for commoners and connoisseurs alike. —
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Since for Esfahani any performance starts from a position where everything is freshly, indeed forensically reconsidered, ClavierÜbung II offers particularly rich pickings...Altogether, a challenge... —
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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