Frank Dupree
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Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 5, Concerto Op. 104 & Sinfonietta Op. 49
Frank Dupree (piano), Adrian Brendle (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Dominik Beykirch
This is not the first recording [of Concerto No. 5], though the only other version – performed by Masahiro Kawakami (on Exton) – is hard to purchase outside Japan. In any case, this new recording... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 4, Concerto for Violin & Piano & Chamber Symphony
Frank Dupree (piano/conductor), Rosanne Philippens (violin), Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Sitting across the gap between classical and jazz, Kapustin’s Concerto for Piano and Violin is largely bluesy in feel, while the Fourth Piano Concerto almost has a touch of rock about it. In... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Concerto
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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... —
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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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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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A Poet's Love
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet and Schumann: Dichterliebe
Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano)
This is supreme vindication of what musical imagination can do, even to works unfamiliar from their original formats. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods
Piano Concerto - Castle In The Air
Frank Dupree (piano), Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, HK Gruber
Both soloist and orchestra bring the necessary mix of precision, flow and stamina to this impeccably recorded programme, with the composer conducting...If you like music that manages to be both... —
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Nikolai Kapustin: Blueprint - Piano Music For Jazz Trio
Frank Dupree (piano), Jakob Krupp (double bass), Meinhard Jenne (drums)
a heady 68 minutes of music giving the impression – if you were listening blind – of a well-drilled jazz trio improvising on some favourite numbers of their own. —
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The Grotesque & The Sublime
Frank Dupree (piano), Vivi Vassileva, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
The performances capture the energy of the music with skill, notably that of percussionist Vivi Vassileva, for whom Inferno is a tour de force. The release includes a highly appropriate multichannel... —
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Special offer. George Antheil 1900-1959
Frank Dupree (piano), Adrian Brendel (piano), Uram Kim (piano)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Karl-Heinz Steffens
Dupree is an able and idiomatic soloist, and the orchestra supports him with flair, if not always with complete rhythmic precision. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner Concert Recording - (20th/21st-century music)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 + 6
Frank Dupree (soloist), SWR Symphonieorchester, Jakob Krupp (soloist), Meinhard Jenne (soloist), SWR Big Band, Dominik Beykirch
the worlds of classical and jazz are perfectly fused with not a hint of awkward mash-up. And in the talented hands of pianist Frank Dupree and the assembled SWR forces, it’s unadulterated fun... —
