Thalberg
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In the end, this repertoire has rarely sounded so rich and so substantial—and even so, it has rarely sounded so exciting. The quality of the performances is supported by typically first-rate... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th August 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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Both [the Thalberg and Liszt paraphrases] are delivered with Batsashvili’s trademark expressiveness and finely calibrated control, and in the Liszt she finds a way to let her sound unfurl like... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrumental
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Tone and touch are paramount, as Thalberg faithfully conveys the originals with an artistry far beyond that normally associated with transcription, managing to evoke a human voice accompanied... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Instrumental Choice
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 58 - Pixis & Thalberg
Howard Shelley (piano & conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
if the material remains unmemorable, the treatment is coruscating in its tireless elaboration...But what is surely unarguable is that neither Pixis or Thalberg could have rivalled Howard Shelley's... —
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Wright’s playing is superb. The sound quality of the recording is ideally balanced: every detail from the most intimate arabesque to the hammered octaves is clear and undistorted. —
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Viner has an unerring sense of balance, so the various lines decorating the main material never choke it. But he combines that with the ability to produce an achingly beautiful bel canto tone... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2019
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Impressive playing as Andrew Wright walks in the footsteps of the 19th-century pianist-composer giants, including some no-holds-barred creations of his own. —
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