CD, Mendelssohn (composer)
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The Takács Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th November 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Mendelssohn: Paulus, Elias, Symphonies Nos. 1-5
RecommendedGeorg Zeppenfeld (Paulus), Andrè Schuen (Elias), Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
Nelsons understands Mendelssohn's sound world much as his onetime predecessor at the Gewandhaus Kurt Masur did...I'd call this luminously recorded set a treasure trove for Mendelssohnians and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd April 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2026, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Conductor of the Year
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This new release of Mendelssohn’s complete symphonies confirms the symbiotic relationship Järvi has forged with the orchestra, and is jam-packed with exciting, at times electrifying, music-making...Many... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd March 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
RecommendedMasabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Pappano makes the most of his extensive experience in the opera house to bring a compelling sense of purpose and dramatic thrust to this new recording, which positively fizzes and crackles with... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Recorded in the warm, generous acoustic of Schloss Elmau, this meeting of two flagship quartets sounds less like a joint venture than eight players sharing a single imagination...Few octet recordings... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th January 2026
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year
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Lieder
RecommendedFatma Said (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Joseph Middleton (piano), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp), Quatuor Arod
listeners who fear a trudge through long-flattened terrain need not worry. This approach reveals new features in the landscape...Said’s voice is recorded to maximise intimacy of sound. She takes... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn & Schumann
RecommendedMaria João Pires (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
[Pires] has the enviable ability to make everything sound fresh but natural, and her tone is enchanting...The definition on [the Blu-ray] is superb and the camera work actually helps the viewer... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th October 2014
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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They’re in excellent sympathy, yet each has individual qualities to bring to the musical table. Denk is supremely fiery at the piano. Bell offsets him with wonderfully consistent, bright and... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2024, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Chamber
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The Mendelssohn Variations come over as truly 'sérieuses', on a par with anything by his friend Schumann, thanks to Hough's vivid characterisation and dramatic flair. And if the 'Arietta' of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Disc of the Month
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Clean playing from both performers, with light pedalling from Cédric Tiberghien, deals honestly with the two early sonatas and their engaging mixture of Classical and Romantic materials. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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