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John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra, John Williams
It’s a hugely expressive, deeply atmospheric four-movement work and, like all his concertos, quite far removed from the thematic narrative music we’re all so familiar with. That’s not to say... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Spatial Audio
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Engineered Album, Classical
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Insturmentalist of the Year
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Close Encounters opens with a piercingly dissonant note cluster, unexpectedly resolving to a punchy C major chord after 30 seconds, a moment that will make the unwary spill their drinks. Jerry... —
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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Pitch-perfect harmonies, in dreamily sumptuous sonics. —
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Throughout, the quartet play with beautifully delineated voices and unanimity of purpose. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th February 2026
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The range of repertoire enables her to explore a wide breadth of moods and atmospheres. Dancelike pieces… contain by-now trademark Gillam-isms – lively characterisation combined with technical... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Special offer. John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1 & Bernstein: Serenade
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), Saint Louis Symphony, Stéphane Denève
I’ve always admired the modesty and truthfulness of James Ehnes as a player – and you can hear that modesty at work in Phaedrus’s opening address from the Bernstein Serenade. There’s an unfussy... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Coming soon. John Williams: Flute Concerto & Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage
Jin Ta, Darrell Ang, Joshua Tan, Ma Yue, Rachel Walker, Christoph Wichert, Marc-Antoine Robillard, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter - Across The Stars
RecommendedAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin), The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, John Williams (conductor)
You can hear that Mutter really believes in this music as she puts her heart and soul into the performances, many themes taking on a hitherto unimagined intensity under her bow…Williams’s melodic... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Screen Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
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John Williams: The Berlin Concert
RecommendedBruno Delepelaire (cello), Berliner Philharmoniker, John Williams
Williams presides over the Berlin players with a firm hand and a twinkle in his eye. Pleasingly, the programme varies enough from the Vienna set, with Williams’s 1997 Elegy (performed by principal... —
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Bestseller
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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New. John Williams and 'The President's Own', Vol. 3
Thomas Hooten, United States Marine Band, John Williams (narrator), Colonel Jason K. Fettig
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