Chamber, Dvořák (composer)
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Dvorak: Quintets Op. 81 & 97
RecommendedBoris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola)
Pavel Haas Quartet
Throughout the slow movement, the playing of the solo lines is captivating…The Haas Quartet with Boris Giltburg provide both relaxation and a strong sense of purposeful energy…Excellently recorded,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2017, Recording of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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Building a Library, April 2018, Recommended Recording
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Chamber
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Building A Library, February 2026, Top Choice (Op. 97)
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The Takács are impressive on this album: every microphrase, every note is considered. Their sound draws you in from the first moment...To simultaneously hear the separate parts and the collective... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th August 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Throughout, their understanding of the musical argument is exemplary...at every stage the performers respond with both passion and a clear feeling for musical line...In truth, there are so many... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th October 2011
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Building a Library, April 2011, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Recording of the Year
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Their performance of Dvořák’s magical Second Piano Quintet is magnificent. The verve and sheer beauty of the string playing is immediately apparent in the glorious cello solo at the opening,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Dvořák: The Complete Piano Trios
RecommendedVeronika Jarůšková (violin), Peter Jarůšek (cello), Boris Giltburg (piano)
one of the most immediately striking aspects in these performances is the sheer beauty of the string sound. They are ably matched by pianist Boris Giltburg whose care over articulation and unfussy,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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In short, this highly recommendable collection represents a model of imaginative and provocative programming. —
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Special offer. Four Hands
RecommendedAlexandre Tharaud (piano), Bruce Liu (piano), David Fray (piano), Beatrice Rana (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Gautier Capuçon (piano), Juliette (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Momo Kodama (piano), Mariam Batsashvili...
One of Tharaud’s aims is to reveal repertoire which has been largely lost, and in this respect he is resoundingly successful...Everything here has charm, and radiates what should always be the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th May 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Instrumental Choice
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These are two very enjoyable works. Hans Keller's description of the opening pages of the E flat Quartet as 'childish' is staggering – this from the leading campaigner against 'posthumous critical... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bohemian Tales
RecommendedAugustin Hadelich (violin), Charles Owen (piano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hruša
How warmly his dolce playing seems to smile… Note, too, the way Hadelich suggests a wiry-sounding folk fiddle in the finale’s D minor interlude… Jakub Hrůša has the Bavarian RSO playing with... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2020, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Instrumentalist of the Year
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