Chamber, Sonatas, Violin Sonatas, Schumann (composer)
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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien are well established as a formidable, finely poetic duo, and this set of performances shows them at their vibrant best. On a purely practical level, the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Chamber
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Musique de Chambre
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Chamber
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What’s fascinating is the way these two musicians create performances of such charismatic individuality without seeming to do very much – other than play magnificently, of course. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 10th December 2022, Record of the Week
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Schumann: Chamber Music
Richard Watkins (horn) & Ian Brown (piano), Lawrence Power (viola) & Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet) & Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Gareth Hulse (oboe) & Ian Brown (piano), Marianne Thorsen (violin) & Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble
how thoroughly each one of these performers warms to his or her allotted task (perhaps 'role' would be a better word), though it's violinist Marianne Thorsen and pianist Ian Brown in the Sonata... —
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Authenticity is present in an Érard piano, date unspecified, and a Stradivarius violin, the ‘Davidoff’, which has been held in the Paris Conservatoire museum since 1887, when one of the first... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin) and Alexander Melnikov (piano)
[a] beautifully balanced performance, and the warmth and intimacy of the recording is an excellent match. —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Chamber
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The best performances of these pieces on disc —
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The really exciting performance here is Steven Isserlis's transcription of Schumann's valedictory Third Sonata: it's as if he's been preparing all his life to launch into its dark storm. This... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2012
RecommendedMaria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Lily Maisky (piano), Sascha Maisky (violin), Lyda Chen (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Polina Leschenko (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Nathan Braude (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Nelson Goerner...
Several of the ensembles could have benefited from more sustained period of rehearsal, yet they still communicate vibrancy and the sheer enjoyment possible when fine musicians get together to... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th May 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Special offer. Schumann: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Christian Tetzlaff (violin) & Lars Vogt (piano)
There's no doubting the rewarding partnership of Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt in this admirable account. Their partnership is equal throughout...There is exemplary tenderness, tempered at... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Disc of the Month
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