Chamber, Sonatas, Violin Sonatas, Szymanowski (composer)
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Franck: Violin Sonata & Szymanowski: Mythes
RecommendedKaja Danczowska (violin), Krystian Zimerman (piano)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Secret Love Letters
Franck - Szymanowski - Chausson - Debussy
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Giorgi Gigashvili (piano),Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The Poème is the most successful, benefitting from the violinist’s sweet tone and understanding of the work’s structure. —
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Record Review, 20th August 2022, Record of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Szymanowski - The Complete Music for Violin & Piano
Alina Ibragimova (violin) & Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
…This is a performance that shows Ibragimova's art at her remarkable best; at one moment poised, the next playing with abandon, she is one of the most expressive violinists around. The beguiling... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Chamber Finalist
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Béla Bartók: Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 For Violin & Piano; Karol Szymanowski: Mythes
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Dmytro Choni (piano)
In addition to his absolute technical mastery of these challenging scores, there's a purity to his performances of Bartók's music that comes, I think, from his ability to eschew extremes without... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recording
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Mythes is all heightened sensuality and warmth, its heady atmosphere evoked through playing of extraordinary colour, detail and dexterity. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Franck & Szymanowski: Works for Violin and Piano
RecommendedKaja Danczowska (violin) & Krystian Zimerman (piano)
An early recipient of a Penguin rosette, this classic 1980 recording blazes with a musical incandescence rarely captured in the studio. One of the all-time great sonata discs. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Szymanowski, Klecki & Bargielski: Works for Violin & Piano
Dominika Przech (violin), Adam Goździewski (piano)
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Szymanowski & Hindemith Violin Concertos
David Oistrakh (violin)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling, Paul Hindemith
Oistrakh mines the expressive core of these elusive scores with scintillating flair, partnered dazzlingly by Kurt Sanderling, Paul Hindemith and pianist Vladimir Yampolsky. — -
The reason you should care about this album isn’t because it’s got a great back story but because this is wonderful playing, supremely polished in technical terms and exuding maturity...In short,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Polish Violin Vol 2
Szymanowski, Wieniawska & Bacewicz
Jennifer Pike (violin), Petr Limonov (piano)
As in her first volume, Jennifer Pike (herself half-Polish) has chosen to anchor her survey to a substantial helping of Szymanowski, and she and pianist Petr Limonov open with a sweeping performance... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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