Concertos, Szymanowski (composer)
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New. Ann Schein: the Complete Kapp Recordings 1958-1960
Ann Schein, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Eugene Goossens
They are something of a holy grail among devoted pianophiles...Were there still a category for historic recordings, this would be a shoo-in for a Gramophone Award. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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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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Il Cannone - Francesca Dego plays Paganini's violin
Francesca Dego (violin), Francesca Leonardi (piano)
Dego has an expressive touch, skittering over the strings, yet finding plenty of attack in Szymanowski’s Trois Caprices. Corigliano’s Red Violin Caprices are at times spellbinding, descending... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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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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Special offer. Dvorák & Szymanowski - Violin Concertos
RecommendedArabella Steinbacher (violin)
Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Marek Janowski
…in a haunting performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 the solo part seems to float in over a lush orchestra. Steinbacher's tone is sweet, her playing poised - in satisfying contrast... —
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Building a Library, May 2013, Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2010, Editor's Choice
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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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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Ilya Kaler (violin)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Ilya Kaler is a near ideal interpreter of these works and the delightful Nocturne and Tarantella which serve as makeweight. His playing certainly has the requisite passion, but he also has... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2007, Editor's Choice
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Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
RecommendedIwona Sobotka, Timothy Robinson, Katarina Karnéus, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, with City of Birmingham...
Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Szymanowski and Zemlinsky
RecommendedElina Vähälä (violin), Johanna Winkel (soprano) & Michael Nagy (baritone)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich
This is a very attractive pairing of two early 20th-century works distinguished by the opulence of their orchestral textures…a very recommendable offering. —
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Building A Library, April 2022, Also Recommended
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