Chamber, Octets, Mendelssohn (composer)
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Recorded in the warm, generous acoustic of Schloss Elmau, this meeting of two flagship quartets sounds less like a joint venture than eight players sharing a single imagination...Few octet recordings... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th January 2026
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2026, Winner - Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year
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James Ehnes plays Mendelssohn
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Seattle Chamber Music Octet, Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Octet has rarely sounded more symphonic as Ehnes and his Seattle friends demonstrate all the energy and wit of chamber playing at its most dazzling. Ehnes gives an elegant, refined account... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2011, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, October 2021, Recommended Recording
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Featuring two of Hungary's finest quartets, this performance captures all the youthful fervour of the opening Allegro moderato, the brilliant delicacy of the Scherzo and the driving perpetual... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Chamber Finalist
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In Time - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto & Octet
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Anima Eterna Brugge, Jakob Lehman
Like Isabelle Faust last year, Siranossian follows performance-markings by early interpreters Ferdinand David and Joseph Joachim (with all the liberal portamento and use of open strings that... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2018
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Winner - Assorted Programs
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The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts
RecommendedVirginia Majewski (viola), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Gabor Rejto (cello), Jascha Heifetz (violin), William Primrose (viola), Israel Baker (violin), Arnold Belnick (violin), Joseph Stepansky (violin), Paul Rosenthal (violin), Allan Harshman (viola), Laurence Lesser (cello), Pierre Amoyal (violin),...
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Building A Library, October 2021, Also Recommended
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd November 2009
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Building a Library, May 2009, First Choice
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Special offer. Rossini: String Sonatas
and works by Mendelssohn, Wolf and Bottesini
Luciano Vicari (violin), Lucio Buccarella (double bass)
I Musici
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Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Robin Michael (cello), Marcus Barsham-Stevens (violin), Oliver Wilson (viola), Ken Aiso (violin)
Eroica Quartet
Altogether it’s a splendid performance – a must for all who treasure this masterpiece —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, Chamber Choice
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The golden, singing tone of Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s cello hits us the moment this dauntingly eclectic album begins. —
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