Chamber, Sonatas, Viola Sonatas, Brahms (composer)
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration
RecommendedTimothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano)
From imposing sonatas to salon bonbons, these recordings constitute a deft salute not just to Tertis the man and multifaceted musician, but also to an enduring legacy which lives on in distinguished... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2024
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Zimmermann & Gerstein: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 1
RecommendedTabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Tabea Zimmermann achieves these whirling arabesques effortlessly, and she and Kirill Gerstein transform the atmosphere with deft economy as Debussy’s ghost materialises in a mournful second... —
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Building a Library, October 2015, First Choice
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New. Johannes Brahms: Viola Sonatas; Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder
Thomas Albertus Irnberger (viola), Michael Korstick (piano)
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Special offer. Brahms: Sonates pour alto et piano, Zwei Gesänge (Intégrale musique de chambre), Vol. 5
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Éric Le Sage, Lise Berthaud, Sarah Laulan
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This beautifully engineered solo recital with pianist Lars Vogt demonstrates [Roberts's] many strengths, not least a honeyed tone and a capacity to project a real sense of intimacy...In many... —
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Brahms Works for Viola I
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano) & Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Jacob Katsnelson (piano), Jacob Katsnelson (piano) & Kristine Blaumane (cello)
…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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Zimmermann & Gerstein: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 2
Tabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano)
These first-rate chamber musicians play these three late works with a rare sensitivity of understanding and delicacy of nuance. —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2013, Winner - Musique de chambre
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Brahms, Penderecki & Hindemith: Chamber Works
Boris Kucharsky, Hugo Haag (viola), Thomas Carroll (cello), Gorka Plada Girón (piano)
There's a hushed anxiety about much of this chamber collaboration, particularly in Brahms's Third Piano Quartet, whose quieter sections tend to be more effective than passages of fullblooded... —
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Brahms: Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 / Hindemith: Sonata for Solo Viola No. 1, Op. 11 No. 5
Hirofumi Fukai (viola), Gernot Kahl (piano)
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