Chamber, Sonatas, Clarinet Sonatas, Brahms (composer)
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Brahms: Viola Sonatas & Zwei Gesange Op. 91
RecommendedAntoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matthias Goerne (baritone)
The playing of these two fine artists offers high-class musical riches at every point, Tamestit finding a ceaseless range of tone-colours that always sounds natural rather than contrived. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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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. Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 & Weber: Grand duo concertant for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 48
Jack Brymer (clarinet), David Lloyd (piano)
Brymer's tone is very well-preserved in Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, Schumann's Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73, Hurlstone's Characteristic Pieces and a graceful reading of the Stanford Clarinet Sonata. —
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas & Clarinet Trio
Adam Laloum (piano) & Raphaël Sévère (clarinet), Julien-Laferrière (cello)
Brahms's autumnal clarinet works are imbued with passion here. Some tempo decisions are a bit willful, particularly the sleepy Allegro amabile of Sonata No. 2. —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Musique de Chambre
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Special offer. Brahms: Complete String Quartets & Clarinet Sonatas
Quartetto Italiano, George Pietersen (clarinet), Hephzibah Menuhin (piano)
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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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Special offer. Belle époque
Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet)
Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
Think of La belle époque and I’m not sure Johannes Brahms necessarily springs to mind...Wauwe plays the sonata/concerto well though, her chalumeau register suitably juicy, and she floats the... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 25th Awards (1982), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Luciano Berio - Transformation
Sophia Burgos (soprano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton
It’s a heterogeneous selection, ranging from a relatively straight realisation of the final, unfinished Contrapunctus from Bach’s Art of Fugue, to baroque treatments of four Beatles numbers...It... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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The Great Danish Pianist Victor Schiøler, Vol. 6
Victor Schiøler, Ib Eriksson (soloist), Peter Westenholz (soloist), Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Albert Wolff, Erik Tuxen, Carl von Garaguly
The Brahms Concerto is what makes this set quite unmissable. The transfers are excellent. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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