Concertos, Harpsichord Concertos
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Esfahani exhibits a mastery of large-scale swing and fastidiously shaped, expressive detail. —
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Martinů, Krása & Kalabis: Harpsichord Concertos
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich
these excellent and committed performances get to the heart of these fascinating works. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Concerto
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Johann Wilhelm Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
RecommendedRonald Brautigam (piano), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Brautigam and Willens plainly believe in this music: they collaborated on the editions used, and create performances of lightness and transparency, matched by the recording’s clarity. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st July 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Special offer. Dynastie: Bach Concertos
RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Sophie Gent, Louis Creac'h (violin), Fanny Paccoud (viola), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (contrabass) & Evolène Kiener (bassoon)
This spirited and eloquently ornamented playing serves the music of JS Bach and three of his sons uncommonly well —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Concerto
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Special offer. Bach Harpsichord Concertos Part III
RecommendedFrancesco Corti (harpsichord), Andrea Buccarella (harpsichord), Emmanuel Laporte (oboe), Il Pomo d'Oro
So is [Corti's reconstruction] a success? Listening to it here in context with three other authentic Bach concertos, I find myself not only accepting it at face value, but actually enjoying... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd July 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Poulenc: Orchestral Works
RecommendedPascal Rogé (harpsichord)
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
I chose this disc from our Presto Print-On-Demand range primarily for the sparkling account of the 1947 Sinfonietta, which isn't desperately well represented on disc - but Charles Dutoit's take... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Taylor plays a 1970s harpsichord built by the Parisbased maker Anthony Sidey. The instrument has a sturdy, gut-like quality that allows it to punch above the orchestra in Poulenc's concerto,... —
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Mozart in London
RecommendedAna Maria Labin (soprano), Helen Sherman (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Anna Devin (soprano), Rebecca Bottone (soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Martene Grimson (soprano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano)
The Mozartists, Ian Page
Bold yet highly sensitive, Page and his musicians show what makes this musicians show what makes this music great. Page draws on a deep bench of vocal talent; of his eight soloists, Rebecca... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Spirited, elegant and lively performances, recorded in appropriately vivid sound, of music by the ever-intriguing figure of WF Bach, the eldest son of Bach...What Gratton and Il Convito convey... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Baroque Instrumental
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CPE Bach: The Keyboard Concertos Wq 43, Nos. 1-6
RecommendedAndreas Staier
Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Müllejans
This is a hot CD, one of those releases where everything seems to have arrived together at the right time. Here is the world’s finest Baroque orchestra eagerly joining with one of the world’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Baroque Instrumental
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