Chamber, Duos, Violin & Cello Duos
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Kodály: Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7 - Dvořák: Piano Trio, Op. 90 'Dumky'
RecommendedBarnabás Kelemen (violin), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano)
While every phrase is carefully considered, each one is communicated with passion...Everywhere there is a wealth of fascinating detail…Some may find the players’ approach a little too intense,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice
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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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These are exceptionally exciting interpretations for the most part. —
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Duo Sessions: Julia Fischer & Daniel Müller-Schott
Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
There’s plenty to enjoy here —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Chamber Music
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Special offer. Ravel - Sonatas & Trios
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano)
Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley get away from the rather uptight image we have of Ravel to compelling effect —
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Building a Library, September 2006, First Choice
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Building a Library, December 2009, First Choice
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Johan Halvorsen: Orchestral Works Volumes 1-4
Marianne Thorsen (violin), Marianne Thorsen (violin) & Ragnhild Hemsing (Hardanger fiddle), Melina Mandozzi (violin) & Ilze Klava (viola)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
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Building a Library, December 2022, Also Recommended
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The Essential Sibelius
RecommendedA survey of the music of Jean Sibelius
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Marko Ylönen (cello), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano) & Raimo Laukka (baritone), Tommi Hakala (baritone), Stina Ekblad (narrator), Helena Juntunen (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) & Sauli Tiilikainen (baritone), Anne Sofie von Otter...
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Building a Library, September 2010, First Choice
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Widmann: Viola Concerto
Antoine Tamestit (viola), Signum Quartett
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding
This is a wonderfully rich and rewarding concerto, packed with inventive orchestral detail. Widmann seems to move between different worlds ion the five interlinked movements, and the slower... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Concerto Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - Premiere
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Honegger: Sonatina for Violin and Cello, H 80, etc.
Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin) & Heinrich Schiff (cello)
The Honegger Sonatine… is despatched with splendid brio, and the off-the-wall recitatives in the last movement are hilarious. …they play the Ravel as a big work, with fierce accents and wide... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Music of Elliott Carter - Vol 8
Martin Owen (horn), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Rolf Schulte (violin) & Fred Sherry (cello), William Purvis (horn), Peter Kolkay (bassoon), Jon Nelson (trumpet), Donald Palma (contrabass), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), Simon Boyar (marimba), Charles Neidich (clarinet), Lucy Shelton (soprano) & Charles...
Textures are pared down to their essence, a quality exemplified in the abundance of perfectly turned little miniatures for one or two instruments...All these things, whether tiny and serene... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Contemporary
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