Chamber, Duos, Violin & Piano Duos, Sibelius (composer)
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Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
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Youthful passion occasionally pushes him to stylistic excess...but for most of the time he’s beauty incarnate and in perfect step with his composers’ various voices. He’s also blessed with a... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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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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15 CDs
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New. Toscha Seidel American Columbia Recordings (1921-27)
Toscha Seidel, Harry Kaufman, Francesco Longo, Maurice Eisner, Charles Hackett, Arthur Loesser, Waldemar Lischowsky, Emanuel Bay
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From start to finish Humphreys’s playing is a feast of flawless tuning, beautifully focused and coloured tone and rich characterisation. And there’s no mistaking how Joseph Tong’s accompanying,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, Chamber Choice
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James Ehnes - Homage
RecommendedCD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments
James Ehnes (violin and viola) & Eduard Laurel (piano)
The icing on the cake is provided by the DVD, which shows how Ehnes achieves miracles at close hand, including his unconventional left-hand thumb extension and relatively firm bow-hold. Beautifully... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, DVD of the Month
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The Sibelius Edition Volume 9 - Chamber Music II
Chamber works for cello, string duos & trios, music for kantele, music for brass ensemble, and more
Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) & Taneli Turunen (cello), Jaakko Kuusisto (violin I) & Laura Vikman (violin II), Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Folke Gräsbeck (piano), Jaakko Kuusisto (violin I), Laura Vikman (violin II) & Taneli Turunen (cello), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Laura Vikman (violin...
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Ma's sound in this album has a rather lived-in quality, golden allure replaced by gritty articulacy. Physical exertion and goal-driven intensity give way to nonchalant calm. This works in a... —
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Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto and Other Violin Works
Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin), Michael Korstick, Doron Salomon
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos
David Oistrakh (violin), with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
When did David Oistrakh perform the Tchaikovsky Concerto and not conjure magic? From the first penetrating note, it’s impossible to tear oneself away. His Sibelius is equally compelling, despite... —
