Chamber, Duos, Violin & Piano Duos, Vaughan Williams (composer)
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Little's stellar playing [is] brimming with gorgeous and glitz-free tone, plus a lovely range of light and shade...Little's spacious and serene way with The Lark Ascending is both beautiful,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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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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And the Bridge is Love
RecommendedEnglish Music for Strings
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra
as a conductor, he evidently has the ability to make a difference to collective performance-level (the English Chamber Orchestra plays characteristically and vividly at every point) while not... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Special offer. Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Lawrence Foster
This recital is something of a triumph for violinist Arabella Steinbacher. [Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy] is finger-cripplingly difficult, and…Steinbacher makes it sound like a neat-masterpiece…saving... —
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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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Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended Recording
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Coming soon. The Great Forgotten Danish Violinist Henry Holst
Henry Holst (soloist), Gerald Moore (soloist), Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (soloist), Victor Schiøler (soloist), Ernest Element, Herbert Downes, Anthony Pini (soloist), Eileen Joyce (soloist), BBC Welsh Orchestra, BBC Northern Orchestra, unknown, Mansel Thomas, Sir Charles Groves
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There's more to Padmore's performance: fine tone, a strong sense of pitch, crystal clear enunciation and a wonderful feeling for long lines. —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, Choral & Song Choice
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Subito! Julia Hwang
Music for violin and piano by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Lutosławski & Wieniawski
Julia Hwang (violin) & Charles Matthews (piano)
The appeal here, quite aside from some excellent playing, is in the way the programme has been planned…Julia Hwang is a model of expressive purity in the solo part [of The Lark Ascending] while... —
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Organ enthusiasts will be delighted with the notes which detail the complex and intriguing history and specification of the St David’s Cathedral instrument...Sumsion’s great contribution to... —
