Chamber, Duos, Violin & Piano Duos, Fauré (composer)
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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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In short, this highly recommendable collection represents a model of imaginative and provocative programming. —
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an attractive programme, showcasing a couple of fine young musicians. —
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The Secret Fauré 2
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Axel Schacher (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano), Antoine Lederlin (violoncello)
Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton and his players have clearly taken the composer’s aggravation seriously and the result is pure delight. —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Authenticity is present in an Érard piano, date unspecified, and a Stradivarius violin, the ‘Davidoff’, which has been held in the Paris Conservatoire museum since 1887, when one of the first... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Gerhardt has a honeyed, liquid tone all his own. He has created a well-contrasted programme that clearly took a long time to research and hone...This is cello playing of exquisite sophistication... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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It’s an eclectic mix that combines nostalgia with a modern, shuffle-play sense of adventure. As Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Bloom finds luminosity in the changing seasons, Huw Watkins’s Arietta suspends... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Chamber Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Premiere
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Prepare to be charmed. Timed for the centenary of Fauré’s death, this is an insightful, exquisitely played selection...There is virtuosity aplenty, but it is worn lightly. Rather, the sense... —
