Chamber, Duos, Cello & Piano Duos, Schumann (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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Schwartz’s warm, silky playing matches Fedorova’s rounded piano touch. The top of the bass range lacks the penetrating quality of its smaller relatives, but Schwartz compensates with gravitas... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Brahms: Cello Sonatas & Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston
Christian Poltéra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
The duo fill their phrasing, rhythm and sense of momentum with bracing fresh air, bringing maximum exhilaration to a work that too often can seem to lack it. Poltéra’s tone leaps and glows –... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Special offer. Schumann: Cello Concerto & Chamber Works
Gautier Capuçon (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bernard Haitink
Capuçon provides the best of both worlds, creating a profound sense of a lone figure lost in his thoughts during the first two movements, before suggesting an emotional rejuvenation in the finale…Bernard... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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The really exciting performance here is Steven Isserlis's transcription of Schumann's valedictory Third Sonata: it's as if he's been preparing all his life to launch into its dark storm. This... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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Sol Gabetta - Schumann
Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
She makes a remarkable case for her re-viewing of the Cello Concerto, which emerges as nervous, mercurial, more brilliantly lateral in its thinking than in any other recording I can remember.... —
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (cello)
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Rostropovich & Britten
RecommendedRecorded live at the 1961 Aldeburgh Music Festival - Previously unpublished
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) & Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
this Testament release of Rostropovich in his debut at the Aldeburgh Festival catches the cellist somewhere near his early and all-conquering best —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th April 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2012
RecommendedMaria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Lily Maisky (piano), Sascha Maisky (violin), Lyda Chen (viola), Mischa Maisky (cello), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Polina Leschenko (piano), Ilya Gringolts (violin), Nathan Braude (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), Nelson Goerner...
Several of the ensembles could have benefited from more sustained period of rehearsal, yet they still communicate vibrancy and the sheer enjoyment possible when fine musicians get together to... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th May 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year (Bohórquez)
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