Instrumental, Piano Solos, Impromptus
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It has a magic of its own which Andsnes casts equally, with his pure-source sound and range of colours, over early, middle and late Sibelius. The crystalline cascades of the Impromptu that launches... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2017
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Classical Album of the Year
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The sound quality throughout is amazingly good...there are several valuable additions to this great pianist’s discography. Not least among them is a superb live performance of the Emperor Concerto,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2019, Archive/Reissue of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Collectionneur
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Historic Recording
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it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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If the programme sounds familiar, the reality is anything but. The first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 emerges spacious and unhurried…The Op. 119 Bagatelles are an even greater... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Chopin Evocations
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano), with Sergei Babayan (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
In this work, Trifonov staves off potential sentimentality and produces – as usual – an exquisite tone…Some listeners will undoubtedly miss the epic nature of the original orchestration, but... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th October 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - instrumental (piano)
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River of Music
RecommendedBraimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Konya Kanneh-Mason (violin, piano), Aminata Kanneh-Mason (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Mariatu Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano), Edgar Francis (viola), Toby Hughes (doublebass), The Kanneh-Masons
[TheTrout Quintet] This receives a terrifically spirited performance, especially in the mischievous Scherzo...Whether or not the theme always quite holds up, River of Music proves an enjoyable... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th September 2025
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The combination of Kolesnikov’s sensitive touch, a Yamaha CFX concert grand and Andrew Keener’s production values gives us beautiful sound in abundance. The longer pieces come off best…Kolesnikov... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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The Complete Masterworks Recordings Vol. I
RecommendedThe Studio Recordings 1962-1963
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 5th Awards (1962), Classical Album of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 7th Awards (1964), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of... —
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Building a Library, July 2002, Historic Choice
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