Chamber, Sonatas, Schumann (composer)
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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien are well established as a formidable, finely poetic duo, and this set of performances shows them at their vibrant best. On a purely practical level, the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Chamber
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Musique de Chambre
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Overall, what leaps out is the sheer quality, consistency and stylishness of Janine Jansen’s playing. She conjures up the mood of each piece with seemingly effortless and flawless technique...Pappano... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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What’s fascinating is the way these two musicians create performances of such charismatic individuality without seeming to do very much – other than play magnificently, of course. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 10th December 2022, Record of the Week
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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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Schumann: Chamber Music
Richard Watkins (horn) & Ian Brown (piano), Lawrence Power (viola) & Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet) & Ian Brown (piano), Richard Hosford (clarinet), Gareth Hulse (oboe) & Ian Brown (piano), Marianne Thorsen (violin) & Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble
how thoroughly each one of these performers warms to his or her allotted task (perhaps 'role' would be a better word), though it's violinist Marianne Thorsen and pianist Ian Brown in the Sonata... —
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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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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: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin) and Alexander Melnikov (piano)
[a] beautifully balanced performance, and the warmth and intimacy of the recording is an excellent match. —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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International Classical Music Awards, 2016, Winner - Chamber
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The best performances of these pieces on disc —
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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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