Chamber, Duos, Martinů (composer)
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Their way with the core repertoire here, the sonatas and variations, is mostly excellent. Outer movements are all well paced with genuine eloquence in the more reflective passages. —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
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Maxim Rysanov plays Martinu
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin, Katya Apekisheva (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek
Rysanov, the tone of his 1780 Guadagnini viola a miraculous combination of dark vigour with the translucency of a viola d'amore, has the most idiomatic partner in Jiri Belohlavek conducting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Bezaly & Brautigam: Masterworks for Flute and Piano
RecommendedSharon Bezaly (flute) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered... —
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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Though not all the works are memorable...this is a fascinating document...Overall more reflective than virtuosic, this disc allows Plowright to show off his superb command of texture and colour. —
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Honegger: Sonatina for Violin and Cello, H 80, etc.
Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin) & Heinrich Schiff (cello)
The Honegger Sonatine… is despatched with splendid brio, and the off-the-wall recitatives in the last movement are hilarious. …they play the Ravel as a big work, with fierce accents and wide... —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2006, Editor's Choice
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Summary Vol. Ii. - Miklos Perenyi
Miklos Perenyi (cello), Denes Varjon (piano), Concerto Budapest, Andras Keller
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Bizjak Piano Duo
Bizjak Piano Duo: Sanja & Lidija Bizjak (pianos)
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Radoslaw Szulc
An excellent programme of 20th-century pieces for two pianos from this impressive duo of sisters. The lively textures and contrasts bound to life, with grit and delicacy. Strong support from... —
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Special offer. In Memoriam Françoise Groben
Françoise Groben, Ivan Gajan (piano), Alfredo Perl (piano), Ira Maria Witoschynskyi (piano), Mourja Gras (violin), Peter Laul, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Matthias Metzger (violin), Ruth Kilius (viola), Christiane Meininger (flute), Rainer Gepp (piano), RTL Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre...
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Martinů: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, Violin Sonata No. 3 & Five Short Pieces
Josef Špaček (violin), Miroslav Sekera (piano), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka
Among other works featuring violin and orchestra, one of the most immediately appealing is the Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, written in 1953 towards the end of his sojourn in the... —
