Chamber, Duos, Shostakovich (composer)
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Shostakovich & Kabalevsky: Cello Sonatas
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello) & Olli Mustonen (piano)
Isserlis and his long-term colleague Olli Mustonen make a compelling case for Kabalevsky’s Cello Sonata, finding such expressive drama that for once I was not distracted by the Sonata’s obvious... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 2nd February 2019, Disc of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st February 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Winner - 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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The range of repertoire enables her to explore a wide breadth of moods and atmospheres. Dancelike pieces… contain by-now trademark Gillam-isms – lively characterisation combined with technical... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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In many respects Alfred Schnittke seems to take Shostakovich's unique brand of introverted lyricism and his penchant for grotesque imagery to new levels of intensity. This link is palpably... —
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Russian Cello Sonatas
RecommendedLynn Harrell (cello), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Fitzwilliam Quartet
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Building a Library, January 2007, Budget Choice
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Special offer. Russian Cello Sonatas
RecommendedTruls Mørk (cello) & Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Lars Vogt (piano)
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Building a Library, April 2017, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Echoes of Time
RecommendedLisa Batiashvili (violin), with Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Esa-Pekka Salonen
[the Shostakovich] receives a deeply considered interpretation, its emotional narrative vividly etched by both soloist and conductor...Batiashvili begins the Cadenza in deep contemplation but... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st February 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Disc of the Month
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Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended Recording
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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... —
