Chamber, Duos, Stravinsky (composer)
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Fresh-faced charm pervades this astutely curated disc…Far from a marriage of convenience, Lewis and Osborne are long-standing duo partners, complementing each other perfectly in lightly-worn... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th March 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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In short, this highly recommendable collection represents a model of imaginative and provocative programming. —
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps. Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye
RecommendedPavel Kolesnikov (piano), Samson Tsoy (piano)
By pairing [the Stravinsky] with Ravel's original Ma mère l'Oye, they magically reveal not only how so much more comes through in Stravinsky's orchestral masterpiece as pared down, but how,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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[Gerhardt] matches [Rostropovich] note-for-note, with a degree of eye-watering finesse that would have surely made his hero smile. The same can be said for the mercurial moto perpetuo of Christian... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice
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Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (English Version)
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
It’s rounded, intensely vocal, intimate, incredibly sophisticated – not the usual, but very welcome, as if the whole thing were an ethereal fairytale...It’s your choice which language version... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th August 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Chamber
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Adès's touch with the piano parts is at once live-wire and beautifully stylish, with Marwood matching this flair for deftly characterised light and shade. The Pulcinella suite and Divertimento... —
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Stravinsky: Die Geschichte vom Soldaten (German version)
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
It’s rounded, intensely vocal, intimate, incredibly sophisticated – not the usual, but very welcome, as if the whole thing were an ethereal fairytale...It’s your choice which language version... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th August 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat (French version)
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
It’s rounded, intensely vocal, intimate, incredibly sophisticated – not the usual, but very welcome, as if the whole thing were an ethereal fairytale...It’s your choice which language version... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th August 2021
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Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bernstein
Lukas Geniušas (piano), Anna Geniushene (piano)
The two pianos blend well throughout and the Bachian percussiveness of Stravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks' works particularly well in this arrangement. Adams's title work is another highlight, an... —
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Piano
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Berg & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
RecommendedItzhak Perlman (violin)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Perlman's account of the Berg Violin Concerto with the Boston orchestra under Ozawa has long occupied a respected place in the catalogue. The original reviewer in Gramophone in March 1980 was... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection
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Building a Library, June 2000, Second Choice
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Grammy Awards, 23rd Awards (1980), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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