Chamber, Duos, Bruch (composer)
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Bruch: Piano Trio & Other Chamber Music
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Lawrence Power (viola), Jonathan Stone (violin), The Nash Ensemble
Taking their cue from Stephanie Gonley’s first-violin leadership, the Trio and Quartet performances have a classy verve that convinces strongly, although the lower strings feel rather too hectoring... —
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A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Olivia Jageurs (harp)
No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated and ‘breathed’ with the ardour... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th November 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Bloch/Bruch: Schelomo, Kol Nidrei & other works
Natalie Clein (cello)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
As one might expect, Clein delivers a powerfully committed performance, but also manages to avoid over-indulgence, negotiating the peaks and troughs of the music's volatile emotional language... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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He delivers Bloch’s epic Schelomo with magnificent command, tracing its ark from lamentation to shrill anger back to resignation. Michael Sanderling and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra bring... —
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Record Review, 22nd January 2022, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Maxim Rysanov plays Schubert, Tchaikovsky & Bruch
RecommendedMaxim Rysanov (viola)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Muhai Tang
Rysanov makes the best possible case for hearing this version [of the Arpeggione], delivering a wonderfully poetic account of the solo part with subtle and sensitive accompaniment from the Swedish... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th August 2011
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Works for Cello and Orchestra
RecommendedHan-Na Chang (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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James Ehnes - Homage
RecommendedCD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments
James Ehnes (violin and viola) & Eduard Laurel (piano)
The icing on the cake is provided by the DVD, which shows how Ehnes achieves miracles at close hand, including his unconventional left-hand thumb extension and relatively firm bow-hold. Beautifully... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, DVD of the Month
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Coming soon. Sir!
Astrig Siranossian, Nathanäel Gouin, London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
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Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Hindemith: Violin Concerto
David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (viola)
Moscow Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin and Jascha Horenstein
