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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 6
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
this second half of his Tchaikovsky symphonies cycles thrusts home for me a singular skill of his: the ability to build a long line over a substantial period of time. It happens to the generous... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th January 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Underpinning lovely playing, it’s the performers’ sensitivity to Part’s mathematically-inspired structures that lends real eloquence to his soundworld. The sense of proportion in tempo, phrase... —
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Orchestral
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[Petrenko’s love for Elgar] can be felt throughout this performance too: in the sumptuous but textured orchestral sound (beautifully recorded), in the attentive phrasing and in the power of... —
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Record Review, 8th April 2017, Recording of the Week
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Two Romances
James Ehnes (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
The warmth and sweetness of James Ehnes’s tone stand him in very good stead, and his pianissimo playing conveys an admirable sense of mystery. He’s greatly helped by having a sympathetic fellow-violinist... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Albares - Latin American Trumpet Concertos
Pacho Flores (trumpet), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
Most impressive of all, perhaps, is that Flores's compositional skill matches his flawless, burnished playing...Flores plays all three works brilliantly and Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO are... —
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Kovacevich brings penetrating insight and a thrilling physical involvement. From the outset there is a driving momentum and crispness of articulation, and the bristling energy of so many variations... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Instrumental Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Editor's Choice
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A spacious performance, enthralling and poetic: it leaves behind the world of happy Viennese music-making. Instead, we have a view of the Octet as one of Schubert's major achievments, sharing... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2006, Editor's Choice
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Vadim Repin, Daniel Hope (violins)
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel
Vadim Repin and Daniel Hope are, not surprisingly, ideally fluent, and the excellent Turkish players recreate Turnage’s enigmatic soundworld with aplomb. This is an uncompromising score, but... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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The Introduction and Allegro is a perfect example of how Ravel could make small ensembles sound like symphony orchestras. At least that's true in the Nash Ensemble's sweeping performance...The... —
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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Bach - Violin Sonatas
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord, organ), Vittorio Ghielmi (viola da gamba) & Luca Pianca (lute)
Mullova's warm tone and lightly articulated playing - the Allegro of the A major Sonata affords a particularly rewarding instance - are substantial rewards in themselves, but over and above... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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