Onyx
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Make no mistake, this is artistry of the highest order. In their hands, Strauss's melodic fluency somehow manages to combine rich luxuriance with deftness of gesture. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Chamber Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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Stravinsky: The Firebird & Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko’s preference for slow tempos over flexible drama might make for fidgety audiences in the concert hall…It just about works on CD, and then all hell’s let loose in perfectly-balanced... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th December 2018
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…a riveting solo debut recital from the young Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn… A gust of wind blows this recital in, and blows it out: Stotijn and her robustly proactive accompanist Joseph... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc 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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Shostakovich & Rachmaninov: Cello Sonatas
RecommendedLeonard Elschenbroich (cello) & Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
His striking reading of Daniil Shafran’s adaptation announces [Leonard Elschenbroich] a major new talent… This is one of the most articulate and highly characterised accounts I’ve heard on the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Mullova plays the glorious ‘Siciliano’ second movement beautifully, while tongue-in-cheek elaborations in the accompaniment lend a sense of uninhibited exuberance to the finale… The two orginal... —
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In this recording Viktoria Mullova presents virtually flawless playing but, of greater importance, she sustains an impeccably punctuated, modulated and compelling dialogue through Bach's counterpoint... —
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Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Jan Mrácek (violin), Lukás Klánsky (piano)
Czech National Symphony Orchestra, James Judd
Mráček offers a lusty performance of the infrequently performed Mazurek, Op 49 – both violinist and conductor score maximum points here. —
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MacMillan: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 4
World Premiere Recordings
Vadim Repin (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles
Donald Runnicles and his BBC forces navigate the arresting work’s excitement and beauties with fearless panache. —
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'Pascal Rogé has long been a doyen of French piano music, with his shimmering gentle hues and deft touch. Poulenc’s music, though, has a brittle, dark edge – a sadness that evokes with equal... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Chamber Choice
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