Avi Music
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'
RecommendedDüsseldorfer Symphoniker, Ádám Fischer
It’s the most lightly, as in ineffably, characterised Mahler One I’ve heard since Kubelík’s. Everything flows, moves forward without rush…And when he needs to, Fischer pulls out the stops –... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Orchestral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - Orchestral
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assurance and engagement are fully evident here, and it's not just in the response to the variety of tone and timbre asked for, but in the care over intonation - always a potential problem in... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2018, Also Recommended
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2015, Winner - Musique de Chambre
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A triumph, both musically and technically. Encapsulating the best of all worlds, the Armida play with the exquisite nuancing of the finest old-school outfits, yet with a take-nothing-for-granted... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, Instrumental Choice
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In the B flat and E flat Quartets – not always the most comfortable of keys for string ensembles – the Armida’s sparkling corporate intonation and textural litheness prove especially beguiling…Most... —
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Chamber Music
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Classical Without Borders
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Special offer. Franz Liszt: der Du von Dem Himmel Bist
Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Daniel Heide (piano)
Krimmel is always a pleasure to listen to, and with Heide makes a fine, often probing partnership. With a tiny handful of exceptions, Liszt’s songs have long been relegated to the margins. Here... —
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Lieder / Vocal Recital
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Young Talent & Solo Vocal
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Special offer. Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 2, 4 & 9 Kreutzer
Antje Weithaas (violin), Dénes Várjon (piano)
the adventurous spirit Weithaas and Várjon convey here makes me eager to hear future instalments. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
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The Allegro con spirito of the Third Sonata – Op. 1 2 No 3 – is permeated by a bounding optimism which this pair nicely catch, and they bring out the poetry of the Adagio, darkening the piano’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Chamber
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Chamber Music
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Special offer. Paul Ben-Haim: Music For Strings
Talia Or (soprano), Bettina Aust (clarinet), Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, Gabriel Adorjan
Undoubtedly, the most overtly exotic material is encountered in the Three Songs without Words inspired by his long-standing collaboration with the Yemenite singer, Bracha Zefira. These evocative... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - New Classical
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Special offer. C. Schumann - Piano Trio & Schubert - Rosamunde Quartet, String Trio
RecommendedAntje Weithaas (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Gunilla Sussmann (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Rachel Roberts (viola), Gergana Gergova (violin), Volker Jacobsen (viola), Alban Gerhardt (cello)
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Building a Library, March 2015, First Choice
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