Decca
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2; Britten: Cello Sonata
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson, Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason states that he has played [the Shostakovich sonata] since his teenage years, and his affinity with its melodic phrases and emotional tenor is well formed. He brings a lovely... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2025, Editor's Choice
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Rachmaninnoff: Piano Concertos 1-4
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
The Rachmaninov dream team of the 1970s play this much-hackneyed score with a freshness, moving sincerity and exhilarating emotional power that galvanises the attention from start to finish.... —
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Bel Raggio: Rossini Arias
Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Artur Ruciński (bass-baritone)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Chamber Choir, Pier Giorgio Morandi
graceful, finished phrasing and an apparently effortless coloratura technique...Without over-egging the pudding, Kurzak acts vividly for a 'blind' audience, alive to verbal nuance and using... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2013, Editor's Choice
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One of the most individual things about this stunning debut by Benjamin Grosvenor is his pervasive sense of balance and his unerring blend of Classical restraint and Romantic ardour...He is... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th July 2011
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Instrumental Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Instrumental
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58
RecommendedEri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek
They bring a depth and richness of warm colours to a score still insufficiently appreciated…Bělohlávek is the authoritative interpreter leading his forces through the piece with confidence and,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Sacrée
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A souvenir-document that all Schubert and Goerne/Brendel fanciers will itch to acquire. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Finalist - Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2005, Disc of the Month
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Jonas Kaufmann: Verismo Arias
RecommendedJonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
This is a wonderful disc, the most exciting and enterprising operatic recital I have heard for a very long time...Kaufmann has everything, and at the age of 40 his voice may well be in its finest... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th September 2010
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Vocal Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Recital
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Opera, December 2010, Recording of the Month
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Janáček: From the House of the Dead
RecommendedDalibor Jedlicka (Goryantchikov), Jiri Zahradnicek (Luka Morosoff), Jaroslava Janská (Alyeya), Václav Zitek (Shishkov), Antonin Svorc (Old Prisoner), Ivo Zidek (Skuratov)
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Mackerras
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Recording of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 24th Awards (1981), Best Opera Recording
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Chineke! here presents one of the biggest and best collections of his music yet released. At its heart is the heavenly Violin Concerto; Elena Urioste and the orchestra under Kevin John Edusei... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Orchestral
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