Deutsche Grammophon
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Paganini Rhapsody
Lang Lang (piano)
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev
Lang Lang is a marvel, his ease of virtuosity astonishing, his stage presence magnetic. —
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Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Maria Nowak (violin), Katarzyna Budnik (viola), Yuya Okamoto (cello)
The A major Quartet is one of Brahms’s most open-hearted and immediately engaging chamber works. Zimerman and his colleagues deliver a superb performance capturing the outgoing qualities of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th April 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Winner - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Krystian Zimerman was in his early twenties when he recorded the Chopin concertos for DG two decades ago, with Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic. For his long-anticipated... —
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New. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (The Original Source Series)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
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Steve Reich: The String Quartets
Mivos Quartet (string quartet), Olivia De Prato (violin), Tyler J. Borden (cello), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), Maya Bennardo (violin)
There’s an edginess to the Mivos Quartet ’s playing [in Different Trains]; lines are angular and brusque…[Triple Quartet] sounds as exciting as ever; Mivos’s recording of this distinctive piece... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Composer of the Year
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He is a superb violinist in a particular mode of expressiveness: you are never likely to hear a sweeter, more finely spun, more precisely tuned sound at the top of the register than here...But... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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Because Trevor Pinnock’s solo harpsichord forays are few and far between these days, it’s easy to forget just what a superb player he was, and still is, judging from his first complete recording... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Building a Library, January 2019, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Orchestral
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Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
