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Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bernstein
Lukas Geniušas (piano), Anna Geniushene (piano)
The two pianos blend well throughout and the Bachian percussiveness of Stravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks' works particularly well in this arrangement. Adams's title work is another highlight, an... —
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The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Piano
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This is a coherent program that balances repetition and contrast to avoid monotony without it coming across as forced. The performances are consistently polished and a sophisticated, and pleasant,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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This album stands as a testament to the way 21st-century historical performance can often be a consummate synthesis of innovation and heritage. It also confirms her well-deserved reputation... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Their music-making is uniquely bonded from the start, an easeful gliding into the simple language of the Shostakovich Cello Sonata (Weinberg's melodic uniqueness, too, in his Second Sonata)...All... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th June 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
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The voice – a distinctive instrument offering a hint of Christian Gerhaher’s refined artlessness and some of the pleasingly acidic tang of Wolfgang Holzmair – changes according to the accompaniment:... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Piazzolla Reflections
Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Claudio Constantini, Roberto Koch, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Reentko Dirks, Goldmund Quartet, Thomas Henglebrock, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Clark Rundell
Even if Piazzolla fails to cast the spell clearly experienced by Sidorova herself, the artistry of this Latvianborn musician and her instrumental colleagues still makes this album worthwhile.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
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Antonini proves an athletic and affectionate communicator of this sophisticated music, enlivening the dances with well-judged tempos, cogent articulation and a light tread that would grace any... —
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Baroque
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This King Arthur is a giddy triumph for its artists. Blazing their way through the score, the performers set a new benchmark, delivering a production that’s equally gutsy and gorgeous…Dance... —
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Record Review, 12th January 2019, Disc of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé & Chant élégiaque
RecommendedFrankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
for this score as Schmitt conceived it, Altinoglu is self-evidently the first choice. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Antonini (Italy’s answer to the Pied Piper) coaxes alluring sounds from his battery of instruments (recorders, flute, dulcian, chalumeau), and the 13 members of his ensemble follow with equal... —
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2019, Winner - Musique ancienne
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Nominee - Early Music
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