Hyperion
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Glowing with emotional insight, vocal colour, and oodles of dynamic and tempo variations held within the bounds of taste, these tenderly solemn and revelatory performances offer nobility of... —
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A superbly played (and researched) addition to this extraordinary artist’s legacy. —
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All credit to Esfahani for this carefully prepared recording...there is much to enjoy in playing that displays poise and expressive nuance as well as virtuosity. —
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If this first volume is anything to go by, the journey will be a joy...Hewitt makes them sound effortless. Her articulation is clean, the pedalling lightly judicious, her fingers nimble and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (reader)
Bostridge’s peculiarly beseeching voice enshrines the vulnerability, tender feeling and obsessive love of the youthful miller … a soulsearching interpretation —
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Gramophone Awards, 1996, Winner - Solo vocal
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Medtner & Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Expectations are inevitably high as Marc-Andre Hamelin, who marries phenomenal technique with sensitive musicianship, joins Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonia Orchestra, now truly... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2017
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In contrast to the gladiatorial contest between famous soloists often encountered on other recordings, the performers in this long-established group place the greatest emphasis on achieving... —
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The three works here demonstrate that Pixi’s neglect is somewhat unfair. [The Leonores] give an infectious account of the opening movement of the First Trio, which is infectious stuff…The Third... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2017
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Time and again Shelley makes it clear that Mendelssohn has a special place in his affections, and although it is invidious to locate the finer moments in his unfailing expertise, certain performances... —
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 71 - Czerny
Howard Shelley (piano/conductor)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
in the later Piano Concerto in A Minor Czerny’s limpid writing emulates Chopin in its attractive, early romanticism — an unexpected delight… —
