Hyperion
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It’s impossible to imagine more compelling performance of this music- Howard Shelley is truly a rescuer of lost musical souls. —
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The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 7: Fitzenhagen & Tchaikovsky
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Blunier
Vital exuberance - the sort one usually associates only with a live recording - is matched by playing of lyrical grace. Once you have these in place and an orchestral partnership of utter conviction,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 12 - Vieuxtemps
Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
At 40 minutes, the First Concerto has its longeurs...But it's beautifully shaped by Martyn Brabbins, with a warm resonant sound to the recording, and Chloe Hanslip's entry doesn't disappoint.... —
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The best performances of these pieces on disc —
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The Pacifica Quartet have more chance to show their mettle in the less extravagant Second String Quartet…both pieces are excellent examples of how far a composer can go on intuition, energy... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 6 - Hubay
Hagai Shaham (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
…this sixth instalment in the 'Romantic Violin Concerto' series is one of its very finest. Hubay's First Concerto, in particular, combines the sweetness of Saint-Saëns and emotional poignancy... —
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Dimitar Nenov: Piano Concerto & Ballade No. 2
Ivo Varbanov (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
This excellent new recording by Ivo Varbanov with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by fellow Bulgarian Emil Tabakov – the orchestral playing in particular is impressive —
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Musical lines pass in a single, continuous breath from one instrument to the next, and the sensual, dreamlike soundscapes are tinged with immaculately drawn moments of both despair and joy.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Chamber Choice
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Adès's touch with the piano parts is at once live-wire and beautifully stylish, with Marwood matching this flair for deftly characterised light and shade. The Pulcinella suite and Divertimento... —
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Here is an attractive recital of five varied pieces or suites of pieces, familiar and not so familiar, played with Hewitt's expected intelligence and finish and not a little verve. In her very... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2001, Editor's Choice
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