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Special offer. Bizet - L' Arlésienne Orchestral Suites
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre & Chœur de l’opéra de Lyon, Marc Minkowski
I find it hard to know what to praise most, the vivid, taut rhythms of the various marches and dances… the sensuous orchestral colours of the quieter moments, of the passion that suddenly erupts…... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording (L'Arlesienne)
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This welcome album is the outcome of Sonya Yoncheva’s fascination with Sand, and feels like a labour of love...the musical highlight is Yoncheva’s singing of ‘Faible coeur!’, one of Viardot... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Shortlist, Song
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Special offer. Cello Sonatas by Franck, Debussy & Poulenc
Anne Gastinel (cello) & Claire Désert (piano)
[Gastinel] and Claire Desert have a wonderfully intuitive partnership and both draw on subtle, inimitable soundworlds....Gastinel brings the right note of nonchalant simplicity to Debussy's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Sibelius, Khachaturian: Violin Concertos
Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Emmanuel Krivine
Sergey Khachatryan is among the most compelling players of his generation. Being the youngest- ever winner of the Sibelius Competition (2000) he was bound to record the Sibelius Concerto.
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2004, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Franck: Symphonic Variations & Piano Pieces
RecommendedBertrand Chamayou (piano), Olivier Latry (harmonium)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève
This is an outstanding release in every way. In fact, I cannot recall another that included all Franck's masterpieces for the piano on a single disc and in which, moreover, every performance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2010, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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It's a touching yet potentially nebulous concept for an album, but the Ukrainian pianist turns it into something truly special. His playing, too, brims with heart and life force: impassioned,... —
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Special offer. Julia Lezhneva sings Rossini
RecommendedJulia Lezhneva (soprano)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Marc Minkowski
there is real flair and talent here, with much of the coloratura neatly despatched, and some stylistic grace that is admirable...Minkowski and his Polish musicians are marvellous, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th April 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Mendelssohn’s prodigious talent is brought to sparkling life in an album of works composed before he hit puberty. There’s nothing childish in his sophisticated mimicry of the languages of Bach... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Lise de la Salle is fully in command of the technical difficulties and much of her playing is exciting —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th September 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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…Piau's radiant tone, renowned clarity of diction and range of sensuous emotion make this a heavenly experience. —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2008, Editor's Choice
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