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Special offer. Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2
RecommendedPieter Wispelwey (cello)
Sinfonietta Cracovia, Jurjen Hempel
Whereas Müller-Schott and Kreizberg view the Concerto as a darkly contemplative monologue that is almost suffocating in its brooding introspection, Wispelwey manages to find more light and shade... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Award for Technical Excellence in Recording
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Special offer. Shostakovich & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos No. 1
Ning Feng (violin), Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Tung-Chieh Chuang
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Schwartz’s warm, silky playing matches Fedorova’s rounded piano touch. The top of the bass range lacks the penetrating quality of its smaller relatives, but Schwartz compensates with gravitas... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Special offer. Shostakovich & Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies & Concertino
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
The playing has individual distinction and corporate unity of purpose. The choice of tone-colours, the thrust and definance in fast movements and the matching of nuance to the range of quieter... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Preludes for piano (24), Op. 34, etc.
Ilya Grubert (violin) and Vladimir Tropp (piano)
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They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich & Weinberg: Cello Concertos
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Deutsches Symfonie-Orchester Berlin, Michal Nesterowicz
The Weinberg is wonderfully played by Nicolas Altstaedt, who brings tone both muscular and soft-grained to illuminate the work’s contrasting facets…this is a notably warm performance thanks... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich -String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4
Arranged by Marijn van Prooij
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
Curious that the Second is among the last of the quartets to be given orchestral treatment, as its symphonic weight and expressive range make it the most suitable in any case. The Amsterdam... —
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Kodály: Cello Sonata, Op. 8
Pieter Wispelwey (cello)
The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
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