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Brahms - Clarinet Sonatas & Trio Martin Fröst (clarinet), Roland Pöntinen (piano), Torleif Thedéen (cello)
…the young Swede Martin Fröst plays with elegant phrasing and beautiful, even produced tone… In the two sonatas, he's perfectly matched by his compatriot Roland Pöntinen in performances which... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2006, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2006, Editor's Choice
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Brahms: Cello Sonatas & Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston Christian Poltéra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
The duo fill their phrasing, rhythm and sense of momentum with bracing fresh air, bringing maximum exhilaration to a work that too often can seem to lack it. Poltéra’s tone leaps and glows –... — More…
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With the eminent Brahms interpreter Stephen Hough, Collins brings special musical insights to these two late works. Notably, they triumphantly solve the interpretative conundrums posed by some... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet RecommendedMartin Fröst (clarinet), with Janine Jansen (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), with Roland Pöntinen (piano), with Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Roland Pöntinen (piano)
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Fröst revels in the deep-plush velvet of his chalumeau regions - and, indeed, sustains this timbre throughout the instrument's register...the ensemble creates cutting-edge rhythmic urgency,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Chamber
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Violin Concerto & Schumann: Piano Quartet
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Emanuel Ax (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, RCO Chamber Soloists, Bernard Haitink
A born Brahmsian, Ax gives full rein to the sheer massiveness of the First Piano Concerto, producing a performance of range and depth, intimately captured in this recording…the estimable Frank... — More…
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Brahms & Ligeti: Horn Trios RecommendedMarie-Luise Neunecker (horn), Antje Weithaas (violin) & Silke Avenhaus (piano)
Neunecker has a fascinating horn sound. She distinguished effectively between open and stopped timbres, but even her open sound is quite narrow and constrained...any new recording [of the Brahms]... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2021, Also Recommended
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Johannes Brahms: The Piano Trios
Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Lilya Zilberstein (piano), David Geringas
this is muscular, generously toned, stylistically honed music-making. The results are Romantic in intensity, Classical in architecture, and Baroque in chorale breadth and spirituality. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Think of La belle époque and I’m not sure Johannes Brahms necessarily springs to mind...Wauwe plays the sonata/concerto well though, her chalumeau register suitably juicy, and she floats the... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Newcomer of the Year
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Brahms: Violin Concerto & Violin Sonata No. 1 Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano)
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan
Gluzman [plays with] heartfelt eloquence and unbridled passion [in the Violin Concerto]…Gaffigan’s unfailingly attentive Lucerne players sound almost chamber-like in their textural detailing…in... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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Zimmermann & Gerstein: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 2
Tabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano)
These first-rate chamber musicians play these three late works with a rare sensitivity of understanding and delicacy of nuance. — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2013, Winner - Musique de chambre
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