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…Schäfer… rises to the challenges. She shows herself to be a distinctive artist, who manages to add something to our appreciation of Winterreise, though the recording is not always able to... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2009, First Choice
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[Karabits] manages to give the [Fourth Symphony] greater structural coherence through a sharper delineation of moods in each of the four movements. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is exceptionally... — More…
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Underpinning lovely playing, it’s the performers’ sensitivity to Part’s mathematically-inspired structures that lends real eloquence to his soundworld. The sense of proportion in tempo, phrase... — More…
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Orchestral
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Gorgeous chamber music-making - urgently recommended — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2007, Editor's Choice
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I loved the stark simplicity of Mullov-Abbado’s The Linden Tree on the Hermes Experiment’s Here We Are (an Editor’s Choice in July), and there’s a similar sparse beauty to everything on this... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2020
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The 'rainbow colours' hinted at in Prokofiev's inspiration, lines by the poet Konstantin Balmont, are fully captured in this chameleonic performance. There are mysteries and passing hints of... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 50th Awards (2007), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Neven possess a lightly textured, attractive voice, and his diction is focused and expressive — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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Brahms Works for Viola I
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano) & Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Jacob Katsnelson (piano), Jacob Katsnelson (piano) & Kristine Blaumane (cello)
…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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One of the glories of their performances of both quintets is the fullness and richness of sound, something Brahms clearly strove to cultivate in his scoring. Paul Watkins's heroic, thrusting... — More…
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Building A Library, November 2021, Recommended Recording Recommended Recording
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Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations & Fugue on a theme by Purcell, Op. 34
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko launches Purcell’s theme at a statelier tempo [than Britten] and is sometimes tempted to linger over detail in the variations, though the solo playing is often lovely. Yet his fugue... — More…
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Record Review, 10th July 2021, Record of the Week
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