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Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor
James Ehnes (violin), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ehnes Quartet, Mark Wigglesworth
Ehnes’ urgent and energetic finale [of the Khachaturian] is full of gypsy spirit and freshness without feeling too sweet-toothed...This rather unusual mix of concerto and chamber music only... — More…
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On the face of it, these are rather 'straight' readings, meticulously fingered and judiciously paced; Kozhukin never rushes detail or stabs at the keyboard for emphasis...Yet his apparent restraint... — More…
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Ehnes is brilliant and incisive in the faster music, but his consistently intense vibrato seems at odds with Copland's moments of plain-speaking simplicity; pianist Orion Weiss is a model of... — More…
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Sensitive cello playing throughout. The recording could be a little cleaner. — More…
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Joseph Moog and Kai Adomeit are fully attuned to the more percussive aspects of Rachmaninov’s writing. In the outer sections of the f inal dance, they batter the listener with high voltage dynamically... — More…
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Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (piano)
One of the most enjoyable aspects is that the pair are not above sometimes letting the music’s emotions run away with them...Overall, these are taut, intelligent performances from two artists... — More…
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Though these are modern instrument performances they have a clarified quality that shows that Ehnes has been listening to, and has to an extent absorbed, the priorities of period instrument... — More…
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Stathis Karapanos, Chen Reiss (soprano), Marie-Pierre Langlame, Noah Bendix-Balgey
The Berlin Academy of American Music, Garrett Keast
A celebration of the love affair enjoyed between composers and America, this is a winning collection of works which demands repeated listening. Craig Urquhart’s Lamentation for Flute and Orchestra... — More…
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Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & Piano Trio No. 1
Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky & Itamar Golan
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Bashmet is one of the last great figures in the long line of Russian instrumentalists stretching back to the Rubinstein brothers… in the mid-19th century. The sense of a musician living through... — More…
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