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Sibelius - Violin Concerto
RecommendedLeonidas Kavakos (violin)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
It's difficult to conceive of a masterpiece in any other form than it is. The impression the listener receives from Sibelius's Fifth Symphony – or The Rite ofSpring or La mer – must convey what... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Concerto
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Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos
Haochen Zhang (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann
Zhang offers some breathtakingly beautiful moments...The Philadelphia Orchestra, here conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, is one of those rare musical juggernauts that has its musical juggernauts... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, Editor's Choice
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There is an admirable consistency across this set in terms of conception, performance and recording...The two mature symphonies are certainly the most effective and respond best to this style. — More…
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Shostakovich & Schnittke - Piano Trios
Kempf Trio: Freddy Kempf (piano), Pierre Bensaid (violin) & Alexander Chaushian (cello)
Good recordings of Shostakovich's brilliant, tragic Second Piano Trio are already abundant… but this new… version… is one of the best. The bleak, vertiginously - spaced textures of the opening... — More…
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There's much to be said for Thomas Dausgaard's unmannered approach to Bruckner's Fourth Symphony…Furthermore, the playing of the Bergen Philharmonic, captured here in superbly vivid sound, is... — More…
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…Suzuki… often a little slower than others, in one case, the B flat prelude, surprisingly so. There's plenty of energy in his playing elsewhere though - the D major prelude is impressive, as... — More…
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The organ chorales are wonderfully varied in technique and careful listening offers rewards, some hard won...Suzuki discovers a wealth of expressive nuance and the effectively recorded sound... — More…
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Takemitsu: Spectral Canticle
Jakob Kellermann (guitar), Vivane Hagner (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Christian Karlsen
Jakob Kellermann’s playing matches the refinement of Takemitsu’s textures, opened out for the listener by immaculate engineering, which scores over a live experience with the balance problems... — More…
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Bach - Easter & Ascension Oratorios
Yukari Nonshita (soprano), Patrick van Goethem (counter-tenor), Jan Kobow (tenor), Chiyuki Urano (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Performances are stylish, graceful and very well sung and played. — More…
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