Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Mozart Momentum - 1785
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello)
highlights include a finely attentive account of the G minor Piano Quartet, showing vivid collegiality between the performers; Andsnes’s C minor Fantasy, perfectly balanced and full of dramatic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Special Achievement Award
2 CDs
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
It is appropriate that the peak of Beethoven’s orchestral artistry should be scaled by two musicians also at the height of their powers: these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th July 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
3 CDs
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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos
RecommendedAndrás Schiff (piano/director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Schiff conducts from the keyboard...securing crisp ensemble and cogent longer-term grasp of structure in his forward-moving tempos...The wiry tone of his restored circa-1859 Blüthner grand may... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th June 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
2 CDs
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
RecommendedChausson, Rautavaara, Prokofiev
Hilary Hahn (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Hahn praises the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France as one where ‘emotion is embraced rather than exaggerated’, and the disc is an embodiment of this crucial virtue...She admits [the Prokofiev... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra RecommendedRonald Brautigam (fortepiano), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Both concertos have a presto finale which calls for dazzling virtuosity – something which Brautigam has in spades: his fearless pyrotechnics are truly astounding. He’s stylishly supported by... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto
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Debussy: Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer
RecommendedDaniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin
Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani are the concertmaster and principal cellist of the Barenboim-founded West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, so the stellar quality of their playing is no more a surprise... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Throughout the disc, La Serenissima’s performances are characterised by liquid melodies and supple embellishments, lithe rhythms and eloquent phrasing. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
RecommendedFrancesca Dego (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington, Francesca Leonardi (piano)
There is a strong sense of collaboration here, illuminated by moments of cherishable musical correspondence between soloist and orchestra…These performances capture the very essence of Mozart’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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With textures bursting at the seams, Currie’s performance matches the composer’s charisma. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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The Beginnings of the Violin Concerto in France
RecommendedJohannes Pramsohler (violin), Ensemble Diderot
Playing one to a part, Ensemble Diderot douses the performance with frothy wit while the recorded sound has a pleasant bloom. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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