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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Alan Gilbert
[these recordings] stand out as formidable achievements. They match technical mastery at the highest level with profound insight. No less impressive is the compelling interaction between Zimmermann... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Disc of the month
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Record Review, 21st January 2017, Recording of the Week
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Borgström & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin)
Wiener Symphoniker, Olari Elts
[Shostakovich] Hemsing is as fine in the third movement as the first in progressively ratcheting up the tension before easing down into the cadenza, which in turn grows steadily to a searing... — More…
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Creating Timeless Classics
Martin Helmchen (piano), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine...
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Shostakovich & Gubaidulina: Violin Concerto & In tempus praesens
Simone Lamsma (violin)
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, James Gaffigan, Reinbert de Leeuw
Lamsma is a terrific player, with a beautiful, resilient sound, but at times that beauty is her handicap: she doesn’t do ugly or grim. — More…
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Gulda meets Shostakovich
Wiener Concert Verein (Kammerorchester der Wiener Symphoniker), Rudolf Piehlmayer
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Shostakovich & Lidström – Works for cello & orchestra Mats Lidström (cello)
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
As imaginative and delightful as many of Lidström’s flights of fancy are, he ultimately stays true to the opera’s tragic tone…I was struck by the distinct vocal quality of Lidström’s playing... — More…
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Shostakovich & Martinu: Cello Concertos Christian Poltéra (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gilbert Varga
Poltéra gives a blazing account, bringing both eloquent shape and tonal richness to his melodic line…Wallfisch’s marvellous 1991 account with the Czech Philharmonic under Jiří Bělohlávek has... — More…
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