SACD, Grieg (composer)
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Youthful passion occasionally pushes him to stylistic excess...but for most of the time he’s beauty incarnate and in perfect step with his composers’ various voices. He’s also blessed with a... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Hemsing’s elegant taking-flight is signalled beautifully just after the opening piano chords of Op. 8…Trpčescki twinkles and scintillates…the finales are still relatively weak spots in the three... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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The Engegårds' ensemble sound is characterful and lit from within by Carlsen and viola player Juliet Jopling. Their performances - lucidly captured by the BIS engineers - live in the moment:... — More…
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any doubts as to the originality, vision and coherence of Grieg's turbulent score are immediately dispelled in this revelatory performance. The Hagen Quartet approach the music with no preconceptions,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2012, Chamber Choice
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Grieg: Music for String Orchestra RecommendedRichard Tognetti (artistic director and lead violin), Richard Tognetti (solo violin)
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Tognetti's masterstroke is to have fully assimilated all the characteristics of Grieg's scoring...Transferring this procedure to the Quartet serves to enhance dramatic impact on its music narrative...The... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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Aadland has the advantage of truly first-class orchestral playing: the Cologne WDR Sinfonieorchester is a fine orchestra indeed, and its account of the Lyric Suite is notable for its excellence... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Editor's Choice
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Grieg & Grainger: Cello works Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Christian Ihle Hadland (piano), Lars Bjornkjaer (violin)
Brantelid's feverish energy, tonal and textural range add something new. The Andante has a glistening innocence, while the sense of rough, spontaneous dance in the finale pulls the music closer... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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I would be happy to encounter more of Rontgen's chamber music...especially in performances as sympathetically responsive and carefully prepared as these...the recording is beautifully balanced... — More…
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One of Semenenko’s strengths is his impeccable tuning. The dark, throaty low register of his violin sings eloquently in Tchaikovsky’s Sérénade mélancolique; the upper end glistens impishly in... — More…
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