Download, Szymanowski (composer)
-
Best of all are the Masques, recorded in Copenhagen in 1994…Indeed, the middle-period Masques also leap out with more imagination than anything else here, the pianist’s command of colour magnificent... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 30th September 2022
-
Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Editor's Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
-
Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
-
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Winner - Piano
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Instrumental
-
-
Overall, what leaps out is the sheer quality, consistency and stylishness of Janine Jansen’s playing. She conjures up the mood of each piece with seemingly effortless and flawless technique...Pappano... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2021
-
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
-
-
From the very spare opening piece [of the Bartók] onwards, Anderszewski adopts quite deliberate tempos, but still finds the nervous, spiky energy required for example in No. 2 (one of Bartók’s... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Piano
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
-
-
There is much here to surprise and delight in this well-recorded issue. — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Vocal
-
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
Purchase product
CD
Original price (HK$142.72) Reduced price HK$121.31Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 & Concert Overture
Louis Lortie (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
These performances prove ideal, finding luminosity at the opening, and delivering a taut, energetic fugal finale...In the oberek dance rhythms of the orgiastic finale, Gardner shows how he has... — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Orchestral Finalist
-
Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
-
-
Special offer. Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Järnefelt: Berceuse, Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.2, Op. 61
Lea Birringer (violin), Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Benjamin Shwartz
What makes these recordings special is the character of Birringer’s musicianship...Birringer’s tone has a beautifully varied range of light and shade spontaneous poise, and beautifully varied... — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Concerto Choice
-
-
the rare beauty of Orliński’s countertenor makes the whole recital an unusually introspective experience – and by any standards of Polish song recitals, this is an extraordinarily wide programme,... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 6th May 2022
-
BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Choral & Song Choice
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Male Singer of the Year
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
-
-
Mythes is all heightened sensuality and warmth, its heady atmosphere evoked through playing of extraordinary colour, detail and dexterity. — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
-
-
Secret Love Letters
Franck - Szymanowski - Chausson - Debussy
Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Giorgi Gigashvili (piano),Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The Poème is the most successful, benefitting from the violinist’s sweet tone and understanding of the work’s structure. — More…
Awards:
-
Record Review, 20th August 2022, Record of the Week
-
Presto Editor's Choice, August 2022
-
Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
-
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
Anderszewski out-classes his rivals in his Szymanowski recital — More…
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, Instrumental Choice
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2005, Editor's Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Instrumental
-
