Hi Res Download, Liszt (composer)
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Lim rises to the occasion with some of his most satisfying playing and no hint of callowness. He has the invaluable gift of presence, which a star cannot do without. Lim has already distinguished... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Debut Solo Album
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Piano
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Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano), The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Grete Pedersen
Choral singing is well-focused from the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir under Grete Pedersen, and the difficult acoustic balance is well judged; but the chief attention here is on Andsnes’s idiomatic,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th April 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
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Grieg & Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
These two like-minded musicians manage to bring to these much-recorded works not merely thrilling virtuosity and lyrical depth but a Mendelssohnian lightness of touch where needed...Litton,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th October 2011
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Building a Library, February 2014, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
RecommendedSchubert, Chopin, Liszt, Stravinsky
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
They are all works requiring formidable technical ability, and pianist Alexander Melnikov brings clarity of touch and virtuoso flair to them all, transferring as if effortlessly from instrument... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Instrumental
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Panache is Kantorow’s strength throughout the program, but it is combined with probing emotional maturity, which is rare. I doubt that any prediction will come true for him other than the prediction... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Liszt: O lieb! (Melodies & Lieder)
RecommendedCyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raës (piano)
...this is an outstanding release, not only for Dubois’s singing but for the first-rate pianism of Tristan Raës—as you’d expect, Liszt’s piano parts are of solo quality. Full texts and translations... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Trifonov’s approach is to search out through rounded and constantly beautiful piano tone the music’s pre-Debussyian side – a legitimate take on Liszt’s radical streak, keeping any risk of meretricious... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th October 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2016, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2017, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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Wee conjures the compelling illusion of being both Mozart’s soloist and his orchestra... it ’s not every pianist who can lift those notes off the page – and Wee does a wonderful job of honouring... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Piano
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In the end, this repertoire has rarely sounded so rich and so substantial—and even so, it has rarely sounded so exciting. The quality of the performances is supported by typically first-rate... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th August 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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New. Moonlight Variations
Pablo Ferrández (cello), Julien Quentin (piano)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Martin Fröst
The question is what makes this album of well-loved cameos especially noteworthy? The answer is that to play these pieces convincingly, you need real artistry, to have a wide palette of colours... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Chamber Choice
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