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Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos
RecommendedLisa Batiashvili (violin)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
Batiashvili focuses on poetic intimacy in this deeply thoughtful performance. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th November 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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Record Review, 28th January 2017, Recording of the Week
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Building a Library, November 2023, Recommended Recording
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He’s done it again…it is clear from the outset that this is no lazy selection of favourites…His playing never feels self-indulgent of inappropriate…There is never any doubt that this is Ólafsson’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th March 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or, May 2020, Nouveauté
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recital (Piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Shostakovich Under Stalin's Shadow: Symphony No. 10
RecommendedBoston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Powerful and beautifully crafted, this recording – the first from the relationship between DG and the Boston Symphony under Nelsons – is a hugely impressive sign of just what this ensemble/maestro... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st July 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2015, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Orchestral
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Grammy Awards, 58th Awards (2015), Best Orchestral Performance
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Zimerman takes us into a place of deep introspection, finding vast universes within. The recorded sound, by Rainer Maillard, is beautifully judged, combining gentleness with absolute clarity…This... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2017, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Instrumental
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Instrument
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an essential recommendation for any collection. These are performances which seem to present a Beethoven 'for the ages', a distillation of a long interpretative tradition, without concern for... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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Building a Library, October 2007, First Choice
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Building a Library, January 2016, First Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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With the exception of the ‘Black Pearl’ variation, which lasts almost ten minutes, this is one of the fastest sets I have ever heard, yet it’s also one of the most enjoyable. Ólafsson draws... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th October 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Bestseller of the Year
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Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Winner - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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The Philadelphia polish helps to highlight one of Price’s most endearing qualities: those kaleidoscopic orchestrations, with piquant detailing from all corners, including celesta and slide whistle...... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Winner - Best Orchestral Performance
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Her tone is rich and beautiful, never losing its beauty in double and triple stops. Her technique is astonishing without being the primary focus at any given moment. She is exceptionally lyrical... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st July 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2023, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Winner - Solo Instrument
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Solo Instrumental Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Recording of the Year (and Instrumental)
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Perahia is unrivalled in coaxing a subtle dialogue in the dances that resort to the artful pared-back minimalism of the two-part invention. There’s nowhere to hide and Perahia’s effortless variety... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Instrumental
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Instrumental Solo
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Abbado in Lucerne radiates clarity, wisdom and vision, qualities that over the years one had come to expect of him. — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th July 2014
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Orchestral Award Winner
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Orchestral Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Symphonic Music
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