CD, Szymanowski (composer)
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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…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th September 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Winner - Piano
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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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…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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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…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Concerto Choice
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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…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Vocal
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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…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Piano
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Jascha Heifetz in ‘live’ Performances
Jascha Heifetz (violin), The Telephone Hour Orchestra and Chorus, Emanuel Bay, Jack Benny, Donald Voorhees
Aside from much else to tug at the heart‑strings there’s the humour, Heifetz a real sport rehearsing Mairzy Doats or taking part in a skit with Jack Benny...The audience’s laughing response... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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You can easily imagine the audience’s indulgent end-ofrecital smiles over Das Butterbrot (Litolff possibly, probably not Mozart). — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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There is much here to surprise and delight in this well-recorded issue. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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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…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Orchestral Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2013, Editor's Choice
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