CD, Bruch (composer)
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The Nash ensemble have a natural feeling for the music's ebb and flow, and while they're not afraid of big gestures and the bite of horsehair and rosin, they play beautifully as an ensemble...Together,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st March 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Max Bruch & Florence Price: Violin Concertos
RecommendedRandall Goosby (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
There’s much to admire in Randall Goosby’s debut concerto recording. This star pupil of Itzhak Perlman possesses a beautifully warm and tender sound, as well as delivering technically immaculate... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos
RecommendedKerson Leong (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn
Kerson Leong commands a strong technique...and he draws an absolutely gorgeous tone from his unnamed violin. But he also possesses the personal security to avoid vain virtuosity and empty showmanship... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 21 - Bruch
RecommendedJack Liebeck (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Throughout the Second Concerto, with its unforgettable soaring opening, Liebeck combines a beguiling silvery sound with tantalising interpretative restraint, free of heart-on-the-sleeve rhetoric…rarely... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2016
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Nicola Benedetti: Homecoming
RecommendedA Scottish Fantasy
Nicola Benedetti (violin), with Julie Fowlis, Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rory Macdonald
Her assured technique sees her through all the formidable obstacles en route...The BBC Scottish SO conducted by Rory MacDonald share Benedetti's rapport with this music, playing from the heart...Her... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888
RecommendedSteven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Olivia Jageurs (harp)
No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated and ‘breathed’ with the ardour... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th November 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Hans Christian Aavik Plays Max Bruch & Erkki-Sven Tüür
Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Odense Symphony Orchestra, Gemma New
Aavik’s playing is technically superb, making light of this work's often considerable technical demands. Octaves and double-stopped passagework, for example, are razor-honed, and intonation... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Concerto Choice
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The Very Best of Jacqueline Du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Gerald Moore, Roy Jesson, Osian Ellis, John Williams, Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim, Daniel Barenboim
London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
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Vadim Gluzman plays Bruch
Vadim Gluzman (violin), with Sandis Šteinbergs (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Ilze Klava (viola) & Reinis Birznieks (cello)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
[Gluzman] presents a refreshingly straightforward performance that allows the music to speak for itself. The playing is indeed superb in every way, wonderfully lyrical in the soaring melodies... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, Orchestral Choice
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