SACD, Martinů (composer)
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Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hruša
Zimmermann has fully absorbed the slightly eclectic style of [the First Concerto] and produces a performance of conviction, not to mention dazzling virtuosity. Hrůša accompanies with understanding... — More…
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Record Review, 5th December 2020, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Igor Stravinsky, Bartók & Martinů
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
With Jakub Hrůša and his super-attentive Bamberg orchestra, Frank Peter Zimmermann trumps the self-confident projection of his younger self...Stravinsky’s framing movements seem defter now,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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Rautavaara & Martinů: Piano Concertos No. 3
RecommendedOlli Mustonen (piano), Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Dalia Stasevska
BIS is to be commended for producing an imaginatively programmed disc and giving the music brilliant performances and superb recorded sound. To round out the picture, Jean-Pascal Vachon’s program... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2023
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Maxim Rysanov plays Martinu
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin, Katya Apekisheva (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek
Rysanov, the tone of his 1780 Guadagnini viola a miraculous combination of dark vigour with the translucency of a viola d'amore, has the most idiomatic partner in Jiri Belohlavek conducting... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Concerto
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These are performances to treasure and comprise the finest renditions of the Martinu Sonatas I have come across...There is a profound understanding and sympathy for Martinu's melodic and rhythmic... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, Chamber Choice
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Dvorak & Martinu: Cello Concertos
Christian Poltéra (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Thomas Dausgaard
Cellist Christian Poltéra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard give Dvorak’s Cello Concerto a lusty warmth and spontaneity…but what sets this recording apart is this reading of Martinu’s Cello Concerto... — More…
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A beguiling album of music for wind quintet and sextet. Flutes flutter, bassoons and clarinets march and bustle. — More…
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Shostakovich & Martinu: Cello Concertos
Christian Poltéra (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gilbert Varga
Poltéra gives a blazing account, bringing both eloquent shape and tonal richness to his melodic line…Wallfisch’s marvellous 1991 account with the Czech Philharmonic under Jiří Bělohlávek has... — More…
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The Secret Mass
Choral Works by Frank Martin and Bohuslav Martinu
Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed
In both works, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, directed by Marcus Creed, produces an excellently-integrated sound, although they might have been bolder in defining climatic phrases in the... — More…
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Record Review, 21st April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Bezaly & Brautigam: Masterworks for Flute and Piano
RecommendedSharon Bezaly (flute) & Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Sharon Bezaly is rarely less than impressive. Her well-constructed programmes are performed with a mixture of virtuosity and rich tone, making her name almost a guarantee of quality. Partnered... — More…
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Building a Library, November 2015, First Choice
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