Download, Vieuxtemps (composer)
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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... —
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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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Virtuosismo - Paganini & Vieuxtemps
Ning Feng (violin)
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Rossen Milanov
If you had never heard these works before you would gasp in amazement at such fearless, sure-fingered playing from the soloist…he executes all difficulties without apparently breaking sweat…And... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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Zimmermann & Gerstein: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 1
RecommendedTabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Tabea Zimmermann achieves these whirling arabesques effortlessly, and she and Kirill Gerstein transform the atmosphere with deft economy as Debussy’s ghost materialises in a mournful second... —
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Building a Library, October 2015, First Choice
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The major discovery here is Hans Sitt's Op. 39 Albumblatter, six Schumannesque miniatures that Zimmermann nurtures and caresses with a bewitching range of tonal colours, further enhanced by... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Chamber Choice
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The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 6: Ysaye & Vieuxtemps
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Josep Caballé-Domenech
The elegance that Vieuxtemps displayed in his violin concertos is on show here, with graceful melodies, and some more showy passages. These are never gratuitous, however, and are expertly written... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 12 - Vieuxtemps
Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
At 40 minutes, the First Concerto has its longeurs...But it's beautifully shaped by Martyn Brabbins, with a warm resonant sound to the recording, and Chloe Hanslip's entry doesn't disappoint.... —
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