Nelson Freire
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This is immensely distinguished Liszt-playing...Freire seems utterly at one with the music, not only in terms of its innate poetry but also its astonishing diversity of texture and touch...Freire... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2011, Editor's Choice
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Freire's sound has always been a thing of wonder: even at full volume and full tilt there's no hint of percussiveness in his tone...Highlights are many - the regret-filled duet of the middle... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Brahms: The Piano Concertos - Deluxe digital version
RecommendedNelson Freire (piano)
Gewandhaus Orchester, Riccardo Chailly
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Concerto
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For Freire the Nocturnes are tirelessly experimental, an opalescent world of shifting moods and colours...True, there are moments when a once legendary and impeccable technique stiffens [...],... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2010
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Piano
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Freire's kind of artistry raises [the repertoire] to an entirely different level. There's plenty of flair and soul, yet the playing is always crystalline and precise, perfectly pedalled, the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, Instrumental Choice
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Nelson Freire, the legendary Brazilian pianist and longtime musical partner of Martha Argerich, turns to Debussy. In the accompanying notes he confesses to a special empathy for Debussy and... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2009, Editor's Choice
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Freire's sheer love of music, and of this music, is positively incandescent...This is playing of exceptional virility, entirely untainted by machismo posturing or narcissistic display. Chopin... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, Instrumental Choice
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In his selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Freire, like Gilels before him, explores a whole world of intimate feeling and a melancholy at the heart of Grieg’s indelibly northern nature (‘At your... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Bartok, Ravel: Works for 2 pianos and percussion
Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire (pianos), Peter Sadlo & Edgar Guggeis (percussion)
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Hommage
Sergio Tiempo (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Nelson Freire (piano), Karin Lechner, Alan Weiss
‘Hommage’, in which he is joined by the six most significant musicians in his life, is a triumph on at least two levels: the performances themselves, and the kind of mixed-genre programme I... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Editor's Choice
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