Orchestral, Liszt (composer)
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the intensity doesn’t let up, but neither does the quality of the playing...Indebted to Bach and to Liszt, the Fantasia Contrappuntistica can be an impenetrable work. Levit’s approach is lucid... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th September 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrumental Recording of the Year
2 CDs
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Wee conjures the compelling illusion of being both Mozart’s soloist and his orchestra... it ’s not every pianist who can lift those notes off the page – and Wee does a wonderful job of honouring... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2023, Shortlisted - Piano
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Four Pieces - Four Pianos
RecommendedSchubert, Chopin, Liszt, Stravinsky
Alexander Melnikov (pianos)
They are all works requiring formidable technical ability, and pianist Alexander Melnikov brings clarity of touch and virtuoso flair to them all, transferring as if effortlessly from instrument... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Instrumental
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Classical Album of the Year
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Mein Traum
RecommendedSchubert, Weber, Schumann
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Degout is convincing throughout, his expressive range spanning both ferocity and vulnerability...The real stars, though, are the period orchestra Pygmalion. The instrumental colours glow and... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2022, Choral & Song Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Liszt: Sardanapalo
RecommendedJoyce El-Khoury (Mirra), Airam Hernández (King), Oleksandr Pushniak (Beleso)
Weimar Staatskapelle, Kirill Karabits
The torso of Liszt’s Sardanapalo may only last around 50 minutes, but it packs in such a richness of gratification that it is hard to see where the opera would have gone from there...The music... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th February 2019
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Découverte
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2019
CD
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New,
Offer, Liszt: Faust Symphony, Dante Symphony, Beethoven Symphony No.9 Mattia Ometto/Leslie Howard
3 CDs
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Childhood memories are summoned, plus people and places…Indeed, there’s so much playfulness and charm here that the listener might well pant for some extra ballast from meatier things. It comes... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Nouveauté
CD
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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2002, Historic Choice
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