CD, Mendelssohn, Fanny (composer)
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The Takács Quartet has sustained an admiring following through its changes of personnel down the years, and their exceptional precision of tuning and ensemble, especially at full-tilt Mendelssohnian... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th November 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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the Quatuor Ebène matches and in some respects exceeds [its] rivals in the commitment and physical impact of its playing...[and] employs the widest possible range of timbres and articulations... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th January 2013
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2013, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Chamber Award Winner
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Kanneh-Mason’s seemingly effortless precision of articulation, even at breakneck speed, is nothing short of awe-inspiring. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th August 2024
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Special offer. Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet
RecommendedJulian Prégardien, Martin Helmchen, Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer, Rachel Roberts, Tanja Tetzlaff, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker
There is much to enjoy in this highly perfumed Schubert disc…Prégardien’s relatively light tenor makes the most of the intimacy to which these brief masterpieces are well suited…At the piano,... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, November 2021, Nouveauté
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Building A Library, March 2022, Also Recommended
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Forbidden, yet seldom forbidding, Appl’s exquisitely cultivated fruits are ripe for plucking, and deserve to be consumed with unalloyed relish! — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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Special offer. Clara Schumann & Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios & String Quartet
RecommendedThe Nash Ensemble
Here is clear evidence that Clara and Fanny possessed significantly more talent than many of their male composing contemporaries…These well recorded and beautifully played performances get inside... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Special offer. Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano
RecommendedJohannes Moser (cello), Alasdair Beatson (piano)
Johannes Moser and Alasdair Beatson offer fine, full-blooded performances of all this repertoire. Beatson uses an Érard piano from 1837…allowing for maximum clarity and lightness in rapid passagework,... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet; Piano Quartet; Piano Trio
RecommendedKaleidoscope Chamber Collective
The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective continue to go from strength to strength. Their explorations of neglected repertoire from marginalised groups are not merely a much-needed contribution to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th July 2022
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - incidental music, Op. 61
RecommendedBudapest Festival Orchestra & Pro Musica (women's choir), Iván Fischer
Fischer is alive to the magical atmosphere of Felix Mendelssohn’s score and nowhere more keenly than at the start of the overture, where the four wind chords are extended beyond their usual... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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