Concertos, Violin Concertos, Prokofiev (composer)
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Offer, Sibelius - Prokofiev 1 - Violin Concertos RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä
I was gripped from the very opening [of the Sibelius], and over the course of just a few bars Jansen draws myriad colours from the Shumsky-Rode Stradivarius (1715), making it speak from the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th June 2024
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
RecommendedChausson, Rautavaara, Prokofiev
Hilary Hahn (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Hahn praises the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France as one where ‘emotion is embraced rather than exaggerated’, and the disc is an embodiment of this crucial virtue...She admits [the Prokofiev... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 RecommendedJanine Jansen (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä
I was gripped from the very opening [of the Sibelius], and over the course of just a few bars Jansen draws myriad colours from the Shumsky-Rode Stradivarius (1715), making it speak from the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th June 2024
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Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), with Andrew Armstrong (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
I have not heard such a beautiful performance of the First Violin Concerto since Itzhak Perlman's 1982 EMI recording, and Ehnes enjoys the advantage of a more natural balance with the orchestra...Ehnes... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, January 2023, Recommended Recording - Violin Concerto No. 2
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Dance!
Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
There are...treasures, all led by this charismatic musician with great verve and style in a hugely enjoyable and imaginative programme delivered with all of Hope’s customary panache. — More…
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In his booklet note, violinist Augustin Hadelich highlights the Britten...Yet, perhaps precisely by not identifying so closely to the Prokofiev, Hadelich actually shows greater respect for that... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedShlomo Mintz (violin), Stefan Vladar (piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Building a Library, January 2023, Also Recommended
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Stravinsky & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Kopatchinskaja brings [virtuosity] to the [Stravinsky] in spades, but she also shatters the image of the work as a neo-classical homage to Bach...Her whole approach to Stravinsky...brings his... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Visions of Prokofiev
RecommendedLisa Batiashvili (violin)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Nézet-Séguin cues a fine-spun accompaniment at the start and close of No. 1. Whereas he, the COR and Batiashvili collude for a carping attack at the centre of the Scherzo…She perfectly captures... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Concert Recording (20th/21st-century music)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Prokofiev & Sibelius - Violin Concertos RecommendedVilde Frang (violin)
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Thomas Søndergård
Frang heralds one of the freshest and most vital accounts of this familiar and frequently recorded work [the Sibelius concerto] in recent years. On display from the off is a vivid sense of intellectual... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2019, Recommended Recording
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