Britten - Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15
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Britten & Korngold: Violin Concertos
RecommendedVilde Frang (violin)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony, James Gaffigan
Frang has a beautiful tone and superb intonation, and in both concertos applies a satisfying range of colour - there's much to enjoy, technically speaking. The spiky, lonely atmosphere of the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Concerto
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Building A Library, July 2024, Recommended Recording (Korngold)
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Special offer. Britten: Violin Concerto, Chamber Works
RecommendedIsabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Boris Faust (viola), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hrůša
Faust’s cadenza has real emotional involvement, and builds urgently towards the final Passacaglia, where conductor Jakub Hrůša leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra to a full-toned climax,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th April 2024
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Gramophone Awards, 2024, Finalist - Concerto
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Special offer. Britten: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto
RecommendedTasmin Little (violin), Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner
Shelley and Edward Gardner create something more mercurial [than Britten's own reading], Gardner conjuring that lithe, high-tension drama he has so successfully achieved with Britten's stage... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Disc of the Month
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Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended
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Baiba Skride plays Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto & Double Concerto
Baiba Skride (violin), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
The subtlety of her phrasing and range of her tonal palette reveal Skride as a Romantic player of real stature, and in the Prokofiev-like scherzo she’s not afraid to dig in and make less beautiful... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2024, Concerto Choice
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Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos
RecommendedKerson Leong (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn
Kerson Leong commands a strong technique...and he draws an absolutely gorgeous tone from his unnamed violin. But he also possesses the personal security to avoid vain virtuosity and empty showmanship... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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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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Britten: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto
RecommendedAnthony Marwood (violin), Anthony Marwood (violin) & Lawrence Power (viola), Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Aided by the alert Ilan Volkov, Anthony Marwood and Lawrence Power form a persuasive partnership...we are left in no doubt about the levels of searing commitment behind Marwood's performance.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th January 2012
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Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15, etc.
RecommendedMaxim Vengerov (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropivich
When artists of the stature of Vengerov and Rostropovich tackle English music it's often a revelation, and here's some of the most ravishing string-playing ever heard in either of these masterpieces.... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2003, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Weinberg & Britten: Violin Concertos
Linus Roth (violin)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihkel Kütson
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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