Search Results: GRAMOCT26
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AFTAB DARVISHI / UNSUK CHIN / JORG WIDMANN / THOMAS ADES
East Meets West Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] "An excellent opening to an enticing series led by Anne-Sophie Mutter of works written for her, starting with Unsuk Chin, Aftab Darvishi, Jörg Widmann and Thomas Adès." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie / Morceaux de Salon / Three Nocturnes Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] "The great draw here is the tonal beauty and unforced lyricism that Giltburg achieves, proving himself to be particularly memorable in Rachmaninov's most inward and intimate music." Gramophone Editor's Choice & Bookmark recording |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] "Early orchestral music, some from his first three operas, by Puccini, conducted by someone whose love of the composer's vivid and sweeping sound world is evident in every bar." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 'Spring', 9 'Kreutzer' & 3 Alena Baeva (violin) Vadym Kholodenko (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] "Tempos never linger, contributing to a mesmerically shaded reading: vernal this Spring may be but the listener is ever aware of the likelihood of a sudden storm that blows away as swiftly as it arrived." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello Alessio Bax (piano), Paul Watkins (cello) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 1/May/2026 ] "Two artists - cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax - revelling in the variety of Beethoven's music, offering hugely enjoyable and engaging reflection and drama." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas I Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cedric Tiberghien (fortepiano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jun/2026 ] "Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien return to Beethoven's sonatas on period instruments this time, and the result is delightfully engaging playing from this brilliant partnership." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
J.S. BACH / NICOLA MATTEIS / JOHANN PAUL VON WESTHOFF
Plucked Bach III Alon Sariel (mandolin, mandola, lute, bağlama) [ Pentatone / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] "There is such an instantly engaging delight to be found in Alon Sariel's sparkling Bach on mandolin, though in music like the great Chaconne, a profound depth too. A wonderful recording." Gramophone Bookmark review |
C.P.E. BACH
Bach, (C.P.E.): Instrumental Theatre of Affects - Berlin Symphonies Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Swiatkiewicz [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Jun/2026 ] "The Polish period-instrument group Arte dei Suonatori are on top of all Bach's sleights of hand, never letting the tension sag for a second, leaning into his humour as well as his sour dissonances..." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Lemminkäinen Suite Ava Bahari (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Apr/2026 ] "An expansive, exploratory Concerto from Ava Bahari and Santtu-Matias Rouvali plus a superbly performed Lemminkäinen Suite." Gramophone Bookmark recording |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / IGOR STRAVINSKY / CARL CZERNY
Inferno Behzod Abduraimov (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] "Behzod Abduraimov's playing on this album featuring works by Brahms, Debussy, Liszt and more is always elegantly shaped, and combines virtuosity with a compelling sense of the music's onward journey." Gramophone Bookmark recording |
