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EUGENE YSAYE
Ysaye: Six Sonatas for solo violin Op. 27 Alina Ibragimova (violin) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "If we think of Ibragimova as a thoughtful, even scholarly player, here she proves herself adept at all the frequent showy tricks...she takes her place now as one of the most distinguished exponents of these fascinating works." Gramophone |
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ROSLAVETS
Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Alina Ibragimova (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] 'Both concertos are beautifully played by Alina Ibragimova, whose slightly wiry, deceptively fragile sound seems ideal for this music's ambiguities, with Volkov and his orchestra providing the perfect foil' (The Guardian) |
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KARL AMADEUS HARTMANN
Concerto funebre / Sonatas & Suites Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Britten Sinfonia [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2007 ] "Hartmann's Concerto and complete solo violin music performed with panache." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine - October 2007 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 5 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] 'A set that will surely become the modern reference recording' wrote David Threasher after Vol 4, a claim I would enthusiastically endorse after this superlative final volume." Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2018 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 4 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "The whole enterprise is near-impossible to fault. Six sonatas left now to complete the cycle, a set that will surely become the modern reference recording." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2017 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 2 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "there is something to raise a smile in every single movement" The Guardian, 26th May 2016 ***** |
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LOUIS VIERNE / CESAR FRANCK
Vierne & Franck: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] "This is simply superb in every way…Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien are typically outstanding throughout, playing with exceptional control without ever forsaking spontaneity…Make no mistake,..." BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 1 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "It is difficult to imagine [these sonatas] better played" (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Complete music for violin and piano Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2009 ] "All in all, this repertoire should be high on the priority list for all those interested in 20th-century violin music, and it's not easy to imagine a stronger case being made for it than here." Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Complete music for violin and piano Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - Awards Issue 2011 -- "Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien possess the rare gift of being able to recreate on disc the same captivating spontaneity and musical intensity that distinguishes their concerts."... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concertos / Fingal's Cave Overture Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "what was the thinking behind teaming together a soloist who uses vibrato, albeit tastefully, and a string band who don't? Not that I necessarily object to the result...Ibragimova's sensitive playing wins the day, with some superlative quiet moments... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Alina Ibragimova (violin), State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Concerto BBC Music Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Chamber |
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HANDEL
Messiah Allan Clayton (tenor) Julia Doyle (soprano) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) / Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'No-one, but no-one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton' (Evening Standard) |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 5 Allan Clayton (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Solo Vocal |
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DUARTE LOBO
Duarte Lobo: Masses, Responsories & motets Almeno Gonçalves (tenor), Cupertinos, Luís Toscano [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] "In short, this disc offers some fine specimens of Portuguese renaissance polyphony, superbly sung by Cupertinos." MusicWeb Recommended |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Cantatas Nos 106 & 182 Amici Voices [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] Bach may only have been in his early twenties when he wrote it, but Cantata No 106 (the 'Actus tragicus') is a profound contemplation of things final; the motet 'Komm, Jesu, komm' occupies similar eschatalogical territory. This is an... |
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BARTOK
44 Duos for two violins Andras Kiss, Ferenc Balogh (violins) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'Molto del merito della riuscita del CD va ai bravissimi Andras Kiss e Ferenc Balogh' (Musica) |
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J. S. BACH
Flute Sonatas Andrea Oliva (flute) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Fans of Angela Hewitt will be delighted to find her in chamber mode, accompanying Andrea Oliva (described as 'one of the best flutists of his generation, a shining star in the world of the flute' by Sir James Galway) in a programme of J S Bach's... |
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CARL CZERNY
Complete music for horn and pianoforte Andrew Clark (natural horn) Geoffrey Govier (fortepiano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] 'I put the disc on and was immediately intrigued and delighted' (Early Music Review) |