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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6 & 9 'Kreutzer' James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] "[Kreutzer] Ehnes and Armstrong are ravishing in the slow movement, truly molto espressivo, while a sense of playfulness is apparent in every bar of the finale, setting the seal on a compelling addition to Ehnes and Armstrong's remarkable disc" |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Violin Sonatas Op. 12 James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone December 2019 |
DEBUSSY / ELGAR / RESPIGHI
Elgar / Debussy / Respighi: Violin Sonatas James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2016 ] "This is a radiantly engineered album of music composed around the time of the Great War, played with beguiling elegance by James Ehnes and regular playing partner Andrew Armstrong." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 'Spring' & 8. Rondo WoO41 and 6 German Dances WoO42 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "The fact that two artists of such extraordinary technical skill can demonstrate their whole range without straining the intimate spirit of the duo-sonata medium is just another miracle of this captivating cycle." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
BRITTEN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Violin Concertos James Ehnes (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits [ ONYX / CD - released 30/Jul/2013 ] "The partnership between Ehnes, Karabits and the BSO comes across as a true meeting of minds, and these outstanding performances cannot be recommended highly enough." (Daily Telegraph) |
BAZZINI / FALLA / DINICU / RAVEL / MOSZKOWSKI / etc
Homage James Ehnes (violin) Eduard Laurel (piano) [ Onyx / 2 CD/DVD - released 14/Dec/2008 ] "Ehnes takes us to encore heaven, stringing them out with endless flair played on a succession of priceless violins and violas from the Fulton Collection. He adores both the music and the instruments and you can see this on the accompanying DVD" (Herald) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 / Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 James Ehnes (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy / Seattle Chamber Music Octet [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "The first thing that hits you about Ehnes's reading is the rhythmic propulsion of the concerto's outer movements, which lifts the music, revealing its glorious bone-structure." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romances (with Schubert: Rondo in A) James Ehnes (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "Technically, Ehnes's playing is a marvel...But, really, it's his - and Manze's - thoughtfulness and patience that make this recording so satisfying." Gramphone Editor's Choice November 2017 |
BARBER / BERNSTEIN / CARTER / COPLAND / IVES
American Chamber Music American Chamber Music James Ehnes (violin) / Seattle Chamber Music Society [ ONYX / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] James Ehnes and friends from the Seattle Chamber Music Society hit the road on a fascinating journey through chamber music by some of the giants of 20th-century American classical music. Aaron Copland's masterful Violin Sonata, Leonard Bernstein's... |
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons (with sonatas by Tartini & Leclair) James Ehnes (violin) / Sydney Symphony, Andrew Armstrong [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] James Ehnes takes a break from the 19th and 20th century repertoire and has recorded for the first time in his career four of the most famous baroque violin concertos - Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the first four works in his set of 12, Op. 8. James also... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto in D / Souvenir d'un lieu cher / etc James Ehnes (violin) / Sydney Symphony, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ ONYX / CD - released 16/Dec/2011 ] "The key word that characterises his playing is grace. This is the finest reading of the concerto that I have come across in a very long time, and I urge lovers of the work to hear it." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb June 2012) |
BARBER / KORNGOLD / WALTON
Barber / Korngold / Walton: Violin Concertos James Ehnes (violin) / Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide - "A fine violinist excels himself in an outstanding trio of romantic concertos" (Gramophone) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Vol 1 (Nos 5, 11, 12 & 26 'Les Adieux') Jonathan Biss (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "There's a wonderfully unforced quality to Biss's playing that's as effective in Beethoven as it was in the outstanding Schumann disc with which he really made his name four years ago." (The Guardian Five Stars) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Volume 2 Jonathan Biss (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] On the second volume in his complete cycle of all 32 sonatas, Jonathan Biss has chosen the early but large-scale 'Grand Sonata' op.7 from 1796, a work exceeded in length only by the 'Hammerklavier' sonata, and the most famous of all the sonatas - the... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Volume 3 Jonathan Biss (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 29/Dec/2013 ] "The warm sonic ambience and Biss's intelligent annotations make this release all the more worth consideration, even in a catalogue awash with world-class Beethoven sonata recordings." (Gramophone) |
LISZT
Between Heaven & Hell - Liszt Joseph Moog (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] Joseph Moog has an enviable reputation as a Liszt interpreter with two earlier albums devoted to the composer being praised by the critics: "these recordings shine with an overall mastery and insight… rival discs by Brendel and Zimmerman in... |
Joseph Moog (piano)
Brahms & Schumann [ ONYX / CD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] Paganini's Caprices have exerted a mesmeric attraction for composers since their publication in 1820 (they were composed between 1802 - 1817). Liszt, Chopin, Berlioz, Rachmaninov to name a few. Schumann's two sets of Etudes were the result of hearing... |
BRAHMS / STRAUSS
Brahms & Strauss Joseph Moog (piano), German Radio Philharmonic, Nicholas Milton (conductor) [ Onyx / CD - released 8/Dec/2017 ] Brahms was 48 years old and at the height of his powers when he completed his Piano Concerto No.2. The Olympian B flat Concerto is, famously, not only one of the most technically challenging of all piano concertos to play but also one of the longest... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHARWENKA
Joseph Moog plays Tchaikovsky & Scharwenka Joseph Moog (piano) [ ONYX / CD - released 16/Jun/2014 ] "It takes a real virtuoso to make the gnarly, block-like piano-writing of Tchaikovsky's underrated Grande Sonate sound pianistically idiomatic and supple. Joseph Moog not only succeeds in doing this but also delivers one of the modern era's best reco |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti Illuminated Joseph Moog (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "Great pianists have often been fascinated by baroque music, and have sought to bring it up to date through transcriptions. Until now I had not heard such versions of Scarlatti sonatas, however, and their full-blown orchestral textures are quite a... |
