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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Viola Concerto / Partita for Orchestra / Sonata for String Orchestra James Ehnes (viola) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/May/2018 ] In this third volume of Edward Gardner's Walton series with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes leaves his violin to tackle the taxing soloist role in the Viola Concerto. In a recent Strad interview, Ehnes confesses: 'This is a piece I have loved... |
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PAGANINI
24 Caprices James Ehnes (violin) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Even in these days of young digital daredevils, [Ehnes] has few peers." - Strad Magazine |
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PAGANINI
24 Caprices for solo violin James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A marvellous, amazing, stunning, spectacular, fabulous, awe-inspiring, fabulous piece of music-making." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2009) |
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PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin James Ehnes (violin) with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 24/Sep/2013 ] "This is an outstanding Chandos set from James Ehnes of Prokofiev's complete works for violin. It includes quite stunning performances of the two violin concertos." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2013) |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Works for Violin and Piano Volume 3 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] "Ehnes and Moretti possess precisely the degree of finesse required to bring both piquancy and a sense of stylish panache to the music here." (Daily Telegraph) |
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EUGENE YSAŸE
Ysaye: Sonatas For Solo Violin, Op.27 James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] 'Ehnes's 'centrist' approach keeps your attention focused on the music, leaving you to marvel at his technique only after you've stopped listening.' Gramophone Award WINNER 2022 - Instrumental |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 7 &10 James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 11/Dec/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber |
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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" |
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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 |
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FRANCK / STRAUSS
Violin Sonatas James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2015 ] James Ehnes and long term musical partner Andrew Armstrong have performed both the Franck and Strauss violin sonatas many times and bring special insight to these works that only many years of performing them together can convey. The Franck is one... |
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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) |
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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 |
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BARTOK
Violin Sonatas & Rhapsodies James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Strong (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "They are performances of outstanding musical insight and technical brilliance...James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong perfectly encapsulate the anxieties projecting in both works...But they also find room for repose and reflection...As with Ehnes's... |
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LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls Divertimento for Violin and Orchestra) James Ehnes, violin. BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] "A beautiful and moving release. Five masterpieces of lyrical serial music that just demands to be discovered. I cannot praise this CD too highly" MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Two Rhapsodies / Dance Suite James Ehnes (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] "A fierce, lucid account of Bartók's last great masterpiece, Concerto for Orchestra...The Bergen orchestra sounds wonderfully alive to Bartók's rhythmic exactitudes" The Observer |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra James Ehnes (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] "Sibelius's ultra-virtuosic Violin Concerto demands stellar qualities from its soloist. James Ehnes has them all, and then some - vast technical firepower, full-on richness of tone without technicolor gloss, phenomenal tuning and a likeable artistry |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 James Ehnes (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 7/Oct/2013 ] "The Bergen Philharmonic offers the most polished playing, driven by Järvi at often faster than usual tempos...when it matters Järvi abandons his brisk manner for an understated yet manifest sensitivity to Tchaikovsky's poignant lyricism." BBC Music |
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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) |
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DOHNANYI
Violin Concerto No. 2,Op. 43 in C minor / Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45 / Piano Concerto No. 2,Op. 42 in B minor James Ehnes (violin) Clifford Lantaff (harp) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic .Matthias Bamert, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] "These beautifully crafted compositions offer tangible proof that a true master could breath new life into late Romanticism decades after the style had apparently fallen out of fashion. As always the recording has a rich ambiance, which serves... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Don Quixote / Violin Concerto James Ehnes (violin) Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ ABC Classics / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis continue their acclaimed survey of the orchestral music of Richard Strauss, with this latest volume featuring three world-class soloists James Ehnes, Daniel Müller-Schott... |