Search Results: GRAMAWARDNOM26
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Four Hands Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] "[They] consistently transcend matters of ensemble synchronicity and textural balances, going directly to the music's heart and soul...An instant classic." Gramophone Award WINNER 2026 - Piano |
GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Violin & Piano Concertos, Concert Romanesc Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Frederic Neuburger (piano) / Les Siecles [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/May/2025 ] "No memorable performance of such a startling score should be deemed effortless, but this one has the riveting atmosphere of a manic yet fiercely constrained improvisation...the result is a stunning drama." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Concerto |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Yunchan Lim (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] "Lim's searching voice and powers of communication always come across in a performance well worth hearing." Gramophone Editor's Choice 2026 - Piano |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Belle Epoque! Adèle Charvet (mezzo) Florian Caroubi (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2025 ] "It's all most beautifully done. Charvet's mezzo is warm and velvety...Caroubi, meanwhile, is a real revelation, a wonderful accompanist, marvellous in his understanding of colour, dynamics and rubato." Gramophone Award WINNER 2026 - Song |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder Album Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] "As so often, they cast a very individual spell over the music, their interpretative approach - introspective but alert, melancholy, often exquisite in its detail and delicacy." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Song |
EMMERICH KALMAN / FRANZ LEHAR / PAUL ABRAHAM
Magische Töne Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Nikola Hillebrand (soprano) / Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Dirk Kaftan [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Apr/2026 ] "Kaufmann's fans will love it and operetta aficionados will find lots to enjoy, too, if they can overcome their reservations about opera stars as tourists in this music." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Song & Vision |
JOHN DOWLAND / HENRY PURCELL
Songs of Passion Lea Desandre (mezzo) Thomas Dunford (lute), with with Alex Rosen (bass-baritone), Jess Dandy (contralto), Laurence Kilsby (tenor) [ Erato / CD - released 10/Sep/2025 ] "This is an embarrassment of riches, almost overwhelmingly good...the instrumental playing is so vital and responsive it's as if Dunford has Dowland on speed-dial." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Song |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / GEORGE ENESCU
Octets: Mendelssohn & Enescu Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] "Recorded in the warm, generous acoustic of Schloss...Few octet recordings so fully reconcile orchestral amplitude with chamber accountability and make it sound inevitable." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Chamber |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos, Solo Works Yuja Wang (piano) Thomas Rolfs (trumpet) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] "A genuine collaborative spirit presides over these Shostakovich concerto performances, not to mention the dazzling execution and playful characterisation one expects from this particular piano soloist." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Concerto |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Adriana Mater (complete opera) Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Christopher Purves, Nicholas Phan / San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 19/May/2025 ] "The performances are strong. Fleur Barron, carries the title role well. Axelle Fanyo is very competent as the sister Refka...Nicholas Phan is tough and angry as Yonas." Gramophone Award WINNER 2026 - Opera |
