Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis' Decca album selected as a Top Album of the Year
Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis’ Decca album has been highlighted as a top album selection by Presto Classical and the Chicago Tribune!
Presto Classical writes: “After some spirited debate and many hours of listening, the Presto editorial team have finally decided on our Top 10 Recordings of 2019 - the albums which really made us listen afresh to core repertoire, or made compelling cases for music which was new to us!
We'll be despatching physical awards to all our winners over the next week, so do look out for a photo-gallery in the not-too-distant future, and you can explore all one hundred finalists here.”
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The Chicago Tribune have featured the Marsalis’ album as one of their “Best Classical Albums of 2019”. Howard Reich writes: “Three years ago, violin virtuoso Benedetti played the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto in D with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
This recording, featuring Benedetti with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, reaffirms one's impression of the piece as a lustrous celebration of musical Americana. But the depth and rigor of Benedetti's performance here brings forth deeper aspects of the concerto than were apparent at Ravinia, suggesting Marsalis has given the violin repertoire a major work.”
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The album recently won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and for more information on the album, click here.