The recording of the violin concertos by Franz Clement with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and Mirijam Contzen from the 5-part CD series “Beethoven’s World” (Sony Classical) was awarded the German Record Critics’ Award (Quarterly Critics’ Choice 02.2020).
The press celebrated the recording as “spectacular” (Rondo), “a delicacy” (Concerti) and as “great music” (Welt am Sonntag). The album was at number 1 in the Amazon Fresh Classical Charts shortly after its release and was awarded 5 Diapasons by Diapason magazine.