Hi Res Download, Borodin (composer)

Gryaznov transforms Glinka’s Valse-fantasie from an elegant, unprepossessing and sometimes rambling salon piece into a cannily crafted concert-hall showpiece, where the melodies soar to orchestral... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…

Much like his look on the cover, HAUSER (aka cellist Stjepan Hauser) performs this clutch of crowd-pleasing melodies with a well-heeled slickness. So polished it’s almost clinical. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

A huge range of musical discoveries is offered by this recital – but be warned, it is a long, dark journey...McLaren’s rich and sombre voice is perfectly suited to this heart-on-sleeve pathos. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The meaty piano parts in the Rachmaninov and Borodin benefit hugely from [Sudbin's] near-orchestral range and depth, and his sculptor's sense of form and phrase. Not that he outshines cellist... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

Sensitive cello playing throughout. The recording could be a little cleaner. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Recorded in Munich, featuring a 21st-century Bösendorfer Imperial with the luminous tone yet smoky earthiness of an instrument a hundred years older, this is a beautifully judged album, impeccably... — International Piano, March 2021 More…