Orchestral, Balakirev (composer)
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an outstanding young artist at work...the early Tchaikovsky Scherzo brims over with panache and relish; and Islamey rivals even Berezovsky for the title of cleanest and most exhilarating account.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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It’s the second half of this disc that surely justifies the epithet ‘Russian spectacular’. I doubt whether you’d hear a more pulsating and brilliantly executed performance of the Lyapunov orchestration... — More…
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For fans of the contemporary virtuoso, this disc is not only stupendously recorded, but a sign that standards these days are extraordinarily high in this area. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2008, Editor's Choice
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[Scheherazade] is a work that well demonstrates the orchestra's virtues, which include not only a fine set of principals who have their individual voices in the brighly hued scoring but an overall... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th August 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 - Balakirev: Islamey
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling, Kirill Kondrashin
The way we hurtle towards the roaring declamation of the DSCH monogram in the central climax is wonderfully defiant. — More…
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Gergiev and the LSO capture the score's expressive beauty, and also the sense of its transience as chill winter encroaches — More…
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Gergiev’s passion for Rachmaninov is evident in his recordings of the three symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra...The early Symphony No 1 (1895), so dismally received at its first... — More…
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The LSO plays, as always, splendidly for Valery Gergiev. The general excellence and detail of their performance is remarkable. — More…
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Balakirev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Piano Concerto & other orchestral works
Howard Shelley (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky
Altogether the Chandos set offers a good introduction to Balakirev's orchestral work… — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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