Orchestral, Shchedrin (composer)

Jansons adopts...an approach which takes into consideration the historically informed approach of the last 30 years, but is still aware of what performances were like in the great German tradition...If... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Mariss Jansons leads live performances of Carmen-Suite and The Pines of Rome with electricity and pizzazz. Despite a slightly clumsy opening, it soon marches into strong and sturdy territory. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Queyras and Tharaud clearly enjoy the process as well as the freedom of interpretation and presentation that the encore gives. But there is a niggling feeling here of something missing, and... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

if you wanted to convince someone to take a punt on Shchedrin's music, you couldn't do much better...And anyone taking the risk will receive possibly unexpected rewards; the Carmen Suite is... — John Armstrong, bbc.co.uk, 20th November 2002 More…

Ukrainian violinist Graf Mourja follows up his fine disc of Stravinsky and Szymanowski for Harmonia Mundi with a foray into more eclectic territory. This selection brings together the wild and... — Catherine Nelson, The Strad, May 2004 More…

The Mariinsky's stalwart bass Sergey Aleksashkin is sonorous in the title part, alongside the high tenor Evgeny Akimov in several roles and the dusky-voiced mezzo Kristina Kapustinskaya as the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

There’s a heartfelt quality to Jamal Aliyev’s playing that comes across strongly on this debut disc. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…