Ballet, Prokofiev (composer)
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Few can rival Valery Gergiev's pedigree in Prokofiev's music, and he is palpably aware of how this score works in the theatre. His pacing of events is masterly, with plenty of verve and passion…... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th January 2010
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Building a Library, February 2010, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Disc of the Year & Orchestral Award Winner
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 (Excerpts) & Francesca da Rimini - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Arvīds Jansons
To these ears, then as now, Jansons was in essence a loyal ambassador for Mravinsky’s interpretation and the Leningraders followed him every step of the way. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Archive/Reissue of the Month
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This is certainly a golden age collection from Trifonov, and it’s admirable that these two discs are always more about the music than about him...If I were to choose a compendium of Russian... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th November 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Instrumentalist of the Year
2 CDs
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Prokofiev for Two
RecommendedAll works transcribed for two pianos by Sergei Babayan.
Martha Argerich (piano) & Sergei Babayan (piano)
Argerich and Babayan excel at the hard-hitting stuff, which also includes the opening and closing of Babayan’s idiosyncratic Romo and Juliet sequence. The percussive chords at the beginning... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2018
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Chamber Music Recording (20th/21st-Century Music)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Nouveauté
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Suites 1 - 3 RecommendedBergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Andrew Litton is obviously in sympathy with this miraculous score, and he has coaxed playing of considerable warmth and character from his Bergen players. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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A Poet's Love
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet and Schumann: Dichterliebe
Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano)
This is supreme vindication of what musical imagination can do, even to works unfamiliar from their original formats. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Dance!
Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
There are...treasures, all led by this charismatic musician with great verve and style in a hugely enjoyable and imaginative programme delivered with all of Hope’s customary panache. — More…
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Prepare to be astonished. Even allowing for the huge technical standards taken for granted today, Ivan Bessonov’s verges on phenomenal. He draws a beautifully rounded sound from the Steinway... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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