Prokofiev - Autumnal sketch, Op. 8

[The Gambler Suite is] typical Prokofiev cut-and-paste, but there’s great lyric warmth in the way Dima Slobodeniouk and his Lahti players handle the opening these and the pathos of Babulenka,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

a realisation of unrivalled clarity and balance, closely observed by the microphones. When Karabits spoke to the audience prior to a performance at the Lighthouse Poole, he made much of the... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2015 More…

For an immediate handle on Neeme Järvi and the Scottish National Orchestra's Prokofiev series, then try Lieutenant Kijé from the first distant fanfare the sense of magical fantasy and colourful... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 More…

Even die-hard fans will admit that Prokofiev's seven [symphonies] aren't always magnificent and Marin Alsop's elegant lucidity provides only a partial solution to the problem…she gets unfailingly... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2015 More…

An attractive and well planned record. — CD Review More…