Mariinsky
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Jeu de cartes steals the show…This vivacious performance projects the music’s neoclassical lines cleanly, while avoiding sterility. Gergiev’s lightness of touch enables the wit to sparkle, especially... — More…
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Record Review, 10th November 2018, Disc of the Week
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Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Avgust Amonov (Emperor), Mlada Khudoley (Empress), Olga Savova (Nurse), Edem Umerov (Barak), Olga Sergeyeva (Barak's Wife)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (stage director)
Gergiev coaxes some magnificent playing from his Mariinsky orchestra...But it's [his] attention to detail that really counts with nothing smudged or generalised in his reading of the score...Best... — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 11
DSD recording, Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, 2009-2010
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
Supported by a vivid SACD recording, Gergiev delivers a compelling account of the Second. His vast experience as an opera conductor pays real dividends in maximising the theatricality of the... — More…
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Russian Classics, Vol. 1
Alexei Volodin (soloist), Denis Matsuev (soloist)
Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev
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Celebrating 5 Years of the Mariinsky
Daniil Trifinov, Denis Matsuev, René Pape
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
René Pape (Wotan), Nikolai Putilin (Alberich), Stephan Rügamer (Loge), Ekaterina Gubanova (Fricka), Viktoria Yastrebova (Freia), Zlata Bulycheva (Erda), Andrei Popov (Mime), Evgeny Nikitin (Fafner), Mikhail Petrenko (Fafner), Sergei Semishkur (Froh), Alexei Markov (Donner), Zhanna Dombrovskaya (Woglinde),...
[Gergiev] draws plenty of vivid drama and glowing colour from the Mariinsky players, particularly the uniquely silken but powerful brass...Mikhail Petrenko and Evgeny Nikitin [make a] rich-voiced... — More…
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Prokofiev: Symphonies 4, 6 & 7 & Piano Concertos 4 & 5
Alexei Volodin (piano), Sergei Babyan (piano)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Alexei Volodin (in the Fourth) and Sergei Babayan (in the Fifth) approach the fast movements with mercurial wit and dazzling clarity of fingerwork…Gergiev and the Mariinsky accompany with razor-sharp... — More…
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 3
Denis Matsuev (piano)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
The Third Piano Concerto certainly packs a mighty punch through Denis Matsuev's brilliantly athletic playing...Yet the work's lyrical elements seem less involving. — More…
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Shchedrin: The Left-Hander
Andrei Popov, Edward Tsanga, Vladimir Moroz, Kristina Alieva, Maria Maksakova
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
It fizzes with energy … I enjoyed this hugely. — More…
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