St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 19 ‘Bright May’ & The Banners of Peace
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
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Khachaturian: Spartacus (Suite No. 4), Masquerade, Circus & Dance Suite
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andre Anichanov
At the price it is easy to recommend. — More…
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Sviridov: Cast Off Russia
RecommendedDmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Style of Five Ensemble, Constantine Orbelian
Yesenin’s deceptively plain language and imagery are sensitively echoed in Sviridov’s austere, intensely lyrical vocal lines, with constant echoes of religious chant. The composer’s friend Dmitri... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites Nos. 1-3
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Andre Anichanov
His [Andre Anichanov's] orchestra is polished. The Naxos sound is clearly superior to that on IMP with a solid bass and open airy highs With the budget pricing of Naxos this disc is a virtual... — More…
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Weinberg: Symphony No. 18 ‘War – there is no word more cruel’
Andrew Balio (trumpet)
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Vladimir Lande
The present performance boasts a compelling contribution from Andrew Balio, who revels in the witticism of the Finale while also encapsulating the darker undertones of the wistful central movement.... — More…
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Eldar Nebolsin Live In Concert
St Petersburg, Russia, on 8 June (Tchaikovsky), 12 June (Beethoven) & 17 June (Rachmaninov) 2011
Eldar Nebolsin (piano)
St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
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Marcelo Alvarez: 20 Years on the Opera Stage
Marcelo Alvarez (tenor)
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian
His voice has matured well, with no loss of quality in the tone itself, and it is certainly a larger and more powerful instrument than it was; there remains plenty of juice still in the sonic... — More…
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Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Dmitry Kouzov (cello)
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
[Kouzov] has the requisite technique and weight of tone as well as distinctive ideas about how the music should go. Faster than most of his peers in both scores, his quick-fire treatment of... — More…
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Sean Hickey: Concertos
Dmitry Kouzov (cello), Alexander Fiterstein (clarinet)
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande
Hickey enjoys unusual sound combinations...Cellist Dmitry Kouzov sounds unfazed by the technical demands...[the Clarinet Concerto is] a good humoured, lyrical work, idiomatically scored. — More…
