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Offer, Rachmaninov Variations
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Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
the Philadelphians under Yannick Nézet-Séguin provide sterling support for Trifonov's stunning pyrotechnics. There are also moments of magical repose, Trifonov achieving astonishing beauty of... — More…
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Offer, Rachmaninov & Prokofiev: Piano Concertos
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Yuja Wang (piano)
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel
Making her virtuoso credentials clear throughout, Wang dismisses every difficulty with nonchalant ease...this is a talent with a vengeance, the youthful partnership with Dudamel is ideal and... — More…
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Giltburg has impressed with the intelligence and colouristic magnificence of his playing…[his] range of expression is wide. — More…
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Offer, Tharaud plays Rachmaninov
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Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Aleksandar Madžar (piano) & Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov
After the famous introductory bars – following the score rather than the composer’s recording – the sweeping first subject enters faster, thankfully, than Richter’s celebrated account but with... — More…
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 & Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
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Grigory Sokolov (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Sokolov is now on a don't-touch-me pinnacle...the two concertos here present the zenith of his art. An ideal partnership with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under Trevor Pinnock's direction performing... — More…
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Alisa Weilerstein: Chopin & Rachmaninov
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Alisa Weilerstein (cello) & Inon Barnatan (piano)
The glorious ebb and flow of melodic material that courses through the veins of the Rachmaninov and Chopin Sonatas seems absolutely tailor-made for a cellist with the flamboyance and intensity... — More…
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Offer, Rachmaninov: Songs
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Evelina Dobraceva, Ekaterina Siurina (sopranos), Justina Gringyte (mezzo-soprano), Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Andrei Bondarenko, Rodion Pogossov (baritones), Alexander Vinogradov (bass) & Iain Burnside (piano)
I was quickly won over by Andrei Bondarenko's burnished baritone sound and sensitivity...The two sopranos are top-note perfect...At times, the heavier-weight voices of mezzo Justina Gringyte... — More…
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What comes across most winningly is the ebb and flow of the work: the more inward passages are allowed to breathe; the extrovert ones are absolutely fiery. It's not a work that could ever be... — More…
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Sudbin offers an attractive selection of solo works…Medtner’s own Prologue to Op. 1, a tintinnabulation of Russian-style bells accompaying Orthodox-style chant, is a charming opener…[he is] compelling... — More…
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Prohaska's performances fully embody the hugely varying needs of each songs, so much that one barely notices how she colours her voice...She simply allows you to feel the song with the clean,... — More…
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