Browse: Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

Out of repertory that has been celebrated, picked over and just about played to death over the course of almost a century and a half, they create magic…of course, this could only be achieved... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2016 More…

…Tsar's Bride… thrills with the riding rhythms of Ivan's rapacious followers, the oprichniki; Sinaisky takes it at a spacious but still exciting pace. The gentler but richly-hued aspects of... — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Altogether the Chandos set offers a good introduction to Balakirev's orchestral work… — BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Enchanted Lake and Kikimora are wonderfully atmospheric, and the performances by Vassily Sinaisky and the BBC Philharmonic are pure magic. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

This is a more comprehensive survey than that available on ASV with the Armenian Philharmonic under Loris Tjeknavorian. Both conductors include the two 'Spanish Overtures', the Valse-fantaisie... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Sumptuously performed and unflinchingly recorded, this collection will be seized on by Schreker enthusiasts, who will enjoy every massively scored climax, every gorgeously coloured, embroidered... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Sergei Lyapunov has always been a shadowy figure, his derivative yet distinctive voice drowned by his more celebrated compatriots and even by his contemporaries Taneyev, Liadov and Arensky. Yet... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The playing of the BBC Philharmonic under Sinaisky is superb and the recording is in the demonstration class. Intelligent liner notes. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…