Browse: CD, Balakirev (composer)

[Gergiev] bring[s] out Rimsky's crystalline solo textures, such as the passages for solo cello, horn and woodwinds in the first movement. And if tempos are slow in the first three movements,... — Matthew Shorter, bbc.co.uk, 25th February 2003 More…

On the evidence of this wonderful collection, a real feather in APR’s cap, there is no doubt of Smith’s stature in last century’s pianistic pantheon. — Gramophone Magazine, November 2021 More…

It’s the second half of this disc that surely justifies the epithet ‘Russian spectacular’. I doubt whether you’d hear a more pulsating and brilliantly executed performance of the Lyapunov orchestration... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Gergiev’s passion for Rachmaninov is evident in his recordings of the three symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra...The early Symphony No 1 (1895), so dismally received at its first performance,... — The Observer, 29th July 2018 More…

For fans of the contemporary virtuoso, this disc is not only stupendously recorded, but a sign that standards these days are extraordinarily high in this area. — BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008, 4 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…