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Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade
Sergei Levitin (violin)
Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
[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,... — More…
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Offer, Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz
[the Second Symphony's] usually leonine, masculine profile is lightly feminised here...but how the melodies flow, with characterful contributions from first clarinet and horn...Schwarz's players... — More…
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Offer, Vernon Handley: Champion of British Music
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David Nolan (violin), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Piers Lane (piano), Tasmin Little (violin), Diana Cummings (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Vernon Handley
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Mariusz Kwiecien: Slavic Heroes
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Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz
[His signature roles] suggest a certain dashing Italianate quality that's refelcted in his voice: lighter, less rich and chocolatey than some Slavic rivals, for example Dmitri Hvorostovsky. But... — More…
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Borodin, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky: String Quartets
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Gabrieli String Quartet, Borodin String Quartet
The Borodin/Shostakovich (a classic LP coupling) still sounds wonderful. The springy Scherzo of the Borodin is pure leasure, and the Gabrieli's Tchaikovsky compares favourably. — More…
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A sizzling account of Borodin's Polovtsian Dances is the centrepiece here. Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture is equally electrifying, yet there is tenderness, too, in Musorgsky's Khovanshchina... — More…
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Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade & Borodin: Symphony No. 2
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Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
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Jean Fournet - The Concertgebouw Recordings
Concertgebouworkest, Jean Fournet
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Heroes and Villains
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Philharmonia of Russia, Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia, Constantine Orbelian
... most British listeners will still remember Dmitri Hvorostovsky beating Bryn Terfel as Cardiff Singer of the World. In the Russian repertoire he's naturally at home... But the real revelation... — More…
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Iván Fischer conducts Borodin & Tchaikovsky
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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Iván Fischer
Fischer once again doesn’t disappoint; indeed, he’s brought to light elements of this work, in particular textural detaileven during the loud brass-led sections, the strings can still be heard... — More…