DVD Video, Rachmaninoff (composer)
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Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight, Op. 24
RecommendedSergei Leiferkus (The Baron), Richard Berkeley-Steele (Albert), Maxim Mikhailov (The Servant), Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (The Money-lender), Albert Schagidullin (The Duke), Matilda Leyser (Aerialist)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, directed by Annabel Ardenmir
A rather sobering story derived from a play by Pushkin, The Miserly Knight tells the story of a profligate son attempting, by various means both above- and below-board, to extract some money... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, DVD Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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If the programme sounds familiar, the reality is anything but. The first movement of Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 emerges spacious and unhurried…The Op. 119 Bagatelles are an even greater... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 & Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
RecommendedGrigory 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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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th March 2017
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Capuçon sheds fresh light on popular classics, and performers newer pieces by Sollima and Ducros with virtuosity and lyricism. — 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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Arthur Rubinstein plays Chopin & Rachmaninov
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Showcase Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 2
Mao Fujita (piano), Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Video Performances & Documentaries
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86 CDs + DVD Video
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Gergiev At the Proms
Live from the 2016 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
Münchner Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev
The occasion is Valery Gergiev’s appearance at the 2016 BBC Proms in his first season with the Munich Philharmonic. Opening with Bolero underlines the sense of showcasing his new toy: it is... — More…
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Rachmaninov: Troika
Kostas Smoriginas (Aleko), Sergey Semishkur (Young gipsy), Alexander Vassiliev (Old gipsy), Anna Nechaeva (Zemfira), Yaroslava Kozina (Gipsy woman), Sergei Leiferkus (Boris), Dmitry Golovnin (Dmitri), Ilya Silchukov (The Duke), Alexander Kravets (Money lender), Alexander Vassiliev (Servant), Dimitris...
Nechaeva [is] an appealingly sensuous Zemfira and Francesca, sturdy Greek baritones as jealous heavies Aleko and Lorenzaccio, and veteran Sergei Leiferkus excellent as the demented knight. Mikhail... — More…
