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Gryaznov transforms Glinka’s Valse-fantasie from an elegant, unprepossessing and sometimes rambling salon piece into a cannily crafted concert-hall showpiece, where the melodies soar to orchestral... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…

Russian Romantic fare, arranged for viola, accordion, double bass… and alto and soprano domra, a Russian lute. Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances sighs gently; Musorgsky’s Pictures are more rustic,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The meaty piano parts in the Rachmaninov and Borodin benefit hugely from [Sudbin's] near-orchestral range and depth, and his sculptor's sense of form and phrase. Not that he outshines cellist... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

If you didn’t know the original you would happily assume that [the Glazunov] had been written for viola and strings – and that is a compliment to Zhislin, both as a player and as an arranger...The... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2020 More…

Puccini’s youthful inspiration sounds most effective here [in the four excerpts from the Messa di Gloria], elegantly sung and played with scaled-back forces, making you wish you could experience... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

There’s abundant charm, craftsmanship and – in the case of Korsakov’s Cminor epic completed in 1939 by his son-in-law Maximilian Steinberg – ambition…If the three players don’t always pull out... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…