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His idiom often strikes a balance between confrontational dissonance, engaging propulsion, and references that are well-informed and cleverly applied...[Upon Entering a Painting is] dedicated... —
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there are flashes of extraordinary playing...Indeed, there is much to recommend it - the perfect tuning, poise and control that glide through the multitude of styles that Schnittke uses to evoke... —
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She plays feelingly and brilliantly, and it’s a renewed challenge to decide if you favour a recension of classicism (the Brahms) or the romantic avant-garde. This disc made me feel the Liszt... —
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Mints and Katya Apekisheva are passionate and dedicated guides to Schnittke’s expressive landscapes as they evolve from late-Shostakovian grimaces to polystylistic melanges of neo-Baroque stylisation... —
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Coming soon. Roman Mints plays Langer, Mozetich and Schnittke
Roman Mints (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Kristine Blaumane (cello)
New Prague Sinfonia, West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikel Toms
The Russian violinist Roman Mints demonstrates a huge talent in this stimulating disc of contemporary works. The youngest composer represented here is Elena Langer, born in Moscow in 1974.... —
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Ksenia Bashmet plays Concertos by Bach, Schnittke and Shostakovich
Ksenia Bashmet (piano)
Moscow Soloists, Yuri Bashmet
…is a notable debut disc from a very talented player. —
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Shostakovich & Rachmaninov: Preludes & Romances
transcribed for cello and piano by Rem Urashin
Boris Andrianov (cello) & Rem Urashin (piano)
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