Alto
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Schnittke: Concerto Grosso Nos. 1 & 2
Tatiana Grindenko (violin), Oleg Kagan (violin) & Natalia Gutman (cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Soloists, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Bashmet, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
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Melodiya originals find Sviatoslav Richter on top form, making Schubert’s awkward hurdles sound effortless, even if the muscular Beethovenian trajectory tends to over-inflate on occasion. —
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Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No. 3, Romeo & Juliet, Capriccio Italien & Polonaise
Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Moscow State Symphony, Pavel Kogan
Kogan’s impassioned, unmistakably Russian sense of excitement is guaranteed to keep the pulse racing. —
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Baroque Bohemia & Beyond: IX
Ana de la Vega (flute), Trondheim Soloists, New Dutch Academy, Simon Murphy
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