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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 10
dsd recording, Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, 2009-2010
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
He treats [the Third] like a film score, making the most of graphically illustrative passages...and inspiring the massed ranks of the Mariinsky Chorus to sing their hearts out in the stirring... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 & Violin Concerto No. 1
RecommendedLeonidas Kavakos (violin)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
They capture not only the joyful irreverence of the movement but the sense of danger lurking beneath the surface…the solo wind playing is excellent throughout…brilliantly played and vividly... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture, Moscow Cantata, etc.
RecommendedMariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, 15-20 February 2009
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Slavonic March, the most individual of all the pieces, gets the liveliest, quirkiest performance and the best sound. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th October 2009
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Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87
Diana Vishneva (Cinderella) & Vladimir Shklyarov (The Prince)
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
This new disc from the Mariinsky certainly offers us an interesting new perspective on Cinderella along with first-rate performances that have been recorded in excellent quality picture and... — More…
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Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Avgust Amonov (Emperor), Mlada Khudoley (Empress), Olga Savova (Nurse), Edem Umerov (Barak), Olga Sergeyeva (Barak's Wife)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (stage director)
Gergiev coaxes some magnificent playing from his Mariinsky orchestra...But it's [his] attention to detail that really counts with nothing smudged or generalised in his reading of the score...Best... — More…
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Shchedrin: The Left-Hander
Andrei Popov, Edward Tsanga, Vladimir Moroz, Kristina Alieva, Maria Maksakova
Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Alexei Stepanyuk (stage director)
It fizzes with energy … I enjoyed this hugely. — More…
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Shchedrin - The Enchanted Wanderer
DSD recording, Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, July 2008
Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya & Evgeny Akimov
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
The Mariinsky's stalwart bass Sergey Aleksashkin is sonorous in the title part, alongside the high tenor Evgeny Akimov in several roles and the dusky-voiced mezzo Kristina Kapustinskaya as the... — More…
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 3
Denis Matsuev (piano)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
The Third Piano Concerto certainly packs a mighty punch through Denis Matsuev's brilliantly athletic playing...Yet the work's lyrical elements seem less involving. — More…
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Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Sergei Aleksashkin (The General), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Pauline), Vladimir Galuzin (Alexei), Larissa Dyadkova (Babulenka), Nikolai Gassiev (Marquis), Alexander Gergalov (Mr Astley), Mlle Blanche (Nadezhda Serdyuk), Andrei Popov (Prince Nilsky), Oleg Sychev (Baron Wurmerhelm) & Andrei Spekhov (Potapych)
Mariinsky...
Gergiev conducts with exemplary clarity but not the requisite volatility — More…
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Verdi: Attila
Ildar Abdrazakov (Attila), Vladislav Sulimsky (Ezio), Anna Markarova (Odabella), Sergei Skorokhodov (Foresto), Mikhail Makarov (Uldino) & Timur Abdikeyev (Leone)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Arturo Gama (director)
