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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
DSD recording, Marinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, 24-25/7/2008
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Following hard on the heels of Mikhail Pletnev's fine SACD version of Shostakovich's 15th is this impressively recorded version of the same work made in the sumptuous acoustics of the new Mariinsky... — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 11
DSD recording, Mariinsky Concert Hall, St Petersburg, 2009-2010
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
Supported by a vivid SACD recording, Gergiev delivers a compelling account of the Second. His vast experience as an opera conductor pays real dividends in maximising the theatricality of the... — More…
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Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini & Piano Concerto 3
DSD recording, Mariinsky Concert Hall, February 2009
Denis Matsuev (piano)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Here, for once, is the level of artistry that the work needs...for all his seemingly endless reserves of technical power [Matsuev] never makes an ugly sound...Gergiev and his Marinsky Orchestra,... — More…
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these new accounts of the two Shostakovich Concertos must be among the best currently available. He is brilliant and mercurial in the fast movements of both works, creatively negotiating tempo... — 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)
Vocally they are consistently impressive… Ildar Abdrazakov bestrides the stage like a colossus and sings with firmness and grandeur… Anna Markarova is vocally and dramatically fearless of Odabella,... — More…
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Jewels
Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky, Irina Golub, Andrian Fadeyev & Zhanna Ayupova
Mariinsky Ballet & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (artistic director) & Tugan Sokhiev (conductor)
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Diana Vishneva (Juliet), Vladimir Shklyarov (Romeo), Alexander Sergeyev (Mercutio), Ilya Kuznetsov (Tybalt) & Islom Baimurado (Benvolio)
Mariinsky Ballet & Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
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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)
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Gergiev conducts with exemplary clarity but not the requisite volatility — More…