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Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov Piano Concertos
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra | Mariss Jansons | Mikhail Rudy
On the face of it the catalogue is not exactly crying out for this issue. But it turns out to...
Reviewed in issue 4/1992
Rachmaninov Vespers
Eric-Olof Söderström | Erja Wimeri | Eugen Antoni | Finnish National Opera Chorus | Raissa Palmu
This disc (previously released in Finland with the more accurate title ‘Vigilia’, the Vespers being only the first part of...
Reviewed by Ivan Moody in issue: 12/2004
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3
Andrei Gavrilov | Philadelphia Orchestra | Riccardo Muti
The first sign of trouble comes after the minicadenza in the first movement exposition, which Gavrilov concludes so artificially that...
Reviewed in issue 12/1987
Rachmaninov Symphony No 1; Isle of the Dead.
Mariss Jansons | St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
This St Petersburg Philharmonic Hall production lacks bloom and tonal vibrancy. While the balance is an often compelling realization of...
Reviewed by John Steane in issue: 4/1999
Rachmaninov Piano Trios
The piano dominates in both scores and one can scarcely complain if it does so in the recording. There were...
Reviewed in issue 3/1985
Rachmaninov Symphony No 3; Vocalise
Leopold Stokowski | National Philharmonic Orchestra | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Like Toscanini, Boult and Barbirolli, Leopold Stokowski carried some of his finest interpretations well into old age – further in,...
Reviewed in issue 7/1998
Tchaikovsky; Rachmaninov Piano Trios
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio was dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Rubinstein, and Rachmaninov’s second Trio élégiaque, Op 9 was in...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 7/2003
Balakirev Islamey; Liadov Piano Works; Rachmaninov Piano Sonata
This enchanting recital suggests a young pianist who, free from hothouse competition pressure (she won first prizes in Italy’s 1999...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 5/2005
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 & Paganini Rhapsody
Ashkenazy's Rachmaninov cycle with Haitink has not, I think it would be fair to say, been generally rated an improvement...
Reviewed in issue 12/1987
Rachmaninov Orchestral Works
Alexander Dmitriev | St Petersburg Philharmonia Academic SO
The flood of new recordings of the Second Symphony has not diminished my enthusiasm for the piece, and Dmitriev's is...
Reviewed in issue 2/1995
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