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ELLER Symphonic Poems
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra | Olari Elts
Ondine’s traversal of orchestral music by Heino Eller (1887-1970), in the company of Olari Elts with the Estonian National Symphony...
Reviewed by Richard Whitehouse in issue: 01/2020
MCENCROE My Symphonic Poems
Anthony Armoré | Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra
'I’m not an academically trained composer/musician’, writes Mark John McEncroe in this new Navona two-disc set (the fourth devoted to...
Reviewed by Guy Rickards in issue: 12/2018
ARENSKY Piano Trios
This is the seventh in Hyperion’s series of Arensky discs, beautifully erasing Rimsky-Korsakov’s write-off (for him, Arensky was doomed to...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 04/2014
Great Pianists - Benno Moiseiwitsch Vol 7
Volume 7 of recordings dating from 1928-48 presents Moiseiwitsch in the Russian repertoire so close to his heart, performed with...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 13/2003
Sacred Spirit of Russia
If there is a weak spot for Britain’s excellent and varied choral ensembles it’s in Russian repertoire. Tenebrae’s superb recording...
Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 03/2014
Evgeni Kissin - Piano Recital
I suspect there will still be some who have avoided buying Kissin's discs because of the hype surrounding his name....
Reviewed by James Methuen-Campbell in issue: 4/1993
Benjamin Moser: Pictures and Songs
Benjamin Moser, born in Munich in 1981, serial competition entrant (fifth prize at the 2007 Tchaikovsky), student of Dmitri Bashkirov...
Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 12/2019
Russian Music for Two Pianos
This is a most enjoyable recital: the Duo Reine Elisabeth are highly accomplished and they play with sparkle and convey...
Reviewed by Ivan March in issue: 11/1994
Alessio Bax: Forgotten Dances
Notwithstanding the inclusion of Liszt’s first Valse oubliée, why call this smartly programmed collection ‘Forgotten Dances’ when the performances are...
Reviewed by Jed Distler in issue: 10/2024
Russian Piano Works
Beate Berthold's EMI debut (2/93) was exclusively devoted to Rachmaninov. Here she expands her horizons to include Tchaikovsky and Scriabin...
Reviewed by Bryce Morrison in issue: 7/1993
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