CD, Borodin (composer)
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A sizzling account of Borodin's Polovtsian Dances is the centrepiece here. Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture is equally electrifying, yet there is tenderness, too, in Musorgsky's Khovanshchina... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Tchaikovsky & Borodin: String Quartets No. 2
Julian Steckel, Anna Reszniak, Antje Weithaas, Tanja Tetzlaff, Byol Kang, Barbara Buntrock and Timothy Ridout
With this release, the Heimbach series continues its record of excellence, and these fine performances of two gems of the Russian string quartet repertoire deserve the attention of all lovers... — More…
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Borodin: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2
Piers Lane (piano), Julian Smiles (cello)
Goldner String Quartet
This is a glowing performance of the Quartet No. 2…the quartet’s playing is consistently fine. — More…
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Borodin - Chamber Music
Alexander Mndoiantz (piano) & Alexander Gotthelf (cello), with Alexander Mndoiantz (piano), with Alexander Gotthelf (cello), Alexander Detisov, Alexander Polonsky (violins), Igor Suliga, Alexander Bobrovsky (violas) & Alexander Osokin, Alexander Gotthelf (cellos)
Moscow String Quartet,...
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The Eschers’ new album, beautifully recorded in SACD, contains much fine playing by that young group. They are particularly a well-attuned to the Tchaikovsky, not only delivering a gently melancholic... — More…
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They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not... — More…
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[the Second Symphony's] usually leonine, masculine profile is lightly feminised here...but how the melodies flow, with characterful contributions from first clarinet and horn...Schwarz's players... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Orchestral Choice
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Heroes and Villains
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone)
Philharmonia of Russia, Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia, Constantine Orbelian
... most British listeners will still remember Dmitri Hvorostovsky beating Bryn Terfel as Cardiff Singer of the World. In the Russian repertoire he's naturally at home... But the real revelation... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, Opera Choice
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Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 & In the Steppes of Central Asia
Symphony Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Ermler, Loris Tjeknavorian
The Bolshoi Orchestra, unlike some others, seems not to have been affected adversely by the post-Soviet exodus of players. The string tone remains warm and vibrant; the characterful woodwinds... — More…
2 CDs
$14.00
