Glazunov - Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 55

You only need to play the leonine opening unison of Otaka's Fifth, though, to hear a natural gift for characterisation… ushering in a spacious reading graced by the warmest imaginable recorded... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 4 out of 5 stars More…

With outstanding recorded sound giving clarity and weight, the refinement and power of the performance are superbly caught. — Penguin Guide, 3 out of 4 stars More…

Glazunov's First Piano Concerto is such an immensely attractive work that its continued absence from the concert hall seems inexplicable. …German pianist Severin von Eckardstein seems hardly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Anissimov does his best to make the textures as clear and well ventilated as possible, and pays great attention to details of dynamics and balance...you will find much lightness of touch and... — Penguin Guide, 2002 edition, 3 out of 4 stars More…