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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
An introduction to Shostakovich (Incls 'Piano Concerto No 2' & 'Symphony No 5') Dmitri Shostakovich Jnr (piano) / I Musici de Montreal / Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Maxim Shostakovich [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Neeme Järvi's understanding of the bleak world inhabited by Shostakovich's symphonies continues to impress. Chandos's sound is superb as always.' American Recird Guide |
FAGO / HEINICHEN / TERRADELLAS / SARRO / FEO / HASSE / etc
Anima Sacra: Sacred Baroque Arias Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) / Il pomo d'oro, Maxim Emelyanchev [ Erato Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Recital |
CAVALLI / BONONCINI / HANDEL / MATTEIS / SCARLATTI / HASSE / etc
Jakub Józef Orliński - Beyond Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) / Il pomo d'oro, Maxim Emelyanchev [ Erato Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2023 ] "With that album and this very specifically selected program I want to focus on the general meaning of word "beyond". Mostly to show people that this music is beyond its times. It is still relevant, it is still alive, vibrant, touching, entertaining" |
W. A. MOZART
Martin Fröst: Mozart (Incls 'Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622') Martin Fröst (basset clarinet & clarinet), with Leif Ove Andsnes, Janine Jansen, Antoine Tamestit, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov & Torleif Thedéen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] "The recorded sound is excellent and the notes contain thorough essays about all three works, as well as biographies of most of the performers. Even if you already have a recording of the concerto, this disc is definitely worth catching." (MusicWeb) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten / Walton: Violin & Viola Concertos Maxim Vengerov (violin & viola) / London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] ""The result is a superlative performance of a concerto that hasn't really been taken up by top-flight violinists a work of contrasts: technically, it is ruthlessly difficult." MusicWeb |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (complete opera) Alessandra Marianelli, Silvia Beltrami, Maxim Mironov, Randall Bills / Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "High standards of florid singing allow this performance to take flight and remain in the air: in fact..it's a vocal feast. Conductor José Miguel Pérez- Sierra shows considerable expertise" Opera, June 2018 |
PACINI / BELLINI / MENDELSSOHN / HUMMEL / ROSSI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - Maria Cecilia Bartoli (soprano) with Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Orchestra La Scintilla / International Chamber Soloists / Adam Fischer [ Decca / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Recital - "Diva Bartoli is on brilliant form in this recording and Adam Fischer provides loving and sensitive handling of the orchestra, which plays superbly." (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
RACHMANINOV / PONCE / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Virtuoso Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Virtuosi, Vag Papian, piano [ EMI Classics / CD ] "Here is a young virtuoso at the peak of his form enjoying himself from first to last in music undemanding on the ear if not the technique." Gramophone |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Great Edition Daniel Adni, Martha Argerich, Wayner Marshall, Marie-Claire Alain, Emmanuel Pahud, Maxim Vengerov, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Sabine Meyer [ Warner Classics / 40 CD Box Set - released 16/Feb/2024 ] A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn is considered one of Europe's greatest composers. A virtuoso conductor and pianist, he was a respected all-round musician for whom Robert Schumann had great friendship and admiration. |
PIAZZOLLA / ELGAR / SARASATE / MOZART / RAVEL / BERNSTEIN / RANEAU / SAINT-SAENS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: BBC Proms 99 - Artists and music from BBC Proms 1999 Gidon Kremer, Maxim Venerov (violin) Thomas Hampson (baritone) Dawn Upshaw, Deborah Voigt (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Teldec / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] This double CD features artists appearing in the BBC Proms 1999. Note that these are recordings taken from previously released material and are note recorded from the actual proms. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi [with Rachmaninov - The Miserly Knight] (complete operas recorded in 2004) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Alessandro Corbelli / Massimo Giordano / Richard Berkeley-Steele / Maxim Mikhailov / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Blu-Ray - "Alessandro Corbelli delivers a masterclass in how to extract every ounce of humour from comedy by playing it straight. He is the king of comedy and an international treasure." The Stage |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Maxim Shostakovich [ Philips Decca Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "In the First Concerto, Heinrich Schiff's excellent version with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Shostakovich fils can hold its own against most opposition ... I like the recording very much: it is totally natural yet very clear ...... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Agrippina (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Elsa Benoit, Biagio Pizzuti, Franco Fagioli, Andrea Mastroni, Jakub Józef Orliński / l Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato Classics / 3 CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "With DiDonato nonpareil in the title-role and a uniformly strong cast, this now becomes a first choice for Handel's Venetian masterpiece." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Opera |
HANDEL / JOMMELLUI / LEO / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL
In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "In War & Peace' finds DiDonato back on Baroque ground for the first time in a while, and it's a joyful musical homecoming. ..Drama, as ever with DiDonato, is everything. Ornamentation serves narrative first, ego second." Gramophone Award WINNER 2017 |
IVES / MAHLER / COPLAND / CAVALLI / GLUCK / HANDEL / MYSLIVECEK / etc
Joyce DiDonato - Eden Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato Classics / Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Jan/2022 ] "I'm brought to tearful wonder by the album's close. DiDonato's farewell, 'Ombra mai fù' from Handel's Serse, is a performance so beautiful that it makes your insides ache." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2022 |
SERGEY AKHUNOV / FRANCIS POULENC / OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Jazz Julia Igonina (violin) & Maxim Emelyanychev (piano) [ Aparte / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] 'Igonina combines a mellow luminescence with a sense of yearning...Emelyanychev is typically superb throughout, seeming at times to strum the strings directly, and a finely-judged performance of the 'Louange' provides a suitably mesmerising end.' BBC |
CHOPINI / ZIMMER / DUDLEY / DESPLAT / MORRICONE / etc
Lang Lang at the Movies Lang Lang (piano), with Maxim Vengerov (violin) / The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Gavin Greenaway [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] When a pianist of Lang Lang's calibre illuminates the world of motion pictures with his artistry, it turns every piece and every movie into a special event. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki [The Slippers] (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Larissa Diadkova, Maxim Mikhailov, Vladimir Matorin, Olga Guryakova, Vsevolod Grivnov / Alexander Polianichko (cond) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "…this expensive-looking production that combines the forces of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet…" The Guardian |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Theodora (complete oratorio) Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Michael Spyres, John Chest / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Nov/2022 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2023 - Choral |
DEBUSSY / DUBUGNON / FAURE / RAVEL
Pavane Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Ashley Wass (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] On this new disc, Maxim Rysanov and Ashley Wass present works illustrating the striking affinity between the timbre of the viola and the colours in French music. The disc includes arrangements of music by Ravel, Fauré and Debussy: Alongside two... |
