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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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" |
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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 |
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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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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Maxim Fedotov (violin) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Jul/2009 ] "It is…good to welcome these new accounts to the market…the advantages of state-of-the-art recording techniques are immediately apparent in the immense gains in clarity and orchestral translucence." MusicWeb |