The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Tag: Russian
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 – London Symphony Orchestra, Rattle
Simon rattle returns to Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra, on a new live recording from Barbican Hall.
Review: Medtner – Songs – Sofia Fomina, Alexander Karpeyev
Soprano Sofia Fomina and pianist Alexander Karpeyev perform 22 songs by Nikolai Medtner.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 1, Symphonic Dances – Philadelphia Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin
In a first album of what will become a full cycle, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s first Symphony.
Review: Trio Zeliha plays Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Arensky
In a debut album, Trio Zeliha perform Shostakovich. Arensky and Mendelssohn’s first Piano Trios.
Review: Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 – Oslo Philharmonic, Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko explores two Russian Symphonies with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Myaskovsky’s Symphony No. 21.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 – Tonhalle-Orchester, Paavo Järvi
In his first recording as Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi performs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Francesca da Rimini.
Review: “Silver Age” – Daniil Trifonov Plays Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin
Daniil Trifonov plays concertos and solo works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Scriabin.
Review: Rachmaninoff – Préludes, Études-Tableaux, Moments Musicaux – Sergei Babayan
In his first solo release for Deutsche Grammophon, Sergei Babayan performs a selection of Préludes, Études-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux by Rachmaninoff.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 13 (“Babi Yar”) – Russian National Orchestra – Karabits
Kirill Karabits and the Russian National Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony (“Babi Yar”), with bass Oleg Tsibulko.
