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The recordings of Nikolai Golovanov have acquired a cult following among specialist collectors, who find his energetic, idiosyncratic interpretations stimulating, different, refreshing, and individual. To
We all know this: debut albums come and go; young wizard violinists who for the most part all sound alike come and go; and certainly
Sometimes, the matter of liking an ensemble comes down to what repertoire you hear it perform. Previously, the St. Petersburg Quartet (formerly known as the
Violin enthusiasts shouldn’t pass up this opportunity to hear two of the 20th century’s greatest performers, Joanna Martzy and Erica Morini, on this DG Originals
This disc contains two excellent works, and two real dogs. Unsurprisingly, the good stuff gets played with enthusiasm, while the rotten stuff–well, it’s rotten, so
Alexander Glazunov’s brilliantly melodic, brightly colored, vividly orchestrated Fifth fits comfortably within the late-19th-century Russian symphonic style. That Glazunov was a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov shows
Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more, wrote Lewis Carroll in “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. He might have
Alexander Glazunov’s Sixth Symphony is one of his best. A turbulent opening movement (whose doom-laden introduction clearly influenced Rachmaninov) introduces a brilliant second movement Theme
Leila Josefowicz says in her booklet note for this release that her “tone is everything”. Indeed, it is her tone that impresses most on this
The Third Symphony is Alexander Glazunov’s largest, particularly apparent in a performance as expansive as this one, but it’s also one of his more persuasive
