ARENSKY; ANTON

Big Boxes: 34 Discs’ Worth Of Maria Grinberg

Jed Distler

The Russian pianist Maria Grinberg (1908-1978) may be less familiar […]

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Baubles, Bangles, & Strings

David Vernier

In most compilations such as this, you are lulled into a comfortable place where the listening’s easy and the romantic atmosphere is high. Then, just

RUSSIAN VIOLIN CONCERTOS

David Hurwitz

The big discovery here is Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Concertino of 1948. It sounds for all the world like a Russian take on Barber’s concerto: highly lyrical,

Arensky & Taneyev: Violin Concertos/Gringolts

David Hurwitz

These are both attractive works, quite well played. Ilya Gringolts has a fine technique, an attractive sound, and is sensitively accompanied by Ilan Volkov and

Tchaikovsky & Arensky: Piano Trios/Kalichstein, etc.

Victor Carr Jr

Joseph Kalichstein, Jaime Laredo, and Sharon Robinson offer a decidedly more melancholy Tchaikovsky Trio than we hear in impassioned readings by the Ashkenazy Trio on

Arensky: Suites for orchestra/Moscow Symphony

David Hurwitz

This convenient program brings together Anton Arensky’s three charming suites for orchestra, all of them vintage examples of Romantic Russian music. The spirit of the

ROSAND’S Violin

Victor Carr Jr

All three of these concertos benefit from Aaron Rosand’s generous, big hearted tone and songlike phrasing. The Arensky, a pleasantly lyrical work with occasional hints