Kitajenko; Dmitri

Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies/Kitajenko SACD

ClassicsToday

Kitajenko or Barshai? Or who? That’s really the question as the Shostakovich centennial year of 2006 is well served by two sets of the complete

Reference Recording: Grieg Piano Concerto

David Hurwitz

There are so many excellent versions of this concerto, and

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6/Kitajenko SACD

Victor Carr Jr

Dmitri Kitajenko’s large-scaled Tchaikovsky brings to mind the late recordings of fellow Russian conductor Yevgeny Svetlanov–he also favored slow tempos and robust orchestra sonority. But

Tchaikovsky Manfred Kitajenko Oehms 5/9 SACD C

David Hurwitz

This handsomely recorded disc contains a performance of the Manfred Symphony of unremitting, irredeemable dullness. Lasting more than an hour, the first movement falls apart,

Rimsky Symphonies

Victor Carr Jr

Chandos’ repackaged Rimsky-Korsakov symphony cycle effectively steals the thunder from Neeme Järvi’s set on Deutsche Grammophon. Not only is the Chandos set offered at mid-price,