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It’s remarkable how Nikolai Miaskovsky’s final symphony, composed in 1949, sounds as if it had been written even earlier than his 1923 Symphony No. 6.
Alexander Ivashkin made a few adequate recordings with Polyansky for
These works come from the early 1900s when Glazunov was established as a successful composer in his native Russia. He had also become conservative, looking
Chandos’ continuing devotion to the relentlessly mediocre Valeri Polyansky remains a total mystery. Funding must be coming from somewhere, because it’s difficult to imagine any
Valeri Polyansky leads a moderately effective rendition of Glazunov’s Sixth Symphony with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, which cultivates a suitably dark and brass-rich sound.
By releasing recordings just because it can, rather than because it should, Chandos is making a classic “big label” mistake with its ongoing CD series
Polyansky’s appalling Rachmaninov series comes to an end (hopefully) with this thoroughly second rate recording of the First Symphony. There’s no need to waste much
Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 is a work of such melodic and rhythmic ingenuity and superior craftsmanship that it hardly seems possible for a competent
Sergei Taneyev’s standing as an important Russian composer has been revived in recent years, and his Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 are considered among his
Prokofiev’s terse and irascible Symphony No. 2 comes off best when played for all its fire and bite, as in Neeme Järvi’s stunning performance (and
