Maxim Rysanov
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Dobrinka Tabakova: Sun Triptych
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Dasol Kim (piano), Roman Mints (violin, hurdygurdy), Kristina Blaumane (cello), BBC Concert Orchestra, Dobrinka Tabakova
Perhaps the most engaging work in this recital is the Sun Triptych, a three-movement nature piece for violin, cello and strings that traces the movement of light from dawn to dusk. Here, Tabakova... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2025, Orchestral Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Premiere
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Special offer. Dobrinka Tabakova: Orpheus' Comet, Earth Suite & Concertos
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Guy Johnston (cello), Hallé Orchestra, Delyana Lazarova
Complex but richly communicative, her compositions demonstrate this blend [of mind and heart' to a tee...Beautifully performed and recorded, this is a first-rate release, offering a timely showcase... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Concerto
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This searing release confirms Vasks’s international stature and, specifically, his affinity for string writing…Rysanov with the exceptional Sinfonietta Rīga wrings every drop of melancholic... —
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Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths
Maxim Rysanov (viola, conductor), Kristina Blaumane, Torleif Thedéen, Boris Andrianov (cello), Roman Mints, Janine Jansen, Julia- Maria Kretz (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Raimondas Sviackevicius (accordion), Donatas Bagurskas, Stacey Watton (double bass) & Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene (harpsichord)
Lithuanian...
Tabakova writes for her chosen instruments with disarming naturalness and enthusiasm...Contemporary music, in short, that's amazingly easy on the ear. —
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Maxim Rysanov plays Martinu
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin, Katya Apekisheva (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek
Rysanov, the tone of his 1780 Guadagnini viola a miraculous combination of dark vigour with the translucency of a viola d'amore, has the most idiomatic partner in Jiri Belohlavek conducting... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Maxim Rysanov plays Schubert, Tchaikovsky & Bruch
RecommendedMaxim Rysanov (viola)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Muhai Tang
Rysanov makes the best possible case for hearing this version [of the Arpeggione], delivering a wonderfully poetic account of the solo part with subtle and sensitive accompaniment from the Swedish... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th August 2011
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Rysanov’s nuanced phrasing and excellent variety of tone colour would present a challenge for some actual singers to match, and Kim’s piano playing is a special joy...It’s wonderful to find... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Chamber Choice
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Brahms Works for Viola I
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Katya Apekisheva (piano) & Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Jacob Katsnelson (piano), Jacob Katsnelson (piano) & Kristine Blaumane (cello)
…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice
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Kancheli: Styx & Tavener: The Myrrh-Bearer
Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Rihards Zalupe (percussion)
Men of the State Choir Latvija, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Kamer…', Maris Sirmais
Rysanov yields little to Bashmet in terms of intensity of expression and the capacity to sustain an atmospheric melodic line. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2007, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: Music for the Oboe
Alexeï Ogrintchouk (oboe & direction), with Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola) & Kristina Blaumane (cello), with Leonid Ogrintchouk (piano)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Using a modern sound, the orchestra simply establishes a spruce, finely tailored context for the solo line [in the C Major Oboe Concerto]...The playing here is of an equally polished, characterful,... —
