Bortnyansky
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Nuits blanches: Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century
Karina Gauvin (soprano), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann
Gauvin’s Gluck is particularly classy...Of the vocal music by the Russians, Berezovsky’s is the more interesting, with two well-crafted arias from Demofoonte...The Pacific Baroque Orchestra... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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Juno Awards, 2021, Nominated - Classical Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)
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Special offer. Rimsky & Co Originals
Russian Music for Military Band
Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy & Soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Arjan Tien
The Dutch brass are on dazzling form throughout, with some superb cameo appearances from the principals of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Rimsky Korsakov’s concertos for trombone, clarinet... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018
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Bortnyansky has been mostly ignored in the West until quite recently. Tchaikovsky's disparaging comments on editing his sacred concertos also show he was not universally appreciated in his native... —
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Schnittke’s Concerto is among his mostrecorded works, this latest version from the SWR Vocal Ensemble and Principal Conductor Yuval Weinberg closer in tonal accuracy and textural clarity to... —
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Christmas in Russia
RecommendedRussian Orthodox Christmas Vespers
Andrey Bliznyuk (priest) & Alexy Zaitsev, Vladislav Sokolov (deacon)
Don Cossacks Choir Russia, Marcel Nicolajevich Verhoeff (direction)
The choir have an amazing sound with the depth and resonance of the low basses particularly striking. I really enjoyed it and it is well worth hearing. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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